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| Full name | Club Atlético Lanús | |||
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| Nickname | Granate (Garnet) | |||
| Founded | 3 January 1915; 110 years ago (1915-01-03) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Lanús | |||
| Capacity | 47,027 | |||
| Chairman | Luis María Chebel | |||
| Manager | Mauricio Pellegrino | |||
| League | Primera División | |||
| 2024 | 14th of 28 | |||
| Website | clublanus.com | |||
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Club Atlético Lanús (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkluβaˈtletikolaˈnus]) is anArgentinesports club based inLanús, a city of theBuenos Aires Province. Founded in 1915, the club's main sports arefootball andbasketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions:Primera División (football) andLiga Nacional de Básquet (basketball). Domestic football major titles won by the club include twoPrimera División championships, theCopa Bicentenario and oneSupercopa Argentina. At international level, Lanús has won oneCopa CONMEBOL,[1] and twoCopa Sudamericana.[2]
The so-called "Southern Classic" ("Clásico del Sur"), considered a modern classic in Argentine football, is contested againstBanfield, and thanks to the good results of both in recent years it is also considered one of the most attractive clásicos of Primera División.
Apart from football, Lanús hosts many other sports such asathletics,gymnastics,martial arts,handball,field hockey,roller skating,swimming,tennis,volleyball, andweightlifting. Besides, the club has afutsal team in Colombia that was founded in 2011.[3]
In 1854Anacarsis Lanús arrived from France and acquired the lands where he would later establish the city ofLanús, one of the biggest suburbs ofGreater Buenos Aires. Two institutions were named "Lanús" by that time. One of them wasLanús Athletic Club, which took part of the1897 Argentine Primera División championship[4][5] although the club then abandoned the tournament. The other club was Lanús United (predecessor of current Club Atlético Lanús) which participated in the Copa de Competencia, organised by dissidentFederación Argentina de Football in 1913 and 1914.
On 3 January 1915, a new club was established from the merging of two institutions, Lanús United (that was in a desperate financial situation) and Club El Progreso. Miguel Usaray was designed as president, the first in the history of the club. In an assemble held on 27 January 1915, the name "Club Atlético Lanús" was officially established.[6]
The club began to play its matches inDivisión Intermedia (the second division ofArgentine football league system by then) at Lanús United old stadium, located in Margarita Wield and General Deheza streets. In 1919 the club got promotion to the top division, Primera División, after beatingArgentino de Quilmes. In the first division, Lanús played its first games in the official association, then switching to dissidentAsociación Amateurs de Football (AAmF), where the team joined on 8 August 1920, when the squad was defeated byRacing Club by 1–0. That first season in the top division Lanús finished 11th of 20th.[7]
During successive years, Lanús did not achieve great campaigns in Primera, even finishing last in 1923. That season the squad only achieved two wins and lost 14 games of 20. In 1926 Lanús finished 6th and the 1927 season the team finished 3rd toSan Lorenzo andBoca Juniors. Lanús earned 50 points with 22 wins over 33 matches played, being defeated 5 times.[8]
On 24 February 1929 Lanús opened its new stadium in the intersection ofHéctor Guidi and General Arias streets. The stadium (with wood stands as it was usual for that time) was built on a 50,000 m2 land given by the British-owned companyBuenos Aires Great Southern Railway ("Ferrocarril del Sud". Then president of the club, Silvio Peri, made the arrangements to get the cession did not have any cost for the institution, at least for the first years. On 24 March 1929 Lanús played its first match there facingPlatense, defeating it by 5–2.
In 1931 football became professional in Argentina. Lanús did not make a good campaign, finishing penultimate achieving only 22 points, 28 less than champion Boca Juniors. One year later the club inaugurated a new grandstand in its stadium. The first version of the Lanús Anthem, composed by Domingo Ilvento (music) and Daniel Cao (lyrics) was also released.
In 1933 founding member Miguel Iguzguiza made the arrangements to acquire the lands where the new headquarters would be built, on José C. Paz avenue (current 9 de Julio avenue). This was approved in a meeting held on 23 December. One year later the Association obliged both Club Lanús and rival teamTalleres de Remedios de Escalada to join in order to play the tournament under the name "Unión Talleres-Lanús", threatening them to be relegated if they did not accept. This fusion was ended in 1935 when both clubs played again separately.
