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| Full name | Club Atlético Platense | |||
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| Nicknames | Calamares Tinta de calamar Marrón | |||
| Founded | 25 May 1905; 120 years ago (1905-05-25) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López | |||
| Capacity | 28,530 | |||
| Chairman | Sebastián Ordóñez | |||
| Manager | Vacant | |||
| League | Primera División | |||
| 2024 | 6th (Champions via play-offs) | |||
| Website | cap.org.ar | |||
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Club Atlético Platense is an Argentinesports club based inFlorida, Buenos Aires. The club nickname isCalamar (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 itsfootball team. A historic team in Argentina, they won their first league title in their 120 years of existence in the2025 Apertura, beating Huracán in the final.
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, thePrimera B championship that allowed Platense to play in thePrimera 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 such asTemperley 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 divisionNacional B. But on 8 May 2010The 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 defeatingEstudiantes de Río Cuarto on penalties to earn promotion.[2]
In 2023, Platense reached the final of the league cup, 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 their first final in 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 andDavid Trezeguet, who had debuted at Platense but after playing only 5 matches inArgentine Primera División was transferred toAS Monaco.
Platense's fans base can be found in Vicente López, Olivos and Florida towns (all of them part of theVicente López Partido), as well as inVilla Urquiza andSaavedra neighbourhoods. The club is also cited inBioy Casares's bookEl Sueño de los héroes ("Dream of Heroes"ISBN 0-7043-2634-5). Among its supporters, theTango music singerRoberto Goyeneche and the British author Chris Moss were probably the most notable fans.
On the 1st of June 2025,Guido Mainero scored the only goal of the game as Platense defeatedHuracán 1-0 in the Apertura Final to become Primera División champions for the first time in the club's history.
According to theofficial version, the first Platense shirts were red with black sleeves (the colors of thePlatense 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 frequent flooding in the zone where the stadium stood,[6] (Av. del Libertador and Manuela Pedraza inBelgrano, 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 byPuma caused great controversy among their fans due to its similarity with theArgentinos 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]
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