Estudiantes de La Plata

Lore & Background

In 1967, Estudiantes was the first team outside the traditional 'big five' to win a professional league title. It has won four additional league titles and has had greater international success, having won six international titles: four Copa Libertadores (including three straight from 1968 to 1970), an Intercontinental Cup, and an Interamerican Cup. The club's early years saw it adopt a striped red and white jersey in honor of Alumni. The team known as 'Los Profesores' featured a famous offensive lineup in the early professional era. The Zubeldía era brought three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles and the 1968 Intercontinental Cup, though the team was noted for violent behavior and timewasting tactics.

Reader's Guide

Other sports where Estudiantes competes are basketball, team handball, field hockey, golf, swimming, judo, and volleyball. The club's first pitch was at the intersection of 19th and 53rd streets in La Plata, and its stadium on 1st Avenue opened on 25 December 1907. The club's all-time top scorer is Manuel Pelegrina with 221 goals.

Did You Know?

• Estudiantes de La Plata was founded on 4 August 1905 in a shoe store in La Plata.
• The club's first president was Miguel Gutiérrez.
• Estudiantes won its first Primera División title in 1913 playing in the dissident Federación Argentina de Football.
• Alberto Zozaya scored the first goal of professional football in Argentina.
• The club's 1968 Intercontinental Cup match against Manchester United is remembered for the violent behavior of Estudiantes' players.