Club Atlético Los Andes

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Club Atlético Los Andes

Club Atlético Los Andes is an Argentine sports club based in the Lomas de Zamora district of Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in the Primera B, the second division of the Argentine football league system.

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Full nameClub Atlético Los Andes
Nickname(s)Mil Rayitas
Founded1 January 1917; 108 years ago (1917-01-01)
GroundEstadio Eduardo Gallardón,
Lomas de Zamora
Capacity36,542[1]
Chairman Victor Grosi
ManagerGuillermo Szeszurak
LeagueNacional B
20212nd
Websitehttps://losandesoficial.com/
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The club was founded by a group of young people in 1917, and its name was chosen to commemorate the first balloon flight across the Andes mountain, which had happened in 1916.

Los Andes has had three runs in the Argentine Primera División: the first was in 1961, the second time was between the 1968 and 1971 Metropolitano championships. Los Andes best ever final position was an 8° position overall in 1968 Nacional.

The third run in Primera División was in 2000–01 and lasted only one season: Los Andes finished 19th out of 20 teams and was relegated to Primera B Nacional with the worst points average in the division.

After some seasons in the lower divisions, in 2014 Los Andes returned to B Nacional after winning a championship of the Primera B Metropolitana, but be relegated in the 2018–19 season.

Current squad

The 1938 team, which achieved the Primera C championship that year
Los Andes team in 1957, which obtained the Primera C title
As of 7 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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