continental tournament, the club was eliminated in the preliminary stage by Universidad Católica. The team finished eleventh in the league. In 2012, Iquique participated in the Copa Sudamericana for the second consecutive time, qualifying with third place in the 2012 Apertura which saw the return of Puch and Bogado, signings including Rodrigo Díaz and the emergence of Álvaro Ramos as a strong player. However, once again the team were eliminated at the preliminary stage, this time by Uruguay's Nacional after a 4–2 aggregate loss. That season, the club qualified for the Copa Libertadores after finishing third in the league. After beating Mexican side León in the first stage, Iquique finished bottom of their group in the next stage. In 2014, Iquique won its third Copa Chile, qualifying again for the Copa Sudamericana. For the third time, it was eliminated at the preliminary stage, with a loss to Universitario de Sucre from Bolivia. In the 2014–15 season, Católica lost the title to Cobresal on the final matchday after drawing 3–3 with Iquique, after Iquique had been losing 3–0 at half time. During the 2015–16 season they finished tenth in the annual table. Stadium The Estadio Municipal de Cavancha is currently the home stadium of the club. The stadium holds 3,300 spectators and was built in 1933. It has been home to Deportes Iquique since the club's founding, in 1978, until 1993, and from 2016 until at least 2019. The club played at the Estadio Tierra de Campeones between 1994 and 2016, but this stadium is currently undergoing a complete reconstruction. Players Current squad The teams of the Chilean Primera Division are limited to five players without Chilean nationality and also the same number of foreign players in the field. 2021 Winter transfers In Out Managers Ramón Estay (1979–1980) Ramón Estay (1987–1988) Ramón Estay (1990) Ramón Estay (1992) Mario Maldonado (1993) Ramón Estay (1994) Juan Páez (1995) Gerardo Pelusso (1996–97) Jorge Garcés (1998–99) Ramón Estay (2001) Ramón Estay (2003) Gustavo Huerta (2009–10) José Cantillana (2010–11) Fernando Vergara (2011) Jorge Pellicer (2011–12) Christian Díaz (2013) Jaime Vera (2013–14) Héctor Pinto (2014) Nelson Acosta (2014–2015) Jaime Vera (2015–2017) Erick Guerrero (2017–2018) Miguel Riffo (2018) Luis Musrri (2018) Pablo Sánchez (2018-) Honours Domestic Copa Chile: 3 1980, 2010, 2013–14 Segunda División/Primera B: 3 1979, 1997-C, 2010 Tercera División: 1 2006 South American cups history References External links Iquique at ANFP official website Official club website