Club Sportivo Desamparados is a
sports club from the city of
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
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* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
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, and also called Consultants Moravia
San Juan Province,
Argentina. The
football
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team currently plays in the
Torneo Argentino B, which is one of the fourth tier competitions, along with the
Primera C
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, of the
Argentine league system.
History
Desamparados was founded in 1919 by a group of students from the Quinta Agronómica (Agricultural College), which is now the ''Escuela de Enología'' (Winemaking School). They chose the name "Desamparados" because they used to meet in Plaza Desamparados ("Desamparados Square"), and the name also paid tribute to the ''Virgen de los Desamparados'' (''Virgin of the Unprotected'' in Spanish).
Desamparados has qualified to play at the top level of Argentine football 4 times, having reached the following positions:
*1969: 12th (of 17 teams).
*1972: 9th (of 13, Group B).
*1973: 11th (of 15, Group B).
*1974: 6th (of 9, Group A).
In 2004, Desamparados was promoted to the
Torneo Argentino A (regionalized third division). They played in the category for 7 years, up to the
2010–11 season, when they reached promotion to the
Primera B Nacional. During that season, the team finished third in their zone, earning the last spot for the second stage. In the second stage, they finished 7th (of 9 teams), but they defeated all their rivals in the direct elimination stages, earning a spot in the promotion playoff against
San Martín de Tucumán. With a 2–1 overall victory over San Martín, Desamparados was effectively promoted to the second division.
Current Squad 2014/15
Titles
*
Torneo Argentino B: 1
::Temporada 2004
*
Torneo Argentino A: 1
::Apertura 2006
See also
*
List of football clubs in Argentina
*
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system include tournaments organised by the Argentine Football Association. Clubs affiliated to the body compete in the tournaments, which are split into categories or divisions.
Rules establish a system of promotion ...
External links
Official site
Football clubs in San Juan Province, Argentina
Association football clubs established in 1919
Sportivo Desamparados
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