Club Social y Deportivo Loma Negra (usually known as Loma Negra) is an Argentine

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based in Olavarría, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol de Olavarría. The club was established and owned by the homonymous cement company in 1929. The club played at the highest level of Argentine football ( Primera División) on two occasions, having qualified to play the

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s of 1981 and 1983. In 1981 Loma Negra was eliminated in the first round although the team had achieved a 1–0 win over

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and two 0–0 ties with the favorite River Plate.> In 1982 Loma Negra played a friendly match against the touring team of the

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, who had played out a draw against

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in that same tour. Loma Negra defeated the URSS 1–0 in what has to go down as one of biggest upsets ever.La Unión Soviética, Loma Negra y la utopía de lo posible
by Andrés Burgo on ''Página12'', 10 Jun 2018 In 1983 the club progressed to the last sixteen stage of the competition and their striker Armando Husillos was the tournament top scorer with 11 goals. The club have had little success since their heyday in the early 1980s and now plays at amateur level.

Titles

* Liga de Fútbol de Olavarría (9): 1949, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1991

Notable players

* Félix Orte * Armando Husillos * Osvaldo Rinaldi *

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Notable managers

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References

External links

* Association football clubs established in 1929 Football clubs in Buenos Aires Province 1929 establishments in Argentina {{Argentina-footyclub-stub