Club Deportivo Magallanes
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Magallanes S.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Albicelestes, carabaleros Manojito de Claveles, Academia |
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| Founded | October 27, 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Santa Laura, Independencia, Chile |
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| Capacity | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Ruben Acuña |
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| Manager | Fernando Vergara |
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| League | Tercera Division Chilena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 12th (relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Deportivo Magallanes are an Chilean Football club based in Santiago. They played in the 2nd division of Chilean football in 2006 but they were relegated to the 3rd division at the end of the season.
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.
Despite their lack of titles in the last 67 years the club are still ranked as the seventh most successful team in the history of Chilean football.
[edit] Titles
- Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938
- Copa Chile: 1937
- Tercera división Chilena (3rd division): 1995
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[edit] External links
- Magallanes Unofficial site (Spanish)
- Magallanes Official site (Spanish)
- Magallanes Supporter´s site (Spanish)
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