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Independiente
Full nameClub Atlético Independiente
Nickname(s)El Rojo (The Red)
Los Diablos Rojos (The Red Devils)
Rey de Copas (King of Cups)
El Orgullo Nacional (The National Pride)
Founded1 January 1905; 119 years ago (1905-01-01)[note 1]
GroundEstadio Libertadores de América
Capacity43,187
Owner140,000 members (socios)
PresidentNéstor Grindetti (interim)
ManagerVacant
LeaguePrimera División
202324th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club Atlético Independiente (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko jndepenˈdjente]) is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División and is considered one of Argentina's Big Five football clubs.

Independiente was officially founded on 1 January 1905, although the institution had been formed on 4 August 1904. Originally from Monserrat, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, the club moved to Avellaneda in 1907. The football team has won 16 Primera División titles (the last one was the 2002 Apertura) and 9 National cups.

In international club football competitions, Independiente has won a total of 20 major titles,[2] with 18 of them organised by CONMEBOL[3] and other associations. Independiente's achievements include a record of seven Copa Libertadores won, being the only club to win four finals in a row, between 1972 and 1975. The club has won the Copa Interamericana three times, the Supercopa Sudamericana twice, the Recopa Sudamericana once, the Intercontinental Cup twice (1973 and 1984), the Copa Sudamericana twice, in 2010 and 2017, and the Copa Aldao twice, in 1938 and 1939. The 2018 Suruga Bank Championship was its most recent achievement.

These achievements led the team to adopt the nickname of Rey de Copas (King of Cups) after they conquered its 12th international title, the first team in the world to do so, in reference to the Spanish playing cards' highest number.[4] After winning the 1984 Intercontinental Cup against Liverpool F.C. in Japan, Independiente won the first confrontation involving Argentine and British teams after the Falklands War, a triumph that was celebrated by all Argentines and gave the team the motto of Orgullo Nacional (National Pride).[5]

Apart from football, other activities practised at the club are athletics, basketball, boxing, chess, field hockey, futsal, handball, gymnastics, martial arts, Pilates, roller skating, scuba diving, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo, and yoga.[6] Also, the club has its own school, with Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary, Secondary school levels and Tertiary education (with, for now, only two careers, being physical education teacher and football coach).[7]

Independiente Foot-Ball Club[edit]

Degiorgi brothers, founders (1905 photograph)

Independiente emerged in 1904 by a group of employees of the "A la Ciudad de London" store, located in the Montserrat neighborhood of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. These employees, the youngest and most affected by job insecurity in the store, despite paying the social security fee, were marginalized from the store's representative soccer club, called Maipo-Banfield Football Club (made up of the most elite workers). They were only allowed to attend as spectators. On August 4 of that year they met in a bar on Perú Street (just two blocks from the Plaza de Mayo and the Casa Rosada), there they made the decision to reject an invitation to be part of Atlanta (also founded those days) and proclaimed the creation of the "Independiente Foot-Ball Club", symbolizing their independence ideals. Rosendo Degiorgi was the one who gave the club its name and was elected as its first president, opening the club's headquarters in his own house. The team's first shirts were white, reused from a team called Plate United, which ceased to exist in 1903, and they featured a blue emblem with white details, similar to that of the Saint Andrew's team, the first Argentine soccer champion in 1891. Fifteen days later on August 19, they played the first game in their history, drawing 2-2 with Atlanta, on a field located in the Flores neighborhood.

