Club Atlético Los Andes is an

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based in the

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district of

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. The

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team currently plays in the Primera B, the third division of the

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. The club was founded by a group of young people in 1917, and its name was chosen to commemorate the first balloon flight across the

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mountain, which had happened in 1916. Los Andes has had three runs in the

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: the first was in 1961, the second time was between the 1968 and 1971

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s. Los Andes best ever final position was an 8° position overall in 1968 Nacional. The third run in Primera División was in 2000–01 and lasted only one season: Los Andes finished 19th out of 20 teams and was relegated to

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with the worst points average in the division. After some seasons in the lower divisions, in 2014 Los Andes returned to B Nacional after winning a championship of the

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, but be relegated in the 2018–19 season.

Current squad

Honours

(2): 1960, 2014 *

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(3): 1926, 1938, 1957

References

External links

Official websiteLas voces MilrayitasLomas LocuraVivo por Los Andes
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