Club Atlético General Lamadrid
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Club Atlético General Lamadrid (usually General Lamadrid or simply Lamadrid) is a 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...

 located in Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto is a barrio or district in the northern part of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the area defined by Campana, San Martín avenue, Francisco Beiró avenue, Joaquín V. González, Baigorria, Lope de Vega Avenue and General Paz Avenue...

, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, 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 institution, founded in 1950, is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays 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....

, the third division of the Argentine football league system
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions , and a series of regionalized lower divisions...

.

Relevant facts

On Saturday 21 March, 2009, during a match facing Barracas Bolívar (now Sportivo Barracas
Sportivo Barracas
Sportivo Barracas was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, property of Club Sportivo Barracas. It was used mostly for football matches and was used as a venue during the South American Championship 1921 and South American Championship 1925. The stadium held 30,000 people.The stadium...

), 18 Lamadrid players were sent off after they got into a violent confrontation with Barracas' supporters. The fight started when a group of youth players from Lamadrid (who were watching the match on their seats) began a discussion with some Barracas' fans. The discussion soon turn into a fight and the players from both teams jumped from field to the grandstand to take part on the fight as well.

Lamadrid won its only title in 2010/11 season
2010–11 Primera C Metropolitana
The 2010–11 Argentine Primera C Metropolitana is the season of fourth division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams will compete; the champion will be promoted to Primera B Metropolitana.-Club information:-Standings:...

, promoting to 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....

.

Titles

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

    : 1
2010/11

  • 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
1977

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