During his short stay in the capital, Independiente played mainly in various improvised fields in the neighborhoods of Flores and La Paternal (very close to where the Argentinos stadium is located today). They also acted as a local in Recoleta, where he rented a very expensive field belonging to the National School of Buenos Aires for five months. The club competed in 1905 in neighborhood tournaments such as the Villalobos Cup, where they met for the first time with a Boca Juniors team that had barely been in existence for four months on August 27, being victorious 4-1 in Flores. The club joined the AFA in 1906 and was registered to begin competing that year, like Atlanta, but was disqualified at the last minute for not complying with the strict stadium rules demanded by the then "English AFA", therefore that they chose to compete in the Central Football League. Meanwhile, the club's move to what is now Partido de Avellaneda was finalized; there they rented a field in the Crucecita neighborhood. Consequently, they began playing the Central League in Buenos Aires and finished it in Avellaneda. In 1907 they said goodbye definitively to the "neighborhood tournaments" being champions of the Summer Tournament of the Central League, ahead of Platense; that year they finally competed in the AFA, starting from the Second Division, facing each other in June of that year for first time to Racing, a match that from the first moment was a classic since their new neighbors were not happy sharing the city. The classic was won by Independiente 3-2, with a goal from Rosendo Degiorgi on the hour mark.

Independiente players with the club's first official trophy (1909)

Their first participation in AFA culminated in the second-to-last place, which led they to play in the Third Division in 1908 and led to the departure of some original players, such as Rosendo Degiorgi. On this occasion, thanks to the incorporation of twelve champion footballers with Racing, who "crossed paths" after an internal conflict of that club (among them Germán Vidaillac, founder), Independiente radically changed its face and once again gained access to the Second Division after being runner-up in Tercera, in addition to reaching the final of the El Diario Cup in mid-1908 (losing to Ferro 0-3 in Palermo) and winning the club's first official title in 1909 as champions of the Bullrich Cup (they beat important teams of the time such as GEBA, Estudiantil Porteño and the second teams of Alumni and San Isidro). In the league, after playing two more years in the Second Division, in 1911 they achieved promotion to the First Division, being runners-up in the new Intermediate Division.

By then, Independiente had already adopted its distinctive red color in 1908, about which there are two theories; the "traditional" one is that it was the idea of ​​the president and goalkeeper Aristides Langone, due to his fanaticism for the English team Nottingham Forest, who toured Argentina against local teams and left the Argentine public amazed. On the other hand, it is also true that Julio Mantecón, a member of the Socialist Party, was the general secretary and forward, for whom bright red symbolized the workers' struggle.

In 1912, Independiente debuted in the First Division against Kimberley on July 14 (they won 3-0 in Avellaneda), finishing the tournament as runners-up. Enrique Colla of Independiente was the top scorer of the tournament, with 12 goals. By then they already had the Crucecita Stadium. In October, the Reds traveled to Montevideo to play a match abroad for the first time, which resulted in a 2-0 victory for the Uruguayan team River Plate.

In 1914, Julio Mantecón proposed to Spanishize the name to "Club Atlético Independiente", because the English language had already fallen into disuse. The motion was approved by President Juan Mignaburu. Later, other sports began to be added, the first being basketball.

Club Atlético Independiente[edit]

Sastre and Erico with the 1938 Copa Aldao, first international trophy

Independiente won its first title under its current name in 1917, the Copa Jockey Club, beating Estudiantes 2-1 in the final, with goals from Juan Cánepa and Guillermo Ronzoni, thus also achieving its first first-category title and its first classification to an international tournament; the Tie Cup. There they lost to Montevideo Wanderers, Uruguayan champion, 0-4.

In relation to the previous achievement, Independiente had reached the final of the 1914 La Nación Cup, but it was cancelled because its rival Argentino de Quilmes was disaffiliated from the AFA before the final, leaving Independiente "champion by desk."

The Avellaneda team managed to become champion of the First Division for the first time in 1922, and for the second time in 1926, being nicknamed "Red Devils" since the latter among the football public, after the journalist Hugo Marini of the Diario Crítica who described them as "devilish" after the forward line (the old 2-3-5 style) of that Independiente starring Manuel Seoane, Alberto Lalín, Raimundo Orsi, Luis Ravaschino and Zoilo Canavery. Orsi is perhaps Independiente's first globally recognized figure, having won the 1927 Copa América and an Olympic medal for Argentina and then moving to Juventus, before winning the 1934 World Cup with the Italian national team, scoring in the Final against Czechoslovakia. Being world champion, between 1935 and 1936 he had a brief second stage in Independiente.

