Club Mercedes

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Full nameClub Mercedes
Nickname(s)Blanquinegros [1] [2]
Founded12 May 1875;148 years ago (1875-05-12) [3] [4] [5]
GroundEstadio Liga Mercedina, Mercedes, Buenos Aires [6]
Capacity5,000 [6]
PresidentGuido Pisoni [7]
CoachWalter Díaz
LeagueTorneo Federal C
2017Eliminated in 3rd. stage
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Club Mercedes is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Mercedes in Buenos Aires Province. Having been established in 1875, the club is regarded as the oldest association football club still in existence in Argentina. [8] [9] [10] [7]

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The football team will play in Primera D, one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system since the 2022 season. [10] Until then, it had played in Torneo Federal C, a now defunct regionalised 5° division, where Mercedes participated in the 2017 season. [11] [12] [13]

At regional level, Mercedes also played in the "Liga Mercedina", [14] the league where clubs from Mercedes and other cities around (such as San Antonio de Areco, Luján or Zárate among others) participate.

Apart from football, other sports practised at the club are basketball, roller skating, swimming, and tennis.

History

Club Mercedes was founded by Dr. Manuel Lanchenhein under the name "Club Social". It was the institution chosen by the traditional families of Mercedes, who used to attend the conferences, banquets and dances held by the club. [10]

In 1935, the Club Social merged with Club Deportivo Mercedes, forming current "Club Mercedes" [15] The establishment of the new club brought sports activities, with association football as the most prominent of them. [5]

In the 1980s, Mercedes merged with Club del Progreso to form "Club Mercedes del Progreso". During those times, the club won its first titles. Some years later, the club returned to its original name. [5]

The football team is the most winning of Liga Mercedina, with 19 championships won. The club has also played the Torneo Argentino C and Torneo Argentino B several times. In 2012, Mercedes debuted in Copa Argentina but the team was eliminated in the first stage. [16]

In 2016 Mercedes debuted in the Torneo Federal C, the regionalised 5th level of Argentine football system (and lowest division) that had a total of 266 teams that season. [17] Mercedes placed 4th of 4 in the Zona 22 being eliminated in the first round. [18]

In April 2022, it was announced that Mercedes's request for affiliation to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) had been accepted therefore the team will play in Primera D Metropolitana since the 2022 season. [10] The last club to be affiliated to AFA prior to Mercedes had been Real Pilar in 2017. It was announced that only under-23 players would be allowed to play for the senior squad. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Torneo del Interior: Con el 'Pepe' en cancha el “Blanquinegro” alcanza la tan ansiada clasificación, Noticias Mercedinas, 26 Feb 2012
  2. ↑ Los "blanquinegros" despidieron el año,El Nuevo Cronista, 24 Dec 2012 (Archive)
  3. ↑ Club Social Mercedes on Copa Argentina website
  4. ↑ Mercedes cambió la tropilla a mitad del río, Infoeme (Archive, 10 Jan 2015)
  5. 1 2 3 Mercedes: ¿cuál es la historia del club más antiguo de Argentina? on Billiken, 20 Mar 2024
  6. 1 2 Estadio de la Liga Mercedina on Estadios.com.ar
  7. 1 2 3 La AFA incorporó al Club Mercedes y jugará en la Primera D: se convirtió en el club más antiguo entre los directamente afiliados on Infobae, 21 Apr 2022
  8. ↑ El Federal C, el increíble campeonato de fútbol argentino con ¡266 equipos!, BBC.com, 12 Jan 2016
  9. ↑ Lo mató una patota futbolera Página 12, 24 Jan 2013
  10. 1 2 3 4 La historia de Club Mercedes, el desconocido club más antiguo de Argentina, 21 Apr 2022
  11. ↑ CLUB MERCEDES EN EL FEDERAL C: LLEGAN JUGADORES PARA FORTALECER EL EQUIPO Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Protagonistas de Mercedes, 5 Jan 2017
  12. ↑ Torneo Federal C: Pautas, Ascenso del Interior
  13. ↑ Club Mercedes, nuevo equipo afiliado para el torneo de la Primera D on Minuto Uno, 21 Apr 2022
  14. ↑ Imponen a Club Mercedes a cerrar su cancha de 11 Archived 2016-02-29 at the Wayback Machine Emisora La Tribuna. Consultado el 9 de enero de 2015.
  15. ↑ Gran celebración y participación en el 140º aniversario del Club Mercedes
  16. ↑ Mal debut de Mercedes en la Copa Argentina, El Nuevo Cronista, 24 Oct 2012 (Archive)
  17. ↑ Delicias del fútbol argentino: el Federal C, un torneo con ¡266 equipos! by Hernán Cortés, La Nación, 4 Feb 2016
  18. ↑ Torneo Federal C: El empate lo dejó a Mercedes casi eliminado by Ariel Musante, Hoy Mercedes, 15 Feb 2016
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