Racing Club de Avellaneda
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| Full name | Racing Club de Avellaneda |
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| Nickname(s) | La Academia (The Academy) |
| Founded | March 25, 1903 |
| Ground | El Cilindro de Avellaneda, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires (Capacity 64,161) |
| Chairman | Fernando de Tomasso |
| Manager | Miguel Micó |
| League | Argentine Primera División |
| Clausura 2007 | 13th |
Racing Club de Avellaneda, more commonly known as simply Racing Club or Racing, is an Argentinian professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Gran Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing are historically one of the "big five" clubs of Argentinian football. Currently the club is competing in the Apertura 2008 season of the Primera División Argentina.
Racing have won Primera División Argentina seven times since the introduction of professionalism, first in 1949 and most recently during 2001 Apertura. While the Argentine football system was at amateur status, Racing also won the national league nine times. On the international stage the club have had some success, 1967 was the crowing year for this as they won both the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup.
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[edit] Stadium
Home games are played at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, best known as El Cilindro de Avellaneda, it has a capacity of 64,161. Just a few yards away is the home of Racing's most fierce rivals Independiente; the two clubs compete together in the Clásico de Avellaneda derby.
[edit] History
Founded on March 25, 1903, Racing has won seven professional local championships (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1967 and 2001), four international championships (1967 Copa Libertadores, 1967 Intercontinental Cup, 1988 Supercopa, 1988 Supercopa Interamericana). During the amateur era, Racing was the team won more championships (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925) and minor competition cups both local and international than any other club.
Racing club participate in one of the most important Football rivalries in Argentina, they play against Club Atlético Independiente in the Avellaneda Derby.
In 1950 their new football stadium was inaugurated, and named after President Juan Domingo Perón. The stadium is nicknamed "Avellaneda's Cylinder".
In 1983 La Academia were relegated to Primera B division, staying there until 1985.
Racing was the first Argentine football team to win the Intercontinental Cup (and the first to win the Supercopa), and the first team to win three local championships in a row.
In 1999 Racing Club filed for bankruptcy, but its supporters helped the club to recover. It is the first Argentine club to be run by a company: Blanquiceleste S.A., directed by Fernando Marín (currently by Fernando De Tomaso). In 2001 Racing won the Apertura championship, breaking a 35-year period without championships.
Together with Boca Juniors, River Plate, Independiente and San Lorenzo de Almagro, Racing is one of the "big five" of Argentine football.
[edit] Current Squad
- As of August 7 2007
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[edit] Noted former players
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see also Cat:Racing Club footballers
[edit] Managerial history
Racing Club have had many managers and trainers, some seasons they have had co-managers running the team, here is a chronological list of them from 1946 onwards.[1]
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[edit] Colours and nicknames
Below is an evolution of Racing Club's colours, since 1920 the club have basically had the same colours, only the shade slightly changes.
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[edit] Honours
[edit] Professional
- Champions (7): 1949; 1950; 1951; 1958; 1961; 1966; 2001 Apertura
- Champions (1): 1967
- Champions (1): 1967
- Champions: (1) 1988
Supercopa Interamericana
- Champions: (1) 1988
[edit] Amateur
- Junior Champions (1): 2003
[edit] References
- ^ "Técnicos desde 1946", La historia Racinguista, 30 November 2007.
[edit] External links
- Racing Club's official website
- Unofficial website
- Unofficial Forum
- ArchivoFutbol.com - Team-specific news about Argentine soccer
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