Santiago Wanderers

Beginnings

Santiago Wanderers was officially established on 15 August 1892 in the port district of Barrio Puerto in Valparaíso.^[8] Due to the existence of another team named Valparaíso Wanderers, the club's founders adopted the name Santiago to distinguish it from the already established side.^{[citation needed]}

The club remained at amateur level until 1936, before officially joining the professional league competition in 1937, four years after the Chilean Football Federation began organising championships across the central and southern zones of Chile.

In their first professional season, Wanderers finished bottom of the table – in seventh place – without earning a point, prompting the club to leave the Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago (the federation's official governing body responsible for organising the professional football tournament; the predecessor of the current ANFP) and return to the local football association. In 1944, however, Wanderers rejoined the professional league on a permanent basis and went on to produce consistent performances and campaigns throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s.^{[citation needed]}

Success amid instability: 1955–2001

Wanderers' first successful era began with the appointment of José Pérez as manager in 1955. In 1958, his third season in charge, the club won its first league title, followed in 1959 by its first Copa Chile, defeating Deportes La Serena 5–1 in the final. In 1961, Wanderers once again won the Cup, defeating Universidad Católica on aggregate.^[9] During the remainder of the 1960s, the club recorded fifth- and eighth-place finishes in subsequent seasons before winning its second league title in 1968. This period also saw the emergence of promising players such as central defender Elías Figueroa.^[10]

This success, however, did not continue into the 1970s. José Pérez left the club and Wanderers were relegated to the second division in 1977, following internal turmoil within the club's board and a series of poor campaigns on the field. The club achieved promotion at the first attempt by winning the Second Division championship, finishing two points clear of Naval of Talcahuano. After returning to the top flight, however, Wanderers struggled for consistency, generally finishing in mid-table while also enduring several campaigns near the bottom of the standings.

Wanderers were eventually relegated for the third time in 1984 and did not return to Primera until 1989, after defeating Unión San Felipe 4–1 in the promotion playoffs. In the 1991 season, Wanderers were relegated once again to the second division and celebrated their 100th anniversary in the country's second tier, avoiding further relegation by only five points. After four seasons in the second division, Wanderers finally achieved promotion to Primera in 1995, defeating Audax Italiano 4–1 on aggregate over two legs after the clubs had finished level on 52 points following 30 rounds.

Following their return to the first division, Wanderers struggled for consistency during the 1996 season, although forward Mario Vener became the first player in the club's history to top the league's goalscoring charts, scoring 30 goals. By 1998, the club had made several notable signings, including Claudio Borghi and Marcelo Vega, alongside emerging youngsters such as David Pizarro and Reinaldo Navia. Nevertheless, Wanderers were relegated again after finishing second-last, in 15th place, under manager Pedro García. During the 1999 season, with the club in mid-table under Guillermo Páez, Jorge Garcés was appointed manager and ultimately secured promotion in the final round following a 1–1 draw with Deportes Ovalle.

In 2000, Wanderers finished ninth in a promising first season back in the top flight under Garcés, while a 1–1 draw on the final day contributed to the relegation of arch-rivals Everton. The subsequent signings of Uruguayan forward Silvio Fernández and midfielder Arturo Sanhueza strengthened the squad ahead of the 2001 season. Garcés led Wanderers to the top of the league table after four rounds, and the club emerged as one of the championship's leading sides, suffering only one setback—a draw against Rangers in round 20—during a decisive stretch of the campaign.

In the following week's Round 21 match, Wanderers defeated Universidad de Chile in a result that sparked a remarkable run of ten consecutive victories through to the final round of the season. The club clinched the league title on the final matchday with a 4–2 victory over Audax Italiano at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. Around 50,000 supporters travelled from Valparaíso for the match, which secured Wanderers' first league championship in thirty-three years.^[11][12]

21st century

Following a series of average performances since 2002, in 2007, the club was relegated to Primera B after finishing in the penultimate position in the league table.^[13] However, two seasons later, in 2009, Wanderers returned to the top flight after defeating San Luis Quillota in the two-legged promotion playoffs.^[14] After finishing in mid-table during the 2010 season, the team subsequently secured its top-flight status against Naval in 2011.^[15]

In 2012, Wanderers celebrated the 120th anniversary of their foundation. That year, the club competed in its third consecutive season in the top flight of Chilean football.

In 2014, Wanderers enjoyed an impressive campaign in the Torneo Clausura, finishing as runners-up behind Universidad de Chile.^[16] The club subsequently qualified for international competition following a twelve-year absence, earning a place in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, despite losing 6–1 at home to Palestino in the second leg of the final qualification playoff.^[17][18]

In 2017, the club won its third Copa Chile title after defeating Universidad de Chile in the final at Estadio Ester Roa Rebolledo in Concepción.^[19]

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Rivalries

Santiago Wanderers' traditional rivals are Everton de Viña del Mar and both teams dispute the Clásico Porteño. Although the first games between both date back to the 1910s, in that era the rival was La Cruz Football Club from Valparaíso too. The rivalry with Everton began to take shape towards the mid-1930s and was intensified with the relocation of that club to Viña del Mar.

During the amateurism era Wanderers dominated the head-to-head record against Everton, but today the club has not been able to reverse that difference in the professional era, which explains the current historical disadvantage (only overcome in the early 1970s). Both have faced off 157 times, of which 43 have been draws, 65 have been victories for Everton and 49 for Wanderers, whilst for top-tier, the greens have won 34 times, Everton have won on 39 occasions and registering 30 draws.

