Club Atlético Douglas Haig is an Argentine

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club from

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, which plays in Torneo Federal A, the third division of

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. The club is named after

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Sir Douglas Haig, a victorious British general from

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History

In November 1918 a group of British workers on the Argentinian Central Railroad decided to set up a football team to take part in the local soccer championship. This required the consent and support of the Chief of the railway, Mr. Ronald Leslie, who, requested that the new club name itself in honour of Sir

Douglas Haig Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior Officer (armed forces), officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary F ...

, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in Western Europe. Club Atlético Douglas Haig was thereby founded on 18 November 1918. From 2000 to 2007 the club played in

Torneo Argentino A The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...

, the country's third division, being relegated in 2007 to the fourth division, where they played for three seasons until returning to the third division in 2010. On 14 May 2012, the club won the 2011–12

championship and achieved promotion to the second division for the first time in 13 years."Douglas Haig campeón: el regreso de un histórico"
''La Voz'', 15 May 2012 In their first season back, the 2012–13 season, Douglas Haid finished 11th out of 20. Douglas Haig played in this division until their relegation in the 2016–17 season.

Players

Current squad

Honours

National

(1): 2011–12 *

Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino B was one of two leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, made up of 100+ teams playing within eight regional zones across Argentina. The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera C ...

(1): 2009–10

Regional

*Liga de Pergamino (26): 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1950, 1962, 1964,
1966, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010 *Torneo de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (1): 1986

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References

External links

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Douglas Manía
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Association football clubs established in 1918 1918 establishments in Argentina Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig