Club Atlético Alvear (or "Club Alvear") was an

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club affiliated to

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during the 1920s and 1930s. Alvear had its headquarters in

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and its field in Saavedra, both districts of the city of

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History

The club was established on July 1, 1903, as "Club Atlético Alvear" in the

district of

. In

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, the club debuted in Primera División when joining dissident body "

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" (AAm) that had been created in

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to organise its own championships.''Historia del Fútbol Amateur en la Argentina'', by Jorge Iwanczuk. Published by Autores Editores (1992) – Alvear played in Primera División until 1926, when dissident AAm and

merged. Alvear finished 7th. over 17 teams in the year of its debut, with an outstanding victory over

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by 3–1 in Saavedra. The following seasons would not be good for the club, making poor campaigns that placed Alvear in the last positions of the table, even finishing last in

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. When both associations merged in 1926, Alvear, along with

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, Progresista,

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, Sportsman and Universal were relegated to the

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. In 1927 Alvear debuted at Primera B, where the team finished 14 of 18. In 1931 the club moved to Saavedra, where the institution merged with Club Atlético Unión de Caseros. One year later, this merge was dissolved. It is believed that Club Alvear disappeared soon after.

Honours

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(1): 1920

References

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