Unión Temuco

Unión Temuco
Full nameClub Deportivo Unión Temuco
Nickname(s)UT
El Rojo
Matadores
FoundedJanuary 20, 2008
GroundEstadio Municipal Germán Becker
Temuco, Chile
Capacity18,125
ChairmanMarcelo Salas (last)
ManagerLuis Landeros (last)
LeaguePrimera B
20135th, South Zone

Club Deportivo Unión Temuco was a Chilean professional football club based in Temuco, La Araucanía Region. The club played at the Primera B, the second tier of the Chilean football, until 2013 when it was folded. The club was established in January 2008 by former football star Marcelo Salas, who was born in Temuco. In 2009, the club joined to the Third Division tournament, and years later this tournament was won by Temuco, being the first official title of the club.

Their home games were played at the Estadio Municipal Germán Becker. Unión Temuco's main rivalry was with neighbours Deportes Temuco, against whom they contested the Araucanía derby. The main supporters of the club were the fans of Universidad de Chile living in Temuco, because Marcelo Salas (a former symbol of 'La U') owned the team.