Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

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Estadio José Dellagiovanna Estadio José Dellagiovanna (popularly knwon as the ''Coliseo de Victoria'') On 3 August 1902, a group of twelve young men led by José Dellagiovanna, met at his house in Partido de las Conchas (former name of

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) with the purpose of establishing a sports club. The name given to the recently formed institution was "Club Atlético Juventud del Tigre", with Dellagiovanna elected as its first president. They played their first football match vs C.A. Las Conchas, won by Juventud del Tigre 3–1. The club wore a blue shirt with red collar, black short and socks. In 1911, the team registered to the

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to be able to compete in official tournaments. By those times, the institution changed its name to "Club Atlético de Tigre". When dissident

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was established in 1912 after the first schism in Argentine football, Tigre affiliated to it. The team began to wear a striped blue and red shirt. The first title won by the club came in 1912, when Tigre was crowned champion of División Intermedia (the second level by then), earning promotion to Primera División after beating Argentinos de Vélez Sarsfield 4–2 in the final held at

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Tigre debuted in Primera División, the top division of Argentine football, on 1 May 1913 against

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; the match concluded in a 0–0 draw. The team played its home matches on a field located on Rocha street, near

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in Rincón de Milberg. Its first field was inaugurated on 2 December 1913. When a new schism came in 1919, Tigre registered to dissident

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, which lasted until 1927, when both leagues, AAmF and AFA joined. In 1931, the first professional league of Argentina,

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, was created, with Tigre affiliating to it. Under professionalism, Tigre debuted on 31 May 1931 vs San Lorenzo at '' Estadio Viejo Gasómetro,'' and Tigre lost 4–2. Nevertheless, in 1934 a reduction in the number of Primera Division teams caused Tigre and

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to be relegated into the Second Division. This meant Tigre left the top division after 21 consecutive seasons. BERNABE-FERREIRA

At the beginning of 1931, Tigre sold striker

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to River Plate for m$n50,000. The transaction was described as "the most expensive pass for a player in the history of world football" by the local media. Ferreyra had played for Tigre during 6 years, with an average of +1 goal per game. After the selling of Ferreyra, another forward,

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, arrived to the club in 1937. He would score 116 goals over 173 matches between 1937 and 1943, becoming Tigre's all-time top scorer. In October 1944, the club received then vice-president of Argentina, colonel

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, in front of a crowded stadium. The president of Tigre, Mario Piotti, appointed Perón –a confessed supporter of the club– as "honorary president" of the club. Tigre 1945

In 1945, Tigre won its first official title, the

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championship, which allowed the club to return to Primera. The club remained in the top level for a few seasons before being relegated again in 1950, along with

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.

Tigre remained in the second tier until 1953, when the team won its second title, and returned to Primera División again, where the club remained until another relegation in 1958. During that brief stint in the top level, Tigre got its best performance until then, finishing 6th in the 1955 season. It was at that time when Tigre was nicknamed ''El Matador'' (The Killer) by '' El Gráfico'' journalist Osvaldo Ardizzone. Tigre returned to Primera División in 1967, after being promoted along with

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in the "Reclasificatorio", a tournament contested by the last six teams of Metropolitano and the four top teams from Primera B. Nevertheless, the club would be relegated again, and in 1971 was sent to

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, the third division of Argentine by then. In 1979, Tigre returned to Primera División, with

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as the sports director. A curiosity of that year: while Tigre was on the rise, it sold more tickets than Racing Club,

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and Independiente. At national level, it finished 4th only behind

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, River Plate and

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. The following season, after poor results, the club returned to the second tier In 1982, Tigre and San Lorenzo set the attendance record in the second division. More than 70,000 tickets were sold for the match that was played at Estadio Monumental. As of today and by different regulations of AFA, it will hardly be exceeded at any time. In 1991, the club was relegated into the third division (Primera B Metropolitana). In 1994, Tigre won the Clausura tournament of the Metropolitana, but lost the promotion final to the Apertura champion,

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. Tigre was finally promoted to the Nacional B (Second tier) the following season, in 1995. However, the club only lasted there one season, and were directly relegated. In 1998, the club was promoted to Nacional B again, and was close to achieving promotion to the Primera Division the following season, but was eliminated in the playoffs. In 2005, The team became two-time champion of the Primera B Metropolitana by winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, with a record number of points obtained. In both tournaments, the team had only lost one match. In the club's first season back in the second tier, the 2005–06 season, the club placed 7th in the overall table, one position away from qualifying for the playoffs. In the 2006–07 season, the club placed 5th in the overall table and got itself into the promotion playoffs, which was called the "Torneo Reducido". In the final, Tigre defeated Platense 2–0, which allowed the club to play the promotion playoff final. Tigre beat Nueva Chicago 3–1 over two legs, and would be able to play in the highest division of Argentine football after more than two decades. In its first tournament back, the 2007–08 season, Tigre finished runner-up of the Apertura tournament. The external factor to this campaign was the massive support; in almost all the matches of the tournament, Tigre sold out its tickets, both in

