A sports club or sporting club , sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association , is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports .
70-634: Club Atlético Rosario Central ( Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsaɾjo senˈtɾal] ), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central , is a sports club based in Rosario , Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División . The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the British-owned Central Argentine Railway company. One of
140-718: A Rosario native and a devout fan of the club, created a logo that revised the definition and spelling of Central's nickname. The new spelling he gave was canaya , because according to him, people from the city of Rosario use and pronounce the word with a "y" for the sole purpose of referring to the club fans. Sports club Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and may play other similar clubs on occasion, watched mostly by family and friends, to large commercial organisations with professional players which have teams that regularly compete against those of other clubs and sometimes attract very large crowds of paying spectators . Clubs may be dedicated to
210-509: A goal scored by Aldo Poy , who dove to head the ball before it touched the grass (a way of heading popularly known as "palomita" in South America). That goal is still remembered by Central supporters who usually reunite on 19 December, to recreate the goal. Many times Poy himself has taken part of the celebration. The second league title for the club came two years later, winning the 1973 Nacional with Carlos Griguol as coach. Some of
280-601: A kind of football game in fields located near Alberdi Avenue in Rosario. In the Christmas eve of 1889 they met at a bar with the purpose of establishing a club. British English citizen Thomas Mutton suggested the name "Central Argentine Railway Athletic Club", which was approved. Scotsman Colin Calder was chosen as first president of the new club. At the beginning, only CAR employees were admitted as members. The first field
350-429: A larger multisports club are examples of this (namely, Portuguese SADs ( Sociedade Anónima Desportiva ) such as Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal , or Spanish SADs ( Sociedad Anónima Deportiva ) Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. and Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. , as well as Italian clubs like Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. ). Some sports teams are owned and financed by a single non-sports company , for example
420-521: A player on one sports team within a sports and entertainment company to automatically play for another team in the same company. On the other hand, American varsity teams are generally organized into a structure forming a true multi-sport club belonging to an educational institution, but varsity collegiate athletics are almost never referred to as clubs; "club sports" in American colleges and universities refer to sports that are not directly sponsored by
490-459: A similar feat in Uruguay in the years 1983–84, also a first). The 1986–87 team was formed by Alejandro Lanari, Hernán Díaz , Jorge Balbis, Edgardo Bauza , Pedernera, Omar Palma , Adelqui Cornaglia, Roberto Gasparini , Osvaldo Escudero , Fernando Lanzidei and Hugo Galloni. The first years of the decade of 1990 Central did not make good campaigns in domestic tournaments, although the team won
560-901: A single sport or to several ( multi-sport clubs ). The term "athletics club" is sometimes used for a general sports club, rather than one dedicated to athletics proper. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 's Turners movement, first realized at Volkspark Hasenheide in Berlin in 1811, was the origin of the modern sports clubs . Larger sports clubs are characterized by having professional and amateur departments in various sports such as bike polo , football , basketball , futsal , cricket , volleyball , handball , rink hockey , bowling , water polo , rugby , track and field athletics , boxing , baseball , cycling , tennis , rowing , gymnastics , and others, including less traditional sports such as airsoft , billiards , e-sports , orienteering , paintball , or roller derby . The teams and athletes belonging to
630-719: A single sport. There are some exceptions, especially when multiple such teams are under one ownership structure, in which case the club may be referred to as a "sports and entertainment" company; see, for example, the One Buffalo sports club, which fields an NFL team (the Buffalo Bills ), two hockey teams ( Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans ), professional lacrosse ( Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks ), and general athletics and fitness (Impact Sports and Performance). Even in such circumstances, collective bargaining agreements and contract laws generally do not allow
