Club Atlético Fénix is an

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club from

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. The team currently plays in the

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, the regionalised third division of the

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. In 2013, Fénix won the playoff series after defeating

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in the second game by 2–1. The first match finished 1–1 and thereby the squad was promoted to the upper division,

History

The club was established on 25 April 1948 by a group of boys met at the bar owned by Guillermo García in

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district of

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. The boys played football competing in local leagues and decided to found their own club, named "Club Atlético, Social y Deportivo Fénix". The name was chosen because the bar where the boys used to meet had been destroyed by fire in 1947. Despite the accident, the bar reopened soon later, being compared to the

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, "arising from the ashes of its predecessor". "Fénix" is the Spanish translation for "phoenix". In 1955 the club rented a land in the

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neighborhood, where Fénix built its first headquarters and venue. One year later the club changed its name to current "Club Atlético Fénix". Fénix affiliated to the

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in 1959 and began to play the Torneo de Aficionados (current

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). In 1963 the team promoted by the first time, and built its current headquarters in the Concepción Arenal street of Chacarita neighborhood. In 1965 Fénix was near to promote to

but lost the playoff to Almirante Brown by 1–0. In 1978 the Intendant of Buenos Aires, Osvaldo Cacciatore notified the club that it had to vacate the lands where the stadium had been erected, so Fénix had to play its home games in different venues, most frequently

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stadium. The team was also relegated to Primera D that same year. After being disaffiliated a couple of times and a financial crisis, the club signed an agreement with private investors which took over the manage of the institution for 10 years. As a result, Fénix left the neighborhood of Colegiales (where its headquarters still remain) moving to

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. In 2010 the investor left the club claiming that "the objectives had not been accomplished"."La decisión está tomada, ya no soy el responsable de Fénix"
Pilar.com, 22 February 2010 At the end of 2010–11 season Fénix was relegated to Primera D although the team returned to Primera C in the 2011–12 season after winning the championship.

Honours

(2): 2004–05, 2011–12

References

External links

Official site

Aguante Fenix (fan site) (archive)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fenix Association football clubs established in 1912 Football clubs in Buenos Aires Province 1912 establishments in Argentina