Argentino de Quilmes
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| Full name | Club Atlético Argentino de Quilmes | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Mate | ||
| Founded | 1 December 1899 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Argentino de Quilmes Quilmes, Argentina (Capacity: 12,000) |
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| Chairman | Daniel Zisuela | ||
| Manager | Marcelo Ruffini | ||
| League | Primera D Metropolitana | ||
| 2010-11 | 6th (qualified to Torneo Reducido) | ||
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Club Atlético Argentino de Quilmes, simply known as Argentino de Quilmes, is an Argentine football club from Quilmes, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera D Metropolitana, which is the fifth division of the Argentine football league system.
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[edit] History
The club was founded on December 1, 1899 by a group of students of Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, as a reaction against British hegemony in Quilmes Atlético Club, which did not permit Argentine natives to play.
Unlike Quilmes AC, which honored visitant players with the traditional tea, the recently founded club Argentino de Quilmes offered "mate", a traditional infusion drink very popular in Argentina. That originated the nickname which Argentino would be known for.
In 1902 Argentino affiliated to Argentine Football Association and began participating in then amateur championships. In 1938 the team won the second division title after defeating its main rival Quilmes AC, and therefore promoting to Primera División. In 1939 (which would be its only season at Primera), Argentino made its worst campaign ever, obtaining only 4 points over 34 matches played and finishing last. The team also received 148 goals, scoring only 35, being relegated to Primera B.
At the end of 2005-06 season, Argentino was relegated to Primera D Metropolitana, the fifth division of Argentine football.
[edit] Titles
- Primera B: 1
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- 1938
- Primera Amateur: 1
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- 1945
- Primera División C: 1
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- 1988/89
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- Unidos por el Mate (Spanish)
- La Página de El Mate (Spanish)
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