Club Atlético Ducilo
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| Full name | Club Atlético Ducilo | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Tricolor | |
| League | Metropolitano | |
| Founded | November 18, 1938 | |
| Home ground | 151 and 5 streets, Berazategui | |
| Personnel | ||
| Chairman | César Infanzon | |
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Club Atlético Ducilo is a sports club based in Berazategui, Greater Buenos Aires.[2] The club is mostly known for its field hockey teams, with the women's squad currently participating of the Metropolitano championship organised by the Buenos Aires Hockey Association.[3]
Apart from hockey, other sports practised at the club are rugby union and football.
History
The DuPont textile manufacturing company opened its first industrial plant in Argentina in 1937,[4] after acquiring a farm to the Stanfield family of Berazategui. As the plant would produce threads ("hilo" in Spanish) the company thought of a name related. After rejecting some ideas (like "Duhilo"), finally the name "Ducilo" was adopted to start the company's activities in the country.[5][6]
One year later, the company founded "Club Atlético Ducilo", a sports club for its employees and relatives exclusively, although the club would expand its rules of admission through the years.[7]
Ducilo affiliated to the Hockey Association of Buenos Aires in 1962.[3]
In 2007, the Municipality of Berazategui took over the club's headquarters.[7][8]
In 2015, the Municipality expanded the Ducilo's facilities, adding two rugby union and two football fields.[9][10]
References
- ^ Caballeros A - Posiciones
- ^ Club Ducilo on La Guía de Berazategui
- ^ a b Club Ducilo on Guía de Clubes AHBA
- ^ "Dupont en Argentina" on DuPont Argentina website
- ^ 75° aniversario de Ducilo by David Iurescia on El Quilmeño blog
- ^ Ducilo: a 75 años, El Sol, 8 Jul 2012
- ^ a b [1] Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Perspectiva Sur, 20 Jun 2007
- ^ Intensa actividad en el ex club Ducilo Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, 7 Jan 2013
- ^ Continúan las obras en el club Ducilo, Periodismo del Medio, 8 Oct 2015
- ^ Avanzan las obras de ampliación en el Club Ducilo con canchas de rugby y fútbol, Perspectiva Sur, 14 Jun 2016