700-421: A sports club may compete in several different leagues, championships and tournaments wearing the same club colors and using the same club name, sharing also the same club fan base , supporters and facilities. Many professional sports clubs have an associate system where the affiliated supporters pay an annuity fee. In those cases, supporters become eligible to attend the club's home matches and exhibitions across
770-488: A streak of more than twenty years without silverware.227 Central won the first half with a goal by Zampedri, but in the second half Lorenzo Faravelli equalised. The tie remained equal throughout the ninety minutes, and a penalty shoot-out was forced. There, the Rosarinos scored four and Gimansia only one - previously one had been deflected and another had been saved by goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma - to make Central champions of
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#1732780362151840-465: A strong rivalry with Newell's Old Boys . The matches played between them are named " El Clasico Rosarino ", The rivalry is among the most heated in Argentina. Nowadays Rosario Central has the biggest difference in history between both teams, due to, having 19 winnings more than his eternal rival. That dissimilarity in favor of Rosario Central is kept across 70 years ago. An extraordinary circumstance in
910-1441: Is also a multisports organisation, with badminton , cricket, association football and tennis facilities. In addition, like in several other countries, many universities and colleges develop a wide range of student sport activities including at a professional or semi-professional level. Fulham F.C. once ran a professional rugby league team and rowing club, which other football clubs have emulated since. Many football clubs originate from cricket teams. Today, most major cities have separate clubs for each sport (e.g. Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club are based in Manchester ). Many clubs internationally describe themselves as football clubs ("FC", "Football Club" in British English and "Fußball-Club" in German; "CF", Clube de Futebol in Portuguese and Club de Fútbol in Spanish). Generally, British football clubs field only football teams. Their counterparts in several other countries tend to be full multi-sport clubs, even when called football clubs ( Futebol Clube do Porto ; Fußball-Club Bayern München ; Futbol Club Barcelona ). The equivalent abbreviation "SC" (for "Soccer Club")
980-548: Is an Argentine sports club from Rosario, Santa Fe . One of the oldest clubs still in existence in the country, Atlético del Rosario was a pioneer of football in Rosario, being the first team from that city to play in Primera División , the top division of the Argentine football league system . At the international level, Rosario A.C. was also the first team outside Buenos Aires to win an international tournament,
1050-415: Is more common in the case of individual sports, such as the sport of athletics , where a distance runner may compete for a track and field team as well as a road running team, and also have further membership at a local sports club for training purposes. Some national sports bodies require an athlete to state a priority order of their club membership, outlining which club has the higher, or first, claim on
1120-606: Is occasionally used in North American English (for example, Nashville SC and Orlando City SC ), but a general reluctance to decolonize the sport terminology means that most North American teams, somewhat ambiguously, as "football" in North American English refers to North American gridiron-style football still use "F.C." in their name instead (e.g. FC Dallas or Toronto FC ). Club Atl%C3%A9tico del Rosario Club Atlético del Rosario
1190-493: Is the owner of the Cardiff Arms Park site. It is responsible for much of the premier amateur sporting activities in city with cricket ( Cardiff Cricket Club ), rugby union (it is the major shareholder of the semi-professional Cardiff Rugby Club ), field hockey ( Cardiff & Met Hockey Club ), tennis ( Lisvane (CAC) Tennis Club ) and bowls ( Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club ) sections. Catford Wanderers Sports Club
1260-510: The Argentine squad were played in the Gigante . Local hero Kempes enjoyed the support of the fans and went on to become the top scorer of the tournament. Besides, the Gigante de Arroyito was one of the venues for the 1987 Copa América , hosted by Argentina. Central's common nickname is canallas ("rabble", "scoundrels", which is a rather mild insult in Argentina) because it is said that
1330-672: The Argentine Primera Division five times, with the last domestic title being the 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional . In addition, Rosario Central won six National cups , with the 2018 Copa Argentina being its most recent achievement. Also, Rosario Central won the Copa CONMEBOL (the precursor of the current Copa Sudamericana ) in 1995. In 2012, the club was considered by FIFA as one of the 11 most classical clubs in Argentine football. Rosario Central has
