| Full name | Asociación Atlético Luján de Cuyo | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Violetas (The Violets), Los del Bajo | ||
| Founded | July 1, 2000 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Jardín Del Bajo, Mendoza Mendoza Province, Argentina (Capacity: 1,000) |
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| Manager | Jorge Julio | ||
| League | Torneo Argentino A | ||
| 2007-08 | 7th Group A (Lost playoff, relegated to Argentino B) |
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Asociación Atlético Luján de Cuyo are a football club from Luján de Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.
The club were founded on July 1, 2000, making them one of the youngest teams in the Argentine football league system. They were formed by a merger of 3 smaller clubs; Chacras de Coria, Lujan Sport Club and Mayor Drummond.
The team had begun life playing in a violet strip adopted from the fusion with Chacras de Coria, giving them their nickname Los Violetas.
Luján de Cuyo has had a quick rise to fame in the early half of the 2000s, after obtaining an invite to the Torneo del Interior, and placing well enough then, to qualify to the Torneo Argentino B. However, after obtaining yet another promotion to the Torneo Argentino A in 2006, by 2007 the team were in dire financial circumstances. By 2009, the entire roster had either quit or refused to play for the club until their wages were paid resulting in at least 4 forfeit matches over 3 seasons. The current roster is currently seen as a youth squad rather than a semi-professional one.
They have switched to a maroon home strip (but maintain the violet-colored crest) for the rest of the 2008/2009 season
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