Lomas Athletic Club

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Lomas Athletic Club are a sports club from Buenos Aires in Argentina. They currently concentrate on the sports of Bowls, Cricket, Rugby, Tennis, Hockey and Golf. The club were founded on March 15, 1891 by English immigrants.

Lomas Athletic Club are probably most famous for being only the 2nd team to be recognised as football champions of Argentina, winning the title at their first attempt.

Lomas Athletic were one of the most successful teams during the amateur era of Argentine football. They won a total of 5 championships between 1893 and 1898 but the club were relegated from the top flight in 1909.

Lomas Athletic Club is also well known for being a founding member of all the sports associations where the club has a team, including Asociación Argentina de Golf, Asociación Argentina de Tenis, Union Argentina de Rugby, Argentine Cricket Association, and Asociación Amateur Argentina de Hockey sobre Césped (field hockey).

[edit] Club Statistics

1891 - did not participate
1893 - Champions
1894 - Champions
1895 - Champions
1896 - 3rd of 5 teams
1897 - Champions
1898 - Champions
1899 - 3rd of 4 teams
1900 - 2nd of 4 teams

1901 - 4th of 4 teams
1902 - 5th of 5 teams
1903 - 4th of 6 teams
1904 - 3rd of 6 teams
1905 - 6th of 7 teams
1906 - runners up (11 teams)
1907 - 9th of 11 teams
1908 - 9th of 10 teams
1909 - 10th of 10 teams (relegated)

Despite having only competed in 17 championships, the club are still the 9th most successful club in Argentine football history with 5 championships to their name.

Position	Club	Championships
1	River Plate	33
2	Boca Juniors	28
3	Independiente	16
4	Racing Club	16
5	San Lorenzo	12
6	Alumni Athletic Club	10
7	Velez	6
8	Huracán	5
9	Lomas Athletic Club	5
10	Newell's Old Boys	5