Deportes Temuco

Deportes Temuco
Full nameClub de Deportes Temuco S.A.D.P.
NicknamesEl cuadro de la Cruz de Malta[1]
El Pije[2]
León de Ñielol[3]
Founded1960
GroundEstadio Municipal Germán Becker
Capacity18,100
ChairmanMarcelo Salas
ManagerEsteban Valencia
LeaguePrimera B
2025Primera B, 12th of 16

Club de Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new Estadio Municipal Germán Becker.

The club was founded on February 22, 1960, as Deportes Temuco and again on March 20, 1965, after a merger with Green Cross. Until 1984, the club was known as Green Cross – Temuco, and, in 2007, changed its name to Deportivo Temuco, only on that season.

In 2013, the club merged with Unión Temuco, but the name of Deportes Temuco was kept, along with the logo and traditional white and green colors, making it seem as Deportes Temuco absorbing Unión rather than a fusion. Thanks to the fusion though, Deportes Temuco left the Segunda División and returned to Primera B for season 2013–14, using Unión Temuco's place in that league.

Stadium

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Deportes Temuco's current stadium is the Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, a renovated 18,500 football stadium located at the "Pablo Neruda" street in Temuco, leased from Temuco City Municipality since 1965.

Deportes Temuco have also used other grounds during their history;

The Estadio Liceo de Hombres de Temuco, was Deportes Temuco's home from 1963 until the end of the 1964 season.[citation needed]

The club had also played their official home games at the Estadio Municipal de Gorbea & Estadio Municipal de Lautaro when the G. Becker Stadium was re-built, in 2008.

In 2011 due to the poor condition of the G. Becker Stadium, the club had look again for an alternative stadium to play their home matches; this time D. Temuco played at the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo de Temuco

In 2015 the G. Becker Stadium went on to repairs again, in this occasion, in order to receive the Copa America's games in perfect condition. This time the Estadio Municipal de Villarrica and the Estadio Municipal de Victoria, were the "albi-verdes" choice to play their home matches. They also played one Copa Chile 2015 home game at the Estadio Alberto Larraguibel de Angol.[citation needed]

Honours

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1991, 2001, 2015–16 1987

Seasons

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  • 1 Participation in Copa Sudamericana (2018)
  • 31 seasons in First Level (Primera División) (1965–1980, 1983–1984, 1992–1998, 2002–2005, 2016/17–2018)
  • 18 seasons in Second Level (Primera B) (1963–1964, 1981–1982, 1986–1991, 2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2013/14-2015/16, 2019–)
  • 6 seasons in Third Level (Segunda & Tercera) (2008–2011) & (2012–2013)

South American cups history

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Season Competition Round Opponent Away Home Aggregate
2018 Copa Sudamericana First Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 2–0 3–1
Second Argentina San Lorenzo 0–3^ 1–0 1–3

^ CONMEBOL awarded San Lorenzo a 3–0 win as a result of D. Temuco fielding an ineligible player. Originally, D. Temuco won the match 1–2.

Records

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Current squad

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Current squad of Deportes Temuco as of 10 February 2026 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Site

No. Position Player
1 CHI GK Juan Garrido
2 CHI DF Vicente Garrido
3 CHI DF Miguel Sanhueza
4 CHI DF Frank Valenzuela
5 ARG DF Enzo Lettieri
6 CHI MF Paulo Contreras
7 CHI FW Maximiliano Torrealba
8 CHI MF Brayan Troncoso
9 URU FW Luis Acevedo
10 CHI FW Sebastián Molina
11 CHI FW Felipe Reynero
12 CHI FW Cristian Rocha
13 CHI GK Yerko Urra (captain)
14 ARG FW Maximiliano Cuadra
15 CHI FW Brayan Valdivia
16 CHI MF Nicolás Rivera
17 CHI DF Franco Ortega
18 ARG MF Diego Buonanotte
No. Position Player
19 CHI FW Emilio Moreno
20 CHI DF Vicente Lavín
21 CHI DF Diego Zambrano
22 CHI MF Mathiias Ithal
23 CHI DF Rodrigo González
24 CHI MF Julio Velásquez
25 CHI FW Sebastián Campos
26 CHI DF Gabriel Pinochet
27 URU MF Camilo Núñez
28 ARG MF Félix Triñanes
29 CHI FW César Huanca
30 CHI MF Nicolás Astete
31 CHI GK José Martínez
32 CHI MF Nicolás Pérez
33 CHI GK Franco Quijada
34 CHI GK Benjamín Quintún
CHI DF Brian Torrealba

Manager: Arturo Sanhueza

2025 Summer Transfers

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In

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  ARG Federico Pereyra (from San Luis)
5 DF  ARG Enzo Lettieri (from Agropecuario)
8 MF  CHI Brayan Troncoso (from Deportes Puerto Montt)
14 MF  CHI Nicolás Orrego (from Cobreloa)
16 FW  CHI Roberto Riveros (from Deportes Recoleta)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  ARG Juan Jaime (from Deportes Copiapó)
28 DF  CHI Maximiliano Torrealba (from Ñublense)
30 MF  ARG Diego Buonanotte (from O'Higgins F.C.)
31 DF  CHI Stefano Magnasco (from Unión Española)

Out

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  CHI Vicente Concha (to Ponte Preta)
6 DF  CHI Diego Sobarzo (to Malleco Unido)
11 MF  URU Matías Abisab (to Blooming)
14 MF  CHI Matías Andrades (released)
15 FW  CHI Camilo Melivilú (to San Marcos de Arica)
20 MF  CHI Franco Cortés (to Santiago Morning)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  CHI Joaquin Lopez (to Concón National)
23 DF  CHI Víctor González (to Santiago Wanderers)
29 FW  CHI Zederick Vega (to Santiago City FC)
30 MF  CHI Byron Bustamante (to Cobreloa)
32 FW  CHI Gustavo Castro (to Provincial Osorno)
34 FW  URU Diego Sánchez (to Albion F.C.)

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  CHI Frank Valenzuela (at Provincial Osorno until 31 December 2025)
DF  CHI Lukas Neculhueque (at Brujas de Salamanca until 31 December 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ARG Félix Triñanes (at Cobresal until 31 December 2025)
FW  CHI Nelson Peñaloza (at Deportes Linares until 31 December 2025)

Notable players

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Coaches

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Shirt sponsors

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List of Kit Manufacturers

List of Shirt Sponsors

  • Herman Gastellu (1978)
  • Igi-Llaima (1979–80)
  • El Diario Austral (1981–82)
  • UFRO (1985)
  • Doble ZZ (1985–87)
  • Feria Bernedo (1987)
  • Ripley (1990)
  • Cerveza Cristal (1991)
  • Rosen (1992–94)
  • Cerveza Cristal (1994–08)
  • Gejman (2009–10)
  • Frigorífico Temuco (2011–2013)
  • Rosen (2013–)

See also

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References

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