1400-639: The CONMEBOL Cup (the precursor of the current Copa Sudamericana ) in 1995 , being the only international title achieved by a Santa Fe Province based team to date. Central defeated Brazilian squad Atlético Mineiro 4–0 in Arroyito after losing by the same score in the first match in Brazil. Finally Central won the Cup by Penalty shoot-out , with a score of 4–3. The club has participated in eleven editions of
1470-476: The Copa Libertadores , and is currently tied for fifth place with Estudiantes de la Plata and Vélez Sársfield , all of which trail participation leaders Boca Juniors , River Plate , Independiente , and San Lorenzo de Almagro . After the 2010 Clausura, Rosario Central's poor form over the past three years forced it into a relegation/promotion play-off against Nacional B side All Boys , which won
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#17327803621511540-531: The Copa de Competencia organised by dissident body Asociación Amateurs de Football (AAmF) against Sportivo Almagro . During the 1910 decade, Rosario Central won a total of five National cups. In 1920 Rosario Central left the Rosarian League again, and joined other clubs to establish a dissident league, winning the 1920 and 1921 titles. Two years later, Central and the dissident clubs would return again to
1610-481: The Copa de Competencia La Nación , a domestic cup organised by dissident Federación Argentina de Football . Rosario Central won the competition after defeating Argentino de Quilmes 3–2 in Estadio G.E.B.A. of Buenos Aires . In 1914 Central would return to Liga Rosarina, winning the championship after playing 20 matches, winning 19 games with 1 draw. The team scored 99 goals and only conceded 10, being Harry Hayes
1680-618: The Tie Cup on three occasions. Atlético was also a founding member of the Liga Rosarina de Football , the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario from 1905 to 1930. Nowadays, Atlético del Rosario is mostly known for its rugby union team, having been a founding member of the "River Plate Rugby Union Championship" (current Argentine Rugby Union ) in 1899. The senior squad currently plays in Primera A,
1750-610: The United States major institutions like The New York Athletic Club and Los Angeles Athletic Club serve as athletic clubs that participate in multiple sports. Examples also abound of sports clubs that are in effect one sports team. Each team from the NFL (American football), CFL (Canadian football), NBA (basketball), MLB (baseball), NHL (ice hockey) or MLS (association football) North American sports leagues , can be called sports clubs, but in practice, they focus solely on
1820-693: The Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires championship, became a founding member of the Unión de Rugby de Rosario . As a founding member of the URBA and the URR, the club has the particularity of being a full member of both unions to this day. Field hockey was added as a sport in 1930, being played by women's teams and first. In 1955 the team started to play in the tournaments held by "Asociación Argentina Amateur de Hockey Sobre Césped", promoting to Primera División in 1959. The club won two championships in 1975 and 1978 but in 1991 it
1890-478: The 1937 and 1938 titles. In 1939, Rosario Central and its arch-rival Newell's Old Boys requested Argentine Football Association to be added to the main league championship of Argentina, the Primera División . The Association accepted the requirement therefore both clubs joined the top-flight division of Argentine football. Despite playing in the Primera División, Rosario Central continue contesting
1960-564: The Canalla drew both matches: the first goalless against Talleres de Córdoba , advancing 5-3 on penalties. In the Round of 16, the Arroyito club drew 1-1 against Almagro and defeated them 5-4 on penalty kicks.224 In the quarter-finals, Central and Newell's played a new Rosario derby . As in 1969 and 1970, the 'Blue and yellows' again defeated their arch-rivals and advanced to the semi-finals with goals by Herrera and Zampedri, with Torres scoring
2030-739: The Copa Argentina for the first time in their history. It also gave them qualification for the 2019 Copa Libertadores and the 2018 Supercopa Argentina . Champion squad: Jeremías Ledesma , Josué Ayala , Miguel Barbieri , Matías Caruzzo , Óscar Cabezas , Marcelo Ortiz , Alfonso Parot , Elías Gómez , Gonzalo Bettini , Nahuel Gómez, Diego Arismendi , Leonardo Gil , Joaquín Pereyra , Néstor Ortigoza , Andrés Lioi, José Luis Fernández , Washington Camacho , Federico Carrizo , Maximiliano Lovera , Fernando Zampedri , Marco Ruben , Agustín Maziero and Germán Herrera . Manager: Edgardo Bauza On 19 December 2022, after Gonzalo Belloso won
