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| Full name | Huachipato FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Acereros (Steelers) Campeón del Sur (Champion of the South) Los de la usina (Steelmillers) Siderúrgicos (Steelworkers) Negriazules (Black and blues) | ||
| Founded | 7 June 1947 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero, Talcahuano | ||
| Capacity | 10,500 | ||
| Chairman | Victoriano Cerda | ||
| Manager | Igor Oca | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
| 2023 | Primera División, 1st of 16 (champions) | ||
| Website | http://www.huachipatofc.cl/ | ||
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Huachipato FC is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that currently plays in the Chilean Primera División. Huachipato was founded on 7 June 1947 by workers of the homonymous steel mill in Talcahuano, and it currently plays its home games at the Estadio Huachipato-CAP Acero, which it owns, making it one of the five Chilean professional football clubs to own their own ground.[1] Originally a multisports club, Huachipato became a football club in 2015.
Huachipato has thrice become Chilean champions, and it is the first and to date, only team from Southern Chile to win the Chilean top flight title. Huachipato is known in Chile from its academy and youth talent production that makes up the bulk of their squad,[2] qualifying for the U-20 Copa Libertadores twice, both times as reigning youth Chilean champions.[3]
- ^ "Se viene el quinto equipo con estadio propio en el fútbol profesional chileno" [Soon, the fifth Chilean club with its own ground in professional football] (in Spanish). Santiago: Encancha. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
In Chilean professional football, only 4 teams own their own ground, Colo Colo (Estadio Monumental), Universidad Católica (San Carlos de Apoquindo), Unión Española (Santa Laura) y Huachipato (CAP de Talcahuano).
- ^ ""Línea de sucesión": el plan que fortalece a Huachipato" [" Succession line", the plan that strengthens Huachipato]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Huachipato y O'Higgins, dos ejemplos a imitar" [Huachipato and O'Higgins, examples to be followed]. elagora.net (in Spanish). El Agora. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.