Some of the most notable players of those years were Atilio Ducca (the most capped player in Lanús' history with 291 games). In 1939 forward Luis Arrieta came to the club, scoring 31 goals during his first season with the club. Arrieta was also the top-scorer in 1943 along withÁngel Labruna (River Plate) and Raúl Frutos (Platense). Arrieta would later become the all-time top scorer of Lanús, with 120 goals.[9]
Lanús remained in Primera until 1949 when the team was relegated after a controversial decision from the Association. At the end of the tournament, Boca Juniors was placed last and Lanús penultimate.[10] On 8 December Boca smashed Lanús by 5–1, which finished last along withHuracán. In order to define which team would be relegated, Lanús and Huracán had to play a relegation series. Huracán won the first game 1–0 and Lanús took revenge by 4–1 in the second match so a third game was played. With a partial score of 3–3 the referee awarded a penalty kick to Lanús. The Huracán players, in disagreement with the decision, abandoned the field being the match suspended. The Argentine Association not only did not punished Huracán but it decided to play a new match. During that fourth game the referee did not award a penalty kick to Lanús while Huracán was winning the match by 3–2. As a result, the Lanús players left the field (as their rivals had done before). But the Association decided to punish Lanús relegating the club to Primera B.[9]
After the controversial decision made by the AFA, Lanús played the 1950 season in the second division. With still 1 fixture to play, Lanús won the championship when the team defeatedArgentinos Juniors by 3–1 therefore promoting to Primera División. In Primera B, Lanús played 22 matches with 15 wins and 3 losses. The team achieved large victories overEl Porvenir (5–1),Colón (4–2),Temperley (4–1 and 4–0), Argentinos Juniors (4–0),Unión de Santa Fe (6–1) andNueva Chicago (6–1).[11] The line-up for the game that set up the return to Primera was: Alvarez Vega; Daponte, Mercado; Vargas, Strembel, Vivas; Contreras, Gil, Pairoux, Florio, Moyano. FormerBoca Juniors coachMario Fortunato led the team to the title.[12]
Back in the top division, Lanús would be the sensation of1951 championship, finishing the first round in the 1st place along with Independiente. Forward José Florio was the top scorer with 21 goals, having been sold to Italian clubTorino for a record$ 1,500,000. The club later used the money to build a gym.
Lanús finished 5th in 1954 and 1955. One year later Lanús would achieve its best performance in Primera División until then, finishing 2nd. to River Plate. Due to an outstanding line offorwards (that scored 49 goals in 30 games) and their skills with the ball, that squad was nicknamedThe Globetrotters honoringthe famous basketball team.[13] The team suffered a lot of injuries all season long, with only Dante Lugo playing all matches. The usual team was Vega; Prato, Beltrán; Daponte,Hector Guidi, Nazionale; Carranza, Lugo,Alfredo Rojas, Urbano Reynoso, Moyano.
TheGlobetrotters thrashed their rivals with large victories over Argentinos Juniors (4–0),Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (5–3),San Lorenzo (4–0) and Huracán (4–2). Nevertheless, the team was beaten by 3–1 by River Plate, that would be later the champion. River Plate squad had players with less individual skills than Lanús', but they were more experienced and those qualities helped them to get the championship at the end of the season.[13]
After some very irregular performances in Primera División, Lanús was relegated in 1961. The team finished 12th of 24th but it was relegated (along withLos Andes) due to the league system calculated the average during the last three championships (1959, 1960, 1961).[14]
Three years later Lanús won the Primera B title, returning to Primera División. The two forwards of the team, Manuel Silva and Bernardo Acosta, soon got recognition due to the famous "wall pass" they did together, being nicknamed"Los Albañiles" ("The Construction Workers).[15]
In 1966 Héctor Guidi, one of the most notable players in club's history, left football. Three years later Acosta would be transfer toSevilla. Manuel Silva moved to his new clubNewell's Old Boys in 1970, finishing with theAlbañiles era. That same year the team was relegated to the second division (along withUnión de Santa Fe) after finishing 7th of 7 in the "Torneo reclasificatorio".[16]
In 1971 Guidi became manager and Lanús started a new season in Primera B. The team made a great campaign winning a new title in second division and therefore promoting to Primera División. Lanús played a total of 28 games, winning 17 with 4 losses. The squad scored 68 goals and received 31.[17] Unfortunately for the club, the tenure of Lanús on 1972 Primera División season was the worst in its history, being relegated again at the end of the championship.
Four years later, Lanús returned to Primera after winning the promotion tournament.[18] Once more, the team remained a very short time in Primera so Lanús was relegated after the 1977 season. Lanús was relegated after a controversial decision by penalty kicks in a match againstPlatense. After 20 penalties shot by all outfield players, it was the goalkeepers' turn. The Lanús goalkeeper shot first, but missed. It was the Platense goalkeeper's turn, but instead, Platense striker Miguel Ángel Juárez took it, breaking the rules. The referee allowed the goal, and Lanús were relegated illegitimately. The club reclaimed, but the Argentine football association did not respond.
In Primera B Lanús had a very poor season and was eventually relegated to the Third Division (Primera C). With debts of over US$2 million, the club faced its worst crisis. By 1979 the club only had 2,000 members facing its first season in the Third Division. The political groups linked with the club's debts decided to forget its differences with the club and helped the club face forward.