2100-549: The Rosarian Football Association competitions with reserve teams formed by amateur footballers. During its first year in Primera División, Rosario Central finished 11° with 33 points earned (15 loses). In 1941 Rosario Central was relegated to the second division, Primera B , after losing 20 matches with only 6 won. Nevertheless, Central only lasted one season in second division, returning one year later, after 25 matches won and only 4 lost. In 1950 Central
2170-659: The Rosarian league. In the following years, Central won the 1923, 1927, 1928 (won against Newell's in the final match), and 1930 championship, becoming the most successful team in Liga de Rosario's history. In 1931 football became professional in Argentina, so a new Association, "Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol", was created in Rosario to organize the first professional championships. The Copa Nicasio Vila changed its name to "Torneo Gobernador Luciano Molinas", honoring then Governor of Santa Fe Province Luciano Molinas. Rosario Central won
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2240-638: The athlete's services. In many regions of the world like Europe , North Africa , West Asia , the Indian subcontinent or Central and South America , sports clubs with several sports departments (multisports clubs) or branches, including highly competitive professional teams, are very popular and have developed into some of the most powerful and representative sports institutions in those places. In general, student sports can be described as composed by multisports clubs, each one representing its educational institution and competing in several sport disciplines. In
2310-487: The body was the "Copa Santiago Pinasco", named that way because the Mayor of Rosario, Santiago Pinasco, donated the trophy. Central debuted on 21 May 1905, defeating Rosario A.C. by 3–1. On June, Rosario Central player Zenón Díaz was called for a Rosario combined that played a friendly match v English club Nottingham Forest (that was touring South America). The first official title won by Rosario Central came in 1908, when
2380-497: The champions of Buenos Aires and Rosario. Central won the 1915 edition beating Racing Club (that had won three Primera División titles consecutively) 3–1 in the final. In 1916 Central won the Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires after beating Independiente 1–0. That same year the Rosarino team won the Copa de Competencia Jockey Club defeating Independiente again. A new national title would come in 1920, when Central won
2450-510: The clothing line is provided by Umbro . Rosario Central plays in the Gigante de Arroyito stadium, located in the confluence of Avellaneda Boulevard and Génova Avenue, in the Lisandro de la Torre neighborhood (popularly known as Arroyito ), in north-east Rosario. It has an official capacity of 46,955 spectators. The stadium was one of the venues chosen for the 1978 FIFA World Cup . In that tournament, all three-second-round games of
2520-722: The club had the honour to be the first club from Rosario playing in Primera División although the squad only participated in the 1894 championship. Rosario A.C. was invited by the Argentine and Uruguayan Football Associations to participate in the Tie Cup , played by teams of Buenos Aires, Rosario and Montevideo . Rosario AC won the 1902 (defeating legendary Alumni by 2–1 in the playoff match), 1904 (beating Uruguayan CURCC 3–2) and 1905 (winning over CURCC again by 4–3) editions totaling 3 championships in 6 years. The line-up vs. CURCC in 1905 was: ER.S. Knight; R.O. Le Bas, G. Middleton; H. Talbot, M.O. Wells, R. Stuart; E.O. Le Bas, A.O Le Bas, G. Roberts, J.G. Parr, W. Stocks. Rosario AC
2590-413: The club moved to its current location at Plaza Jewell, named after brothers Charles and Edward Jewell who gifted a 24,000 m2 land to the club. Officially inaugurated on August 30, Plaza Jewell is the oldest sports ground in Argentina. In April 1892, Atlético del Rosario adopted " claret and light blue " as its official colors in a general meeting, remaining as club's colors since then. In football,
2660-644: The club refused to play a charity match for a leprosy clinic in the 1920s; rival side Newell's acquired the leprosos (lepers) nickname when it did play in that event. Another version states that in 1928 the Central supporters burned down some canvas near the Club Belgrano stadium (which Central had a strong rivalry). When the Belgrano supporters saw that, they started to shout to them: "You're scoundrels! Scoundrels!". In January 2007, Roberto Fontanarrosa
2730-476: The club would become a founding member of the "River Plate Rugby Championship", the origin of today's Argentine Rugby Union . Rosario AC's rugby field is considered the oldest in Argentina, having been inaugurated in 1899. In 1917 the football section was discontinued after a riot between supporters of Rosario Central and Newell's Old Boys in Plaza Jewell . In 1928 Atlético del Rosario, then playing in
