Club de Deportes Santiago Morning
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| Full name | Club de Deportes Santiago Morning |
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| Nickname(s) | Chaguito Morning, Los Bohemios (The Bohemians), Los Microbuseros (The [Urban] Bus Drivers), La V Negra (The Black V) |
| Founded | 1903 (as Santiago Football Club) |
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Estadio Municipal de La Pintana, La Pintana, Santiago |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Chairman | Miguel Nasur |
| Manager | Hernán Godoy |
| League | Primera B |
| 2015–16 | 15th |
| Website | Club home page |
Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Primera B. Santiago Morning was one of Chilean Primera División founding members in 1933 which was champion in 1942, so far the only one in its first-tier history.
The club was founded in 1903 when Santiago established its own association of football thanks to the management of Santiago College's students on 19 October, under the name of Santiago Football Club. Three days later, the club played his first game against the teacher's team. Years later, the club was one of the Chilean Primera División founder teams in 1933, being the first team on play a first-tier professional match against Audax Italiano. In 1936, the club was renamed with current name of Santiago Morning, after the merger between and . During the 1930s, the club was one of the most popular teams in Chile.
Santiago Morning's traditional rival is Magallanes, with who dispute the 'Metropolitan Derby'. The major shareholder of the club is the former footballer Miguel Nasur, since Demetrio Marinakis left the club in 2005. Among other facts, the team play his home games at Estadio Municipal de La Pintana and its part of CONMEBOL's '"Club de los 100"' (Centerary's Club) alongside other Chilean clubs like Audax Italiano, Unión Española or Santiago Wanderers.
In 1903, Santiago formed its own football association. This association had antecedents in the neighbors of Cousino Park (current O'Higgins Park) and some Santiago College students, led by a professor, Mister Vincent, who put on a demonstration at Mars Field, which allowed the club to begin to attract more participants. On 16 October 1903, the club was formed thanks to the management of the students the club was founded as Santiago Football Club. The team played its first match against the teacher's team, three days later on 19 October. In 1928, the club won the amateur league (Liga Central de Football).
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