Club General Belgrano
Full nameClub General Belgrano de Santa Rosa
Nickname(s)Tricolores
Founded1919
GroundEstadio Villa Alonso
Av. Belgrano Norte 730
Villa Alonso
Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Argentina
Capacity15,000
LeagueLiga Cultural de Fútbol de La Pampa

Club General Belgrano de Santa Rosa is a football team from Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina.[1]

Background

Club Defensores de Belgrano was founded on 28 April 1919 in Santa Rosa, the capital of the La Pampa Province. The club name was later shortened to Club General Belgrano and the nickname of Tricolores was adopted reflecting the three colours of black, red and white on the club shirt.[2][3]

The team's original league was the Liga Cultural de Fútbol de La Pampa. From 1995/96 to 2000/01 the club spent 6 seasons in the Torneo Argentino A.[4]

The club is located in Av. Belgrano Norte 730 in the neighborhood Villa Alonso. There is a sports/leisure hall, a buffet, a swimming pool, a stadium (known as Nuevo Rancho Grande) with a capacity of around 12,000 people, training facilities and a BMX track.[2][5]

The club has won 9 local championships of the Liga Cultural making it the third most successful club in the province behind local neighbours Club Atlético All Boys (33 championships) and Atlético Santa Rosa (10 championships).[2][3][6]

Honours

  • Liga Cultural de Fútbol de La Pampa Champions: 1930, 1932, 1952, 1978, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2009 (9 occasions).[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Club General Belgrano de Santa Rosa". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Club General Belgrano (Santa Rosa — La Pampa) - taringa.net". Taringa. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  3. 1 2 "Club General Belgrano – Historia – cgblapampa.com.ar". Club General Belgrano. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  4. ↑ Sergio Hernández (24 September 2009). "LIST OF ARGENTINIAN CLUBS AND DIVISIONAL MOVEMENTS (Professional Era 1931-2007/08): Indirectly Affiliated Teams". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Club General Belgrano – Estadio – cgblapampa.com.ar". Club General Belgrano. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  6. 1 2 "Club General Belgrano – Titulos – cgblapampa.com.ar". Club General Belgrano. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
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