Club Atlético Unión de Mar del Plata is an

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from

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...

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. The club was founded on 1 December 1926, and its main sports are

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and

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. In football, Unión currently plays in the

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, which is the regionalised third division of the

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History

Foundation

A group of friends who usually met at a grocery store called ''La Unión Italiana'' (located on the corner of Dorrego and 9 de Julio streets in

) decided to form a football team wearing as their uniform shirts in light blue and white. Those shirts had been given to them by the cigarettes manufacturer ''Dollar''. The owner of that grocery store, Mr. Vignatti, organized a picnic which included a football match. That game produced a great enthusiasm on the group of youth players, who decided to found a club. Therefore, on 1 December 1926, the Club Atlético Unión was launched. The colors adopted were the same as they had worn in those first matches (light blue and white). One of those players (then a radio broadcaster), Felipe Yódice, was the person who suggested the name of the club which was finally adopted. The club's first address was on 3826 25 de Mayo St, but has since moved to different locations.

Football campaigns

Unión played in the Liga Marplatense de Fútbol (Mar del Plata Football League) since 1927, having won the championship in 1946 and 2006. The last title allowed Unión to participate in the 2007 season of the Torneo del Interior (regionalized fifth division), where they lost the final. After that, Unión was promoted to the

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first (after defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe) and then to the

(after winning the finals against Sportivo Belgrano).

Basketball

Unión plays in the Asociación Marplatense de Basketball (Mar del Plata Basketball Association), having won over 20 championships. In addition, Unión played the Campeonato Regional (Regional Championship) from 2004 to 2007.

References

External links

Official website

Football site

Another football site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Union de Mar del Plata Football clubs in Mar del Plata Basketball teams in Buenos Aires Province Association football clubs established in 1926 1926 establishments in Argentina