Argentinos Juniors

Full Name: Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors
City: Buenos Aires
Founded: 1904
Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona (24,600)
Colors: Blue, Red, White
Previous: Asociación Atlética y Futbolística Argentinos Unidos de Villa Crespo (1904)
Nickname: Bicho Colorado (The Red Bug)

Official Website: argentinosjuniors.com.ar

Description:

Formed August 15, 1904. Club was formed as a merger of Sol de la Victoria and Mártires de Chicago in Villa Crespo, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The original name (Asociación Atlética y Futbolística Argentinos Unidos de Villa Crespo) was determined to be too long and too expensive when the club went to have a rubber stamp made, so they chose something shorter. The nickname comes from a newspaper reference that the team 'Picaron los bichitos colorados' which translates as 'the red bugs stung'. Played the 1934 season in a forced merger with Atlanta. In 1957, Club Resurgimiento is merged into Argentinos Juniors. Based in La Paternal, a district of Buenos Aires. The club has produced a number of great Argentine players, most famously Diego Maradona.

Estadio Diego Armando Maradona:

The Estadio Diego Armando Maradona is name after the legendary Argentine player, who started his career at Argentinos Juniors.

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League Titles:

• Metropolitano (1984)
• Nacional (1985)
• Clausura (2010)

International Titles:

• Copa Libertadores (1985)

Links:

• InfoBicho