Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba

Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba (commonly referred as Instituto or Instituto de Córdoba) is an Argentine sports club from the city Córdoba, whose professional football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.

Instituto ACC
Full nameInstituto Atlético Central Córdoba
Nickname(s)La Gloria
Founded8 August 1918 (1918-08-08)
GroundEstadio Presidente Perón, Córdoba, Argentina
Capacity26,535
ChairmanRoberto Castoldi
ManagerFernando Quiroz
LeaguePrimera B Nacional
WebsiteClub website

Famous players who have played at Instituto include Osvaldo Ardiles, Mario Alberto Kempes, José Luis Saldaño, Hugo Curioni, Alberto Beltrán, Raúl de La Cruz Chaparro, Salvador Mastrosimone, Marcelo Bielsa, Ernesto Corti, Diego Klimowicz, Mauricio Caranta, Oscar Dertycia, Alejandro Faurlín, Gonzalo Bergessio, Daniel "Miliki" Jiménez, Paulo Dybala, Ramón Ábila, Silvio Romero.

The basketball team currently plays at Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (LNB), the first division of Liga Nacional de Básquetbol league system.

History

As many other football clubs in Argentina, Instituto was founded by railway workers. The club was initially established in 1918 as Instituto Ferrocarril Central Córdoba. With the re-organization of the administration of the club 6 years later, due to the number of members in the Alta Córdoba neighbourhood, the name was changed to the current Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba.

After its foundation, Instituto quickly reached the first division of the Liga Cordobesa, which the team won in 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928. With the professionalization of the game in 1931, Instituto lost momentum and sunk into an unsuccessful period. But years later the team revived, conquering the provincial league again in 1961, 1966, and finally in 1972, reaching the Argentine second division.

Instituto played its first ever season at the top level in 1973 where the team finished 8th out of a group of 15 teams, but it had to wait six years to try again. In 1979 Instituto won its group to reach the Quarter-Finals where the club was eliminated 5–3 on aggregate by Club Atlético Tucumán. Instituto also played the Torneo Nacional from 1981 to 1985, and the Metropolitano in 1981, 1982 and 1983. After the reorganisation of 1985 Instituto played all 5 of the long seasons although it was relegated at the end of the 1989–90 season.

The club then had to wait until the 1999–00 season to play in the top flight again. Instituto promoted to Argentine Primera División after winning the 1998–99 Nacional B tournament. Nevertheless, the club would be relegated from the first division the next season, finishing 16th out of 20 teams in the Apertura and 12th in the Clausura, but Instituto was finally relegated after a 2–1 play-off defeat at the hands of Almagro. The club won its second title, the Primera B Nacional 2003 Apertura, and promoted back to first division after getting the revenge over Club Almagro in a 2 legged play-off in 2004. The club survived one season at the top level after winning a two legged promotion/relegation play-off against Huracán by a score of 3–1. In its 2nd season in the first division, Instituto finished 19th overall and was automatically relegated back to B Nacional. The 1986–87 season was probably the most successful season in team's history, having finished 8th overall.

Roberto Castoldi replaced Gastón Defagot as president on 26 August 2019.[1]

Stadium

The club currently plays in Estadio Presidente Perón in which is located in the neighborhood of Alta Cordoba. The origin of its name comes from Juan Perón, President of Argentina during the construction stage. The club has had a number of other homes in their history, all based in the city of Cordoba.

Honours

Nacional

Regional
  • Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol (8): 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1961, 1966, 1972, 1990
  • Liga Cordobesa Segunda División (4): 1919, 1920, 1941, 1946

Players

Current squad

As of 15 January 2021.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ARG Jorge Carranza
— GK  ARG Lautaro Petruchi
— GK  ARG Emanuel Sittaro
— DF  ARG Emiliano Endrizzi
— DF  ARG Facundo Erpen
— DF  ARG Leonardo Ferreyra
— DF  ARG Misael Gutierrez
— DF  ARG Lucas Landa
— DF  ARG Ezequiel Neira
— DF  ARG Alexis Niz
— DF  ARG Claudio Roldán
— DF  ARG José Carlos Villegas
— MF  ARG Cristian Carrizo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Ignacio Antonio
— MF  ARG Damián Arce
— MF  ARG Rodrigo Garro
— MF  ARG Juan Ignacio Sills
— MF  ARG Franco Watson
— MF  ARG Nicolás Watson
— FW  ARG Mateo Bajamich (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
— FW  ARG Mauro Barzola
— FW  ARG Facundo Castelli
— FW  ARG Gonzalo Castillejos
— FW  ARG Alexis Cuello (on loan from Racing Club)
— FW  ARG Martín Pino
— FW  ARG Gustavo Villarruel

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ARG Malcom Braida (at Aldosivi until 31 December 2021)

Managers

References
  1. "El oficialismo ganó las elecciones y Castoldi será el nuevo presidente de Instituto de Córdoba". Grupo La Provincia. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba squad at BDFA.
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