Full name | Club Deportivo Magallanes |
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Nickname(s) |
Albicelestes, Carabeleros, Manojito de Claveles, Academia, El Viejo y Querido |
Founded | October 27, 1897 |
Ground | , San Bernardo, Santiago |
Capacity | 3,500 |
Chairman | Anselmo Palma |
Manager | Ariel Roberto Pereyra |
League | Primera B |
2015-16 | 13th |
Deportes Magallanes are a Chilean Football club based in San Bernardo, Santiago. They currently play at the second level of Chilean football, the Primera B.
The club were founded on October 27, 1897 with the name Atlético Escuela Normal F.C.. In 1933 they became the first ever national champions of Chile. They won a hat trick of titles in the formative years of Chilean football (1933, 1934 and 1935) but their last major title came in 1938. Their latest participation in the first level was in 1986.
Despite their lack of titles in the last 70 years the club are still ranked as the seventh most successful team in the history of Chilean football.
Current squad of C.D. Magallanes as of 11 July 2016 ()
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site
Manager: Ariel Roberto Pereyra
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.