| Full name | Club Atlético Tucumán | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Decano | ||
| Founded | September 27, 1902 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro San Miguel, Tucumán, Argentina (Capacity: 32,700) |
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| Chairman | Mario Leito | ||
| Manager | Juan Manuel Llop | ||
| League | Primera B Nacional | ||
| 2010–11 | 9th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is a sports club from the city of San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional.
The club was founded in 1902, which makes Atlético the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.
Atlético has participated in nine seasons in the Primera division: eight seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. The team's best ever performance in Primera División was on 1979, when reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Nacional.
In 2008 Atlético Tucumán promoted to the Argentine 2nd Division after defeating Racing de Córdoba in the final game of Torneo Argentino A, and one year later the squad achieved its 2nd consecutive promotion by winning the B Nacional tournament and reaching the Primera División.
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The Tucuman Derby is played between Club Atletico Tucumán and its longtime rival Club Atlético San Martín (Tucumán) which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Argentina.
The stadium was constructed in 1922 with an original capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 25 of same year. Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited to play a friendly match versus Club Atletico Tucuman as part of the celebration. It was named Monumental José Fierro in honor of a well-remembered Atlético's Chairman. The stadium is located in the North part of the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (Barrio Norte). It can currently accommodate up to 32,700 persons due to an upgrade of the facilities that included adding and extra 2,500 seats.
As of October 10, 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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To appear in this section a player must have either played at least 50 games for the club, set a club record or played for their national team.
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