Alvarado de Mar del Plata
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Club Atlético Alvarado is an Argentine
football club from the city of Mar del Plata
, Buenos Aires Province
. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B
, which is the regionalised 4th level of the Argentine football league system
.
The club has played at the highest level of Argentine football on only one occasion, more specifically in the Campeonato Nacional of 1978, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Alvarado participated in Group D of that tournament, finishing 6th of 9 teams. The team's most notable results that year were two 1-1 draws with Quilmes
, the 1978 Metropolitano
champion, a 4-4 draw with Atlanta
and a great 5-0 victory over San Lorenzo
.
At the end of the 2008-09 season the club was relegated to Torneo Argentino A
after losing its playoff games at the hands of Crucero del Norte.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football club from the city of Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in Torneo Argentinos B come from all over Argentina....
, which is the regionalised 4th level of the Argentine football league system
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions , and a series of regionalized lower divisions...
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The club has played at the highest level of Argentine football on only one occasion, more specifically in the Campeonato Nacional of 1978, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Alvarado participated in Group D of that tournament, finishing 6th of 9 teams. The team's most notable results that year were two 1-1 draws with Quilmes
Quilmes Atlético Club
Quilmes Atlético Club is a sports clubs of Argentina, based on the Partido de Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province. Quilmes is one of the oldest clubs of Argentina, having been founded in 1887. Its football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional Division....
, the 1978 Metropolitano
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
champion, a 4-4 draw with Atlanta
Club Atlético Atlanta
Club Atlético Atlanta is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. Nicknamed Los Bohemios , its football team won the 2010/11 Primera B Metropolitana championship and promoted to the Primera B Nacional for the 2011/12 season.-History:The club was founded on October the 12th, 1904 in Buenos...
and a great 5-0 victory over San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
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At the end of the 2008-09 season the club was relegated to Torneo Argentino A
Torneo Argentino A
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after losing its playoff games at the hands of Crucero del Norte.