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Club Atlético Lugano

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Full nameClub Atlético Lugano
Nickname(s)Naranja
Founded18 November 1915; 108 years ago (1915-11-18)
GroundClub Atlético Lugano, Tapiales
Greater Buenos Aires
Capacity2,950
ChairmanSergio Corrales
ManagerArgentina Blas Viedma
LeaguePrimera D
2013–1417th

Club Atlético Lugano is an Argentine football club from Tapiales neighborhood in La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera D, the regionalised 5th level of Argentine football league system.

The club was founded on 18 November 1915 by workers of French-owned railway company Compañía General de Ferrocarriles en la Provincia de Buenos Aires (then Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano). Its original name was "Club Compañía General Belgrano". The team earned its affiliation to Argentine Football Association in 1924 in order to compete in the intermediate category. in 1953 General Belgrano changed its name to "Club Atlético General Belgrano de Lugano".

In 1972, General Belgrano was affiliated to the Argentine Football Association and started playing in Primera D. In 1986, the name changed again to "Club Atlético Lugano", as a tribute to team's neighbourhood, Villa Lugano.

Team 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Facundo Genero
11 FW Argentina ARG Matías Basualdo

Titles

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1987–88
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