2800-596: The colleges but by student organizations (see National Club Football Association and American Collegiate Hockey Association for two leagues consisting entirely of college "club" teams in American football and ice hockey , respectively). In the United Kingdom , almost all major sports organisations are dedicated to a single sport, the exception to this is Cardiff Athletic Club based in Cardiff , Wales, which
2870-418: The creation of Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires , which organized its own championships succeeding The River Plate Rugby Union. One year later Atlético won its four Primera División title, shared with Hindú Club . In 2000 the club won its 5th title and last to date, defeating CA San Isidro at the finals. In 2016, Atlético del Rosario reintroduced the practice of football in the club (more than 100 years after
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2940-447: The entire season, and have the right to practice almost every kind of sport at the club's facilities. Registered associate member fees, attendance receipts, sponsoring contracts, team merchandising , TV rights, and athlete/player transfer fees , are usually the primary sources of sports club financing. In addition, there are sports clubs, or its teams, which are publicly listed - several professional European football clubs belonging to
3010-599: The equaliser for Newell's.225 Central faced Temperley in the semi-finals. The match ended in a 1-1 draw after a goal by the light blue side in the last minutes of the match. However, Los Canallas eventually won on penalties 4-2, qualifying for their fourth Copa Argentina final.226 The cup final was played on 6 December at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata . In this final, both teams were looking to put an end to
3080-523: The field of competitive club sports, an athlete will typically be registered to only one club for a given discipline and will compete for that club exclusively for the duration of a competition or season. Exceptions to this include player trades and transfers, athlete loan agreements and unattached trialists. Where an athlete competes in multiple disciplines, or where club membership has social or training aspects such as local athletic clubs, then athletes may register with multiple clubs. Multiple membership
3150-689: The first half of the year, and champions in the Professional League Cup 2023, played in the second half.231 In addition, the Auriazul team was the only team in the Primera División that did not lose at home in the whole calendar year, having made the Gigante de Arroyito a fortress. The champion's title (and also the accumulation of points in the Annual Table) allowed them to qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores . The second half of
3220-461: The history of the Argentinian league, known as "The oldest paternity ever". Rosario Central's home stadium is Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre , known simply as "El Gigante de Arroyito" (The Giant of Arroyito) is one of the stadiums where Argentina played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. By the end of the 1880s, a group of workers of British–owned company Central Argentine Railway used to play
3290-450: The most notable players were Poy, Carlos Aimar and Eduardo Solari . The most frequent line-up was: Carlos Biasutto, Jorge González, Aurelio Pascuttini, Daniel Killer , Mario Killer , Carlos Aimar, Eduardo Solari, Aldo Poy, Ramón Bóveda , Roberto Cabral and Daniel Aricó. For the 1974 season, Central acquired striker Mario Kempes from Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba (Kempes and Instituto mate Osvaldo Ardiles were to be reunited in
3360-689: The national team that won the 1978 World Cup ). After seven years without titles, Central won the 1980 Nacional with Ángel Tulio Zof on the bench. That team was called La Sinfónica (the Symphony Orchestra) because of the exquisite playing displayed by the team on the field. Central defeated Racing de Córdoba 5–0 in the first final game, and lost 2–0 in the second match but proclaimed champion due to goal average . Daniel Carnevali , Juan Carlos Ghielmetti, Edgardo Bauza , Oscar Craiyacich, Jorge García , José Gaitán, Daniel Sperandío, Eduardo Bacas, Félix Orte, Víctor Marchetti and Daniel Teglia
3430-574: The oldest Argentine and Latin American teams, it is considered a pioneer in its hometown and the only one of current Santa Fe province teams to have won an international title organised by CONMEBOL , the Copa Conmebol , won by the club in 1995 . Originally a member of the Rosario's Football Association, the club affiliated itself to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) in 1939. Since then, Rosario Central has won
3500-429: The playoffs on the last matchday of the regular phase, after defeating Arsenal 2-1 away. It finished in fourth place in its zone, and thus was able to fight for the championship. In the knockout rounds, the 'Canalla' went through beating big teams until they reached the definition for the title: they beat Racing Club in the quarter-finals on penalties (they had started 2-0, drew 2-2 and ended up winning on penalties). In
