Club Ferrocarril Urquiza
Encyclopedia
Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza is an sports club
sited in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido
of the Greater Buenos Aires
. Its football
team currently plays in the Primera C Metropolitana
, the fourth division of the Argentine football league system
.
The Club was founded by Carmelo Santoro on May 21, 1950. The first players and fans of the team were employees of the Ferrocarril General Urquiza
who needed a ground to play football on Saturday afternoons. It was an amateur club until 1970, when it became affiliated to the Argentine Football Association
and played its first season in the Aficionados category that was later renamed Primera D Metropolitana.
At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season the club merged with Universidad Abierta Interamericana ("UAI") to form CD UAI-Urquiza. Having won no titles under its old name, UAI Urquiza obtained the 2010-11 Primera D Metropolitana
championship, promoting to Primera C Metropolitana
.
, Gran Buenos Aires. It has capacity for 500 spectators and does not have lighting. Prior to Ferrocarril Urquiza, this field was used by the defunct team Sportivo Palermo, where legendary goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo
first appeared.
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...
sited in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of Capital Federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....
of the 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...
. Its football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team currently plays in the Primera C Metropolitana
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....
, the fourth 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...
.
History
Ferrocarril General Urquiza
Ferrocarril General Urquiza , named after the Argentine general and politician Justo José de Urquiza, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
who needed a ground to play football on Saturday afternoons. It was an amateur club until 1970, when it became affiliated to 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...
and played its first season in the Aficionados category that was later renamed Primera D Metropolitana.
At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season the club merged with Universidad Abierta Interamericana ("UAI") to form CD UAI-Urquiza. Having won no titles under its old name, UAI Urquiza obtained the 2010-11 Primera D Metropolitana
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....
championship, promoting to Primera C Metropolitana
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....
.
Stadium
The stadium is located in Villa Lynch, General San Martín PartidoGeneral San Martín Partido
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of Capital Federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina....
, Gran Buenos Aires. It has capacity for 500 spectators and does not have lighting. Prior to Ferrocarril Urquiza, this field was used by the defunct team Sportivo Palermo, where legendary goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo
Amadeo Carrizo
Amadeo Raúl Carrizo is a former football goalkeeper. His nickname was 'Tarzán'. Carrizo was a pioneer, helping to innovate techniques and strategies for goalkeepers....
first appeared.