Club Atlético Ducilo is a

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based in

Berazategui Berazategui is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located to the south-east of Quilmes. It is the head town of the Berazategui Partido Berazategui is a Partidos of Buenos Aires, partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. With an ar ...

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. The club is mostly known for its

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teams, with the women's squad currently participating of the

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organised by the

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.Club Ducilo
on Guía de Clubes AHBA Apart from hockey, other sports practised at the club are

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and

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History

The

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company opened its first

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in Argentina in 1937, after acquiring a farm to the Stanfield family of Berazategui. As the plant would produce threads ("hilo" in Spanish) the company thought of a name related. After rejecting some ideas (like "Duhilo"), finally the name "Ducilo" was adopted to start the company's activities in the country. One year later, the company founded "Club Atlético Ducilo", a sports club for its employees and relatives exclusively, although the club would expand its rules of admission through the years. Ducilo affiliated to the Hockey Association of Buenos Aires in 1962. In 2007, the Municipality of Berazategui took over the club's headquarters.
, Perspectiva Sur, 20 Jun 2007 In 2015, the Municipality expanded the Ducilo's facilities, adding two rugby union and two football fields.Avanzan las obras de ampliación en el Club Ducilo con canchas de rugby y fútbol
Perspectiva Sur, 14 Jun 2016

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* {{Metropolitano de Hockey Primera A Men's d D Field hockey clubs established in 1938 D D D D D