3570-512: The presidential elections at Rosario Central, Miguel Ángel Russo was re-hired by the Rosario club to lead the team in the 2023 season, thus assuming his fifth cycle at the club, replacing Carlos Tévez . Miguel Russo arrived in January 2023 and was the champion coach with Central in December of that year. Under the experienced coach, Rosario Central had a very successful 2023: they were 8th in
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#17327803621513640-404: The railway companies Central Argentino and Buenos Aires merged, which caused a high number of criollo workers moved to Rosario. They quickly became football enthusiasts so the club increased its number of members to 130 people. During an assembly, executive Miguel Green (also forward of the team) suggested that people outside the railway company could be accepted as member of the club. The proposal
3710-601: The second division of the URBA league system. Club's home venue and headquarters are located on Plaza Jewell . The ground, opened in 1889, is the oldest in Argentina. The club also has a women's field hockey team playing in the Litoral A championship, the first division of the Litoral Hockey Association league system. Apart from rugby and hockey, the club has a tennis section. Atlético del Rosario
3780-588: The semis, they did the same against River Plate , in a tough 0-0 draw at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba , which was also decided by penalties, and showed Rosario goalkeeper Jorge Broun as the outstanding figure, saving 3 penalty kicks from the 12 steps. Finally, Rosario Central celebrated a new championship title at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades de Santiago del Estero , where more than 25,000 Canallas fans accompanied
3850-734: The several sports teams owned by Red Bull GmbH and collectively known as Red Bulls . Other examples of this are the several sports teams owned by Bayer AG and Philips corporations through the Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven respectively, that originally were works teams , the teams owned by the Samsung Group ( Samsung Sports ), and the teams owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). They may compete in several different sports and leagues, being headquartered in some cases across several countries. In
3920-515: The squad won the "Copa Nicasio Vila" (the first division of LRF). The team finished unbeaten with 48 goals scored and only 9 conceded. Some notable players were Zenón Díaz, Harry Hayes , Augusto Winn, J.H. Grant, Juan Díaz. In 1913 the club disaffiliated from the Liga Rosarina, founding with other clubs the dissident "Federación Rosarina de Football". Central won this league in 1913. That same year, Rosario Central won its first national title,
3990-1184: The team and filled the Santiago del Estero stadium with the illusion of a new title. In an even and hard-fought match, Rosario Central beat Club Atlético Platense 1-0 in the final with a beautiful goal by Maximiliano Lovera 39 minutes into the first half, and thus was able to crown the 12th official title in its history. Champion squad: Jorge Broun , Axel Werner , Valentino Quintero, Carlos Quintana , Agustín Sández , Damián Martínez , Juan Cruz Komar , Facundo Mallo , Alan Rodríguez , Ulises Ciccioli, Ismael Cortéz , Facundo Agüero , Kevin Silva, Fernando Rodríguez, Francis Mac Allister , Walter Montoya , Agustín Toledo , Ignacio Malcorra , Jaminton Campaz , Dannovi Quiñonez, Francesco Lo Celso , Lautaro Giaccone , Giovanni Bogado, Marcelo Acosta, Tomás O'Connor , Leandro Iglesias, Kevin Ortíz , Tobías Cervera , Maximiliano Lovera , Octavio Bianchi, Juan Cruz Cerrudo, Luca Martínez Dupuy , Fabricio Oviedo, Agustín Módica . Manager: Miguel Ángel Russo Starting in 2022, all
4060-562: The tie over two legs 4–1 on aggregate (defining the series with a thrashing 3–0 in Arroyito), relegating Rosario Central to Primera B Nacional , the second tier of Argentine football. It was the fourth time the club was relegated to play in the second division. Rosario Central spent several seasons in the B Nacional until 19 May 2013, when the squad secured the promotion to Primera División after beating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy by 3–0. The three goals were scored by Javier Toledo. The team
4130-458: The top scorer of the tournament with 51 goals. The squad also would win the 1915, 1916 and 1917 regional titles, becoming four-champion of the Rosarian League. In 1919, Central won the Rosario's league title again, winning 3–2 the final match against their history rivals: Newell's Old Boys. The second national title won by Rosario Central was the Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren , a trophy contested by
