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Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentina professional football (soccer) club from Banfield, Buenos Aires, a city in Buenos Aires Province 14km south of the center of Buenos Aires, named after Edward Banfield, the first General Manager of the British-owned Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway between 1865 and 1872. .

Banfield is also referred as El Taladro (The Drill), because in 1930 the 'El Pampero' newspaper said the Banfield forwards "drilled" rival defences. Banfield is traditionally one of the best supported clubs in the south of Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, and the biggest club in Lomas de Zamora Partido.

Club history

Amateur era

In 1920 Banfield won the Buenos Aires Municipality Honour Cup (Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires) beating Club Atlético Boca Juniors 2-1 in the final.

The winners of the Honour Cup played in the International Cousenier Cup a cup competition named after the Cousenier liquor factory, who gave the cup which was to be competed for by teams from the Uruguayan Football League, the Argentine Football Association and the Rosario Football League. The final was always played in Montevideo in Uruguay. Banfield declined to play.

Professional era

Banfield have never won the Primera División, but have finished second, in 1951 and again in the 2004-2005_in_Argentine_football Apertura and Clausura. And in the 2003-2004_in_Argentine_football they finished third in the Apertura and Clausura. Banfield have been promoted to the Primera División seven times - as Champions of Primera B Nacional six times (1939, 1946, 1962, 1973, 1992-92, 2000-001) and also in 1986-87 via the play-offs.

In the 2006-2007 in Argentine football season, Banfield finished 15th in the Apertura and 16th in the Clausura.

International competitions

In Copa Libertadores 2005, Banfield reached the quarter finals of the Copa Libertadores. In the Group stages, Banfield played in Group Six with UANL Tigres, Alianza Lima and Caracas Fútbol Club. Banfield finished second in the group on 11 points having lost only once 3-0 at home to eventual group winners, UANL Tigres. In the second round Banfield played Independiente Medellín from Colombia winning 3-0 and 2-0 for a total aggregate score of 5-0. In the quarter final Banfield met Club Atlético River Plate losing 4-3 on aggregate. Banfield were knocked out in the Group phase of Copa Libertadores 2007. Banfield played in Group One against Club Libertad, Club América and Club Deportivo El Nacional, finishing third with 9 points.

Banfield played in the Copa Sudamericana 2005 Copa Sudamericana however they were knocked out in the first round, defeated by Arsenal de Sarandí 3-2 on aggregate. In Copa Sudamericana 2006 Banfield were again knocked out in the first round of the Copa Sudamericana, this time 2-1 on aggregate to Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro.

In 2005 Banfield competed in the six team Torneo de Verano (Friendly summer tournament) in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. The teams were divided into two groups of three. Banfield played in Group A with Club Atlético 3 de Febrero who they beat 4-3 and Cerro Porteño a match they lost 2-0.

Honours

League

- Primera B Nacional Argentina champions (6): 1939, 1946, 1962, 1973, 1992-92, 2000-01

Cups

- Buenos Aires Municipality Honour Cup (1): 1920
- Tandil City Cup (1): 2007

Players

Notable players

- Jorge Alcalde (1943~45)
- Gustavo Albella (1945~51, 1955~56)
- Juan José Pizzuti (1947~50)
- Ernesto Álvarez (1948~56)
- Oscar López (born 1937) (1960~65, 1970~71)
- Norberto Raffo (1961~66)
- José Sanfilippo (1966~67)
- Jorge Carrascosa (1967~69)
- Ricardo Lavolpe (1971~75)
- Silvio Sotelo (1971~78)
- Daniel Aquino (1985~89)
- Daniel Delfino (1988~90, 1991~1993, 1995~1996)

- Javier Sanguinetti (1990~93, 1994~08)
- Javier Zanetti (1993~95)
- Ángel Comizzo (1993~96)
- Julio Ricardo Cruz (1993~96)
- Néstor Craviotto (1996~99)
- Mauro Camoranesi (1997~98)
- Andrés San Martín (1997~99, 2002~05}
- Carlos Fabián Leeb (1997~02)
- José Luis Sánchez (1999~05)
- Walter Jiménez (2001~03)
- Josemir Lujambio (2001~02, 2005~07)

- Daniel Rubén Bilos (2001~05)
- Cristian Leiva (2001~06)
- Julio Barraza (2001~present)
- Roberto Colautti (2002~03)
- Marcos Galarza (2002-present)
- Renato Civelli (2003~06)
- Darío Cvitanich (2003~08)
- Cristian Lucchetti (2005~present)
- Fabián Santana (2005~present)
- Luciano Civelli (2006~09)
- José Devaca (2007~present)

Filial clubs

Other Banfield clubs affiliated to AFA (Argentine Football Association).

- Ordered by province

Records

Banfield holds the record for the game with most difference of goals in the Primera División Argentina, it was a 13-1 to Puerto Comercial from Bahia Blanca in October 6th, 1974.

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