Deportes La Serena is a professional soccer club based in La Serena, Chile. Founded in 1955, the club has a rich history in Chilean football. They have primarily competed in the top tiers of Chilean football, with occasional spells in the lower divisions. The club's major accomplishments include winning the Primera B, the second division of Chilean football, on three occasions. They achieved this feat in 1960, 1991, and most recently in 2011. Deportes La Serena's home venue is the Estadio La Portada, which has a seating capacity of around 18,000 spectators. The club is commonly known as "Los Papayeros," which is a nickname derived from the city's association with the production of papayas, a tropical fruit. An interesting fact about Deportes La Serena is that they have a strong local rivalry with Coquimbo Unido, another club from the nearby city of Coquimbo. Matches between these two teams, known as the "Clásico de la Cuarta Región," are highly anticipated and fiercely contested.