Lomas Athletic Club
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Lomas Athletic Club is a sports club
from Lomas de Zamora
, Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. One of Argentina's oldest clubs still in existence, Lomas is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union
. The club currently concentrates on cricket
, rugby union
, field hockey
, tennis
and golf
and bowls
.
Scottish Professor Alexander Watson Hutton
is generally recognised as the "father" of Argentine football, after having founded the "English High School" where students formed their own team, Alumni. At the same time, English
W.W. Hayward, founder of "Lomas Academy" taught to play football to his students. Those alumni would later form the "Lomas Athletic" team.
On February 21, 1893 the Argentine Football Association
(presided by Watson Hutton) was created in order to organise the first official football tournament, which would be obtained by Lomas Athletic becaming the first Argentine champion. Five titles followed that, in 1894, 1895, 1897 and 1898. Within those years, the Lomas Athletic team won 46 games (over 60 played), establishing a record for Argentine football.
In 1899, along with Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club
, Belgrano Athletic
and Atlético del Rosario
, Lomas became founding member of the "River Plate Rugby Union", which would become today's Unión Argentina de Rugby
(Argentine Rugby Union). That same year the club won its first provincial championship
.
The football squad continued playing the official tournament but Lomas finished in the last positions at the end of each championship. Last football squad's appeareance was on July 9, 1909, during the "Copa de Competencia Jockey Club". Lomas Athletic lost its match 18-0 at the hands of Atlético Estudiantes (currently Estudiantes de Buenos Aires). This was the biggest defeat suffered by an Argentine football team to date (including professional era). But was also the day that Lomas left football officially.
In 1913 Lomas Athletic rugby team won its second title, the last to date.
Since the 1930s field hockey has largely become the club's predominant sport, relegating rugby to a secondary place. However, the club manages to remain relatively competitive at youth levels.
Lomas Athletic Club is also well known for being a founding member of all the sports associations where the club has a team, including Asociación Argentina de Golf, Asociación Argentina de Tenis, Unión Argentina de Rugby
, Asociación de Cricket Argentino
, and Asociación Amateur Argentina de Hockey sobre Césped.
ground held a first-class
match in 1912 when Argentina played the Marylebone Cricket Club
, with the visiting Marylebone Cricket Club from England
winning by 2 wickets. This is the only first-class match to have been played there. Still in use to the present day, the ground hosted various local and touring sides in the 20th century, matches in both the Americas and the South American Championships.
Despite having only competed in 17 championships, Lomas Athletic is still the 9th most successful club in Argentine football history with 5 championships obtained.
Sports club
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from Lomas de Zamora
Lomas de Zamora
Lomas de Zamora is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located next to the border of Buenos Aires City and within the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires.It is the capital of Lomas de Zamora Partido and has a population of 111,897....
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Province
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, Argentina
Argentina
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. One of Argentina's oldest clubs still in existence, Lomas is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union
Unión Argentina de Rugby
The Argentine Rugby Union ) is the governing body for rugby union in Argentina. It is a member of the International Rugby Board with a seat on that body's Executive Council....
. The club currently concentrates on cricket
Cricket
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, rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, field hockey
Field hockey
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, tennis
Tennis
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and golf
Golf
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and bowls
Bowls
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.
The football years: 1893-1909
The club was founded on March 15, 1891 by a group of English immigrants. Lomas Athletic Club is probably most famous for being the 2nd team to be recognised as football champions of Argentina, winning the title at its first attempt.Scottish Professor Alexander Watson Hutton
Alexander Watson Hutton
Alexander Watson Hutton was a Scottish teacher and sportsman and is considered the father of Argentine football. In 1893 he founded the "Argentine Association Football League", which is now known as the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino...
is generally recognised as the "father" of Argentine football, after having founded the "English High School" where students formed their own team, Alumni. At the same time, English
England
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W.W. Hayward, founder of "Lomas Academy" taught to play football to his students. Those alumni would later form the "Lomas Athletic" team.
On February 21, 1893 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...
(presided by Watson Hutton) was created in order to organise the first official football tournament, which would be obtained by Lomas Athletic becaming the first Argentine champion. Five titles followed that, in 1894, 1895, 1897 and 1898. Within those years, the Lomas Athletic team won 46 games (over 60 played), establishing a record for Argentine football.
From football to rugby
Despite being originally founded as a football club, rugby union became the most popular sport at the club by the end of the 1890s.In 1899, along with Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club
Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club, sometimes known simply as Buenos Aires or B.A.C.R.C., is an amateur multi-sports club from the San Fernando district of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina...
, Belgrano Athletic
Belgrano Athletic Club
Belgrano Athletic Club is an amateur sports club from the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano is one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union....
and Atlético del Rosario
Club Atlético del Rosario
Club Atlético del Rosario is a sports club from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. The sports currently practised at the club are rugby union, field hockey, cricket and tennis.-History:...
