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Racing Club de Avellaneda
Association football club in Argentina
Association football club in Argentina
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| clubname | Racing Club |
| short name | Racing |
| image | Escudo de Racing Club (2014).svg |
| image_size | 180px |
| fullname | Racing Club |
| nickname | La Academia (The Academy) |
| El Primer Grande (The First 'Big One') | |
| founded | |
| as Foot Ball Racing Club | |
| stadium | Estadio Presidente Perón |
| capacity | 55,880 |
| chrtitle | President |
| chairman | Diego Milito |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | Gustavo Costas |
| league | Liga Profesional |
| season | 2025 |
| position | 5th. |
| website | |
| current | 2025 Racing Club de Avellaneda season |
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El Primer Grande (The First 'Big One') as Foot Ball Racing Club
Racing Club () is a professional sports club based in Avellaneda, Argentina. The institution is mostly known for its football team, which competes in the Primera División, the top tier of the Argentine football league system. Founded in 1903, the club joined the Argentine Football Association two years later and played its home matches at Alsina y Colón, the current site of its stadium, El Cilindro. Historically, it is regarded as one of the Big Five of Argentine football.
Though mainly a football club, Racing also hosts other sports such as artistic gymnastics, basketball, beach soccer, boxing, chess, field hockey, futsal, handball, martial arts, roller skating, tennis, and volleyball.
The club has won the Primera División 18 times, including an unmatched streak of seven consecutive titles—five of them unbeaten—between 1913 and 1919, becoming the first club in the world to achieve this and the only one in the Americas. It has also won 15 national cups, holding the record for the most titles in the Copa Ibarguren, Copa de Honor MCBA, Copa Beccar Varela, Copa Británica, and Trofeo de Campeones (SAF).
On the international stage, the club has won eight titles—five organised by CONMEBOL and three jointly by the Argentine Football Association and Uruguayan Football Association—. These include the 1967 Copa Libertadores, the 1967 Intercontinental Cup, the 1988 Supercopa Libertadores, the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, and the 2025 Recopa Sudamericana.
In footballing terms, the team is nicknamed La Academia (The Academy) because it was the most successful side during the amateur era, known for a creole style of play that set the standard and taught its rivals how the game should be played. It is also known as El Primer Grande (The First 'Big'), as it was the first of the Big Five to win a league title, a national cup, and an international trophy. Moreover, it was the first Argentine club to win the World Championship (Intercontinental Cup), achieving this historic milestone in 1967.
Its traditional colours are sky blue and white, chosen as a tribute to the flag of Argentina. Its neighbours and main rivals are Independiente with whom it contests the Avellaneda Derby. Nevertheless, matches against the other three members of the Big Five (Boca Juniors, River Plate, and San Lorenzo) are also regarded as classics. Currently has 103,422 active club members.
History
Main article: History of Racing Club de Avellaneda
The club was officially established on 25 March 1903 under the name Foot Ball Racing Club was officially founded.
Racing affiliated to Argentine Football Association (AFA) in 1905 and began to compete in the lower division championships organised by the body. After a failed attempt to promote to Primera División at hands of River Plate, Racing finally promoted in 1910 after defeating Boca Juniors in the final.
The 1910s was a golden age for Racing so the team won a seven consecutive league titles (a record that remains unmatched to present days) between 1913 Argentine Primera División and 1919. Besides, Racing won nine national cups and two Rioplatense cups to totalise 18 titles won within the decade.
That huge success earned the club the nickname "Academia" (Academy of football), known for a creole style of play that set the standard and taught its rivals how the game should be played.
Stadium
Main article: El Cilindro
Racing's stadium history reflects its growth and challenges over time. Around the early 1900s, the club relocated to a new pitch on Miguel O'Gorman Street (now 25 de Mayo). This ground featured a modest wooden structure affectionately known as La Caseta Multifunción (The Multipurpose Booth), which served various practical roles during the club’s early years.
However, due to frequent flooding at this location, Racing returned in 1906 to its previous grounds at Alsina y Colón. Following the 1946 season, when the government of Juan Perón, through Finance Minister Ramón Cereijo, granted a loan to build a more modern venue, the team left this stadium.
