Quilmes Atlético Club

The Quilmes Atlético Club is an Argentine football club from Quilmes in Buenos Aires Province. The club is nicknamed El Cervecero because of the long-standing club sponsor, the brewing " Cerveza Quilmes ".

History

The club was founded on November 27, 1887 under the name of Quilmes Rovers Club and is one of the oldest football clubs in the world. Founder was JT Stevenson, and the first team consisted entirely of British immigrants. 1900, the name was changed to Quilmes Athletic Club. Only in 1950 was the occasion of the ascent into the top league in Quilmes Atlético Club renaming.

Quilmes AC won the 1912 Amateur Championship and after the introduction of the Argentine professional league championship five times in the second league, the Primera B (1949, 1961, 1975, 1986/87 and 1990/91 ). The first and only title in the premier league could Quilmes AC win the Metropolitano 1978.

Achievements

National

• Argentine Championship La Liga: 1978 ( Metropolitano )
• Amateur championship (before the introduction of the Argentine professional league ): 1912
• Primera B: 1949, 1961, 1975, 1986/87, 1990/91

Internationally

No

Stadium

For many years, Quilmes AC not have their own stadium. Only in 1987 was begun with the construction and 1995, the El Centenario ( officially Estadio Dr. José Luis Meiszner ) was opened. In 1998 the capacity was increased to 33,000 places.

Known player

• Gustavo Oberman
• Milan Borjan (2007-2009; without insert)
• Bernardo Romeo (2010/11, 16 games, 4 goals)

Other sports

The Quilmes AC also has a hockey stadium ( Estadio Nacional de Hockey) with 6,000 seats and a successful women's and men's team, with 17 and 13 national championships in hockey. Further activities of the Quilmes AC are tennis, basketball, handball and volleyball.