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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, normally known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or plainly San Lorenzo ( in English : Saint Lawrence ), is an argentine sports club in the Boedo zone of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine football league system. San Lorenzo is besides considered one of the “ big five “ ( “Los 5 Grandes” ) of Argentine football, along with Independiente, River Plate, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club. San Lorenzo plays its home games at Estadio Pedro Bidegain, popularly known as Nuevo Gasómetro. The stadium and sports facilities are located in the Bajo Flores district of the Buenos Aires. The club ‘s previous stadium was the Viejo Gasómetro, located in Boedo. In 1979, the Gasómetro was expropriated by the de facto Government of Argentina and then sold to supermarket chain Carrefour. The golf club presently has six headquarters : three in Boedo, one in Monserrat, one at Bajo Flores, and one in villa Gesell. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] San Lorenzo besides plans to expand its chief induct on La Plata Avenue, while a 15-hectare campus in Ezeiza is projected to develop an olympic football program. San Lorenzo ‘s historical rival is Huracán, located in Parque Patricios. The two clubs play one of the older derbies in Argentina. Some supporters consider this bowler hat as the third-most important after Superclásico and Clásico de Avellaneda, in addition to being one of the most spotty derbies of Argentine Football. early sports practised at the club are artistic roller skating, basketball, field ice hockey, futsal, handball, martial arts, roller field hockey, float, tennis, and volleyball. [ 3 ] Some years ago, San Lorenzo had besides opened a rugby coupling section, [ 4 ] but it is no longer active. San Lorenzo gained international recognition in March 2013 with the election of Pope Francis, a assistant and socio ( extremity ) of the club. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The players played with the Pope ‘s photograph on their shirts during a league peer against Colón on 16 March 2013. [ 8 ]

history [edit ]

Origins of the club [edit ]

Father Lorenzo Massa, honoured by the founders giving his first base diagnose to the mental hospital The roots of the institution are a team formed by a group of children that played football in the corner of México and Treinta y Tres Orientales streets of Buenos Aires. Due to increasing traffic in the city, playing football in the streets became a hazardous activity for the boys. Lorenzo Massa, the Catholic priest of the vicinity ‘s church, saw how a tram about knocked down one of the boys while they were playing in the streets. As a way to prevent more accidents, he offered the boys to play in the church ‘s backyard, under the condition they go to mass on Sundays .
An early San Lorenzo posing with founder Lorenzo Massa On 1 April 1908, an assembly was held in the Almagro district of Buenos Aires with the aim of establishing a club. During the meet, several names were proposed. The first option was “ Los Forzosos de Almagro ” ( “ The Strongmen of Almagro ”, the name used by the boys for their street football team ), which did not sound commodity to Father Massa ( who was portray ). The early proposal was to name the clubhouse “ San Lorenzo ” as an court to Massa, but he declined to be so honor. however, the list was finally accepted by the priest, explaining that the name would not honour himself but both Lawrence of Rome ( “ San Lorenzo ” in spanish ) and the Battle of San Lorenzo, one of the most indicative combats for the Independence of Argentina. Another establish penis, Federico Monti, suggested to add the list of the vicinity, Almagro where most of the members lived, which was accepted by the assembly. due to the team not having its own a stadium, San Lorenzo began to play its base games in a field of the Club Martínez, placed in the nearby town of the same name. The team played its first match on 26 April 1914. At the end of the season, San Lorenzo had to play a final equal against Excursionistas to declare a ace. San Lorenzo won the serial ( the results were 0–0 and 5–0 ). This entitle allowed San Lorenzo to enter the playoffs in for promotion to the Argentine Primera División, which was finally obtained after beating Club Honor yttrium Patria by 3–0 .

