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Club Atlético Platense

For other uses, see Platense (disambiguation).

Platense
Full nameClub Atlético Platense
Nickname(s)Calamares
Tinta de calamar
Marrón
Founded25 May 1905; 119 years ago (1905-05-25)
GroundEstadio Ciudad de Vicente López
Capacity28,530
ChairmanSebastián Ordóñez
ManagerFavio Orsi and Sergio Gómez
LeaguePrimera División
202317th
Websitecap.org.ar
Current season

Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Florida, Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar (Squid) after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".[1]

Although the club hosts many activities, Platense is mostly known for its football team. Despite being relegated from the Primera División in 1999, it remains on the top 20 of the All-time Argentine Primera División table. Since 2021, Platense again currently competes in the Argentine Primera División, the top division of the Argentine league system. The team was recently promoted after beating Estudiantes de Río Cuarto in the "Torneo Reducido" final.

History

Platense squad in 1913

Founded on 25 May 1905, Platense played in the second division from 1956 to 1964, and from 1972 to 1976, when the team finally won its first title, the Primera B championship that allowed Platense to play in the Primera División. The club achieved cult status in the late 1970s as they repeatedly staved off relegation through a series of "last-day miracles" (relegating other teams as Temperley after defeating them in decisive matches played to keep a place in the first division. Platense survived at the top level of Argentine football until finally succumbing to relegation in 1999.

This would be the beginning of a steep decline: Platense was subsequently relegated to the regionalised third division, Primera B Metropolitana, at the end of the 2001–02 season. On 17 May 2006, Platense won its second title and was promoted back to the Argentine second division Nacional B. But on 8 May 2010 The Squid would be relegated again to the third category. On 2 May 2018, Platense was directly promoted to the second division after winning the Primera B Metropolitana title in a victory over club Estudiantes de Caseros. In 2021, Platense would make their return to the Primera División for the first time in 22 years after defeating Estudiantes de Río Cuarto on penalties to earn promotion.[2]

In 2023, after an irregular campaign in the league and a terrible start, Platense reached the final of the league cup after defeating Godoy Cruz in a heart-stopping penalty shootout. After almost 20 penalties taken, right back Raul Lozano converted the final penalty, leading the team to play in a final after more than 80 years. Platense lost the final against Rosario Central, achieving a historic runner-up finish.

The club's main claim to fame during these lean years is the success of Momo and David Trezeguet, who had debuted at Platense but after playing only 5 matches in Argentine Primera División was transferred to AS Monaco.

Platense's fans base can be found in Vicente López, Olivos and Florida towns (all of them part of the Vicente López Partido), as well as in Villa Urquiza and Saavedra neighbourhoods. The club is also cited in Bioy Casares's book El Sueño de los héroes ("Dream of Heroes" ISBN 0-7043-2634-5). Among its supporters, the Tango music singer Roberto Goyeneche and the British author Chris Moss were probably the most notable fans.

Statistics

Colors and image

Entrance to the C.A. Platense pictured in 2024

According to the official version, the first Platense shirts were red with black sleeves (the colors of the Platense stable),[3] but the club then adopted the colors of the jacket (white) and cap (brown) worn by the jockey who won the race in 1905.[4][5]

Nevertheless, another historians state that Platense wore white shirts (with no brown elements) until 1908, when a club executive added a horizontal (brown) patch to the shirts with the purpose of covering the mud stains caused by the frecquent flooding in the zone where the stadium stood,[6] (Av. del Libertador and Manuela Pedraza in Belgrano, Buenos Aires).[7]

The club has issued some red shirts (as alternate kits) to commemorate the first colors of the club. The model released in 1997 and made by Puma caused great controversy among their fans due to its similarity with the Argentinos Juniors (which had a fierce rivalry with Platense) kit.[8][9]

Along their history, Platense has also introduced some variants to the brown and white colors, such as a vertical stripes shirt worn in 1922 (which had a commemorative edition in 2012).[10] During a long period of their history, Platense also wore a brown shirt with white sleeves.[11]

Kit history

1905–07[n 1]
Classic kit [n 1] [n 2]
1922 [n 3]
Notes
  1. ^ a b The precise date when Platense adopted the white and brown colors is unclear although it is believed that it happened soon after their foundation. Some sources mention 1907.[12]
  2. ^ This is regarded as the 'classic' shirt model, although Platense have also worn white only (1971, 1976), maroon only (1953–55, 1977), and even other shirt models along their history.
  3. ^ Although Platense have varied their models several times along their history, this is included due to be distinctive from the others.

