Corporación Deportiva Everton de Viña del Mar
| Full name | Everton de Viña del Mar S.A.D.P. |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
Los oro y cielo (The gold and sky) Ruleteros (Roulette players) Los del Cerro (The Ones from the Hill) |
| Founded | 24 June 1909 |
| Ground |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar |
| Capacity | 23,423 |
| Owner | Grupo Pachuca |
| Chairman | Pedro Cedillo Martínez |
| Manager | Pablo Sánchez |
| League | Primera B |
| 2015-16 | 5th (Promoted in Playoff) |
Everton de Viña del Mar is a Chilean football club based in the city of Viña del Mar.
The club was founded 24 June 1909 after a group of Anglo-Chilean teenagers formed a football club and named it after the English team Everton that had just made a pioneering visit to South America.
The club are nicknamed "Ruleteros" or the roulette players in English, after Viña del Mar's status as a gambling resort.
Everton is Chile's sixth most successful team, having won the national title 4 times, an achievement shared with both Audax Italiano and Magallanes. Additionally, it is the second most successful team, outside Santiago de Chile, behind Cobreloa of Calama.
The club's home stadium is the 22,340 capacity Estadio Sausalito, while its biggest rival is Santiago Wanderers. In the meetings between the two clubs, Everton has won 62 times and lost 48 times.
On 24 June 1909, a group of immigrants from England, led by David Foxley, founded Everton Football Club in Cerro Alegre of Valparaíso. The choice of this name is still to this day a mystery, although there are various theories. The commonly accepted theory is that this was chosen in honour of the namesake club in the city of Liverpool, which was, by then, making a tour of Argentina. Another theory states the name of a toffee at the time. The first president was Francisco Boundy, while David Foxley was appointed honorary chairman. In 1950 the club was renamed Everton de Viña del Mar.
The first match played was against Graphie FC and the starting lineup was composed of Arturo Foxley as the goalkeeper, Percy Holmes and Francisco Boundy as the defenders; Alberto González, Hugo Boundy and Carlos González as the midfielders and finally J. Escobar, A. Aravena, David Foxley, V. Estay and Malcolm Frazer as the strikers.
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