Alvarado de Mar del Plata

Alvarado
Full name Club Atlético Alvarado
Nickname(s) El Matadero, Torito, Alva
Founded June 21, 1928
Ground Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
(Capacity: 35,354)
Chairman Juan Zelaya
Manager Luis Murúa
League Torneo Argentino B
2010-11 9th
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Club Atlético Alvarado is an Argentine football club from the city of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised 4th level of the Argentine football league system.

The club has played at the highest level of Argentine football on only one occasion, more specifically in the Campeonato Nacional of 1978, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Alvarado participated in Group D of that tournament, finishing 6th of 9 teams. The team's most notable results that year were two 1-1 draws with Quilmes, the 1978 Metropolitano champion, a 4-4 draw with Atlanta and a great 5-0 victory over San Lorenzo.

At the end of the 2008-09 season the club was relegated to Torneo Argentino A after losing its playoff games at the hands of Crucero del Norte.

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