Club Atlético Independiente

Club Atlético Independiente is a football club from Avellaneda, an industrial suburb of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires Province. The two-time World Cup winner with seven titles won 1964-1984 the record winners of the Copa Libertadores.

After Boca Juniors and River Plate Independiente with 14 league titles the most successful club in the first division in Argentina. Local neighbor Racing is the " arch-rival " of the " Red Devils ". The two stages are less than 300 meters from each other and the Avellaneda derby is the game of the year for the fans.

The inaugural meeting of the Diablos Rojos ( Red Devils ) took place on 1 January 1905. There were not enough members are present, and so the formal act of creation was postponed to 25 March 1905. The first club president was Aristides Langone.

Achievements

National

  • Argentine Championship Primera División Nacional 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1967 Metropolitano 1970, 1971, Internacional 1977, 1978, 1983 Metropolitano, Nacional 1988/89, Clausura 1994, Apertura 2002

Internationally

Independiente succeeded as the only team to date to win the Copa Libertadores four years in a row.

Stadium

The home ground of the Independiente is first opened in 1928 Estadio Libertadores de América (also known as Doble Visera ). It is under construction and, according to the work can accommodate 50 655 spectators.

The Cilindro, the stadium of Racing Club, just a few meters located from the Doble Visera away.

Known player

  • Argentina Javier Marinangelli
  • Argentina Raúl Bernao
  • Argentina Ricardo Bochini
  • Argentina Jorge Burruchaga
  • Argentina Germán Denis
  • Arsenio Erico Paraguay
  • Uruguay Diego Forlán
  • Argentina Sergio Aguero
  • Argentina Federico Insua
  • Argentina Gabriel Milito
  • Colombia Faryd Mondragón
  • Argentina José Pastoriza
  • Uruguay Ricardo Pavoni
  • Argentina Francisco Sá
  • Argentina Óscar Ustari
  • Leonel Galeano Argentina
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