Club Italiano
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| Founded | 29 December 1898[1] |
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| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Chairman | Luis Pino[1][2] |
| Colors | (Red, White, Green) |
| Website | clubitaliano.com.ar |
Club Italiano is an Argentine sports club which headquarters located in Caballito, Buenos Aires. The hosts many activities such as basketball, basque pelota, field hockey, football, gymnastics, martial arts, rugby union, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
The rugby union team currently plays in the Torneo de la URBA Grupo II, the second division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires league system. Club's stadium is located in Bajo Flores, Buenos Aires.
History[edit]
The club was founded on December 29, 1898, by a group of Italian immigrants and their descendants. The club was conceived as a cycling institution due to Italian immigrants being enthusiastic about bicycles. For that reason the club was originally named as "Club Ciclístico Italiano". As other sports were added, the name changed to its current denomination in 1912.
Italiano rented the Recreo Belvedere facilities during 10 years, until the club moved to its current location on Rivadavia Avenue in Caballito neighborhood. In 1980, Italiano acquired 17 hectares to Municipality of Buenos Aires, where its sports facilities were built. The club currently has about 7,000 members.[3][4]
Titles[edit]
- URBA Primera C (1): 2023
References[edit]
- ^ a b Club Italiano on URBA website
- ^ Club Managers
- ^ "History of the Club". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ Club Italiano at República de Caballito website Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Rugby union clubs in Buenos Aires
- Rugby clubs established in 1898
- Field hockey clubs in Buenos Aires
- Sports clubs and teams established in 1898
- 1898 establishments in Argentina
- Field hockey clubs established in 1898
- Italian association football clubs outside Italy
- Diaspora sports clubs in Argentina
- Italian-Argentine culture
- European-Argentine culture in Buenos Aires