Club Atlético Argentino (mostly known as Argentino de Merlo) is an

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club from

Merlo, Buenos Aires Merlo is the head city of the eponymous partido of Merlo and seat of the municipal government, located in the Greater Buenos Aires urban area of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city was founded by Francisco de Merlo in 1755 and rebuilt ...

. The squad currently plays in

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, the regionalised third division of the

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History

The club was founded in 1906 by a group of young workers from Estación Merlo (Merlo Station) of the

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. Originally conceived as a football and

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team, the club had its own facilities where not only football but

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and

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were played. At the end of the 1920s, Argentino moved to a land where only tennis could be practised. Two years later the club built its football stadium although in 1920 the club moved again to

, where its headquarters still remain. In 1933 Argentino signed the purchase of those lands where the current headquarters were built. In 1976 the club acquired 30 hectares of land, which was the property of "La Peña El Bosque" (in Argentina, "Peñas" are similar to fans clubs). By the 1980s Argentino had more than 10,000 members and a great multi-sport club where many activities were hosted. An Olympic swimming pool, tennis, football and volley courts, apart from an

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track were among the facilities, as well as a

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track. Argentino affiliated to

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in 1978, beginning to play at

Primera D The Primera D was one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 11 clubs from Buenos Aires Province, the league is the only one that remains amateur. The other league at level five is the Torneo ...

, using the Ferrocarril Midland stadium until its own venue was opened in 1980. In 1985 Argentino won its first fourth division title, promoting to

Primera C The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs, mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area ( ...

Players 2018 - 19

Titles

(1): 2022 *

(3): 1985, 1998–99

External links

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