Argentinos Juniors

El Semillero del Mundo – The World's Seedbed

Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the most important football teams of South America by FIFA. It is one of the eight Argentine first division teams that have won the Copa Libertadores. The continental trophy was won in the club's first entry to the contest, in 1985.

Quick Facts

Full name

Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors

Nickname

El Bicho (The Bug)
El Semillero del Mundo (World's Seedbed)
El Tifón de Boyacá (The Boyacá Typhoon)

Founded

15 August 1904

Ground

Estadio "Bumeran" Diego Armando Maradona

Capacity

26,000

Chairman

Cristian Malaspina

Manager

Nicolás Diez

League

Liga Profesional de Fútbol

Lore & Background

The club was founded in the Villa Crespo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires on 14 August 1904, by a group of anarchist boys that were part of club 'Mártires de Chicago'. Leandro Ravera Bianchi was named president. The club immediately adopted red and white colors as an homage to deputy Alfredo Palacios. The first match was a 12–1 loss to Club La Prensa, but the squad was crowned champion at the end of the season.

In 1912, Argentinos re-adopted green and white colors because there were teams in the league using red jerseys. In 1925, the club moved to its current location in La Paternal, acquiring land at San Martín Avenue and Punta Arenas Street and building a stadium with a capacity of 10,000. Argentinos was runner-up in 1926 behind champions Boca Juniors. The club has the nickname 'El Semillero del Mundo' (The World's Seedbed) and is renowned for producing talented players through their youth system, most notably Diego Maradona, who played for the club between 1976 and 1981. Their stadium, 'Estadio Diego Armando Maradona', is named after him.