Flandria

Full name	Club Social y Deportivo Flandria
Nickname(s)	El Canario (The Canary)
Founded	9 February 1941 (1941-02-09)
Ground	Estadio Carlos V, Jáuregui, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Juan Bianchi
Manager	Walter Díaz
League	Primera B
2023	Primera Nacional Zone A, 19st (Relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club Social y Deportivo Flandria is an Argentine football club based in the city of Jáuregui, Buenos Aires Province which was founded by Julio Steverlynck. Although many sports are practised at the club, The Canary is best known for its professional football team. The squad currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.

History

The club originated at the factory Algodonera Flandria (Cotton Flanders), located in Jauregui. In his factory, Don Julio Steverlynck created a lot of job opportunities for the European immigrants in the area. Those immigrants were the people that started to play football to spend their free time. They formed a team and played their first match against Jauregui Juniors.

In 1940, a sports camp was opened and this place was used as a ground field to practice. Months later, they founded a team called Flandria, and started to participate at the Lujanense Soccer League. In 1941, the club designed their first managing board, with Jose Delesie as president.

In 1947 Flandria was affiliated to AFA and started to play on "Tercera de Ascenso". Their first match ended with a comfortable victory 5–3 against Alumni de Villa Urquiza, and Titin Caricato became the first player that scored a goal for Flandria.

The 1952 Flandria squad, which won the championship promoting to Primera C

In 1952 the Canary became champion and obtains promotion to Primera C, where the team did excellent performances in 1953 y 1957, reaching the second place.

In 1960 Flandria inaugurated their own ground field, called Carlos V, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.

In 1970 Flandria became champion of the Primera C, by winning in a breakthrough against Sarmiento de Junín with 3–1. Two goals were scored by Nocella and one by Apariente.

In 1979 Flandria lost their place in Primera C, closing the most important chapter in their history.

In 1998, with Omar Santorelli as manager, Flandria returns to Primera B.

In 2014 Flandria, after a bad campaign, lost their place in Primera B.

They win the promotion to the second category of the Argentine football for the first time in history on 12 June 2016, after clinching the Primera B Metropolitana championship.

However, for the 2017-18 season the team is relegated again to Primera B .

Current squad

As of 18 July 2022^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ARG Juan Lungarzo — GK  ARG Germán Yacaruso — DF  ARG Gino Barbieri (loan from Belgrano) — DF  ARG Tomás Mantía — DF  ARG Julián Marchio — DF  ARG Adrián Torres — DF  ARG Nicolás Henry — DF  ARG Andrés Camacho — DF  ARG Francisco Martínez — MF  ARG Tomas Bottari (loan from Quilmes) — MF  ARG Alejandro Altuna — MF  ARG Joaquín Ibáñez — MF  ARG Mariano Puch

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ARG Gastón Mansilla — MF  ARG Enzo Trinidad — FW  ARG Juan Álvarez — FW  ARG Benjamín Borasi (loan from Sarmiento) — FW  ARG Facundo Taborda — FW  ARG Alejandro González — FW  ARG Facundo Quintana — FW  ARG Juan Barbieri — FW  ARG Brian Ferreyra — FW  ARG Franco Tissera — FW  ARG Nicolás Toloza (loan from Estudiantes BA) — FW  ARG Juan Rocca

Titles

• Primera D (1): 1952
• Primera C (1): 1997–98
• Primera B Metropolitana: 2016

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Club Social y Deportivo Flandria.

• Official website (archived)
• Club Flandria
• Flandria Locura