Club Social y Deportivo Central Ballester
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Central Ballester is an Argentine
football
club, based in General San Martín Partido
of the Buenos Aires Province
. The team currently plays in the regionalised 5th level of Argentinian football Primera D Metropolitana
.
but soon returned to the lowest division of AFA affiliated football.
Central Ballester's uniform colors and pattern are based on Rosario Central
's kit, and its squad and supporters are nicknamed the same than the City of Rosario club (Canallas) as well.
During the 1995 Torneo Apertura
, the team clothes (including the jersey uniforms worn on field) were stolen from the club lockers. Consequently Central Ballester began a desperate search for new equipment in order to assist to play the next fixture but the club had not enough money to buy new uniforms due to its debts (something common in lowest level of the Argentine football). The solution came from the Club Rosario Central
which donated its own uniforms with the badge and sponsors printed on jerseys. Central Ballester finally won the 1995 Apertura using the Rosario Central original jerseys for most part of that tournament.
Argentina
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Football (soccer)
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club, based in General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of Capital Federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....
of the 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....
.
History
The club was founded on October 26, 1974, by a group of fans who did not accept the closure of the club where they use to meet (Club Atlético Central Argentino). Not conceived as a continuity of the original, Central Ballester promoted to Primera C MetropolitanaPrimera C Metropolitana
The Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....
but soon returned to the lowest division of AFA affiliated football.
Central Ballester's uniform colors and pattern are based on Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
's kit, and its squad and supporters are nicknamed the same than the City of Rosario club (Canallas) as well.
During the 1995 Torneo Apertura
Apertura and Clausura in Argentine football
The Apertura and Clausura system is the format currently used by the Primera División Argentina. It was introduced for the 1990-1991 season.-Format:...
, the team clothes (including the jersey uniforms worn on field) were stolen from the club lockers. Consequently Central Ballester began a desperate search for new equipment in order to assist to play the next fixture but the club had not enough money to buy new uniforms due to its debts (something common in lowest level of the Argentine football). The solution came from the Club Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
which donated its own uniforms with the badge and sponsors printed on jerseys. Central Ballester finally won the 1995 Apertura using the Rosario Central original jerseys for most part of that tournament.