Pedro Isusi, who was Independiente's champion goalkeeper in its first championships in 1922 and 1926, was simultaneously a player on the soccer and basketball teams, winning five titles in each.

In the 1920s, international tours of European teams to Argentina were common, with which Independiente faced clubs from the old continent for the first time; they beat Scottish team Third Lanark 2-1 in 1923, 4-1 against FC Barcelona (Spanish champion) in 1928 and 1-0 against Bologna (Italian champion) in 1929. They also faced Chelsea, Torino and New York Hakoah, with adverse results.

In 1928 the club moved for the last time, after leaving its Crucecita Stadium (where it did not renew the lease) to settle on a vacant and swampy land (acquired in 1925 at a low price) located between the Racing Stadium and the Roca Railway tracks, further fueling the rivalry with its neighbors. There he built the Alsina y Cordero Stadium (later renamed "la Doble Visera"), the first cement stadium in Argentina and second in the world. It was built on a large swamp, which had to be dried and filled with tons of stone and earth. The club had to go through repeated attempts by the conservative and "racinguista" mayor of Avellaneda, Alberto Barceló (confronted with the radical president of Independiente, Pedro Canaveri), to try to sabotage the construction of the stadium by sending municipal employees to take the material, trying to paralyze the works and, finally, trying to invent a street where the swamp had just been filled in. However, the club managed to move forward with the construction, taking the cause to the main media in Buenos Aires and even firing the municipal media with gunshots. The stadium was inaugurated in a friendly against Peñarol and served, for more than ten years, as the main headquarters of the Argentine national team.

Independiente players showing the 1973 Intercontinental Cup

At the end of the 1930s the club, now professional, entered a path of titles led by its three figures: Arsenio Erico, Antonio Sastre and Vicente de la Mata, one of the most offensive tridents in the history of football, with 556 goals in total. This team led Independiente to win two Primera championships (1938 and 1939), three national cups, and three international cups. In 1938 they won the club's first international title at the legendary Centenario Stadium in Montevideo (place where Uruguay was world champion in 1930), beating Peñarol 3-1 with goals from De la Mata, Zorrilla and Erico. The coach responsible for the two triple crowns was Guillermo Ronzoni, today the winningest coach in the history of Independiente, who was also a defender between 1917 and 1927.

In 1940 the biggest win in the Clásico de Avellaneda took place, with Independiente defeating Racing 7-0 with doubles from Zorrilla, Erico, De la Mata and one from Leguizamón. That same day, the same record had already occurred among the reserve teams, where Independiente won 10-0. Sastre was considered the most complete player in the history of Argentine soccer, Erico for his part became the top scorer in the history of the Argentine championship with 295 goals (a record he still holds), and De la Mata was the last to retire, leading "el Rojo" to become champion in 1948 under the technical direction of Fernando Bello, who was a goalkeeper for eleven seasons between 1933 and 1944 .

In 1953 Avellaneda's team made its first tour of Europe, where they highlighted victories 6-0 against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, 2-1 against Benfica, 8-1 against Sporting in Portugal, and 3-0 against Valencia in the Mestalla. In Avellaneda they also hosted several powerful teams of the time, winning 3-0 against Red Star (champion of Yugoslavia) in 1955, 1-0 against CSKA Sofia (champion of Bulgaria) in 1962, 2-0 against Dinamo Moscow (champion of the Soviet Union) in 1963, 3-0 against Austria Vienna (champion of Austria) in 1964 and 3-2 against Sparta Prague (champion of Czechoslovakia) in 1966.