Lanús won the 1981 Primera C title various fixtures before the season ended. The club, with help from the fans, was promoted to the Second Division once again having more than 10,000 members. In 1984 the team reached the semifinals of the promotion playoff to the First Division, when the team had to faceRacing Club. In the first leg, Racing Club beat Lanús 2–0. In the second leg, played inIndependiente's stadium, the referee gave Racing Club a controversial penalty kick after disallowing a Lanús goal. Racing Club scored a goal, but the match was eventually suspended because of Lanús' fans. The match was continued atAtlanta's stadium some days after, and Lanús were down 2–1 after dominating the game. The referee, Emilio Misic, mistakenly gave the final whistle 5 minutes before the end of regulation. The Racing Club players already started celebrating, so the referee used that excuse not to reverse the decision. Lanús was once again disadvantaged because of a referee error, therefore losing the series and failing to gain promotion to the First Division.
Already having more than 25,000 members, the team was promoted to the Second Division in 1986. WithMiguel Ángel Russo as manager, the team returned to the First Division after 13 years. Thanks to the team's goalkeeper, Alcides Herrera, the team beatQuilmes in the finals of the promotion playoff. The club also started to repair the old stadium made of wood. Lanús made a poor campaign in Primera División being relegated toPrimera B Nacional (the second division since 1986). The club's executives decided to keep Miguel Ángel Russo as manager, regardless of relegation.
Lanús returned to the top division on 24 May 1992, when more than 30,000 supporters saw how Lanús beatDeportivo Maipú 2–0 winning the1991–92 Primera B Nacional title. The line-up for the final was Ojeda, Gómez, Agüero, Mainardi, González;H. Enrique, Kuzemka,Schurrer, Angelello; Gambier, Villagrán, with Russo as manager. At the end of the season, Lanús had totalized 57 points in 42 games, with 21 wins and 6 losses, scoring a total of 64 goals and receiving 34.
The good campaign of the team during the 1993 Apertura allowed it to qualify for theCopa CONMEBOL, where Lanús participated for the first time in an international tournament. The team was eventually eliminated bySan Lorenzo in the quarter-finals. On 1 October,Ariel Ibagaza made his debut for the team, where he andHugo Morales formed a midfield duo highly praised by Lanús' fans.
In 1995Héctor Cúper took charge of the team at the start of the Apertura. Lanús finished 3rd by goal difference and points. The next year turned out to be one of the club's most important. Lanús brought inClaudio Enría from Newell's andGonzalo Belloso. In the Clausura, Lanús eventually finished 3rd. In the second spell of the year, the club brought in Oscar Mena, Gustavo Falaschi andGustavo Siviero. Lanús had to face two tournaments at once for the first time in their history, the local tournament and the Copa CONMEBOL. In the local tournament, they finished 3rd once again.
In1996 Lanús won theCopa CONMEBOL, a tournament created in 1992. The team eliminatedBolívar in the first stage (4–1, 0–1), then passedGuaraní (2–0, 6–2). In semi-finals defeatedRosario Central (3–0, 3–1) reaching the finals againstIndependiente Santa Fe ofColombia. In the first leg, Lanús won 2–0. In the second leg, Lanús lost 1–0, resulting in an aggregate score of 2–1, which made Lanús champion. It was Lanús' first major and international title. The line-up for the final match was:Roa;Serrizuela, Falaschi,Siviero, Bresen; Mena, Cravero,Ibagaza,Coyette; Enría,Ariel López.[19] WithMario Gómez as head coach, Lanús also reached the cup final in 1997 but was defeated by Brazilian teamAtlético Mineiro (1–4, 1–1).
In 1998, Lanús finished 2nd once more with 40 points behind Vélez Sarsfield, which to date being the club's best campaign in terms of points. Four years later Lanús had to play a relegation playoff versusHuracán de Tres Arroyos, winning 2–1 in Platense's stadium and drawing 1–1 in their stadium. With an aggregate score of 3–2 in favor, Lanús remained in Primera División.
In 2003 the stadium repairs were finished. Three years later, with a team based from its youth divisions, Lanús was the runner-up of Torneo Clausura. In 2007 the club got qualification for the 2nd time in a row to theCopa Sudamericana and -for the first time in club's history- to theCopa Libertadores.
Lanús also won its first Primera División title, the2007 Apertura, being coached by Ramón Cabrero. Lanús celebrated in the 18th fixture with a 1–1 tie toBoca Juniors atLa Bombonera. The line-up for that match was:Bossio; Graieb, Ribonetto, Hoyos, Velázquez;Blanco,Pelletieri, Fritzler,Valeri; Acosta,Sand. The squad totalized 38 points in 19 matches, with Sand as the topscorer of the tournament with 15 goals.[20]
The next year Lanús participated in the2008 Copa Libertadores, finishing unbeaten in the first stage. In the second round, Lanús was eliminated by MexicanAtlas. In domestic competitions, Lanús once again finished sub-champions of2011 Clausura, behind Vélez Sarsfield.
