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Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an Football club, their home town is Coronel in Chile. They currently play in 2nd division of Chilean football Primera B

Primera B (Chile)

Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....

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History

The club were formed on January 1, 1966 with the merger of Minas Lota the Federico Schwager teams, from the Concepción Regional Amateur championships. In their first season they finished 9th in the Chilean 2nd division.

In 1969 Lota Schwager won their first championship in professional football under the direction of manager Isaac Carrasco. This earned them a place in Primera Division. They stayed in Primera División between 1970 and 1980. In 1987 they won promotion to the top level, this time under the direction of manager Juan Ganga, but the team were relegated the very next season.

In 1994 the region suffered a mining crisis and the club were disbanded. After 7 years the club were reformed under the control of chairman Bernardo Ulloa. The club started out as an amateur team playing in Tercera División Chilena

Tercera División de Chile

Tercera División A de Chile , is the third tier of Chilean football . It is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur de Chile...

. The club won promotion to the 2nd Division at their first attempt, under the direction of manager Eduardo Apablaza.

At the end of the 2006 season the club earned a place in the promotion playoff with Rangers de Talca. They won the tie on penalties, and thus returned to Primera División for the first time in eighteen years, but in 2007 the team newly relegated to the Second Division.

Titles

• Primera B
  Primera B (Chile)
  Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....
  
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1969, 1986

• Tercera División Chilena: 1

2001

Notable former players

Hugo Jazmín

Hugo Jazmín

Hugo Jazmín is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Lota Schwager of the Primera B Chilena....

 Miguel Ángel Gamboa

Miguel Ángel Gamboa

Miguel Ángel Luis Gamboa Pedemonte is a retired football striker from Chile. He represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number 21 jersey...

 Patricio Morales

Patricio Morales

Patricio Morales Acevedo is a Chilean politician. Patricio Morales is currently one of the Councillors of Pichilemu.Morales was not elected in the 2008 municipal elections. He obtained an 1,52 per centage from a total of 7.127 votes...

 Adolfo Nef

Adolfo Nef

Adolfo Nef Sanhueza is a former Chilean football goalkeeper, who played for the Chile national team between 1969 and 1977, gaining 42 caps. He was part of the Chile squad for the 1974 World Cup....

 Hector Puebla

Hector Puebla

Héctor Puebla Saavedra is one the biggest idols of Chilean soccer club Cobreloa, he played for the team for 16 years, and he's the most well-known player in Cobreloa's history amongst the fans...

 Edson Riquelme

Edson Riquelme

Edson Riquelme is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Lota Schwager of the Primera B in Chile. He played for Chile Under-20 in the 2005 South American Youth Championship in Colombia and the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.-External links:* *...

 Roberto Silva

Roberto Silva

Roberto Silva is a Peruvian footballer. As of February 2009, he plays for Universidad San Martín. He played in the Bundesliga for SV Werder Bremen.-Career:...

 Julio César Estigarribia

Julio César Estigarribia

Julio César Estigarribia is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Lota Schwager of the Primera B in Chile.-External links:* Profile at...

 Cristián Limenza

Cristián Limenza

Cristián Limenza is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Deportes Iquique of the Primera División Chilena....

 Oscar Otazu

Oscar Otazu

Oscar Otazu is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Lota Schwager of the Primera B in Chile.-External links:* Profile at...

 Javier Serafini

Javier Serafini

Javier Serafini is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Lota Schwager of the Primera B Chilena.-External links:* Profile at* Profile at...

 Bibencio Servín

Bibencio Servín

Bibencio Servín is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Lota Schwager of the Primera B Chilena.-Teams: Curicó Unido 2008 2 de Mayo 2009-2010 Lota Schwager 2011–present-External links:* Profile at...

   Nelson Acosta

Nelson Acosta

Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed Pelado Acosta and "El Ratón" , is a former Uruguayan football player. He became a nationalized Chilean in 1984 and is currently a football coach.He managed the national team of Chile from 1996 to 2001, leading them to the 1998 FIFA World Cup...

Current squad

External links

• Club Website