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| Full name | Club Atlético Central Córdoba | |||
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| Nickname | El Ferroviario (The Railroad) | |||
| Founded | 3 June 1919; 106 years ago (1919-06-03) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Alfredo Terrera | |||
| Capacity | 20,000[1][2] | |||
| Chairman | José Félix Alfano | |||
| Manager | Omar De Felippe | |||
| League | Argentine Primera División | |||
| 2024 | 22th | |||
| Website | cacentralcordoba.com | |||
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Club Atlético Central Córdoba is anArgentinesports club based inSantiago del Estero. The club is mostly known for itsfootball team, which currently plays in theArgentine Primera División, first division of theArgentine football league system. The club was founded by a group of railway workers and named after theCórdoba Central Railway in a similar manner to the otherCentral Córdoba club based inRosario.
Central Córdoba has played at the highest level of Argentine football on 2 occasions, more specifically in the 1967 and 1971Nacional championships. In the 1967 Nacional, Central Córdoba finished 14th of 16 teams, having reached its peak with the 2–1 victory overBoca Juniors inLa Bombonera.
In 1971 Central Córdoba finished 13th out of 14 teams in group B, with their most significant achievement being a 1–1 draw to Boca Juniors, although soon later the team would be heavily defeated at the hands ofSan Lorenzo by 7–1.
On 8 June 2019, Central Córdoba won promotion to thePrimera División after defeatingSarmiento in the2018–19 promotion play-off finals.[3] It marked their return to the top-flight for the first time in 48 years.[3] In their first season back they finished 18th in the table.
The club made the final of the2018–19 Copa Argentina for the first time in its history. They kicked off their run while still in the Primera B, beatingNueva Chicago 1–0, in the round of 32 they beatAll Boys by the same score, then beatVilla Mitre to set up a quarter-final withEstudiantes de La Plata, winning 1–0. In the semi-final they beat Lanus by the same score to set up thefinal withRiver Plate on 13 December 2019, losing 3–0 inMendoza.
On 11 December 2024 they beatVélez Sarsfield 1–0, with a long range goal byMatías Godoy, to win the2024 Copa Argentina inSanta Fe. It was the first major trophy in the history of the club, along by their first ever qualification to an international competition, the2025 Copa Libertadores. They became the first and only team from theSantiago del Estero Province to win these achievements.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Manager |  Omar De Felippe |
| Assistant Managers | Walter De Felippe |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Hugo Caballieri |
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