Players

For a list of all former and current Platense players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Club Atlético Platense footballers.

Current squad

As of 6 September 2024.[13]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Andrés Desábato
2 DF Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Pignani
4 DF Argentina ARG Bautista Barros Schelotto (on loan from Gimnasia LP)
5 MF Argentina ARG Carlos Villalba (on loan from Talleres)
6 DF Argentina ARG Gastón Suso (captain)
7 FW Argentina ARG Guido Mainero
8 MF Argentina ARG Fernando Juárez (on loan from Talleres)
9 FW Argentina ARG Mateo Pellegrino (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)
10 FW Uruguay URU Agustín Ocampo
11 MF Argentina ARG Franco Baldassarra
12 FW Argentina ARG Ciro Rius
13 DF Argentina ARG Ignacio Vázquez
14 MF Argentina ARG Leonel Picco (on loan from Colón)
15 MF Argentina ARG Franco Zapiola
16 MF Argentina ARG Vicente Taborda (on loan from Boca Juniors)
18 DF Argentina ARG Sasha Marcich
19 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Russo
20 MF Argentina ARG Gabriel Hachen
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Argentina ARG Iván Gómez
22 DF Argentina ARG Raúl Lozano (on loan from Quilmes)
23 MF Argentina ARG Braian Rivero (on loan from Defensa y Justicia)
24 DF Argentina ARG Oscar Salomón (on loan from Boca Juniors)
25 DF Argentina ARG Juan Ignacio Saborido
26 FW Argentina ARG Ignacio Schor
27 DF Argentina ARG Agustín Quiroga (on loan from Independiente)
29 FW Argentina ARG Franco Minerva
30 FW Syria SYR Tobías Cervera (on loan from Rosario Central)
31 GK Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Cozzani (on loan from Deportivo Maipú)
32 GK Argentina ARG Nicolás Sumavil
33 FW Argentina ARG Augusto Lotti
40 DF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Valdivia
43 MF Argentina ARG Lisandro Montenegro (on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
47 FW Argentina ARG Rodrigo Márquez (on loan from Independiente)
77 FW Paraguay PAR Ronaldo Martínez
97 FW Peru PER Juan Pablo Goicochea

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Argentina ARG Santiago Postel (at San Miguel until 31 December 2024)
— MF Argentina ARG Alejo Monje (at San Martín de Burzaco until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Argentina ARG Agustín Alonso (at Aldosivi until 31 December 2024)
— FW Argentina ARG Gianluca Pugliese (at Atlético de Rafaela until 31 December 2024)

Honours

National

References

  1. ^ "Los apodos del ascenso" Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Report". info.afa.org.ar. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ Nacimiento y Fundación del Club A. Platense (1905–1923) Archived 11 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine at CAP website
  4. ^ Datos de interés Archived 17 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine at CAP website
  5. ^ HISTORIA DEL FÚTBOL ARGENTINO. CAPÍTULO IV (1905–1919) Archived 17 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine by Juvenal on El Gráfico
  6. ^ Cumpleaños calamar: Platense, el distinto Archived 17 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine by Alejandro Fabbri
  7. ^ Platense, la historia Archived 17 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine by Ricardo Douna on FMFederal
  8. ^ Cuando River usó los colores de Boca y otros casos similares del fútbol argentino Archived 17 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine by Juan C. Castro on TyCSports, 1 Oct 2021
  9. ^ "Platense roja 1997". 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  10. ^ Platense y OhCan lanzan nueva camiseta edición limitada Archived 17 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine on Marca de Gol, 4 Dec 2012
  11. ^ Temporada 1953 (photos of the team) Archived 17 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine on La Página Calamar
  12. ^ Platense presentó su tercera camiseta en 2024, la esperada por muchos de color rojo Archived 2 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine on Vermuth Deportivo, 30 May 2024
  13. ^ "Platense squad". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  14. ^ Puig, Arturo (13 July 2017). "A 41 años del regreso de Platense a Primera División" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  15. ^ Puig, Arturo (27 December 2018). "El año del fútbol "Calamar"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ^ "A una década del gran festejo de Platense". Clarín (in Spanish). 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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