Club Atlético Güemes, known as Atlético Güemes or simply Güemes, is an Argentine

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based in Santiago del Estero, founded on 12 October 1932. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in

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, the second division of the Argentine league system. Other sports practised at the club are

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and

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History

Founded on 12 October 1932 as an honour to military leader

Martín Miguel de Güemes Martín Miguel de Güemes (8 February 1785 – 17 June 1821) was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spain, Spanish royalist army during the Argentine War of Independence. Biography Güemes was bor ...

, the club mainly played in regional competitions. In 1986, after winning the previous year's ''Torneo Regional'', they featured in the 1986 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, being knocked out by

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in the qualifying rounds. Güemes narrowly achieved promotion to

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...

in 1988; after leading their zone in the ''Torneo del Interior'', the club reached the finals but lost to

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. The club finally reached promotion to the ''Torneo Federal B'' in 2014, after winning eight out of ten matches in the regional leagues. On 28 December 2015, Güemes defeated San Martín de Formosa and reached the

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for the first time in their history. Despite suffering immediate relegation, the club returned to the division for the 2019–20 campaign, where they led their group before the season was curtailed due to the

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. Güemes won the 2020 Torneo Federal A after the season was reestablished, achieving promotion to the

on 18 January 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guemes, Club Atletico Football clubs in Santiago del Estero Province Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Argentina