| Full name | Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Furgón | ||
| Founded | May 21, 1950 (as Ferrocarill Urquiza) | ||
| Ground | Monumental de Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina (Capacity: 500) |
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| League | Primera D Metropolitana | ||
| 2010-11 | 7th (qualified to Torneo Reducido) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza is an sports club sited in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido of the Greater Buenos Aires. Its football team currently plays in the Primera C Metropolitana, the fourth division of the Argentine football league system.
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The Club was founded as Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Ferrocarril Urquiza by Carmelo Santoro on May 21, 1950. The first players and fans of the team were employees of the Ferrocarril General Urquiza who needed a ground to play football on Saturday afternoons. The club affiliated to the Argentine Football Association in 1970 and played its first season in the Aficionados category (the fourth division of Argentine football league system, later renamed "Primera D").
At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season the club merged with Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) to form Club Deportivo UAI-Urquiza. Having won no titles under its old name, UAI Urquiza obtained the first season disputed by the team, the 2009-10 Primera D championship, promoting to Primera C Metropolitana.[1]
The stadium is located in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido, Gran Buenos Aires. It has capacity for 500 spectators and does not have lighting. Prior to Ferrocarril Urquiza, this field was used by the defunct team Sportivo Palermo, where legendary goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo first appeared.
Under the new denomination, the kit uniform still maintains main color that identified Club Ferrocarril Urquiza (light blue) but adding the burgundy, which is the corporate color of the UAI (Universidad Abierta Interamericana).
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