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Racing Club de Avellaneda is a football team based in the Avellaneda barrio (neighbourhood) of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its colors are light blue and white vertical stripes.

Founded on March 25, 1903, Racing has won seven professional local championships (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1967 and 2001), four international championships (1967 Copa Libertadores, 1967 Intercontinental Cup, 1988 Supercopa, 1988 Supercopa Interamericana). During the amateur era, Racing was the team that won more championships (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925) and other cups both local and international.

In 1950 the new football stadium was inaugurated, and named after President Juan Domingo Perón. The stadium is nicknamed "Avellaneda's Cylinder".

In 1983 La Academia descended to Primera B category, staying there until 1985.

Racing was the first Argentine football team to win an international championship (and the first to win the Supercopa), and the first team to win three local championships in a row.

In 1999 Racing Club filed for bankruptcy, but its supporters helped the club to recover. It is the first Argentine club to be run by a company: Blanquiceleste S.A., directed by Fernando Marín. In 2001 Racing won the Apertura championship, breaking a 35-year period without championships.

Together with Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo and Independiente (Racing's traditional rival), Racing is one of the "big five" of the Argentine football.

Football Titles

Amateur

First Division: 9
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925

Professional

First Division: 7
1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1966, Apertura 2001
Copa Libertadores: 1
1967
Intercontinental Cup: 1
1967
Other International Cups: 3
Supercopa 1988, Recopa 1995, Supercopa Interamericana 1988

Famous Players

Current squad

As of 10 March 2006

  • Goalkeepers
  • * 22 } Romero, Sergio
    • * 25 } Campagnuolo , Gustavo Jorge
      • *   1 } Cuenca, Mario Eduardo
        • Defenders
        • *   2 } Grabinski, Cristian Emilio
          • *   6 } Crosa, Diego Sebastián
            • * 23 } Úbeda, Claudio Fernando
              • * 24 } Cabral, Gustavo Daniel
                • * 15 } Barroso, Julio Alberto
                  • * 18 } Vitali, Martín Ariel
                    • *   3 } Arano, Carlos Andrés
                      • * 38 } Menghi, Diego Sebastián
                        • * - } Esquivel, Celso
                          • * - } Maciel, Francisco
                            • Midfielders
                            • *   5 } Torres, Juan Manuel
                              • *   8 } Bastía, Adrián Jesús
                                • * 26 } De La Fuente, Fernando
                                  • *   4 } Sanchez, Matías
  • Midfielders (Cont.)
  • *   - } Brandán, Waldo Daniel
    • *   - } Peralta, Sixto
      • * 15 } Ledesma , Cristian Raúl
        • * 21 } Pino, Cristian Miguel
          • * 27 } Moralez, Maximiliano
            • *   32 } Fileppi, Claudio
              • Strikers / Forwards
              • *   7 } Estévez, Raúl Enrique
                • * 11 } Valdemarín, Lucas Martín
                  • * 16 } Benítez, Luis Alberto
                    • * 28 } González, Pablo Andrés
                      • * 19 } Luna, Carlos
                        • * 37 } Malano, Santiago
                          • * - } Sava, Facundo

(Players ordered by number. These positions are generic and do not contemplate players that play multiple positions or more specific positions.)

External links


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