Club Agropecuario Argentino
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| Full name | Club Agropecuario Argentino | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sojero, Agro | ||
| Founded | August 23, 2011 | ||
| Ground | Ofelia Rosenzuaig, Carlos Casares, Buenos Aires | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Coordinates | 70°55′19″N 8°42′54″W / 70.92194°N 8.71500°W | ||
| Manager | Felipe De la Riva | ||
| League | Primera B Nacional | ||
| 2016–17 | Torneo Federal A – 1st (champion and promoted) | ||
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Club Agropecuario Argentino is an Argentine football club sited in Carlos Casares, a city of Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 2011, the club is one of the youngest institutions affiliated to the Argentine Football Association.
The club currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
History
Agropecuario was founded by Bernardo Grobocopatel, a local entrepreneur related to soybean cultivation, who is also owner and president of the club.[1]
The squad participated in now defunct Argentino A where was eliminated by C.A. French in the 2012 season. The next year, Agropecuario finished 6th out of 6 teams in the Argentino B. The club debuted in the Federal B (the regionalised 4th division) in 2014, where it was defeated by Juventud de Pergamino and eliminated from the competition.
Agropecuario promoted to Federal A in 2016 after beating San Martín de Formosa by penalty shoot-out.[2]
The team lasted only one season in the division so in June 2017, Agropecuario crowned 2016–17 champion, therefore promoting to Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football, after Gimnasia y Tiro defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) by 1–0. Agropecuario also became the youngest club to achieve a promotion to B Nacional, with only 6 years of existence.[3] Until then, Crucero del Norte[4] had held the record with 9-yr old when it promoted in 2012.[note 1]
Notes
References
- ^ De la soja al fútbol, Clarín, 7 Aug 2016
- ^ AGROPECUARIO ARGENTINO (CC) AL FEDERAL A on Ascenso del Interior, 8 Aug 2016
- ^ Ascendió Agropecuario Argentino a la B Nacional on Ascenso del Interior
- ^ Crucero del Norte ascendió al Nacional B, La Nación, 30 Jun 2012
- ^ Historia del club on Club Crucero del Norte website