4200-539: The variety of sports practiced, the club was referred to as "the Athletic Society" instead of "the Cricket Society". Finally, the club changed its name to "Rosario Athletic Club", between May and August 1884. Some highlights during those years were the first inter-club rugby union (29 June 1886) and association football (12 July 1887) matches, played against Buenos Aires Cricket Club teams. In 1889
4270-494: The year saw the 2023 Professional League Cup. The start of the tournament saw an inconsistent Central, winning home games but failing to win away. Everything started to improve on matchday 7, when the 'Auriazul' team defeated their classic rivals 1-0 at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito , and from that victory against Newell's Old Boys , they did not know defeat for the rest of the championship. Finally, Central qualified for
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#17327803621514340-419: Was also a founding member of " Liga Rosarina de Football ", playing all its tournaments until 1916. Apart from football, Rosario AC had an active participation in rugby union. On 28 June 1886 Rosario AC played the first inter-clubs match in Argentina, when the team faced Buenos Aires Football Club in the city of Rosario . Thirteen years later, in 1899, along with Buenos Aires FC, Lomas and Belgrano AC ,
4410-539: Was also founding member of many sports bodies in Argentina, some of them are Argentine Rugby Union (1899); Liga Rosarina de Football (1905), Argentine Tennis Association (1912), Rosario Rugby Union (1928), among others. The club was founded as a cricket institution by workers of the British company Central Argentine Railway that were building the Rosario–Córdoba line. Originally named "Rosario Cricket Club", it
4480-483: Was coached by Miguel Ángel Russo . In May 2018, the club saw the return of Edgardo Bauza as Central's coach in his second cycle.221 The coach stated that ‘I knew no other objective than to be champion with Central. ’. Edgardo Bauza led Rosario Central to the championship title after 23 years. In the Round of 32, the Auriazules faced Juventud Antoniana with a 6-0 win. Then, in both the Round of 16 and Round of 16,
4550-620: Was established on March 27, 1867. The RCC and the Buenos Aires Cricket Club (established in 1864) are recognised as the first sports club of Argentina. During its first years of existence, the club had several fields that served for sports practice. The club rented a land on Presidente Roca and Jujuy streets, where many sports (such as baseball , bicycle races , cricket, croquet , football , polo , quoits , rugby, tennis) were practised. The "Justas Atléticas" (an annual athletics competition) were also held there. Due to
4620-516: Was located on a railway's land while a disused wagon served as club's headquarters. The first recorded game was played in 1890 when CARAC played a friendly match v the crew of a British ship's crew, which ended 1–1. A second match between both teams finished with CARAC winning 2–1. During many years Central Argentine played only internal matches or faced the Rosario Cricket Club (current Club Atlético del Rosario ) occasionally. In 1904
4690-428: Was relegated again after a poor campaign in Primera. As its precedent relegation, Central promoted to the top division one year after being relegated, so the team returned to Primera in 1951. Rosario Central won its first national league title, in the 1971 Nacional championship with Angel Labruna as coach defeating San Lorenzo in the final game. Central had previously beat arch-rival Newell's 1–0 in semi-finals with
4760-531: Was relegated to the second division. From 1956, Atlético would only take part in the local competitions, before rejoining URBA competitions in 1983. When playing in the URBA, the team uses CA San Isidro 's home ground in San Isidro, Buenos Aires , in order to facilitate travel for the visiting teams. In 1991 Atlético was relegated to the second division, where it played the 1992 season promoting to Grupo I that same year. In 1994, Atlético del Rosario took part in
4830-494: Was the frequent line-up on the fields. After a few years with bad seasons, the team was relegated in 1984, but returned to first division just one year later after winning the Primera B championship, coached by Pedro Marchetta . Central returned to Primera to play the 1986–87 season , winning the title at the end of the tournament but coached by Zof again. This was a first in Argentine football (oddly, Central Español performed
4900-466: Was widely discussed until it was finally approved so the statute was modified, including the change of name to Spanish form "Club Atlético Rosario Central". Since those changes were approved, a significant number of workers of the city came to Rosario Central to become members of the club. The Liga Rosarina de Football (Rosario's Football League) was created in March 1905. The first tournament organised by
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