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| Full name | Córdoba Athletic Club | ||
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| Union | UCR | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rojinegro | ||
| Founded | 17 April 1882; 143 years ago (1882-04-17) | ||
| Location | Córdoba,Argentina | ||
| Ground(s) | Tudor | ||
| President | José Fernandez | ||
| Coach(es) | Guillermo Taleb | ||
| League(s) | Torneo de Córdoba | ||
| 2023 | 1st (champion) | ||
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Córdoba Athletic Club is anArgentinesports club in the city ofCórdoba. Founded in 1882, Córdoba Athletic is the oldest sports club inCórdoba Province. The institution is mostly known for itsrugby union team, which plays in theTorneo de Córdoba, the main tournament organised byUnión Cordobesa de Rugby.
The rugby team is one of the most successful in the province, having won the Torneo 17 times, the last in 2023.[1]
Infield hockey, the club is affiliated to amateur Córdoba Field Hockey Federation,[2] where its teams compete.
Other sports practiced at the club includetennis andswimming.[3]
Like manyArgentina sports and social clubs at the time, Córdoba Athletic Club was founded by English rail workers. The exact date of the club's creation is unknown but is thought to be either 17 April or 15 November 1882.
For its first few years in existence the club would be dominated by British expatriates and the official language at the club would be English. Originally, the club was founded as anathletics club. Rugby would only appear at CAC in 1898. For a time the club also playedfootball, until it became professional in Argentina in 1931, being abandoned by the club.
As the only club in the province for a long time, CAC had to travel down to Rosario for competition. There, CAC would often compete with that city's oldest clubAtlético del Rosario. The ties between both clubs remain strong today.
Although one of the most successful in the province, Córdoba Athletic as so far failed to make any impact on the national scene, unlike fellow Córdoba clubs such asTala andLa Tablada, which have both reached theNacional de Clubes final.
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