Estudiantes La Plata

Full Name: Club Estudiantes de la Plata
City: La Plata
Founded: 1905
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Luis Hirsch (23,000)
Colors: Black, Red, White
Previous: Club Atlético Estudiantes (1905-35), Club Estudiantes Eva Perón (1952-55)
Nickname: Pincha Ratas (The Damn Rats)
Rival: Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata

Official Website: clubestudianteslp.com.ar

Description:

Founded on April 4, 1905. Estudiantes = students. Club was founded by a group of students in La Plata, who were dissident members of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. In 1935, Club Social La Plata is merged into Estudiantes. The club's red and white striped jerseys are a tribute to Alumni, a club which dominated the early years of Argentine football. In 1967, they became the first club outside of Argentina's 'Big Five' to win a title in the professional era. Jorge Luis Hirsch is a former club president.

League Titles:

• Federación Argentina de Football (1913)
• Metropolitana (1967, 82)
• Nacional (1983)
• Apertura (2006)

International Titles:

• Copa Libertadores (1968, 69, 70, 2009)
• Intercontinental Cup(1968)

Estadio Jorge Luis Hirsch:

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Links:

• Estadio de Estudiantes de La Plata