Racing Club de Avellaneda
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| Full name | Racing Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Academia (The Academy) | ||
| Founded | March 25, 1903 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Capacity: 53,389) |
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| President | Gaston Cogorno | ||
| Manager | Alfio Basile | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
| 2011 Clausura | 15th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Racing Club (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrasiŋ ˈkluβ]) is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football. Racing currently plays in the Primera División, the top division of the Argentine league system.
Racing has won the Primera División 7 times in the professional era and another 9 in the amateur era, totaling 16 championships overall. They won their first league in the 1913 championship, and the last to date in the 2001 Apertura.
On the international stage, the club won in 1967 both the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup, therefore being the second Argentine team to become South American champion, and the first to become club world champion. Racing also won the first edition of the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1988.
The first team play their home games in the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, nicknamed El Cilindro de Avellaneda (in English: "Avellaneda's Cylinder"). The team is nicknamed La Academia ("The Academy"), earned for their initial run of 7 consecutive championships during the amateur era,
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[edit] History
[edit] Foundation and Amateur era
Racing Club was founded on March 25, 1903. The name "Racing Club" and the team`s colours were chosen in honour of Racing Club de France. The team spent some time in the second division, and obtained promotion to the amateur first division in 1910, after winning the final game against Boca Juniors. 4,000 spectators attended the match.
Racing was one of the most successful teams in Amateur era, winning seven consecutive championships within 1913 and 1919, which is still a record in Argentine football. The 1914, 1915 and 1918 titles were also obtained remaining unbeaten. Moreover, Racing won the 13 matches disputed in 1919.
Due to those performances on the field, Racing was nicknamed "La Academia" ("The Academy of National football"), which is still used by fans as a mark of identity. Racing also won the 1921 and 1925 (unbeaten) titles. Some remarkable players of those years were Pedro Ochoa, who soon became an idol for the supporters, and was familiarly nicknamed "El Rey de la Gambeta" ("The King of the Dribbling") and Natalio Perinetti, whom his personal friend and legendary Tango singer Carlos Gardel inspired to writhe his song "Patadura" (ironically, a "two left feet" player).
In 1949, Racing won their first Argentine Primera División championship in the professional era. They subsequently won the league another two times in a row (1950 and 1951), being the first Argentine team to become three times consecutive champion in the professional era. The team won the tournament again in 1958, 1961 and 1966.
In 1967, Racing won their first international competition, the Copa Libertadores. As Copa Libertadores champions, they faced Scottish Celtic F.C. in the 1967 Intercontinental Cup. The club became the first Argentine team to win that tournament, after defeating Celtic in the third final in Montevideo, Uruguay.
In 1983, the club was relegated to the second division. They returned to the principal league, in 1985 with Alfio Basile as the Coach.
Racing won their third international competition in 1988, when they obtained the Supercopa Sudamericana.
Racing faced economical problems that erupted in 1993, when the club declared bankruptcy. In 2000, Racing switched management to the Blanquiceleste S.A corporation. Racing won the 2001 Apertura Title, 35 years after their last local championship in 1966. In 2003, Racing played the Copa Libertadores 2003. They finished First in their Group (Group 6) but lost in the Round of 16 against América de Cali in a controversial match. In 2008, the club switched back management to become a civic association again.
In 2010, Racing almost qualified to Copa Libertadores 2011, but Independiente won the Copa Sudamericana 2010, this way preventing Racing to play the Cup.
[edit] Stadium
Home games are played at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, commonly known as El Cilindro de Avellaneda. The stadium has a capacity of 64,161 and is located at the intersection of Mozart and Oreste Omar Corbatta streets, in Avellaneda. It was inaugurated on September 3, 1950, before a match against Vélez Sársfield which was won by Racing 1-0.
The home of Racing's fiercest rivals, Independiente, is located just a few meters away, exactly 3 blocks. Both teams compete together in the Avellaneda derby.
[edit] Current squad
Current squad of Racing Club de Avellaneda as of February 25, 2012 ()
Sources: Argentine Soccer
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Manager: Alfio Basile
[edit] Coaches since 2000
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[edit] Kit evolution
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(*) This model was worn as the away jersey in 2005-06, paying tribute to the historic 1904's.
(**) After 1904, this model was worn again in 1973, although just for one match.
[edit] Titles
- National
- Amateur Era (9): 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925
- Primera División (7): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1966, 2001 Apertura
- International
- Copa Libertadores (1): 1967
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1967
- Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1988
- Other
- Copa Bullrich (1): 1910
- Copa de Honor Cousenier (1): 1913
- Copa de Honor (4): 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917
- Copa Ibarguren (5): 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918
- Copa Aldao (2): 1917, 1918
- Copa Beccar Varela (1): 1932
- Copa de Competencia (1): 1933
- Copa Británica (1): 1945
- Copa San Martín de Tours (2): 1966, 1968
[edit] Former players
[edit] External links
- Official website (Spanish)
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