Club Atlético Brown
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Club Atlético Brown is a football club from Adrogué
Adrogué
Adrogué is a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located 23 km south of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of the Almirante Brown Partido ....

 in Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...

, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalized third level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level three is the Torneo Argentino A....

, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...

.

The club was formed in 1945 as a multidisciplinary sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

. Brown, which has never played in Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...

, reached its highest league position in the 1999/2000 season, finishing in 1st place in Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalized third level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level three is the Torneo Argentino A....

 tournament, but could not promote to Primera B Nacional, being defeated in the playoff semi-final.

Current squad 2010/11

As of February 14, 2011.


Titles

  • Primera D
    Primera D Metropolitana
    The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level five is the Torneo Argentino C....

    : 1
1980

Notable players

Hector Almandoz
Hector Almandoz
Héctor Alfredo Coyo Almandoz is a former Argentine footballer. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield reserve team.. Married Silvina Rivero.-External links: -Footnotes:...

 (2006)   Fernando Zagharián
Fernando Zagharián
Fernando Zagharián is a football striker who was born and raised in Argentina, but now has dual nationality with Armenia due to his Armenian origin....

(2006-08)
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