Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889 by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English-owned Central Argentine Railway company. One of the oldest Argentine and Latin American teams, it is considered a pioneer in its hometown and the only one of current Santa Fe province teams to have won an international title organised by CONMEBOL, the Copa Conmebol, won by the club in 1995.
Association football is the most popular sport in Argentina and part of the culture in the country. It is the one with the most players and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. The percentage of Argentines that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club is about 90%.
Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team currently fun plays in Torneo Argentino A, the third division of the Argentine football league system.
John Henry Hayes, was an Argentine footballer, who played his entire career for Rosario Central. Hayes also played for the Argentine national team.
The Rosario derby is one of the most fiercely contested football rivalries in Argentine football.
Gabino Sosa was an Argentine football forward who spent all his career for Central Córdoba de Rosario, playing 24 years for the club. He also played in the Argentina national team.
The Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren, also called Campeonato Argentino or simply Copa Ibarguren was an official Argentine football cup competition contested between 1913 and 1958. Between 1913 and 1925, the winner of the cup received the honor to be the "Argentine Champion". That is because the cup faced the two strongest champions of the country, represented by the Buenos Aires league and the Rosario league.
Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Rosario is an Argentine multi-sports club from Rosario, Santa Fe. Water polo is the section that has won the most titles for the institution, with 21 championships as of 2012.
The Liga Rosarina de Football was the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario, Argentina, from 1905 to 1930. Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys, Rosario A.C. and Atlético Argentino were its founding members.
Ernesto "Ennis" Hayes was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward. He played most of his career at Rosario Central, being also called for the Argentina national team. He is the most decorated player in Rosario Central's history, with 20 titles, which include 5 AFA titles and 15 regional honours.
The 1940 Copa Ibarguren was the 17° edition of this National cup of Argentina. It was played by the champions of both leagues, Primera División and Asociación Rosarina de Fútbol crowned during 1940.
The 1924 Copa Ibarguren was the 12th edition of this National cup of Argentina. It was played by the champions of both leagues, Primera División and Liga Rosarina de Football crowned during 1924.
Vicente Aguirre was Argentine footballer,, prominent in the history of Club Atlético Central Córdoba and Newell's Old Boys who also made four appearances for the Argentine national team in 1923-24.
Club Atlético Belgrano is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. Its main activity was football, with its senior team competing in Asociación Rosarina de Fùtbol, until 1980 when the club disaffiliated from it.
The 1916 Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was the final that decided the champion of the 11th edition of this National cup of Argentina. In the match, held in Racing Club Stadium on November 12, 1916, Rosario Central won its first Copa de Honor after beating Independiente 1–0.
Juan Francia was an Argentine footballer, who played as centre forward and left winger. Due to his skin body and great agility, he eventually received the nickname Mono ("Monkey"). Francia's career include tenures on the most renowned clubs of Rosario, such as Tiro Federal, Newell's Old Boys, Rosario Central, and Provincial. He 6 titles with Rosario Central and 3 with Newell's Old Boys.
The 1920 Copa de Competencia Final was the final that decided the champion of the first edition of this national cup of Argentina, organised by dissident body Asociación Amateurs de Football.
The 1939 Copa Ibarguren was the 16th. edition of this national cup of Argentina. It was contested by the champions of both competitions, Primera División and Torneo del Litoral crowned during 1939.
