Club Atlético del Rosario
Club Atlético del Rosario is an Argentine sports club from Rosario, Santa Fe. One of the oldest clubs still in existence in the country, Atlético del Rosario was a pioneer of football in Rosario, being the first team from that city to play in Primera División, the top division of the Argentine football league system. At the international level, Rosario A.C. was also the first team outside Buenos Aires to win an international tournament, the Tie Cup on three occasions. Atlético was also a founding member of the Liga Rosarina de Football, the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario from 1905 to 1930.
| Full name | Club Atlético del Rosario | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | URBA | |
| Nickname(s) | Plaza | |
| Founded | 27 March 1867 | |
| Location | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| Ground(s) | Plaza Jewell | |
| President | Leandro Salvatierra | |
| Coach(es) | Mauro Cingolani Nicolas Torno | |
| League(s) | Top 12 | |
| 2019 | 12° | |
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| Official website | ||
| atleticodelrosario | ||
Nowadays, Atlético del Rosario is mostly known for its rugby union team, having been a founding member of the "River Plate Rugby Union Championship" (current Argentine Rugby Union) in 1899. The senior squad currently plays in Primera A, the second division of the URBA league system.
Club's home venue and headquarters are located on Plaza Jewell. The ground, opened in 1889, is the oldest in Argentina.
The club also has a women's field hockey team playing in the Litoral A championship, the first division of the Litoral Hockey Association league system. Apart from rugby and hockey, the club has a tennis section.
Atlético del Rosario was also founding member of many sports bodies in Argentina, some of them are Argentine Rugby Union (1899); Liga Rosarina de Football (1905), Argentine Tennis Association (1912), Rosario Rugby Union (1928), among others.