Club Social y Deportivo Yupanqui
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Club Social y Deportivo Yupanqui is an Argentine
football club that currently plays in the Primera D Metropolitana
, the fifth division of the Argentine league system
. The club was named as a tribute to notable Argentine folklore musician Atahualpa Yupanqui
.
Yupanqui gained some notoriety in Argentina after a Coca-Cola
television advertisement where it was referred to as the club with the least fans in Argentina.
Before the Coca-Cola
advertisement, the average number of fans that would show up to each game was between 5 and 7. After the advertisement, about 50 new club members joined. Even after the spike in recognition, the money they made was used for several projects such as restoring bathrooms, build a theater, a chess room, and the soccer team didn't receive any funding, even though they were solely responsible for all the recognition the club had received.
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 that currently plays in the 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....
, the fifth division of the Argentine league system
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions , and a series of regionalized lower divisions...
. The club was named as a tribute to notable Argentine folklore musician Atahualpa Yupanqui
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Atahualpa Yupanqui was an Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer. He is considered the most important Argentine folk musician of the 20th century....
.
Yupanqui gained some notoriety in Argentina after a Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
television advertisement where it was referred to as the club with the least fans in Argentina.
Before the Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
advertisement, the average number of fans that would show up to each game was between 5 and 7. After the advertisement, about 50 new club members joined. Even after the spike in recognition, the money they made was used for several projects such as restoring bathrooms, build a theater, a chess room, and the soccer team didn't receive any funding, even though they were solely responsible for all the recognition the club had received.