Deportivo Armenio

Deportivo Armenio

Full name	Club Deportivo Armenio
Nickname(s)	Tricolor ("Three-coloured")
Founded	2 November 1962; 59 years ago (1962-11-02)
Ground	Estadio República de Armenia, Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires
Capacity	10,500
Chairman	Luciano Nakis
Manager	Mario Gomez
League	Primera B
	2nd (Promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Armenio is a football club from Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.

History[]

The 1976 team that won the Primera C title

The club was founded in 1962 under the name Club Armenio de Fútbol by the Armenian community in Argentina. It changed its name in 1968, and was affiliated to the Argentine Football Association two years later. The original colours were black and white, but first changed to green and white stripes and then again to red and white. Nowadays, home uniform is red, orange and blue, inspired by the flag of Armenia.

The first official title won by Armenio was the 1972 Primera D championship, therefore promoting to the upper division, Primera C. Only four years later, the squad won another championship and promoted to Primera B.

Team that won the first Primera B Nacional championship in 1987

In the 1986–87 season of the Primera B Nacional (second division), Deportivo Armenio broke the division's record of most matches without losing, with a run of 38 games without defeat. The team's coach at that time was Alberto Parseghian (former goalkeeper of the team and of other Argentine clubs), and the captain was Miguel Gardarian. Following this successful run, the club gained promotion to the Primera División (first division). Their highest ever finish in the top division was 13th in the 1987–88 season, followed by relegation the season after (the 1988–89).

A notable game in the club's history was a 3–2 away win against River Plate in the 1987–88 season, after being 0–2 down. On that day, the 3 goals were scored by Raúl Wensel. Another important victory was in the same season against Boca Juniors, in La Bombonera. Armenio won that day 1–0 with a goal scored by Silvano Maciel. This match was the last one in Hugo Gatti's (Boca's goalkeeper) career, as the team's coach (José Omar Pastoriza) took him out of the starting lineup for his mistake in Maciel's goal.

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ARG — GK  ARG — GK  ARG — DF  ARM José Andrés Bilibio — DF  ARG — DF  ARG — DF  ARG Sergio Luque — DF  ARG — DF  ARG Marcos Torres — DF  ARG Claudio Villalba — MF  ARG Diego de la Vega — MF  ARG — MF  ARG — MF  ARG — MF  PAR

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  URU Alejandro Reyes — MF  ARG — MF  ARG — MF  ARG Sebastián López — MF  ARG — FW  BRA George Dos Santos Paladini — FW  ARG Ricardo Blanco — FW  ARG — FW  ARG Matías Fernández — FW  ARG Diego Medina — FW  ARG — FW  ARG — FW  ARG — FW  ARG Sergio Rodríguez — FW  ARG Matías Conti

Titles[]

• Primera B Nacional (1): 1986–87
• Primera C (1): 1976
• Primera D (1): 1972

References[]

External links[]

• Official website