In 1950, Racing inaugurated its current home, Estadio Presidente Perón (President Perón Stadium) and popularly known as El Cilindro (The Cylinder). Today, it stands as the second largest stadium in Argentina, behind only River Plate’s Monumental.[[File:Panoramica Cilindro.jpg|thumb|center|1000px|Panoramic view of the Racing Club stadium, August 2019]]
Players
Current squad
Other players under contract
Reserve squad
Out on loan
All-time player records
Most appearances
| Rank. | Player | Position | Tenure | Match. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG Natalio Perinetti | FW | 1917–1933 | 405 |
| 2 | ARG Gustavo Costas | DF | 1982–92, 1994–1995 | 337 |
| 3 | ARG Agustín Cejas | GK | 1962–1969, 1977–1980 | 334 |
| 4 | ARG Claudio Ubeda | DF | 1995–2003, 2005–2006 | 329 |
| 5 | ARG Juan Carlos Cárdenas | FW | 1964–1972 | 321 |
| 6 | ARG Iván Pillud | DF | 2010–2013, 2014–2023 | 321 |
| 7 | ARG Ezra Sued | FW | 1943–1954 | 308 |
| 8 | ARG Carlos Squeo | DF | 1969–1972, 1974–1977, 1984 | 303 |
| 9 | ARG José García Pérez | DF | 1938–1957 | 272 |
| 10 | ARG Armando Reyes | DF | 1911–1929 | 269 |
Top Scorers
| Rank. | Player | Position | Tenure | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG Alberto Ohaco | FW | 1912–23 | 244 |
| 2 | ARG Alberto Marcovecchio | FW | 1911–22 | 207 |
| 3 | ARG Albérico Zabaleta | FW | 1916–23 | 141 |
| 4 | ARG Evaristo Barrera | FW | 1932–38 | 138 |
| 5 | ARG Juan José Pizzuti | FW | 1952–54, 1956–62 | 125 |
| 6 | ARG Pablo Frers | FW | 1907–12 | 121 |
| 7 | ARG Natalio Perinetti | FW | 1917–33 | 112 |
| 8 | ARG Pedro Ochoa | FW | 1916–31 | 109 |
| 9 | ARG Llamil Simes | FW | 1948–55 | 106 |
| 10 | ARG Juan Perinetti | FW | 1908–27 | 99 |
Current coaching staff
|- |Head coach || ARG Gustavo Costas |- |Assistant coach || ARG Francisco Berscé |- |Assistant coach || ARG Gonzalo Costas |- |Fitness coach || ARG Federico Costas |- |Alternate fitness coach || ARG Cristian Argentieri |- |Alternate fitness coach || ARG Federico Trídico |- |Goalkeeping coach || ARG Gustavo Campagnuolo |- |Video analyst || ARG Federico Anastasi |- |Video analyst || ARG Alejandro Fusario |- |Doctor || ARG Alejandro Dardano |- |Doctor || ARG Juan Martín Linares |- |Kinesiologist || ARG Agustín Güiraldes |- |Kinesiologist || ARG Rosendo Regueiro |- |Kinesiologist || ARG Ignacio Astraldi |- |Kinesiologist || ARG Enzo Musitelli |- |Masseur || ARG Aníbal Luis González |- |Nutritionist || ARG Karina Gavini |- |Nutritionist || ARG Matías Beier |- |Sports psychologist - Neuroscience || ARG Andrea Ricagno |- |Coordinator first team football || ARG Damián Kimelman |- |Kit man || ARG Oscar Gregorio Alvarez |- |Kit man || ARG Carlos Chirón |- |Press chief || ARG Fabián Alves da Costa |- |Professional football manager || ARG Miguel Rosello |-
Coaches since 2000
Honours
Senior titles
;Keys
- Shared record
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years | Primera División | Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren | Copa de Honor | Copa Beccar Varela | Copa de Competencia (LAF) | Copa de Competencia Británica | Trofeo de Campeones (SAF) | Trofeo de Campeones (LPF) | Supercopa Internacional | Copa Libertadores | Supercopa Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Copa de Honor Cousenier | Copa Aldao | Intercontinental Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| (League) | 18 | 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1966, 2001 Apertura, 2014, 2018–19 | |||||||||||||||||
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Other titles
Titles won in lower divisions:
- Segunda División (3): 1910, 1924 AAm, 1926 AAm
- Copa Bullrich (1): 1910
Notes
References
References
- "Polideportivo J. Camba".
- (14 December 2018). "El único e irrepetible heptacampeón de nuestro fútbol".
- "Campeones de Primera División".
- (19 August 2015). "Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL".
- "Palmares". Racing Club.
- [http://futbol-de-argentina.com.ar/los-apodos-de-los-clubes-de-argentina-parte-iii ''Los apodos de los clubes'' on Fútbol de Argentina] {{webarchive. link. (21 June 2008, 21 September 2008)
- (2019-04-02). "Racing Club: ¿Por qué es considerado el primer equipo grande de Argentina?".
- Taveira, Fernando. (30 June 2019). "Racing, el Primer Grande en serio".
- Olé, Diario Deportivo. (2025-01-22). "Con River arriba de Boca, así está el ranking de socios según la AFA".
- "Campeones de Primera División".
- [http://futbol-de-argentina.com.ar/los-apodos-de-los-clubes-de-argentina-parte-iii ''Los apodos de los clubes'' on Fútbol de Argentina] {{webarchive. link. (21 June 2008, 21 September 2008)
- "Vida y milagros de Racing, el digno reemplazante de Alumni".
- "Estadio Presidente Perón". Global Sports Media.
- (April 2018)
- "Plantel Profesional - Jugadores". racingclub.com.ar.
- Zuberman, Nicolás. (2024-11-23). "¡Racing campeón! La Academia se consagró en la Copa Sudamericana: le ganó por 3-1 a Cruzeiro y desató una fiesta en Asunción".
- link. (2 July 2015 on AFA website)
- "CIHF: Historia – Campeones del Fútbol Argentino".
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2champ.html Argentina – Second level champions] {{Webarchive. link. (16 May 2008 on the RSSSF)
- [https://www.afa.com.ar/es/pages/campeones-de-primera-division Campeones de Primera División] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-07-05 on AFA website)
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