Almagro
Club Almagro is a sports club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a professional
Football (soccer) team currently playing in the Argentine second division. It was founded on January 6, 1911 in the Almagro, Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
The club still has several sports facilities in Almagro for its members, but the
Almagro football stadium is located in 2223 Marcelo T. de Alvear, José Ingenieros, Buenos Aires province and has a capacity of 19 000.
Almagro played one year in first division in 1938 after winning the first second division tournament that awarded a promotion. Later the team won the 1968 second division tournament, but had to participate in the Reclasificatorio tournament with first division teams and other second divisioners and didn't won the promotion. The
Tricolores played most of the time in second division, a few years in third division, but in 2000 and 2004 they won the promotion to Primera División Argentina, only to be relegated both times after only one season.
As of September 27, 2008
Titles
Argentine Second Division:
- Clausura 1996
- Primera B 1968
- Segunda División 1937
Argentine Third Division:
- Primera C 1971
Notable former players
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