First years in Primera [edit ]

The San Lorenzo team that won its foremost Primera División deed in 1923 San Lorenzo began to play in the Argentine Football Association tournaments on 26 April 1914 in the moment division, where the team finished sharing first place with Excursionistas. As a result, both teams played a two-match serial to determine which team would proceed to the playoffs. San Lorenzo won the series after thrashing Excursionistas 5–0 in the second game. In playoffs, San Lorenzo eliminated early teams before playing the final against Honor y Patria, winning 3–0 and being promoted to Primera División. [ 9 ] ´ San Lorenzo made its debut in Primera on 4 April 1915, losing to Platense by 5–1. The first match succeed in the top division was the seventh fastness, when the team defeated Floresta by 3–1. San Lorenzo finished 12th at the end of the temper, tied with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires. [ 10 ] On 7 May 1916 the club inaugurated its first stadium ( popularly known as “ Viejo Gasómetro “ during a match against Estudiantes de La Plata, which San Lorenzo won by 2–1. That like class, the team finished 7th in the Primera División championship. In subsequent tournaments the team did not wage good campaigns, finishing 12th [ 11 ] and 13th. In 1919 the Argentine league split into two leagues, the official Asociación Argentina and dissident Asociación Amateur ( AAm ), [ 12 ] in which San Lorenzo took share, along with Racing Club, River Plate and Independiente, among early teams. San Lorenzo finished 9th .

The achiever begins [edit ]

The team that won its third league backing in 1933 In 1920 and 1922, San Lorenzo finished third, finally winning its foremost entitle in 1923. The police squad won 17 of 20 games, only losing 2. San Lorenzo scored 34 goals in 20 fixtures, conceding 13. [ 13 ] That lapp year the squad besides won its first international championship, The Copa Campeonato del Río de la Plata after beating Montevideo Wanderers 1–0 in the final. San Lorenzo won its moment straight Primera División deed one year late. The team played 23 matches winning 18 with 2 losses, with a total of 48 goals scored and 15 conceded. [ 14 ] In the watch two seasons ( 1925 and 1926 ) San Lorenzo would make capital performances finishing 2nd to Racing Club and Independiente respectively ultimately achieving its 3rd title in 1927, when both leagues AAF and AAm had joined again. The team totaled 57 points in 33 matches played with an outstanding scar of 86 goals scored ( 2,60 per game ) and conceding only 26. [ 15 ]
Apart of winning the domestic league, in 1927 San Lorenzo won its first and entirely Copa Aldao, after defeating Uruguayan team ( Rampla Juniors ) by 1–0. The club soon became one of the most popular institutions in Argentina, increasing its total of followers and being counted in the exceed five ( cinco grandes ) in concert with Boca Juniors, Independiente, River Plate and Racing Club. In the 1930s, Isidro Lángara and other players of Basque descent endeared San Lorenzo to the Basque community. The team besides relied on players from the provinces, known as los gauchos. San Lorenzo returned to success in 1933, when the team won its 4th league backing. The squad totaled 50 points with 22 wins, 6 losses and 6 describe. San Lorenzo scored 81 goals and conceded 48. Boca Juniors was the runner-up while Racing Club finished 3rd. In 1936, there were two championships within the year, in a format of single-robin tournaments. San Lorenzo won the inaugural polish ( named “ Copa de Honor “ for the occasion ) while River Plate won the second round ( “ Copa Campeonato “ ). Although titles were recognised as official by the Association, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] both champions, San Lorenzo and River Plate, had to play a match ( named “ Copa de Oro “ ) in orderliness to define which team would play the Copa Aldao match v. the Uruguayan Primera División champion. finally, River Plate won the game by 4–2 and qualified to play Peñarol .

The 1940s : “ The best team in the world ” [edit ]