, Lomas became founding member of the "River Plate Rugby Union", which would become today's Unión Argentina de Rugby
Unión Argentina de Rugby
The Argentine Rugby Union ) is the governing body for rugby union in Argentina. It is a member of the International Rugby Board with a seat on that body's Executive Council....
(Argentine Rugby Union). That same year the club won its first provincial championship
Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires
This article is about a Rugby organization. URBA can also refer to the URBA mass transport system.The Buenos Aires Rugby Union , usually referred as URBA, is the governing body that organises and controls the rugby union in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as the Buenos Aires Provincial...
.
The football squad continued playing the official tournament but Lomas finished in the last positions at the end of each championship. Last football squad's appeareance was on July 9, 1909, during the "Copa de Competencia Jockey Club". Lomas Athletic lost its match 18-0 at the hands of Atlético Estudiantes (currently Estudiantes de Buenos Aires). This was the biggest defeat suffered by an Argentine football team to date (including professional era). But was also the day that Lomas left football officially.
In 1913 Lomas Athletic rugby team won its second title, the last to date.
Since the 1930s field hockey has largely become the club's predominant sport, relegating rugby to a secondary place. However, the club manages to remain relatively competitive at youth levels.
Lomas Athletic Club is also well known for being a founding member of all the sports associations where the club has a team, including Asociación Argentina de Golf, Asociación Argentina de Tenis, Unión Argentina de Rugby
Unión Argentina de Rugby
The Argentine Rugby Union ) is the governing body for rugby union in Argentina. It is a member of the International Rugby Board with a seat on that body's Executive Council....
, Asociación de Cricket Argentino
Asociacion de Cricket Argentino
The Asociación de Cricket Argentino is the official ICC recognised cricket board of Argentina. Argentina has been an ICC associate member since 1974, meaning cricket is firmly established but the nation does not yet qualify for full membership...
, and Asociación Amateur Argentina de Hockey sobre Césped.
Cricket
The clubs cricketCricket
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ground held a first-class
First-class cricket
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match in 1912 when Argentina played the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
, with the visiting Marylebone Cricket Club from England
England
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winning by 2 wickets. This is the only first-class match to have been played there. Still in use to the present day, the ground hosted various local and touring sides in the 20th century, matches in both the Americas and the South American Championships.
Football
Originally a great football team, Lomas suffered from the slow rise of rugby within the club. By 1909 rugby became the predominant sport and the football section was disbanded.
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1901 in Argentine football 1901 in Argentine football saw champions English High School change their name to Alumni Athletic Club, under their new name they retained the Argentine championship by winning all six of their games.-Primera División:... - 4th of 4 teams 1902 in Argentine football 1902 in Argentine football saw champions Alumni Athletic Club win their 3rd consecutive league championship.In international football, the Argentina national team played their first game, a 6-0 win against Uruguay in Montevideo.-Primera División:... - 5th of 5 teams 1903 in Argentine football 1903 in Argentine football saw champions Alumni Athletic Club win their fourth consecutive league championship. On 26 July 1903 Alumni lost their first league game in four years.-Primera División:... - 4th of 6 teams 1904 in Argentine football 1904 in Argentine football saw Belgrano Athletic win the Argentine championship ending a run of four consecutive championships for Alumni Athletic Club.-Primera División:... - 3rd of 6 teams 1905 in Argentine football 1905 in Argentine football saw Alumni Athletic Club regain the Argentine championship making it their 5th championship in six seasons.-Primera División:... - 6th of 7 teams 1906 in Argentine football 1906 in Argentine football saw Alumni Athletic Club regain the Argentine championship making it their 6th championship in seven seasons.-Primera División:... - runners up (11 teams) 1907 in Argentine football 1907 in Argentine football saw Alumni Athletic Club regain the Argentine championship their third in a row and their 7th championship in eight seasons.-Primera División:The 1907 championship featured eleven teams, with each team playing the other twice.... - 9th of 11 teams 1908 in Argentine football 1908 in Argentine football saw Belgrano Athletic win the Argentine championship ending a run of three consecutive championships for Alumni Athletic Club.In International football Argentina won Copa Newton and Copa Lipton... - 9th of 10 teams 1909 in Argentine football 1909 in Argentine football saw Alumni win the championship, their 8th title in 10 seasons. Argentina won all three international trophies contested against Uruguay.-Primera División:... - 10th of 10 teams (relegated) |
Despite having only competed in 17 championships, Lomas Athletic is still the 9th most successful club in Argentine football history with 5 championships obtained.
| Position | Club | Championships |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
33 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
28 |
| 3 | Independiente Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.... |
16 |
| 4 | Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football... |
16 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team.... |
12 |
| 6 | Alumni Athletic Club Alumni Athletic Club Asociación Alumni, usually just Alumni, is a rugby union and former football club located in Tortuguitas, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.-The beginning:... |
10 |
| 7 | Velez Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system... |
7 |
| 8 | Huracán Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was... |
5 |
| 9 | Lomas Athletic Club | 5 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football... |
5 |
External links
- Club Website (Spanish)
- Lomas Athletic Club at ESPNcricinfo
- Lomas Athletic Club at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...