Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an
Argentine
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football
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club headquartered in
Villa Crespo
Villa Crespo is a middle class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the geographical center of the city. It had a population of 83,646 people in 2001, and thus currently a population density of 23,235 inhabitants/km2. Villa Crespo c ...
,
Buenos Aires
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, while the stadium is located in
Villa Maipú
Villa Maipú is a ''localidad'' (district) of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.
The ''localidad'' is home to Chacarita Juniors, a football clu ...
,
General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants in an ar ...
of
Greater Buenos Aires
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.
The squad currently plays in
Primera Nacional
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, the second division of the
Argentine football league system
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.
History
The club was founded on 1 May 1906, in an anarchist Library on the boundary between the
Villa Crespo
Villa Crespo is a middle class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the geographical center of the city. It had a population of 83,646 people in 2001, and thus currently a population density of 23,235 inhabitants/km2. Villa Crespo c ...
and
Chacarita neighbourhoods. After a short period of institutional crisis, the club was re-opened in 1919.
![Chacarita 1924ch](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Chacarita_1924ch.jpg)
The football squad promoted to
Primera División in 1924, and continued playing at the top level after football became professional in 1931.
In 1940 Chacarita was relegated to the second division, but it lasted only one season. The team then moved to the
General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants in an ar ...
in
Greater Buenos Aires
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, next to the autonomous city of
Buenos Aires
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.
![Chacarita 1969](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Chacarita_1969.jpg)
In 1956 Chacarita was relegated to the second division again, and won that championship the following year returning to Primera División. After 10 consecutive years at the top level, Chacarita won its only first division title, the 1969
Metropolitano championship The Metropolitano championship ("Campeonato Metropolitano") was an Argentine football tournament which existed between 1967 and 1984. The Metropolitano formed one half of the Primera División, taking place in the first half of the year, while the ...
.
In the following years the team performed badly and was relegated all the way down to the 3rd division in 1980. In 1984 Chacarita came back to the first division, but because of
Hooliganism
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Etymology
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by some of its fans, the club was punished with a suspension for a month and a loss of 10 points; having missing those points, Chacarita could not avoid a new relegation to the second division.
After a long tenure in lower divisions (including the
Primera C
The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (G ...
), Chacarita came back to the top division in 1999, where the team remained until 2004 Torneo Clausura, when it was relegated to 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 ...
.
In the 2008–09 season the club finished 2nd, after a 1–0 victory against
Platense, with a goal scored in the last seconds of the match. This victory secured Chacarita a return to Primera División after five years of being relegated.
At the end of 2011–12 season, Chacarita finished 20th and therefore the ''Funebreros'' had to play two matches against
Nueva Chicago (winner of
Primera B Metropolitana
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's Torneo Reducido) to avoid being relegated to the lower division. Nueva Chicago won the series (1–0 and 1–1) and Chacarita was subsequently relegated.
Kit evolution
(1) Used during the 1931 championship as a tribute to club's first jersey.
Nickname
The team got the nickname of ''Funebreros'' ("Undertakers") because its ground was near the
La Chacarita Cemetery
Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is known as the National Cemetery and is the largest in Argentina.
Location
The cemetery is in the barrio or district of Chacarita, in the western part of Buenos Aires. Its main entrance i ...
. The red color in its jersey (apart from black and white) is a reference to its anarchist origins.
Stadium
![Tribunagutierrez](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Tribunagutierrez.jpg)
Chacarita's stadium was reopened on 30 January 2011, after its closure for a total rebuilt (which consisted in replacing the old wood seats for the more modern cement structures, according to safety regulations) since May 2008. As part of the celebration for the reopening, the club organized a friendly match between Chacarita and
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
(which ended 0–0). For this special event only 13,260 seats were available. Once the remodelling is totally finished, the stadium will be able to host an attendance of 35,000.
[Chacarita anuncia inauguración del nuevo estadio]
The Governor of
Buenos Aires Province
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,
Daniel Scioli
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, was the most notable presence in the event and was the person who cut the ribbon to declare the stadium officially reopened. This act was made in front of the
Isaac López
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was th ...
stand, named as a tribute to the legendary goalkeeper who played the most games for Chacarita (343 matches, from 1937 to 1952). Finally, a colorful set of fireworks closed the ceremony in Villa Maipú.
Chacarita estrenó su nuevo estadio
The new stadium was erected in the same location where the old one was, in the Villa Maipú
Villa Maipú is a ''localidad'' (district) of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.
The ''localidad'' is home to Chacarita Juniors, a football clu ...
neighborhood, General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants in an ar ...
. The last game played by Chacarita before the remodelling had been on 21 October 2005, during a match for 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 ...
championship. The rival was Tigre (which has a strong rivalry with Chacarita) and ''El Funebrero'' won 3–0.[
]
Players
Current squad
.
Out on loan
Former players
Managers
* Ernesto Duchini
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(1939–43)
* Alfio Basile Alfio () is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Alfio Basile, Argentina football coach
* Alfio Bonanno, Australian tenor
* Alfio Caltabiano, Italian actor
* Alfio Contini, Italian cinematographer
* Alfio Fazio, Italian c ...
(1975–76)
* Carlos Cavagnaro
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C ...
(1988)
* Héctor Rivoira
Héctor Oscar Rivoira (10 April 1960 – 14 August 2019) was an Argentine football manager and player who worked as the manager of Atlético Tucumán.
Playing career
Rivoira played for the River Plate youth teams but never played for the first ...
(1997–00)
* Reinaldo Merlo
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Playing career
Known as ''Mostaza'' (mustard) because of his off-blond hair, Merlo played his entire career for Club Atléti ...
(1998–99)
* Osvaldo Sosa
Osvaldo Sosa (26 January 1945 – 6 July 2020) was an Argentine football manager and player who worked as the manager of Atlético Tucumán in the Primera División Argentina.
Playing career
Sosa began his playing career in 1964 with Almagro. I ...
(2000–02)
* Néstor Craviotto
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(2003)
* Néstor Clausen
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A native of Arrufó, Santa Fe Province, his ancestors were orig ...
(2004–05)
* Héctor Rivoira
Héctor Oscar Rivoira (10 April 1960 – 14 August 2019) was an Argentine football manager and player who worked as the manager of Atlético Tucumán.
Playing career
Rivoira played for the River Plate youth teams but never played for the first ...
(2005–07), (2011)
* Dalcio Giovagnoli
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Honours
Club
;Jorge Wilstermann
* Primera División de Bolivia (1): 1 ...
(2008)
* Ricardo Zielinski
Ricardo Alberto Zielinski (born 14 October 1959) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Uruguayan club Nacional.
Career
"El Ruso" started his playing career at San Telmo in 197 ...
(2008–09)
* Fernando Gamboa
Fernando Andrés Gamboa (born 28 October 1970 in Marcos Juárez, Córdoba) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Playing career
Gamboa started his playing career in 1988 with Newell's Old Boys where h ...
(2009–10)
* Mauro Navas (2010)
* Felipe De la Riva (2011–12)
* Carlos Navarro Montoya
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(2013)
* Carlos Fabián Leeb
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(2013–14)
Honours
* Primera División (1): 1969 Metropolitano
* División Intermedia (1): 1924
* Primera B (3): 1924, 1941, 1959, 1993–94
References
External links
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1906 establishments in Argentina
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