San Lorenzo league supporter team in 1946 In 1943, San Lorenzo won the national cup, the Copa General Pedro Ramírez, named in honor of Pedro Pablo Ramírez, the de facto president of Argentina by then. San Lorenzo won the trophy by defeating General Paz Juniors 8–3. After the 1936 success, San Lorenzo would not win a league title for ten years, when in 1946 predicate champion with a sum of 46 points ( the runner-up, Boca Juniors, finished 2nd. with 42 ). San Lorenzo besides scored a record of 90 goals in 30 games played, only conceding 37. That same year ( 1946 ), the team went on to a enlistment of Spain and Portugal that was one of the highlights of the club ‘s history. The team debuted playing Atlético Aviación winning 4–1. San Lorenzo played a total of 10 matches in Europe, with some extraordinary victories over the spanish national team ( 7–5 and 6–1 ). The spanish crowd at the stadium acclaimed San Lorenzo as “ Son els millor del mon ” ( “ You are the best in the world ” in Catalan ). San Lorenzo then moved to Portugal where the squad showed its skilled play, thrashing Porto ( 9–4 ) and the Portugal national team by 10–4. The merely team that defeated San Lorenzo was veridical Madrid by 4–1. As a solution of the successful tour, musician René Pontoni was offered a shrink with Barcelona, but declined to leave Argentina ( Barcelona then drafted River Plate ‘s Alfredo Di Stéfano ). Fellow actor Rinaldo Martino did stay in european football and would by and by become a asterisk with Juventus. [ 20 ]

european tour details [edit ]

San Lorenzo players taking the pitch before playing a friendly catch five. Spain on 16 January 1947

The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s [edit ]

In the 1960s, a generation of players known as carasucias ( literally : dirty faces ) were the darling of Argentine fans because of their offense, careless acting and their bad-boy antics off the gear. The 1968 team was nicknamed los matadores as it won the championship without losing a single bet on. This team was recognized as the best team in the universe by many journalists. In the years 1968–1974 San Lorenzo won four league titles, its best harvest ever. In 1972, the clubhouse became the beginning Argentine team to win two league titles in one year.

Poor administrations, however, led San Lorenzo to a huge economic crisis. Argentina ‘s military government coerced the club into selling the historic stadium located in Boedo. The team was relegated in 1981, entirely to return to the top division with capital flourish in the 1982 temper, which set all-time attendance records for the baseball club .

The 1990s [edit ]

By that clock time, the club had no stadium and was plagued by debt and irregularities. Controversial president Fernando Miele ( 1986–2001 ) delivered both the raw stadium and two league titles : the Clausura 1995 ( after 21 years without winning a first division style ) and the Clausura 2001 ( in which the team achieved 11 consecutive victories ). San Lorenzo finished the Clausura 2001 with 47 points in a tournament of 19 matches, setting the phonograph record for the highest points haul since the origin of the Apertura and Clausura system in 1990 .

The New Millennium [edit ]

The San Lorenzo team in 2015 In late 2001, San Lorenzo won their first international title : the Copa Mercosur 2001, becoming the only Argentine team to win that external cup, because the others champions were all from Brazil. San Lorenzo besides won the first edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the 2002 edition, beating colombian cabaret Atlético Nacional in the finals. This was their second international championship, which gave them the opportunity to play the Recopa against the Copa Libertadores champion, Paraguayan club Olimpia. In the 2003 Recopa played in Los Angeles, United States, San Lorenzo lost to Olimpia 2–0 and finished runner-up. [ 22 ] In June 2007, San Lorenzo won the Clausura 2007 league title, beating Boca Juniors in the raceway for the deed by 6 points, even though Boca had beaten them 7–1 in the Apertura 2006. [ 23 ] Led by director Ramón Díaz, San Lorenzo secured the title after the seventeenth round of fixtures, with two games still left. They finished the tournament with 45 points. Six years late, and only one year after being relegation-threatened, the baseball club managed to win their 15th league deed, Torneo Inicial 2013. [ 24 ] In 2014, San Lorenzo won their first Copa Libertadores. [ 25 ] They began their campaign by finishing second in its group. In the knockout stagecoach, they beat Gremio on penalties, Cruzeiro, and Bolivar with a very one sided 5–1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals. In the finals, they defeated Nacional of Paraguay 2–1 on aggregate, concluding their backing run with a 1–0 victory in the second leg at Estadio Pedro Bidegain. This earned the golf club a moor in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, their first trip to FIFA ‘s premier club tournament. [ 26 ] They would ultimately lose in the finals to Real Madrid, and end as runner-up. [ 27 ]

stadium [edit ]

