Sportivo Desamparados

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Desamparados
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Full name Club Sportivo Desamparados
Nickname(s) El orgullo de San Juan
Viboras, or Los Puyotanos
Founded September 10, 1919
Ground Estadio Sportivo Desamparados
San Juan, Argentina
Capacity 10,000
Chairman Luis Moyano
Manager Mauricio Magistretti
League Torneo Argentino A
Clausura 2005 3rd group A
Reached playoff SF
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Club Sportivo Desamparados are a football club from San Juan in San Juan Province, Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino A, which is the regionalised third tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.

The club were founded in 1919 by a a group of students from the Quinta Agronómica (Agricultural college), which is now the Escuela de Enología (winemaking school). They chose the name Desamparados because they used to meet in Plaza Desamperados, it is also a tribute to the Virgen de los Desamparados (the Virgin of the poor.

The club have quilified to play at the top level of Argentine football 4 times.

  • 1969 - 12th of 17 clubs.
  • 1972 - 9th of 13, Group B.
  • 1973 - 11th of 15, Group B.
  • 1974 - 6th of 9, Group A.

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