Club Atlético Alvarado is an

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club from the city of

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. The team currently plays in the

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, the 2nd division of the

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. The club has played at the highest level of Argentine football on only one occasion, more specifically in the 1978 Campeonato Nacional, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Alvarado participated in Group D of that tournament, finishing 7th of 8 teams. The team's most notable results that year were two 1–1 draws with

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, the 1978 Metropolitano champion, a 4–4 draw with

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and a great 5–0 victory over San Lorenzo. In May 1992 Alvarado reached the Torneo Argentino A finals, only to lose the chance of promotion to the

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. At the end of the 2008–09 season the club was relegated from

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after losing its playoff games at the hands of

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. Alvarado returned to the Torneo Argentino A in June 2012, after defeating Deportivo Roca by penalties in the playoffs."Alvarado ascendió al Argentino A"
, 16 June 2012

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours

National

** Winners (1): 2011–12

Regional

* Primera División de la Liga Marplatense de fútbol ** Winners (5): 1977, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2012 * Segunda División de la Liga Marplatense de fútbol ** Winners (1): 1964 * Torneo de la Liga Marplatense de Barrios ** Winners (4): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 * Torneo Clasificatorio a regionales ** Winners (3): 1990, 1998, 2000

References

External links

* Alvarado Football clubs in Mar del Plata 1928 establishments in Argentina {{Argentina-footyclub-stub