Club Atlético del Rosario is an

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from

Rosario, Santa Fe Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

. One of the oldest clubs still in existence in the country, Atlético del Rosario was a pioneer of

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in Rosario, being the first team from that city to play in Primera División, the top division of the

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. At the international level, Rosario A.C. was also the first team outside Buenos Aires to win an international tournament, the

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on three occasions. Atlético was also a founding member of the

Liga Rosarina de Football The Liga Rosarina de Football was the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario, Argentina, from 1905 to 1930. Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys, Rosario A.C. and Atlético Argentino were its founding members.

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by Oscar Barnade, ''Clarín'', 25 Nov 2014 the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario from 1905 to 1930. Nowadays, Atlético del Rosario is mostly known for its

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team,"Haciendo historia desde 1867"
- Club's official site, 22 Ago 2015 having been a founding member of the "River Plate Rugby Union Championship" (current

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) in 1899. The senior squad currently plays in Primera A, the second division of the URBA league system. Club's home venue and headquarters are located on Plaza Jewell. The ground, opened in 1889, is the oldest in Argentina.Plaza Jewell, el club donde nació el deporte rosarino, cumple hoy 145 años
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on ''La Capital'', 2017 The club also has a women's

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team playing in the Litoral A championship, the first division of the Litoral Hockey Association league system. Apart from rugby and hockey, the club has a

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section. Atlético del Rosario was also founding member of many sports bodies in Argentina, some of them are

(1899);

(1905), Argentine Tennis Association (1912), Rosario Rugby Union (1928), among others.

History

The club was founded as a cricket institution by workers of the British company

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that were building the Rosario–Córdoba line. Originally named "Rosario Cricket Club", it was established on March 27, 1867. The RCC and the Buenos Aires Cricket Club (established in 1864) are recognised as the first sports club of Argentina. During its first years of existence, the club had several fields that served for sports practice. The club rented a land on Presidente Roca and Jujuy streets, where many sports (such as

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, bicycle races, cricket,

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, rugby, tennis) were practised. The "Justas Atléticas" (an annual

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competition) were also held there. Due to the variety of sports practiced, the club was referred to as "the Athletic Society" instead of "the Cricket Society". Finally, the club changed its name to "Rosario Athletic Club",100 años del Club Atlético Del Rosario
by Juan Pascual on ''El Gráfico'', March 1967 between May and August 1884. Some highlights during those years were the first inter-club rugby union (29 June 1886) and association football (12 July 1887) matches, played against Buenos Aires Cricket Club teams. Rosarioathletic club colors 1892

In 1889 the club moved to its current location at Plaza Jewell, named after brothers Charles and Edward Jewell who gifted a 24,000 m2 land to the club. Officially inaugurated on August 30, Plaza Jewell is the oldest

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in Argentina. In April 1892, Atlético del Rosario adopted "

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and

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" as its official colors in a general meeting, remaining as club's colors since then. Atletico rosario football

In football, the club had the honour to be the first club from

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

playing in Primera División although the squad only participated in the

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championship. Rosario A.C. was invited by the

and

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Football Associations to participate in the

, played by teams of Buenos Aires, Rosario and

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. Rosario AC won the 1902 (defeating legendary

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by 2–1 in the playoff match),

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(beating Uruguayan CURCC 3–2) and 1905 (winning over CURCC again by 4–3) editions totaling 3 championships in 6 years. The line-up vs. CURCC in 1905 was: ER.S. Knight; R.O. Le Bas, G. Middleton; H. Talbot, M.O. Wells, R. Stuart; E.O. Le Bas, A.O Le Bas, G. Roberts, J.G. Parr, W. Stocks."Cuando el Rosario Athletic salió campeón... de fútbol", CIHF Argentina
Rosario AC was also a founding member of "

", playing all its tournaments until 1916. Apart from football, Rosario AC had an active participation in rugby union. On 28 June 1886 Rosario AC played the first inter-clubs match in Argentina, when the team faced

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. Thirteen years later, in 1899, along with Buenos Aires FC,

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and Belgrano AC, the club would become a founding member of the "River Plate Rugby Championship", the origin of today's

. Rosario AC's rugby field is considered the oldest in Argentina, having been inaugurated in 1899. Buenosaires cricketclub rosariocc 1916

In 1917 the football section was discontinued after a riot between supporters of Rosario Central and Newell's Old Boys in Plaza Jewell. In 1928 Atlético del Rosario, then playing in the

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championship, became a founding member of the

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. As a founding member of the URBA and the URR, the club has the particularity of being a full member of both unions to this day.

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was added as a sport in 1930, being played by women's teams and first. In 1955 the team started to play in the tournaments held by "Asociación Argentina Amateur de Hockey Sobre Césped", promoting to Primera División in 1959. The club won two championships in 1975 and 1978 but in 1991 it was relegated to the second division. From 1956, Atlético would only take part in the local competitions, before rejoining URBA competitions in 1983. When playing in the URBA, the team uses CA San Isidro's home ground in

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, in order to facilitate travel for the visiting teams. In 1991 Atlético was relegated to the second division, where it played the 1992 season promoting to Grupo I that same year. In 1994, Atlético del Rosario took part in the creation of

, which organized its own championships succeeding The River Plate Rugby Union. One year later Atlético won its four Primera División title, shared with

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. In 2000 the club won its 5th title and last to date, defeating CA San Isidro at the finals. In 2016, Atlético del Rosario reintroduced the practice of football in the club (more than 100 years after the sport had been abandoned), with the organization of internal tournaments.

Uniforms

Honours

Football

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Rugby union

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(27): 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

Field hockey

;Women's * Metropolitano de Primera División (2): 1971, 1975

Institutions founded

Beyond its sporting achievements, Atlético del Rosario is regarded as a founding member of many sports bodies in Argentina, they are: * Cricket North & South (1891) * Amateur Athletic Association of the River Plate (1892) * Rosario Association Football League (1896) *

(1899) *

(1905) * Argentine Cricket Association (1913) * Argentine Tennis Association (1914) * Santa Fe Tennis Federation (1922) * Rosario Rugby Union (1928) * Santa Fe Swimming Federation (1933) * Rosario Swimming Federation (1956) * Litoral Field Hockey Association (1966) * Rosario Tennis Association (1994) * Buenos Aires Rugby Union (1995) ;Notes

References

External links

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