Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an
Argentine
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sports club based in
Garupá,
Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance
bus
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company which gave its name to the institution. Although the club is mostly known for its
association football team, other sports such as
field hockey,
paddle tennis and
tennis are hosted.
After many seasons playing in the
Torneo Argentino A, the
football
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team was promoted to
Primera B Nacional after defeating
Guillermo Brown
William Brown (also known in Spanish as Guillermo Brown or ''Almirante'' Brown) (22 June 1777 – 3 March 1857) was an Irish-born Argentine admiral. Brown's successes in the Argentine War of Independence, the Cisplatine War and the Anglo-Frenc ...
via playoff. They currently play in
Primera B Nacional.
The main Crucero's rival is
Guaraní Antonio Franco
Club Guaraní Antonio Franco is an Argentine football club from the city of Posadas, Misiones. The team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second major league in Argentine Football league system.
The club played at the highest level o ...
of the same city.
History
The club was founded in 1989 by the owners of Argentine bus company "Crucero del Norte", the Koropeski family. They had been encouraged by the company's employees, who were big fans of football and strong supporters of the
indoor soccer
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team of Crucero del Norte.
During its first years of existence, Crucero del Norte played its home games at Bartolomé Mitre de Posadas stadium. The club inaugurated its own field in 2003. Crucero debuted in the Liga Posadeña de Fútbol (
Posadas football league), promoting to play the 2005 edition of
Torneo Argentino C. In 2005 the team promoted to
Torneo Argentino B where it remained until 2009.
On 14 June 2009, Crucero del Norte got promotion to
Torneo Argentino A after defeating
Marplatense team
Alvarado at the finals (with scores of 1–0 in Posadas and 0–0 as visitor).
In January 2011, the squad won its first international tournament, the Copa Víctor Hugo Zayas, played in
Encarnación, Paraguay after beating local teams Universal (1–0) and
Independiente de Campo Grande (5–4 via
penalty shoot-out after the 90' ended in a tie). The most recent achievement was the promotion to the second division of Argentine football,
Primera B Nacional, defeating
Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn via playoff.
Honours
*Liga Posadeña de Fútbol (1): 2004 Apertura
References
External links
Club websiteBus company website
{{Torneo Federal A
Football clubs in Misiones Province
Sport in Misiones Province
1989 establishments in Argentina