Club Atlético Lugano
Club Atlético Lugano is an Argentine football club from Tapiales neighborhood in La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera D, the regionalised 5th level of Argentine football league system.
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| Full name | Club Atlético Lugano | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Naranja | ||
| Founded | 18 November 1915 | ||
| Ground | Club Atlético Lugano, Tapiales Greater Buenos Aires | ||
| Capacity | 2,950 | ||
| Chairman | Sergio Corrales | ||
| Manager |  Blas Viedma | ||
| League | Primera D | ||
| 2013–14 | 17th | ||
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The club was founded on 18 November 1915 by workers of French-owned railway company Compañía General de Ferrocarriles en la Provincia de Buenos Aires (then Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano). Its original name was "Club Compañía General Belgrano". The team earned its affiliation to Argentine 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.
Team 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- (Fans site) (in Spanish)