Club Atlético All Boys - a guide to El Albo

Full Name: Club Atlético All Boys
City: Buenos Aires
Founded: 1913
Stadium: Estadio Islas Malvinas (21,500)
Colors: Black, White
Nickname: El Albo
Rivals: Argentinos Juniors, Nueva Chicago

Description:

All Boys was formed by a group of youths in the Floresta neighborhood on the west side of Buenos Aires. Like many clubs of the era the boys chose to adopt an English name, going with the simple All Boys. The full name is Club Atlético All Boys (All Boys Athletic Club) and El Albo, as the team are known, do indeed play a number of other sports including basketball, volleyball, and rugby.

The first two decades of All Boys existence was spent on friendlies and local amateur competitions, In 1937 All Boys were chosen to be founding members of the Segunda Division in 1937, the first league the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) sponsored below the Primera. All Boys spent 8 years in the Segunda before relegated to the third division for the first time in 1945.

After three more decades of bouncing between the second and third divisions, All Boys were finally promoted to the Primera for the first time in 1973. All Boys survived seven seasons at the top, finishing in a high of 5th place in the 1974 Metropolitano tournament. After relegation in 1980 All Boys bounced between the 2nd and 3rd divisions (including 2 painfully long 7 year spells in the third) before finally returning to the Primera in 2010.

Some of the most famous names to play at All Boys in recent years have been Sergio Batista, Ariel Ortega and Néstor Fabbri, all of whom ended their careers with El Albo.

The nickname of All Boys - El Albo - means The White in English and is a reference to the white shirts of their uniform.

Estadio Islas Malvinas:

The Estadio Islas Malvinas (Falklands Islands Stadium) opened in 1963 and has been the home of All Boys since that date. The stadium has been expanded and modernized several times through the years, most recently in 2007.

Before coming to the Islas Malvinas stadium All Boys played at several other locations in the Floresta neighborhood, none more than a half mile from the club's present home.

Major Trophies:

Second-Tier League Titles:

• Primera B (1972)

Third-Tier League Titles:

• Tercera División (1946)
• Primera División Amateur (1950)
• Primera B Metropolitana (1993, 2008)

Rivals of All Boys:

The two most important rivals of All Boys are Argentinos Juniors and Nueva Chicago. Argentinos Juniors are the nearest neighbors of All Boys, located just 20 city blocks up Avenida Alvarez Jonte. Meanwhile Nueva Chicago are counted as the oldest rival of All Boys. The two sides met in the debut edition of the Segunda Division in 1937 and it's a matchup that's been played over 90 times.