Deportivo Armenio

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Deportivo Armenio
Dep armenio logo.png
Full nameClub Deportivo Armenio
Nickname(s)Tricolor ("Three-coloured")
Founded2 November 1962;62 years ago (1962-11-02)
GroundEstadio República de Armenia,
Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires
Capacity10,500
ChairmanLuciano Nakis
Manager Cristian Grabinski
League Primera B
2022 2° (Aggregate table)
Website deportivoarmen.io

Club Deportivo Armenio is a football club from Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.

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History

The 1976 team that won the Primera C title Dep armenio 1976.jpg
The 1976 team that won the Primera C title

The club was founded in 1962 under the name Club Armenio de Fútbol by the Armenian community in Argentina. It changed its name in 1968, and was affiliated to the Argentine Football Association two years later. The original colours were black and white, but first changed to green and white stripes and then again to red and white. Nowadays, home uniform is red, orange and blue, inspired by the flag of Armenia.

The first official title won by Armenio was the 1972 Primera D championship, therefore promoting to the upper division, Primera C. Only four years later, the squad won another championship and promoted to Primera B.

Team that won the first Primera B Nacional championship in 1987 Deportivo armenio 1987.jpg
Team that won the first Primera B Nacional championship in 1987

In the 1986–87 season of the Primera B Nacional (second division), Deportivo Armenio broke the division's record of most matches without losing, with a run of 38 games without defeat. The team's coach at that time was Alberto Parseghian (former goalkeeper of the team and of other Argentine clubs), and the captain was Miguel Gardarian. Following this successful run, the club gained promotion to the Primera División (first division). Their highest ever finish in the top division was 13th in the 1987–88 season, followed by relegation the season after (the 1988–89).

A notable game in the club's history was a 3–2 away win against River Plate in the 1987–88 season, after being 0–2 down. On that day, the 3 goals were scored by Raúl Wensel. Another important victory was in the same season against Boca Juniors, in La Bombonera. Armenio won that day 1–0 with a goal scored by Silvano Maciel. This match was the last one in Hugo Gatti's (Boca's goalkeeper) career, as the team's coach (José Omar Pastoriza) took him out of the starting lineup for his mistake in Maciel's goal.

2023 squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Iván López
GK Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Carlos Marques
GK Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nahuel Nistal
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nicolás Giménez
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gonzalo Errecalde
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Cristian Ordoñez
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Germán Aguirre
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Ian Pérez
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Brian Acosta
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Fabricio López
DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Matias Jeremias Ayala
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Cristian Rodríguez
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Cristian Gómez
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Tiago Clot
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Lucas Bossio
DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Tomás Balduzzi
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Lautaro Montani
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Franco Almanza
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Carlos Battigelli
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Marcelo Mosegui
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Jonathan Guenzani
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Román Ugarriza
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nicolás Sánchez
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Luciano Lazarte
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Luciano Villalba
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Santiago Patroni
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Tomás Jerez
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Tomás Dopazo
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Jonathan Herrera
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Alejo Bottan
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Lucas Lezcano
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Tiziano Suanez
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Tobías Gennaro
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Alejandro Vignati
FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Gonzalo Lazzarotto

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