The first professional match between Wanderers and Everton took place on 9 July 1944 with a 2–0 win for the Viña del Mar side.

Stadium

A panorama of Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander

Current squad

Current squad of Santiago Wanderers as of 8 August 2026 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

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No. Position Player 1 CHI GK Eduardo Miranda 2 CHI DF Amaro Silva 3 CHI DF Luis Margas 4 CHI DF Víctor Espinoza 5 ARG MF Leandro Navarro 7 CHI DF Axel Herrera 8 CHI MF Joaquín Silva 9 URU FW Marcos Camarda 10 ARG MF Jorge Luna (c) 12 CHI GK Raúl Olivares 13 CHI DF Benjamín Adasme 14 CHI FW Cristóbal Ponce 15 CHI MF Martín Villarroel 16 CHI DF Pedro Navarro (loan from Colo-Colo) 17 CHI MF Cristóbal Cáceres 18 URU DF Sergio Felipe 19 CHI MF Cristóbal Villarroel

No. Position Player 20 CHI FW Lucas Avendaño 21 CHI MF Sebastián Vargas 22 CHI FW Javier Parraguez 23 CHI FW Ignacio Flores 24 CHI DF Alexander Dubó 25 CHI GK Felipe Terrazas 27 CHI FW Vicente Vera 28 CHI MF Diego Molina 29 CHI FW Christian Silva 31 CHI MF Christopher Valenzuela 32 CHI FW Vicente Vargas 33 CHI DF Taizo Bahamondez 35 CHI GK Fabiano Avello 36 CHI GK Bayron Martínez 37 CHI FW Denilson San Martín 38 CHI MF Dylan Portilla (loan from Colo-Colo)

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Manager: Francisco Palladino

2025 transfers

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No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK  CHI Bayron Martínez (from Concón National Loan return) 25 GK  CHI Vicente Lagos (from Provincial Osorno Loan return)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  CHI Víctor González (from Deportes Temuco Free transfer) 30 MF  CHI Ethan Espinoza (from Deportes La Serena Free transfer) 16 MF  CHI Ricardo Parra (from Concón National Loan return) 9 FW  CHI Josepablo Monreal (from Chungnam Asan Free transfer) 26 FW  CHI Camilo Astroza (from Concón National Loan return) 27 FW  ARG Maximiliano Cuadra (from Magallanes Free transfer) 18 DF  URU Sergio Felipe (from Rangers de Talca Free transfer) 22 DF  CHI John Salas (from Curicó Unido Free transfer) 13 DF  CHI Franco Cubillos (from Concón National) 17 DF  CHI Axel Herrera (from Unión San Felipe Loan return) 5 MF  ARG Leandro Navarro (No club - Free agent) 10 MF  ARG Jorge Luna (from Deportes Copiapó Free transfer)

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  CHI Fernando Hurtado (to Deportes Antofagasta Free transfer) — DF  CHI Jason León (to Palestino Free transfer) — DF  CHI Enzo Ormeño (to Santiago Morning Free transfer)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  URU Andrés Barboza (to Fénix Free transfer) — DF  PAR Danilo Ortíz (to Cienciano) — DF  CHI Kevin Vásquez (to Santiago Morning Free transfer) — MF  ARG Marcelo Cañete (No club) — MF  CHI Brayan Garrido (to Huachipato Free transfer) — MF  CHI César Valenzuela (to Magallanes) — FW  CHI Carlos Muñoz (to Magallanes Free transfer)

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Supporters

The club's supporters are known as Porteños or Wanderinos. Wanderers principal fan group are The Panzers, whose politics tend to be left-wing.

Anthem

Based in the rhythm of English march Captain Craddock, the most commonly accepted and widespread version is that this dates back to 1912 and would be work from the performer and composer Efrain Arévalo López, who would have donated the composition in a gesture of thanks to the club's board, for the joys lived with the team.

National

• Primera División
  • Champions (3): 1958, 1968, 2001
• Copa Chile
  • Champions (3): 1959, 1961, 2017
• Primera B
  • Champions (3): 1978, 1995, 2019

Regional

• Football Association of Chile/Liga de Valparaíso
  • Champions (10): 1907, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1933, 1934, 1935
• Copa Sporting
  • Champions (4): 1907, 1913, 1915, 1916
• National Football Association
  • Champions (1): 1897
• Challenger Football Association
  • Champions (1): 1899
• Olimpiadas Nacionales
  • Champions (1): 1909
• Asociación Porteña de Fútbol
  • Champions (2): 1941, 1942

Youth team

Seasons and participations

• 12 seasons in Football Association of Chile (FAC) 1900-11
• 19 seasons in Liga Atlética y de Football de Valparaíso (1912) and Liga Valparaíso (1030) 1912-35
• 1 season in Asociación de Football Profesional de Santiago 1937
• 4 season in Asociación Porteña de Fútbol Profesional| 1940-43
• 60 seasons in Primera División 1944–77, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1996–98, 2000–07, 2010–2017, 2020-
• 17 seasons in Primera B 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985–89, 1992–95, 1999, 2008–09, 2018–2019
• 3 Participations in Copa Libertadores 1969, 2002, 2018
• 3 Participations in Copa Sudamericana 2002, 2004, 2015