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Club Deportivo Armenio
Club Deportivo Armenio are a lower league football club, from Ingeniero Maschwitz in Buenos Aires Province Argentina. The currently play in Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised 3rd tier of Argentine football.
The club were founded in 1962 under the name Club Armenio de Futbol by members of the Armenian community in Argentina. They changed their name to Club Deportivo Armenio two years later they became members of Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Their original colours were black and white, they changed to green and white stripes before finally settling on their current colours of red and white. Their away colours of red, orange and blue are inspired by the Armenian flag.
The pinacle of their success to date was a brief spell in the Primera, their highest ever finish was 13th in the 1987/88 season, followed by relegation the season after.
The most memorable victory in their history was a 2-0 away win against River Plate in the 1987/88 season.
Titles
Primera B Nacional 1986/87
Notable former players
Carlos Barisio (1984)
Jose Andre Bilibio (1997~2002)
Renato Corsi (1988~1989)
Alberto Fanesi (?-1968)
Miguel Oviedo (1987~1992)
Hector Horacio Scotta (?)
Guillermo Suarez (2001~2002)
See also
List of football clubs in Argentina
Argentine football league system
External links
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