Club Atlético San Isidro
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| Full name | Club Atlético de San Isidro | ||
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| Union | Unión Argentina de Rugby | ||
| Nickname(s) | La Academia | ||
| Founded | October 24, 1902 | ||
| Location | San Isidro, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Ground(s) | Ricardo Etcheverry, San Isidro | ||
| President | Esteban Vergara | ||
| League(s) | Torneo de la URBA | ||
| 2011 | 9th | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www.casi.org.ar | |||
The Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI) is a sports club based in San Isidro, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mostly known for its rugby union team (which is member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires), the club hosts other activities such as field hockey, tennis, football, golf and squash amongst others.[1]
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[edit] History
At the beginning of 1902, a group of young men started to practise football in a field placed in the lowest part of the hill (called "la barranca" in Spanish). That land was property of María Varela de Beccar, an aristocratic woman that allowed them to play there. Nevertheless, the frequent swells of the Río de la Plata interrupted the matches many times, causing the boys had to cease the practise of the sport they loved. This circumstace plus the adding of a wide group of football enthusiasts that joined them to play, made the boys to think about founding a club.
That group of boys was encouraged by some respectable neighbours of the zone, such as Pedro Becco or Manuel Aguirre, and even Avelino Rolón (who was Intendent of San Isidro Partido in 1906). As a result, soon after Aguirre led part of the lands for an indefinite period of time, where "Club de Foot-ball San Isidro" was founded.
By that time (May 1902) a group (formed by English natives and sons of British), most of them employees of Ferrocarril Central Argentino railway also began to play football in a field next to the railroad station. Those boys founded a club naming it "San Isidro Athletic Club". Soon after that foundation, in the house of Paterson family, Mr. Hudson, McCrindle, Drenan and Ruiz; and Fernando Tiscornia, Manuel Vernet y Pedro Becco (son) as representatives of both clubs, agreed to call to a general assembly with the purpose of merging both clubs into one.
That meeting was celebrated on October 24, 1902, in the "Vignoles hotel" of San Isidro. 33 members of both clubs attended to the meeting, giving their approval to the merge of both clubs, which result was the foundation of "Club Atlético San Isidro". [2]
San Isidro played all the football championships in the amateur era in Argentine football from 1903[3] to 1931,[4] leaving when that sport became professional in Argentina. The team's greatest achievement was to be runner-up in 1912, 1913, and 1915 championships.[5] [6] [7]
During amateur era, San Isidro won 3 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club championships and 1 Tie Cup -a tournament played by teams members of Argentine Association Football League (AAFL), Rosario and The Uruguay Association Football League (TUAFL).
Rugby was not played at the club until 1907, although it would later become the most representative sport of the club, winning 34 local titles to date, which makes Club Atlético San Isidro the most successful rugby team of Argentina. Within rugby community, San Isidro is mostly known for its acronym "CASI" instead of full name.
[edit] Rivalry
In 1935 several players and part of the management were suspended from the club due to ideological discrepancies. This caused that the dismissed members went on to form San Isidro Club (also mostly known for its acronym "SIC"), which would later develop a strong rivalry with CASI.
The match between CASI and San Isidro Club has been a local derby since then, the last of them at the final of the 2005 URBA's Championship (Torneo de la URBA), which CASI won 18-17 with a penalty in the last minutes, after 20 years without an URBA title. One of its famous players is Agustín Pichot, former captain of the "Pumas", who is now retired after having played many years in France.
[edit] Titles
[edit] Football
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- 1909 [11]
- Tie Cup: 1
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- 1912 [12]
[edit] Rugby union
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- 1995
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- 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1949,
1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2005
- 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1949,
[edit] References
- ^ Deportes del CASI
- ^ "Historia del club", official site
- ^ "Argentina - Second Level 1903" - RSSSF
- ^ "Asociación Amateurs Argentina de Football: Copa Campeonato" - RSSSF
- ^ "Argentina - domestic championships 1912" - RSSSF
- ^ "Argentina - Domestic Championships 1913" - RSSSF
- ^ "Argentina - Domestic Championships 1915" - RSSSF
- ^ Copa de Competencia Jockey Club 1911 results
- ^ Copa de Competencia Jockey Club 1912 results
- ^ Copa de Competencia Jockey Club 1913 results
- ^ 1909 Copa de Honor - RSSSF
- ^ Cup Tie of 1912 - RSSSF
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
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