Club Atlético Racing, known as Racing de Córdoba, is an Argentine

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headquartered in the city of Córdoba. The

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team currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised second division of the

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. Apart from football, other sports practised at the club are

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, and

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History

Racing was founded in the Nueva Italia district of Córdoba on 14 December 1924 using the name of Racing Club from

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. Its most successful season came in 1980 when the team finished 2nd in the

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, after losing the final matches at the hands of

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, with scores of 1–5 and 2–0 respectively (3–5 on aggregate). At the end of the 2005–06 season the club narrowly missed out on promotion to the

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. Racing had to play

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in the Clausura final. After the game ended with an aggregate score of 3–3, the decision went to a penalty shootout which Racing lost 7–6.

Honours

National

* Torneo Federal A ** Winners (1):

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** Winners (2): 1998-99, 2003–04 * Torneo Regional Federal Amateur ** Winners (1): 2020–21 * Torneo Federal B ** Winners (1): 2017 *

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** Winners (1): 1998-99

Regional

* Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol (Primera División) ** Winners (8): 1962, 1965, 1967, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2004, 2019 * Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol (Segunda División) ** Winners (3): 1934, 1942, 2015 * Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol (Tercera División) ** Winners (1): 1925 * Torneo Neder Nicola ** Winners (2): 1973, 1981 * Copa Córdoba ** Winners (1): 1981 * Copa Desafío Córdoba ** Winners (1): 2008 * Copa "Sesentenario" Sunchales ** Winners (1): 2008

Friendly

* President's Cup (1):

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President's Cup (South Korea)

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. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

References

External links

* Association football clubs established in 1924 Football clubs in Córdoba Province, Argentina 1924 establishments in Argentina {{Argentina-footyclub-stub