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Club Almirante Brown
Club Almirante Brown is an Argentine football club from Isidro Casanova in the Buenos Aires Province, currently playing in Primera B Nacional, the second tier of Argentine football.
Club history
The club were founded on 17 January 1922 with the name Centro Atletico y Recreativo Almirante Brown. They played in Primera B Nacional between the 1986-87 and 1997-98 season, reaching their highest ever league position in the 1991-92 season, when they finished 2nd in the table. They were within one game of gaining promotion to the Primera Division, however they lost the playoff final to San Martin de Tucuman.
In May 2007 Almirante Brown became champions of the Primera B Metropolitana Clausura tournament by beating Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in the final, the fixture was marred by violence and Almirante Brown were forced to start the following season in B Nacional with -18 points as punishment.
Honours
Tercera de Ascenso (Primera D) champions (1): 1956
Primera C champions (1): 1965
Primera B Metropolitana (1): Clausura 2007
First team squad
2007 Transfers
In:
Matias Fischer from Chacarita Juniors
German Basualdo from Gimnasia y Esgrima LP
Alejandro Veron from Velez Sarsfield
Federico Leon from Malaga B de Espana
Agustin Correa from Talleres de Cordoba
Diego Escudero from Huracan de Tres Arroyos
Sebastian Delaguila from Villa Mitre
Gaston Tossi from El Porvenir
Roman Diaz from Deportes Quindio
Sebastian Hernandez from Villa Mitre
Out:
Alejandro Orfila to Tristan Suarez
Emanuel Perea to San Martin de Tucuman
Gonzalo Peralta to D.C. United
Notable former players
Fabian Basualdo (1998-99)
Marcelino Galoppo (1999-2000)
Jose Percudani (?)
Sergio Marchi (?)
Daniel Bazan Vera (?)
Carlos Pablino Cardozo (?)
Marcelo Reggiardo (?)
Fernando Donaires (?)
Hector Rivoira (?)
See also
Argentine football league system
List of football clubs in Argentina
External links
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