Club Atlético Douglas Haig
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Full name | Club Atlético Douglas Haig | |||
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Nickname(s) | Fogoneros Carasucias Rojinegros El Milan de Pergamino | |||
Founded | 11 November 1918 | |||
Ground | Miguel Morales, Pergamino | |||
Capacity | 16,000 | |||
Chairman | Javier Martínez | |||
Manager | Andrés Guglielminpietro | |||
League | Primera B Nacional | |||
2016–17 | 19° (Relegated) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Club Atlético Douglas Haig is an Argentine football club from Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, which plays in the country's Third Division.
The club is named after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, a victorious British general from World War I
History
In November 1918 a group of British workers on the Argentinian Central Railroad set up a football team to take part in the local soccer championship. This required the consent and support of the Chief of the railway, Mr. Ronald Leslie, who, as a condition, requested that the new club name itself in honour of Sir Douglas Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in Western Europe, who had just led them to victory in World War I. Club Atlético Douglas Haig was thereby founded on 18 November 1918.[1]
Divisional level
The team won the 2011–12 Torneo Argentino A championship, promoting it to the Second Division of Argentine football, Primera B Nacional where it currently played until 2016–17.[2]
Players
Current squad
Current squad of Club Atlético Douglas Haig as of May 07, 2015
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Sources: BDFA
Manager: Andrés Guglielminpietro
Honours
National
- Torneo Argentino A (1): 2011–12
- Torneo Argentino B (1): 2009–10
Regional
- Liga de Pergamino (26): 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1950, 1962, 1964,
1966, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010 - Torneo de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (1): 1986 [a]
Notes
- ^ Tournament created to promote one team from Buenos Aires Province to recently created Primera B Nacional. Douglas Haig won the championship defeating Olimpo de Bahía Blanca at the finals.[3]
References
- ^ "Where Did You Get That Name……Douglas Haig?". Bovril & Oligarchs. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Douglas Haig campeón: el regreso de un histórico", La Voz, 15 May 2012
- ^ "Historia de Douglas Haig" at Interior Futbolero website Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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