The Viejo Gasómetro stadium in what nowadays is known as Boedo was a venue of great fame, where many international games were held. During the military government in 1979 San Lorenzo was forced to sell the stadium for a belittled sum of money, and a few years late the supermarket chain Carrefour bought it. The price had cryptically surged octuple, but the Club did not get any extra money. After 14 years of renting the stadium, San Lorenzo, with the help of fans, inaugurated the newly stadium, Estadio Pedro Bidegain ( nicknamed Nuevo Gasómetro ), which opened in December 1993 at the intersection of the Perito Moreno and Varela avenues in the Flores vicinity. The fans, however, never forgot the old stadium, and its erstwhile lot is claimed by San Lorenzo and its fans to this day. On 8 March 2012, there was a demonstration attended by over 100,000 people in favor of reclaiming the position for the club, and on 15 November the Buenos Aires City Legislature passed a bill stipulating that, in the course of six months, Carrefour should negotiate a manage with San Lorenzo in order to parcel the down lot, and if no accommodation was reached then the city would expropriate it with San Lorenzo ‘s funds. First, an extension was agreed to and one-and-a-half years subsequently, it signed an agreement establishing that the multinational retailer will build a smaller newfangled store on a corner of its current property, financed by funds provided by San Lorenzo. The rest of the distribute will be handed over to the cabaret, and there are plans to build another new stadium there. The current stadium has a capacity of 47,964 and the pitch size is 110 ten 70 m, among the biggest in Argentina .

Nicknames [edit ]

  • Los Gauchos de Boedo (Boedo’s Gauchos): In 1932, San Lorenzo brought players from different provinces from Argentina (principally from Santa Fe Province). Among them are, Alberto Chividini, Gabriel Magán y Genaro Cantelli.
  • Los Santos (The Saints): The nickname emerged, because the club used The San Antonio’s Oratory to make his activities from Soccer.
  • Los Cuervos (The Crows): Was called so, because of the attire of the Cures (black)
  • El Ciclón (The Cyclone): San Lorenzo’s historical rival is Club Atlético Huracán, which means “hurricane”. The nickname is adopted since cyclones are stronger than hurricanes.
  • Los Azulgrana (The Blue and Red): The color of the club (Blue and Red).
  • Los Matadores (The Killers), originally used for the unbeaten 1968 champions.
  • The fans’ collective calls itself La Gloriosa (The Glorious).

Players [edit ]

stream squad [edit ]

As of 3 March 2021.[28]

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Players under condense [edit ]

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Out on lend [edit ]

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individual records [edit ]

Most appearances [edit ]

acme scorers [edit ]

noteworthy erstwhile players [edit ]

Managers [edit ]

Records [edit ]

  • The first Argentine soccer club to win two league titles in the same year, picking up the Metropolitano and Nacional championships in 1972.
  • The first undefeated champion in 1968 Primera División.
  • The first club to win the Copa Sudamericana.
  • The only Argentine club to win the Copa Mercosur.
  • The first Argentine club to participate in the Copa Libertadores in 1960
  • San Lorenzo is also considered one of the FIFA Classic Clubs.
  • The first champion of a Unified Championship, in 1927.
  • The first club who was undefeated champion two times in history: 1968 and 1972.

Honours [edit ]

National [edit ]

league [edit ]

National cups [edit ]

unofficial cups [edit ]

not recognized as official titles by the Argentine Football Association. [ 35 ] [ 36 ]

  • Copa San Martín de Tours [e] (1): 1994[37]
  • Copa Jorge Newbery (1): 1964[38]

International [edit ]

Notes
  1. a b c Conmebol competition
  2. a b Organised by AFA and AUF together

Women [edit ]

The women ‘s team has won the home backing, Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino in 2008/09 and 2015. [ 41 ] They finished fourth of five in the group stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina .

basketball [edit ]

San Lorenzo has played basketball since 1930 when the club affiliated to the association. On 26 April 1985, San Lorenzo played the open crippled of the recently created Liga Nacional de Básquetbol ( LNB ), facing Argentino de Firmat at Obras Sanitarias venue. [ 42 ] The team returned to LNB in 2015 .

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References [edit ]

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