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Wikipedia - Deportes Puerto Montt
Club Deportes Puerto Montt is a Chilean football club based in the city of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region. The club was founded on May 6, 1983, and currently plays in the Primera B de Chile, the second division of the country.
Their home games are played at the Estadio Regional de Chinquihue, located in Puerto Montt in front of the Tenglo Island, which has a capacity of 10,000 seats and hosted the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The stadium is known as one of the most austral stadiums in the world and for the Tenglo Canal view from every point of the place.
The club emblem is a dolphin standing between the city flag and a football. The club has a long-standing rivalry with regional neighbours Provincial Osorno and with Deportes Valdivia, as well as with clubs from Santiago.
History
The Club de Deportes Puerto Montt started its activities as a sports facility on May 6, 1983, playing in the actually Primera B de Chile.
On the sports have been mixed results, among which the runner-up of the Torneo Apertura Segunda Division in 1990, further promotion to First Division in 1996 (as second runner-category). In the year 2001 drops to the second level (Primera B). In 2002 returns to the Primera Division, when champion of the Primera B.
In the year 2006 is located in the 3rd position in the regular face of the Clausura 2006 fighting until the latest weeks by the quota Chile 3 than classified to the Copa Libertadores de America. Reached the stage of plays-off to get the lead in Group C (33 points) but stay in Quarter-final at the hands which eventually by the champion of the tournament, Colo Colo.[]
In the year 2007, in Apertura 2007 finished in 18th place after a poor campaign. In the Clausura 2007 not greatly improved its performance and won the 16th place in the tournament and 18th place in the acumuled table, (The penultimate scene of the 21 teams who had) which granted the Liguilla de Promocion to Primera A, which after 2 wins and 2 defeats at home visit as it is located on the 2nd place of the triangular and descends to the Primera B.[]