San Martín de San Juan

San Martín (San Juan)
Full name	Club Atlético San Martín
Nickname(s)	Verdinegro; Santo
Founded	27 September 1907; 114 years ago
Ground	Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez, San Juan, Argentina
Capacity	17,000
Chairman	Jorge Miadosqui
Manager	Facundo Villalba
League	Primera Nacional
2021	Primera Nacional Zone B, 13th
Home colours	Away colours

Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.^[2]

It was founded on 27 September 1907 and is considered the best club of the San Juan Province.

History[]

Before 2015, San Martín had only played four seasons in the Argentine top flight. Its first appearance was in the 1970 Nacional championship, finishing bottom of the group after winning only four of 20 games. It again played in the Argentine First Division in the 2007–08 season,^[3] being relegated immediately the next season. The squad gained the promotion to the first division for the third time during the 2010–11 season, after beating Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 1–0 and later 1–1 on aggregate in the play-off for the second automatic promotion place. The team was relegated during the 2013 Torneo Final.

The team were promoted to the first division in 2014, after finishing 2nd place in the league table. They secured their promotion on the final match-day, when they beat Ferro Carril Oeste 3-0.^[4]

San Martín played in the Argentine First Division from 2015 to 2019. The tournament was expanded to include 30 teams in 2015. It avoided relegation by placing 17th in the 2015 season, 13th in the 2016 season, 22nd in the 2016–17 season, and 18th in the 2017–18 season The team were relegated in the 2018–19 season. Although they finished 21st out of 26, they finished 24th in the average league table for coefficients, meaning they were relegated.

It currently plays most matches in the Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez, which has capacity for 19,000 spectators. It sometimes plays major games (notably against Boca Juniors and River Plate) in the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, which has capacity for 25,000 spectators.

Uniforms[]

Since its foundation, the club has always worn a green and black kit. However, in 2002, they used a lighter-colored green for only one season, going black to the standard green and black.

Kit Manufacturers
Period	Manufacturer
1980-1982	Sportlandia
1983-1989	Adidas
1990	Uhlsport
1991-1992	Adidas
1993-1995	Puma
1995-1997	Lotto
1997-1999	Reusch
1999-2001	Kelme
2001-2002	Reusch
2002-2003	Ultra
2003-2005	Sport 2000
2006-2021	Mitre
2021-	Kelme

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 28 March 2021.^[5]

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	Leonardo Corti
—	GK	ARG	Juan Pablo Cozzani (on loan from Lanús)
—	GK	ARG	Kevin Humeler
—	DF	ARG	Francisco Álvarez
—	DF	ARG	Martín Aruga (on loan from Patronato)
—	DF	ARG	Fernando Cosciuc (on loan from Huracán)
—	DF	ARG	Gastón Hernández (on loan from San Lorenzo)
—	DF	ARG	Alejandro Molina (on loan from San Lorenzo)
—	DF	ARG	Francisco Mattia
—	DF	ARG	Gonzalo Prósperi
—	DF	COL	Jorge Zules
—	MF	ARG	Franco Aguirre
—	MF	ARG	Jonás Aguirre
—	MF	ARG	Brian Benítez
—	MF	ARG	Maximiliano González


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ARG	Braian Nellen
—	MF	ARG	Nicolás Pelaitay
—	MF	ARG	Julio Ramírez
—	MF	ARG	Martín Rivero
—	MF	ARG	Pablo Ruiz
—	MF	ARG	Cristián Sánchez
—	FW	ARG	Gonzalo Berterame (on loan from San Lorenzo)
—	FW	ARG	Lucas Campana
—	FW	ARG	Ivo Costantino (on loan from Belgrano)
—	FW	ARG	Ezequiel Denis
—	FW	ARG	Matías Giménez Rojas
—	FW	ARG	Ignacio González
—	FW	ARG	Ezequiel Rescaldani
—	FW	ARG	Juan Cruz Villagra (on loan from Belgrano)