Club Atlético Lugano
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Club Atlético Lugano is an Argentine
football club, from Tapiales
neighborhood in La Matanza Partido
of Buenos Aires Province
. The team currently plays in the regionalised 5th level of Argentinian football Primera D Metropolitana
.
The club was founded on November 18, 1915 by Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
railway workers. Its original name was Club Compañía General Belgrano. The team earned its affiliation to the AAAF (Argentine Amateur Football Association) in 1924 in order to compete in the intermediate category. in 1953 General Belgrano changed its name to Club Atlético General Belgrano de Lugano.
In 1972 General Belgrano was affiliated to the Argentine Football Association
and started playing in Primera D. In 1986 the name changed again to Club Atlético Lugano, as a tribute to team's neighbourhood, Villa Lugano
.
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 Tapiales
Tapiales
Tapiales is a town in Argentina. It is located in La Matanza Partido and forms part of Greater Buenos Aires. Tapiales had a population of 15,158 inhabitants as of the 2001 Census....
neighborhood in La Matanza Partido
La Matanza Partido
La Matanza is a partido located in the Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina....
of 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 regionalised 5th level of Argentinian football Primera D Metropolitana
Primera D Metropolitana
The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C....
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The club was founded on November 18, 1915 by Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano , named after the Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
railway workers. Its original name was Club Compañía General Belgrano. The team earned its affiliation to the AAAF (Argentine Amateur Football Association) in 1924 in order to compete in the intermediate category. in 1953 General Belgrano changed its name to Club Atlético General Belgrano de Lugano.
In 1972 General Belgrano was affiliated to the Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
and started playing in Primera D. In 1986 the name changed again to Club Atlético Lugano, as a tribute to team's neighbourhood, Villa Lugano
Villa Lugano
Villa Lugano is a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the West of the city. It has a population of approximately 114,000 people....
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