The second half of the 20th century put Independiente at the top of world football, becoming internationally known as the "King of Cups". They won the Copa Libertadores de América for the first time in 1964, being the first Argentine team to do so, beating Millonarios (champions of Colombia), Alianza Lima (champions of Peru) and Santos (champions of Brazil) in the initial phases, and in the final against Nacional (Uruguayan champions) 1-0, with a goal from Mario Rodríguez Varela. Then they defended the title in 1965, won four consecutive Libertadores in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and obtained his last one in 1984, establishing themselves as the competition's top winner with seven titles, to which are added the difficult records of being champions in four consecutive editions; and seven finals played, without having lost any of them. As a colorful note, in the 1964 Libertadores they eliminated in the semifinals the difficult team of the Brazilian Santos, current two-time world champion, starring Pelé and other stars of the two-time world champion Brazilian team. The English magazine FourFourTwo (2024) described Independiente from 1971-1975 as the third best team in the history of the Americas, just behind Santos from 1955-1968 and Brazil from 1970. From that team emerged Daniel Bertoni, Rubén Galván (champions with Argentina of their first World Cup in 1978), Ricardo Bochini (1986 Mexico champion) and Percy Rojas (1975 Copa América champion with Peru).

Pavoni with five Libertadores trophies at the Visera

At the local level, Independiente continued to win titles. The most particular was the Nacional 1977, a tournament where they faced Talleres in the final. Having tied in Avellaneda, the teams played the definition in Córdoba. The Córdoba team took the lead with a controversial handball goal, validated by referee Barreiro, who also sent off three Independiente players for protesting. However, with only seven field players, Independiente won through an excellent goal from a play scored by Ricardo Bochini shortly before the end of the match. The main media stated that the referee would have been, at halftime, "influenced" by Luciano B. Menéndez, one of the generals of the civil-military dictatorship. Bochini (2010) stated that this fact cost him the call to the 1978 and 1982 World Cups, making his debut in 1986.

In 1983, another unprecedented event occurred again at the local level when Independiente became Argentine champion, competing on the last date in the Cilindro de Avellaneda against Racing, a team that was relegated to Primera B for the first time in its history.

On the world stage, they won the 1965 Consular Cup 2-1 on aggregate over Napoli (the first leg was played in New York and the second leg in Toronto, Canada). They beat Greek Panathinaikos 1-0 in Athens, champion of his country and Europe, in 1972. They won the Copa Interamericana three times, in 1973, 1974 and 1976 against the CONCACAF champions, and participated six times in the prestigious Intercontinental Cup; being world champion in 1973, beating Italian Juventus 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome (goal by Bochini), and in 1984, beating Liverpool at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo (goal by José Percudani). The duel against Liverpool was special, since it was the first confrontation between Argentine and the English teams after the Falklands War that occurred two years earlier and marked the end of the civil-military dictatorship. The entire Argentine public supported Independiente, and its victory gave it the nickname of "National Pride" in all the newspapers. The other four participations in the Intercontinental ended in defeats against Inter Milan (twice), Ajax Amsterdam and Atlético Madrid (although not without having visited luxury stadiums such as the San Siro, the Bernabéu, the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam and Vicente Calderón), while in 1989 they played an unofficial edition against the English Arsenal, champion of his country, which they lost in Miami 2-1. Ricardo Bochini, who completed a long career at the club between 1973 and 1991, is remembered as the institution's greatest idol, scoring the goal against Juventus and having a 19-year career at Independiente, where he won twelve titles (record which he shares with Ricardo Pavoni).

In 1994 and 1995, "el Rojo" obtained two more international titles; the two-time Supercopa Libertadores, the first against Boca Juniors and the second against Flamengo, at the latter becoming the first foreign club to win champions at the Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, before an impressive attendance of 105,000 Brazilian spectators. They also won the 1995 Recopa Sudamericana, played at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium (same place where they beat Liverpool in 1984). Jorge Burruchaga, Néstor Clausen (champions against Liverpool and in Mexico 1986 with Argentina), Albeiro Usuriaga, Faryd Mondragón and Luis Islas were part of those squads.

In the 2010s, Independiente won two Copas Sudamericanas (2010 and 2017).

