UAI Urquiza
Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza (formerly "Club Ferrocarril Urquiza") is an Argentine sports club sited in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. Its men's football team currently plays at Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system. However, it is more recognized internationally by its women's side, which has competed in most of the more recent editions of the Copa Libertadores Femenina and became the main source of players for the Argentina women's national team.
| Full name | Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Furgonero Furgón |
| Founded | 21 May 1950 (as "Club Ferrocarril Urquiza") |
| Ground | Monumental de Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Chairman | Rodolfo De Vincenzi |
| Coach | Christian Bassedas |
| League | Primera B |
| 2018-19 | 10th |
| Website | Club website |
Apart from football, other disciplines hosted by UAI Urquiza are artistic gymnastics, basketball, handball, rugby union, and volleyball.
History edit
The Club was founded as "Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Ferrocarril Urquiza" by Carmelo Santoro on May 21, 1950. The first players and fans of the team were employees of the General Urquiza Railway who needed a ground to play football on Saturday afternoons. The club affiliated to the Argentine Football Association in 1970 and played its first season in the "Aficionados" division (the fourth level of Argentine football league system, later renamed "Primera D").
At the beginning of the 2009–2010 season the club merged with Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) to form "Club Deportivo UAI-Urquiza". Having won no titles under its old name, UAI Urquiza obtained the first season disputed by the team, the 2009–10 Primera D championship, promoting to Primera C.[1]
In May, 2013, UAI Urquiza won the Primera C champions, therefore promoting to the upper division, Primera B Metropolitana. The squad beat Deportivo Español by 3–1, when there still had 4 fixtures to play. At the moment of the championship, UAI Urquiza had taken an advantage of 13 points over Deportivo Laferrere, the team placed 2nd.[2]
Stadium edit
The stadium is located in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido, Gran Buenos Aires. It has capacity for 500 spectators and does not have lighting. Prior to Ferrocarril Urquiza, this field was used by the defunct team Sportivo Palermo, where legendary goalkeeper Amadeo Carrizo first appeared.
Team kit and colors edit
Under the new denomination, the kit uniform still maintains main color that identified Club Ferrocarril Urquiza (light blue) but adding the burgundy, which is the corporate color of the UAI (Universidad Abierta Interamericana).
Women's team edit
The women's team has won the Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino 5 times: 2012 Clausura, 2014 Final, 2016, 2017–18 and 2018–19.[3] It appeared in the Copa Libertadores Femenina for the first time in 2015, where it finished third place.[4] Its next international appearances were in 2016 and 2018. It has also qualified for the 2019 Libertadores Femenina edition. Being the most dominant team in Argentine women's football league in recent years, it became the main supplier of players for the Argentina women's national team.
First team squad edit
- As of 22 August 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours edit
References edit
- ^ Primera D Metropolitana 2009–10 at rsssf
- ^ "UAI Urquiza fue campeón y logró otro ascenso histórico"
- ^ "Futbol Femenino: UAI Urquiza tricampeón" (in Spanish). clarin.com. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Fútbol Femenino: UAI Urquiza disputará la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). tycsports.com. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links edit
- Media related to UAI Urquiza at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Spanish)