Deportes Iberia
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| Full name | Deportes Iberia S.A.D.P. |
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| Nickname(s) | Iberianos, Azulgranas |
| Founded | 15 June 1933 |
| Ground | Estadio Municipal de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman | Ana Bull |
| Manager | Nelson Soto |
| League | Primera B de Chile |
| 2015–16 | 10th |
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| Location | Los Ángeles, Chile |
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| Owner | Municipality of Los Angeles |
| Operator | Iberia |
| Capacity | 4,125 |
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| Iberia (1968–present) | |
Deportes Iberia is a Chilean football club based in Los Ángeles that currently plays in Primera B (second-tier). The club hold its home games at Estadio Municipal de Los Ángeles which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators, and also has a rivalry with Malleco Unido from Angol as well as with Deportes Temuco.
Iberia has won three Segunda División Profesional titles and a Copa Apertura Segunda División title in 1984.
On 15 June 1933, the club was officially established as Deportes Iberia, basing in Conchalí (Santiago). Then Iberia joined the Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago, but recently in 1946 the club joined the Primera División, spending there eight years until the 1954 season when they after finishing in the bottom of the table, were relegated to second-tier. Nevertheless, Iberia was the first Chilean relegated team in its football history.
During its age playing at Segunda División on mid-1960s, the club moved to Puente Alto and stayed there two seasons from 1966 to 1968 before its definitely move to Los Ángeles at the Bío Bío Region in 1969.
In 1971, Iberia failed to reach its first ever promotion to first-level after losing the race for the title with Unión San Felipe of the coach Luis Santibáñez who even achieved a feat following proclaiming champion of Primera División in 1972.
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