Club Atlético Central Córdoba is an

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based in

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. The club is mostly known for its

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team, which currently plays in the

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, first division of the

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. The club was founded by a group of railway workers and named after the Córdoba Central Railway in a similar manner to the other Central Córdoba club based in Rosario.

History

Central Córdoba has played at the highest level of Argentine football on 2 occasions, more specifically in the 1967 and 1971

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s. In the 1967 Nacional, Central Córdoba finished 14th of 16 teams, having reached its peak with the 2–1 victory over

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. In 1971 Central Córdoba finished 13th out of 14 teams in group B, with their most significant achievement being a 1–1 draw to Boca Juniors, although soon later the team would be heavily defeated at the hands of San Lorenzo by 7–1. On 8 June 2019, Central Córdoba won promotion to the Primera División after defeating

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in the 2018–19 promotion play-off finals. It marked their return to the top-flight for the first time in 48 years. In their first season back they finished 18th in the table. The club made the final of the

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for the first time in its history. They kicked off their run while still in the Primera B, beating Nueva Chicago 1–0, in the round of 32 they beat

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by the same score, then beat Villa Mitre to set up a quarter-final with

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, winning 1–0. In the semi-final they beat Lanus by the same score to set up the

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with River Plate on 13 December 2019, losing 3–0 in Mendoza. On 11 December 2024 they beat Vélez Sarsfield 1-0, with a long range goal by Matías Godoy, to win the 2024 Copa Argentina in Santa Fe. It was the first major trophy in the history of the club, along by their first ever qualification to an international competition, the 2025 Copa Libertadores. They became the first and only team from the

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to win these achievements.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Current staff

Honours

Senior titles

Other titles

Titles won in lower divisions: *

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(2): 2014, 2017–18 *

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(1): 1986 *

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(1): 1997–98

Regional

* Liga Santiagueña de Fútbol (48): 1945, 1957(2), 1959 (2), 1960 (2), 1961 (2), 1962, 1963 (2), 1964 (2), 1965 (2), 1966, 1967, 1969(2), 1970, 1971 (3), 1972, 1974, 1975 (2), 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983 (2), 1984 (3), 1985 (2), 1986, 1988 (Revalida), 1990 (Revalida), Clausura 1995, Apertura 1997, Ronda Final 1998, Liguilla 1999, 2010, 2023 * Copa Santiago (1): 2014 * Primera B - Liga Santiagueña de Fútbol (2): 1923, 2001

References

External links

* Football clubs in Santiago del Estero Province Association football clubs established in 1919 1919 establishments in Argentina Railway association football teams in Argentina {{Argentina-footyclub-stub