Football in Buenos Aires

Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is home to multiple football clubs in the top tiers of the Argentine football league system.

Introduction

Football is a passion for Argentines. Buenos Aires has one of the highest concentration of football teams of any city in the world (featuring no fewer than 24 professional football teams),[1] with many of its teams playing in the top tier Primera División. This lends itself to natural rivalries within the city, contested as "derbys" when the regular league schedule brings these teams together, such as the Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate – deemed one of the "50 sporting things you must do before you die" by The Observer.[1]

Other major clubs include Vélez Sarsfield, Ferro Carril Oeste and Argentinos Juniors.

Diego Maradona, born in Lanús Partido (county), outside of the city of Buenos Aires but into it metropolitan area, is widely hailed as one of the greatest football players of all time. Maradona started his career with Argentinos Juniors, later playing for Boca Juniors, the Argentina national football team and others (most notably FC Barcelona in Spain and SSC Napoli in Italy).[2]

Professional Clubs
Teams
Club League Venue Neighbourhood Established (team)
River Plate Primera División Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
(61,688)[3][4]		 Núñez/Belgrano 1901
Boca Juniors Primera División La Bombonera
(49,000)		 La Boca 1905
San Lorenzo de Almagro Primera División Pedro Bidegain
(39,494)		 Boedo 1908
Huracán Primera División Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
(48,314)		 Parque Patricios 1908
Vélez Sarsfield Primera División José Amalfitani Stadium
(45,540)		 Liniers 1910
Argentinos Juniors Primera División Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
(25,000)		 La Paternal 1904
All Boys Primera B Nacional Estadio Islas Malvinas
(21,500)		 Floresta 1913
Deportivo Riestra Primera B Nacional Estadio Guillermo Laza
(3000)		 Nueva Pompeya & Villa Soldati 1931
Ferro Carril Oeste Primera B Nacional Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
(24,442)		 Caballito 1904
Nueva Chicago Primera B Nacional Estadio Nueva Chicago
(28,500)		 Mataderos 1911
Atlanta Primera B Metropolitana Estadio Don León Kolbovski
(14,000)		 Villa Crespo 1904
Barracas Central Primera B Metropolitana Claudio Chiqui Tapia
(4,400)		 Barracas 1904
Club Comunicaciones Primera B Metropolitana Alfredo Ramos
(3,500)		 Agronomía 1931
Defensores de Belgrano Primera B Metropolitana Juan Pasquale Belgrano
Deportivo Español Primera B Metropolitana Nueva España Parque Avellaneda
Sacachispas Primera B Metropolitana Beto Larossa Villa Soldati
Excursionistas Primera C Metropolitana Excursionistas Belgrano
Sportivo Barracas Primera C Metropolitana Barracas

Locations of teams
Locations of the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División teams within the city Buenos Aires (excluding it metropolitan area).
Locations of the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional teams within the city of Buenos Aires (excluding it metropolitan area).

Honours

Buenos Aires derby

Stadiums

See also

References
  1. 50 sporting things you must do before you die, The ObserverRoyal Madrid, 4 April 2004
  2. Complete list here on the left Archived 2 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Stadium information in the official website
  4. Diario Uno
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