Argentine
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football
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Greater Buenos Aires
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. The institution was the first club from that city to have played in Primera División, the first level of
Argentine football league system
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, although it lasted only one season in the division.
Other clubs from Bernal (such as Club Bernal and Estudiantes) played at intermediate divisions.
History
The club was established on May 1, 1911, with a football team formed by Italian immigrants that had arrived to Bernal from
La Boca
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and nicknamed ''los Isleños''. The club had its field in the intersection of Tacuarí and Cramer streets, adopting the blue and red as its colors, playing with a vertical stripes jersey.
In
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
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Honor y Patria registered with
Asociación Amateurs de Football
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, a dissident body that had been established in
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...
to organise its own championships.
In
1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
**Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...
, Honor y Patria won its first official title, División Intermedia (Second Division) championship after beating
San Telmo
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in a three games series. The team had finished 1st of Section B, with 14 victories over 16 games played while San Telmo had finished 1st of Section A, with a record of 15–18. On January 16, 1927, Honor y Patria defeated San Telmo by 2–1 in the third game played at
River Plate stadium
Estadio Monumental (), officially Estadio Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,Primera División due to both associations merged in 1927. Therefore, Honor y Patria remained in the second division until
1929
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when the team achieved promotion to Primera after winning the championship. The team finished with 31 points in 20 games played, with 12 wins, 7 draws and only 1 loss. The squad scored 34 goals and conceded 14. The line-up v. Liberal Argentino in the last fixture of the tournament was: E. Tomero; V. González, E.G allini; R. Aragón, D. Bataglini, J. Figueroa; R. Calichio, J. Olivari, J.R. Angelini, A. Scotti, D.Tizzano.
Honor y Patria made a very poor campaign in its first season in Primera, being relegated (along with Club Argentino del Sud) after finishing 35 of 36 teams. The team only won 4 games over 35 played, with 30 goals scored and 91 conceded, with some smashing losses to
Quilmes
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Racing
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Boca Juniors
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which smashed Honor y Patria by 9–1 on March 29, 1931, with 7 goals scored by
Roberto Cherro
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, becoming the first and only Boca Juniors played to have scored that number of goals in a single match.
After finishing last in the 1934 Primera B championship, Honor y Patria disaffiliated from the Association. It is believed that the club folded soon after.