The "golden era" of Independiente came to an end in 1995 and, from then on, the sporting achievements occurred in a more isolated way, being champions of the 2002 Aperture and the 2010 Copa Sudamericana. Despite having trained players of the caliber of Diego Forlán, Sergio Agüero, Gabriel Milito and "Dibu" Emiliano Martínez, Independiente went through critical moments in the institutional and football sphere with three resignations of presidents (2001, 2005 and 2014) related to bad management, million-dollar debts, embargoes, inhibitions from FIFA and even bankruptcy petitions. The worst product of these crises was the 2013 relegation to the Primera B Nacional for the first time after 101 years in the Primera División, and with a Libertadores de América Stadium half built and in a state of extreme abandonment, like all the facilities and club training fields. To make matters worse, the team debuted in the B with a defeat against a promoted third division team, Brown de Adrogué, remaining four rounds without knowing the victory and facing relegation to the Primera B Metropolitana.

Despite the serious macroeconomic crisis of the club, Daniel Montenegro, Federico Insúa (champions in 2002), Federico Mancuello and Facundo Parra (champions in 2010) returned to lend a hand, with whom "el Rojo" recovered from the bad start and achieved promotion again in 2014 winning a final for the third promotion spot to Huracán. Under the management of Hugo Moyano, chief unionist of the national CGT, Independiente advanced in the completion works of the stadium and was champion in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana and the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship, which extended the international record of the club recognized by Conmebol to 18 titles, recovering its record as the club with the most international titles in the Americas (shared with Boca Juniors). Nicolás Tagliafico, Maximiliano Meza, Martín Campaña and Gastón Silva stood out from this squad, who went to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Tagliafico remained firmly in the Argentine team and was world champion in Qatar 2022.

In 2022, the Moyanos left the management of the club, having once again led it to another crisis situation, with more than US$22 million in debt. In 2023, an Independiente forced to pay debts with four Mexican clubs and former players, was benefited by a collection among fans and other donors carried out through a digital wallet that raised US$3.5 million, managing to lift an embargo from Mexico imposed by the TAS. Meanwhile, the team had the worst Primera División campaign in its history, finishing the tournament in 24th place.

Kit and badge[edit]

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First emblem of Independiente, inspired on St. Andrew's A.C.

The first shirt worn by the club since its foundation in 1904 was white, with a blue badge on its chest with the acronym "IFC" ("Independiente Football Club"). That badge was inspired on St. Andrew's Athletic Club's. a club established by Scottish descendants that had been the first Primera División champion in 1891.

The traditional red shirt was not worn until 1908, and was inspired on English side Nottingham Forest, which had toured Argentina in 1905. Independiente executives were so impressed by the performance of The Forest that they decide to adopt the red colors for the club. The red shirt debuted on May 10, 1908.[8][9][10]

The first badge of the club was also inspired on Saint Andrew's and was used until 1912 when the club switched to a red seal. The logo changed again in 1930, being the closest version of the current emblem. It has been modified (with minor alterations) several times since then.[11]

Stadium[edit]

Main article: Estadio Libertadores de América
The Estadio Libertadores de América after being reopened on 28 October 2009

Independiente's stadium was officially named as "Libertadores de América" in 2005, having been previously known simply as "Estadio de Independiente" or "La Doble Visera de Cemento (The double cement visor") because of the two roofs overhanging the spectators.

The venue was inaugurated on 4 March 1928 in a match against Peñarol of Uruguay. It was the first concrete stadium in South America and would host all international finals Independiente played as local team (7 of the Copa Libertadores, 3 of the Intercontinental Cups, 2 of the Supercopa Sudamericanas and 2 of the Interamericanas Cup) as well as many Argentina international matches, mostly in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Estadio Libertadores de América was closed for repairs in 2007, and reopened on 28 October 2009 in a league match against Colón, which Independiente won 3–2. During construction, Independiente played their home games in four stadiums.

In July 2014, one of the objectives was the completion of the court. Thus it was that, in the 2–1 victory against Racing on August 31 for the fifth date of the Transition Tournament, the "Bochini Alta" grandstand could be seen finished. In May 2015, the construction of "Garganta 3" began and the "Bochini Baja" grandstand was also completed, plus the boxes and also the Press sector. On December 16, 2016, when facing Banfield, Independiente completely inaugurated the "Libertadores de América".

Players[edit]

For a list of all former and current Independiente players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers.