Lanús qualified to play the2012 Copa Libertadores, where the squad got its biggest win in international competitions in history (6–0 against ParaguayanOlimpia in La Fortaleza).[21][22] The team led byGabriel Schürrer won its group and reached the round of 16, where it was eliminated by Vasco Da Gama inpenalty shootout.
In 2013, Lanús obtained its second international title, theCopa Sudamericana after beating Brazilian clubPonte Preta in thefinals.[23]
In May 2016, Lanús won its second league title, the2016 Primera División after thrashingSan Lorenzo by 4–0 in the final match played at River Plate stadium. The goals were scored byJunior Benítez,Miguel Almirón,José Sand andLautaro Acosta.[24] The line-up for the match was Fernando Monetti; José Luis Gómez, Gustavo Gómez, Diego Braghieri,Maximiliano Velázquez; Román Martínez, Iván Marcone, Miguel Almirón; Oscar Benítez, José Sand,Lautaro Acosta. The squad was coached by Jorge Almirón.[25]
On 31 October 2017, the club advanced for the first time in its history to the2017 Copa Libertadores final, after completing a historic feat, defeating fellow Argentine clubRiver Plate by 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals, when they were out 3–0 before the end of the first half in the second leg. They lost the final toGrêmio in both legs.
In October 2024, the Argentine Association officialised a championship won by Lanús in 1955, theCopa Juan Domingo Perón, organised by the body and the Government of Buenos Aires Province together.[26] AFA included this competition (held only once) in its list ofofficial domestic cups[27][28] After this decision, Lanús totalised seven official titles through its history.[29]
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| No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | Match. |
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| 1 |  Maximiliano Velázquez | DF | 2004–10, 2012–17 | 423 |
| 2 | Lautaro Acosta | FW | 2006–08, 2013– | 381 |
| 3 | José F. Perazzi | GK | 1978–90 | 372 |
| 4 | Héctor Guidi | MF | 1949–61 | 328 |
| 5 | José Sand | FW | 2007–09, 2016–18, 2019–23 | 322 |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | Goals |
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| 1 | José Sand | FW | 2007–09, 2016–18, 2019–23 | 173 |
| 2 | Luis Arrieta | FW | 1939–44 | 120 |
| 3 |  Gilmar Villagrán | FW | 1984–92 | 105 |
| 4 | Ángel Silva | FW | 1964–70 | 89 |
| 5 |  Bernardo Acosta | FW | 1962–68 | 84 |
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Mauricio Pellegrino |
| Assistant coach | Carlos Compagnucci |
| Assistant coach |  Xavier Tamarit |
| Fitness coach | Gabriel Macaya |
| Fitness coach | Leandro Pose |
| Goalkeeping coach | Marcos Fasanella |
| Video analyst |  Sebastián Mardones |
| Video analyst |  João Teixeira |
| Psychologist | Nadia Barbagallo |
Last updated: 28 April 2025
Source:Cuerpo Técnico
Manuel Fleitas Solich (1932), (1937), (1946)Mario Fortunato (1950)Pedro Dellacha (1960s)Norberto Raffo (1975), (1979–80)Ricardo Trigilli (1985)Miguel Ángel Russo (1989–1993)Patricio Hernández (1994)Hector Cúper (1995–1997)Mario Gómez (1997–1999)Mario Zanabria (1999)Miguel Ángel Russo (1999–00)Héctor Veira (2000–01)Carlos Aimar (2001–02)Osvaldo Sosa (2002–03)Miguel Ángel Brindisi (2003–04) Carlos Ramacciotti (2004)Néstor Gorosito (2004–2005)Ramón Cabrero (2005–2008)Luis Zubeldía (2008–2010)Gabriel Schürrer (2011 –2012)Guillermo Barros Schelotto (2012–2015)Jorge Almirón (2016–2017)Ezequiel Carboni (2017–2018)Luis Zubeldía (2018–2021)| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years |
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| National (League) | Primera División | 2 | 2007 Apertura,2016 |
| National (Cups) | Copa del Bicentenario | 1 | |
| Supercopa Argentina | 1 | ||
| Copa Juan Domingo Perón | 1 | ||
| International | Copa Sudamericana | 2(s) | 2013,2025 |
| Copa CONMEBOL | 1 | 1996 |
Titles won in lower divisions:
Lanús currently plays in theLiga Nacional de Básquet, the top level of the Argentine league system.
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