Club Atlético San Telmo
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| Full name | Club Atlético San Telmo | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Candombero | ||
| Founded | 5 March 1904 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Osvaldo Baletto, Dock Sud | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Fernando Leiro | ||
| Manager | Juan Carlos Zerrillo | ||
| League | Primera C | ||
| 2013-14 | 11th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Club Atlético San Telmo is an Argentine sports club from the Isla Maciel neighbourhood in the Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, the regionalised fourth division of the Argentine football league system.[1]
Apart from football, other sports practised at San Telmo are basketball, boxing, field hockey and handball.
History
The club was founded in 1904.[2]
In 1916 the team affiliated to Argentine Football Association and won the Segunda División de Ascenso tournament in amateur era. In the 1920s the club changed its team to Club Atlético San Telmo which remains nowadays. In 1926 the club moved to Isla Maciel, opening its own stadium in 1929. The first title won by San Telmo was 1949 Primera C Metropolitana but due to a restructuring of Argentine league system, the squad did not promote to the upper division.
In 1975 San Telmo finished third in Primera B Metropolitana tournament which qualified the team to play the playoffs to promote to Primera División, which finally obtained. Although being promoted to the first division, San Telmo was relegated in the next season. Nevertheless, the team that played in the First Division during 1976 wrote a memorable page in the history of the club on May 25, 1976 when it defeated Boca Juniors 3-1 at Huracán's stadium.[3]
Stadium
San Telmo's stadium is named Dr. Osvaldo Baletto and is located in the Isla Maciel of Dock Sud. It was closed from February 11, 2006 due to violent incidents in a match against Talleres de Remedios de Escalada,[4] which caused that San Telmo had to play its home games at the Estadio Alfredo Ramos, the home of Club Comunicaciones.[5]
In October, 2011, and after six year of being closed, the stadium was reopened to host the match between the local team and Almagro which ended 0-0.[4]
Players
Current squad
As of February 14, 2012.[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Primera C:
- 1949, 1956, 1961
References
- ↑ Results, fixtures and squad at soccerway
- ↑ "CA San Telmo: Summary". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ San Telmo’s Hour of Glory
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "La Isla de la Fantasía", Diario Olé, 2011-10-16
- ↑ Estadio Alfredo Ramos in soccerway page
- ↑ Club Atlético San Telmo squad at BDFA.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
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