Current squad[edit]

As of 1 February[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Argentina ARG Joaquín Laso
3 DF Argentina ARG Adrián Spörle
4 DF Chile CHI Mauricio Isla
6 DF Uruguay URU Edgar Elizalde
7 DF Argentina ARG Julio Buffarini
8 MF Uruguay URU Gabriel Neves (on loan from São Paulo)
9 FW Paraguay PAR Gabriel Ávalos
10 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Toloza
11 MF Argentina ARG Federico Mancuello
12 GK Argentina ARG Mateo Morro
15 DF Argentina ARG Damián Pérez
16 FW Argentina ARG Santiago Hidalgo
17 MF Argentina ARG Lucas González
18 FW Argentina ARG Ignacio Maestro Puch (on loan from Atlético Tucumán)
19 MF Argentina ARG Alex Luna (on loan from Atlético Rafaela)
20 FW Argentina ARG Rodrigo Márquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Argentina ARG David Martínez
22 FW Argentina ARG Javier Ruiz
23 MF Argentina ARG Iván Marcone (captain)
24 FW Argentina ARG Santiago López
25 GK Uruguay URU Diego Segovia
26 DF Colombia COL Felipe Aguilar (on loan from Athletico Paranaense)
27 MF Argentina ARG Diego Tarzia
28 MF Ecuador ECU Jhonny Quiñónez
29 DF Argentina ARG Juan Fedorco
30 MF Argentina ARG Tomás Parmo
31 DF Argentina ARG Fernando Da Rosa
32 FW Argentina ARG Alexis Canelo
33 GK Argentina ARG Rodrigo Rey (vice-captain)
34 FW Argentina ARG Matías Giménez
35 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Salle
79 DF Argentina ARG Ayrton Costa

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Argentina ARG Thomas Ortega (at Tristán Suárez until 31 December 2023)
— FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Messiniti (at Tristán Suárez until 31 December 2023)
— FW Argentina ARG Mauro Molina (at Defensores de Belgrano until 31 December 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Argentina ARG Silvio Romero (at Fortaleza until 31 December 2023)
— FW Argentina ARG David Sayago (at Herediano until 30 June 2024)

Individual records[edit]

Most appearances[edit]

Ricardo Bochini has the record of matches played
Arsenio Erico, all-time top scorer
No. Player Pos. Tenure Match.
1 Argentina Ricardo Bochini MF 1972–91 638
2 Uruguay Ricardo Pavoni DF 1965–76 423
3 Argentina Hugo Villaverde DF 1975–89 380
4 Argentina Miguel Ángel Santoro GK 1962–74 343
5 Argentina Guillermo D. Ríos DF 1984–98 338

Top scorers[edit]

No. Player Pos. Tenure Goals Match.
1 Paraguay Arsenio Erico FW 1933–1946 295 325
2 Argentina Manuel Seoane FW 1921–23, 1926–33 233 264
3 Argentina Vicente de la Mata FW 1937–50 152 362
4 Argentina Luis Ravaschino FW 1923–34 135 285
5 Argentina Antonio Sastre MF 1923–34 112 340
6 Argentina Ricardo Bochini MF 1972–91 97 638
7 Argentina Norberto Outes FW 1975–80 90 173
Argentina Ernesto Grillo FW 1949–57 90 194
ArgentinaItaly Raimundo Orsi FW 1920–28, 1935 90 219
8 Argentina Camilo Cerviño FW 1943–49, 1955–58 89 192
9 Argentina Daniel Bertoni FW 1973–77 80 179
10 Argentina Aníbal Tarabini FW 1966–70 77 173

Top-scorers by season[edit]

The following tables lists the players that have been named top scorers playing for Independiente in Primera División. Independiente has 15 top scorers.[13][14]