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and away from home. All this left the popular recognition in the football environment that Tigre had been widely the revelation of the tournament, and that Argentine football had recovered a great. For the 2008 Apertura, Tigre was one goal away from becoming champion, but finished runner-up again. The club finished with a total of 39 points, tied for first place along with San Lorenzo and

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, but ends as runner-up after playing a historic triangular final. It must be considered that the AFA modified, in the midst of their dispute, the rules of this tournament. Originally it had established that in the event of a tie for first place, the champion would be decided according to head-to-head results between the teams occupying that place. Tigre defeated San Lorenzo and

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, both as visitors, so it was appropriate to award the club the title. However, with the imposed modification, the triangular had to be disputed. In 2012 Clausura the club was runner-up in the Primera Division again. Tigre started the season thinking about not being in the relegation table, but ended up exceeding the expectations by fighting for the league title until the last date. At the end of that same year, after eliminating Colombian side

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in the semifinals of the

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, it reached its first international final in its history, where the club lost to

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in the finals. Equipotitulardetigrecampeon

Despite having been relegated at the end of the 2018–19 Primera División championship, 2019 was the most successful year in the history of the club as Tigre won its first title in Primera División, the

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, by beating

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2–0 in the

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at Mario Kempes Stadium. Coached by

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, Tigre's initial line-up was

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; Matías Pérez Acuña, Gerardo Alcoba ( c),

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,

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; Sebastián Prediger, Lucas Menossi, Diego Alberto Morales,

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,

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; Federico González. The goals were scored by González and Janson. Besides, 20,000 supporters of ''El Matador'' travelled to Córdoba to attend the match. That win allowed Tigre to play the Trofeo de Campeones vs Racing Club (winner of the 2018–19 league) at Estadio José María Minella in

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. Nevertheless, Racing beat Tigre 2–0. In

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, Tigre was the only Argentine team that played the top continental competition,

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, that was not competing in the top division but in Primera B Nacional. In November

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, Tigre won the

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title (also their first one in the division) after beating

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1–0 in the final match. Therefore the ''Matador'' will play in the top division of Argentine professional football since the 2022 season.

Kit evolution

During the first years of the club, the shirt was blue with a red collar. On the chest, the legend "Juventud del Tigre" (original club name). For the first game v C.A. Las Conchas, the team wore that shirt. A blue and red striped jersey appeared between 1911 and 1911, being alternated with the traditional blue. With the affiliation to dissident "

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", in 1919, the regulation of the use of colors privileged

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...

in the use of a striped design. The now traditional blue with a red horizontal stripe began to be worn in the mid 1940s. During the 1960s, the club worn a blue and red hoops jersey that had been worn by Italian club

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.

Stadium

Throughout its history, ''Club Atlético Tigre'' had 3 grounds, although the most popular is the current Estadio Jose Dellagiovanna, located in

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,

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. In 1935 the land of ''Guido Spano'' was acquired and on 29 December the Foundation Stone was placed where the current

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stadium would be built. The land in front of the avenue was acquired with the certain possibility of expanding the number of supporters. Many internal struggles were generated by this determination. Former members, who did not understand at the time the perspective that this change offered to the club, decided to leave the institution. The president at that time was ''León Bourdieu''. It was inaugurated on 20 September 1936, in a friendly against

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. On 27 September 1936, the first official match was played at the stadium, with

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beating Tigre 1-0 as part of the First Division league championship organized by the AFA. On 6 December, Tigre had its first victory at the stadium, defeating

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2–0.

Players

Current squad

.

Out on loan

Former players

Player records

Most appearances

Top scorers

Notable players

Managers

Last 10 managers of the football squad: * Gustavo Alfaro (2014–2015) *

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(2016) *

Pedro Troglio Pedro Antonio Troglio (born 28 July 1965) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Honduran club CD Olimpia Playing career During his career as a footballer, Troglio played for ...

(2016–2017) *

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(2017) * Ricardo Caruso Lombardi (2017) * Cristian Ledesma (2018) * Mariano Echeverría (2018–2019) *

Néstor Gorosito Néstor Raúl Gorosito (born 14 May 1964) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Gimnasia La Plata. Playing career Néstor ''Pipo'' Gorosito began his playing career at Rive ...

(2019–2020) * Juan Carlos Blengio (2020–21) * Diego Martínez (2021–)

Titles

National

*

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(1): 2019 *

Primera 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 tea ...

(1):

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* Primera B (6): 1912 , 1914 , 1945, 1953, 1979, 2004–05

Friendly

* Trofeo Jaime Sarlanga: 1967 Argentina - Friendly tournaments
by Mariano Buren on the RSSSF

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tigre, Club Atletico Association football clubs established in 1902 Football clubs in Buenos Aires Province 1902 establishments in Argentina