Club Atlético Almirante Brown (mostly known as Brown de Arrecifes) is an

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from the city of

Arrecifes Arrecifes is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative seat of Arrecifes Partido. History * 20 September 1586 the first time which a Spanish conqueror mentioned in his notes: "Pago de los Arrecifes", this is the oldest ...

, in

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. Although other sports are practised there, Brown is mostly known for its

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team, which currently plays in the Arrecifes football league. Almirante Brown, founded on 14 October 1917, by José Ryan and Stegmann. The colours of the club are related to the origins of its founders: black (taken from the German flag) and green (the Irish traditional colour). Brown won the 1995–96

Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino B was one of two leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, made up of 100+ teams playing within eight regional zones across Argentina. The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera C ...

promoting to the upper division with Mataderos, a club from

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. A year after, on 28 June 1997, the team reached the

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

(the second division of the

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) later defeating

Sportivo Ben Hur Club Sportivo Ben Hur is an Argentine sports club from Rafaela, Santa Fe Province. The club was founded in 1940 and is mostly known for its basketball and football teams. Other sports practised in the club are aerobics, bowls, chess, field hocke ...

1–0 in

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. The team was coached by Rodolfo Motta. During its debut season in the Primera B Nacional, Brown finished 6th in the first stage but then was relegated to the last position in the B group. Brown made its best performance in the 2000–01 season, being near to promote to First Division although the team was defeated by

San Martín de Mendoza Atlético Club San Martín (popularly known as San Martín de Mendoza) is a football club from the city of San Martín in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth division o ...

before reaching the semi-finals. Brown played in the second division until 2003, when the team was relegated to the lower division."Brown de Arrecifes: un viaje de ida y vuelta"
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Titles

Torneo Argentino A The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...

: 1 :: 1996–97 *

: 1 :: 1995–96 *Liga de Fútbol de Arrecifes: 18

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