Season Player Goals
1912 FAF Argentina Ernesto Colla 12
1922 AAmF Argentina Manuel Seoane 55
1924 AAmF Argentina Luis Ravaschino [15] 15
1926 AAmF Argentina Manuel Seoane 29
1929 Argentina Manuel Seoane [16] 13
1937 Paraguay Arsenio Erico 48
1938 Paraguay Arsenio Erico 43
1939 Paraguay Arsenio Erico 41
1956 Argentina Ernesto Grillo [17] 17
1966 Argentina Luis Artime 23
1967 Nacional Argentina Luis Artime 11
1982 Metropolitano Argentina Carlos Manuel Morete 20
1999 Clausura Argentina José Luis Calderón 17
2002 Apertura Argentina Andrés Silvera 16
2007 Apertura Argentina Germán Denis 18
See also: Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers

Previous managers[edit]

Honours[edit]

For a comprehensive listing of Independiente honours and statistics, see CA Independiente in international football.

Senior titles[edit]

Keys
  •   Record
  • (s) Shared record
Type Competition Titles Winning years
National
(League) 		Primera División 16 1922 AAm,[18] 1926 AAm, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1967 Nacional, 1970 Metropolitano, 1971 Metropolitano, 1977 Nacional, 1978 Nacional, 1983 Metropolitano, 1988–89, 1994 Clausura, 2002 Apertura
National
(Cups) 		Copa de Competencia (AAmF) 3
1924, 1925, 1926
Copa Ibarguren 2
Copa Adrián C. Escobar 1
Copa de Competencia La Nación (FAF) 1(s)
1914
Copa Jockey Club 1
Copa de Honor MCBA 1
International Intercontinental Cup [note 2] 2
Copa Libertadores [note 3] 7
Copa Interamericana [note 4] 3
Supercopa Libertadores [note 3] 2(s)
Copa Sudamericana [note 3] 2(s)
Recopa Sudamericana [note 3] 1
Suruga Bank Championship [note 5] 1
Copa Aldao [note 6] 2

Other cups[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ The Copa Bullrich was an official football competition contested by clubs playing in the Second Division. The AFA has not included this competition into the list of national cups because only teams in Primera División participated in those competitions.[19]
  2. ^ Organised by the Hong Kong Football Association since 1908

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although the meeting where a group of football enthusiast decided to establish a club was held on August 4, 1904, the official date of establishment of the club was set on January 1, 1905, then signed and initialled on the act of foundation.[1]
  2. ^ Organised by UEFA and CONMEBOL together
  3. ^ a b c d CONMEBOL competition
  4. ^ Organised by CONMEBOL and CONCACAF
  5. ^ Organised by JFA and CONMEBOL
  6. ^ Organised by AFA and AUF together

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Historia Archived 28 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine on club website (2 Oct 2021)
  2. ^ Independiente campeón en Japón: logró su vigésimo título internacional Archived 4 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Clarín, 8 August 2018
  3. ^ Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL Archived 22 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine on Conmebol website, 19 Ago 2015
  4. ^ "Por qué Independiente es el Rey de Copas". Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ "El gol de Percudani a los ingleses, en medio del presente chileno y académico". 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ Deportes amateur on Independiente official site Archived 17 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Centro educativo Independiente". www.clubaindependiente.com.ar. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ Dos vecinos íntimos Archived 16 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine by Alejandro Fabbri on Tiempo Argentino, 15 Mar 2022
  9. ^ Independiente y Nottingham Forest unidos para siempre Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine on Olé, 27 Aug 2010
  10. ^ "Origen y curiosidades de las camisetas de fútbol argentino". Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  11. ^ Historia del Escudo de Independiente Archived 22 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine on Archivo Fúbol
  12. ^ "Independiente: Plantel Profesional". Club Atlético Independiente. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Argentina - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Sudamérica: Argentina". www.el-area.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  15. ^ Along with Ricardo Lucarelli of Sportivo Buenos Aires, who also scored 15 goals.
  16. ^ Along with Juan Cortesse of San Lorenzo, who also scored 13 goals.
  17. ^ Along with Juan Castro, player of Rosario Central, who also scored 17 goals.
  18. ^ The "Asociación Amateurs de Football" (AAm) was a dissident league which organized its own championships from 1919 to 1926.
  19. ^ Campeones de Primera División Archived 18 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine on AFA website
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