Asociación Atlético Luján de Cuyo
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Asociación Atlético Luján de Cuyo are a football club from Luján de Cuyo
in Mendoza
, Argentina
. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B
, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association
league system.
The club were founded on July 1, 2000, making them one of the youngest teams in the Argentine football league system
. They were formed by a merger of 3 smaller clubs; Chacras de Coria, Lujan Sport Club and Mayor Drummond.
The team had begun life playing in a violet strip adopted from the fusion with Chacras de Coria, giving them their nickname Los Violetas.
Luján de Cuyo has had a quick rise to fame in the early half of the 2000s, after obtaining an invite to the Torneo del Interior, and placing well enough then, to qualify to the Torneo Argentino B. However, after obtaining yet another promotion to the Torneo Argentino A in 2006, by 2007 the team were in dire financial circumstances. By 2009, the entire roster had either quit or refused to play for the club until their wages were paid resulting in at least 4 forfeit matches over 3 seasons.
The current roster is currently seen as a youth squad rather than a semi-professional one.
They have switched to a maroon home strip (but maintain the violet-colored crest) for the rest of the 2008/2009 season
Luján de Cuyo
Luján de Cuyo is the district capital of the Luján de Cuyo Department located in the west of the Mendoza Province of Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Mendoza metropolitan area.-Wine:...
in Mendoza
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. They currently play in Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in Torneo Argentinos B come from all over Argentina....
, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
league system.
The club were founded on July 1, 2000, making them one of the youngest teams in the Argentine football league system
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system consists of two national divisions , and a series of regionalized lower divisions...
. They were formed by a merger of 3 smaller clubs; Chacras de Coria, Lujan Sport Club and Mayor Drummond.
The team had begun life playing in a violet strip adopted from the fusion with Chacras de Coria, giving them their nickname Los Violetas.
Luján de Cuyo has had a quick rise to fame in the early half of the 2000s, after obtaining an invite to the Torneo del Interior, and placing well enough then, to qualify to the Torneo Argentino B. However, after obtaining yet another promotion to the Torneo Argentino A in 2006, by 2007 the team were in dire financial circumstances. By 2009, the entire roster had either quit or refused to play for the club until their wages were paid resulting in at least 4 forfeit matches over 3 seasons.
The current roster is currently seen as a youth squad rather than a semi-professional one.
They have switched to a maroon home strip (but maintain the violet-colored crest) for the rest of the 2008/2009 season
Trophies
- Torneo Argentino BTorneo Argentino BTorneo Argentino B is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in Torneo Argentinos B come from all over Argentina....
1999/2000: Chacras - Liga Mendocina:
- Luján: 1980, 1985, 1992/3 (Apertura) y 1997/8 (Clausura)
- Chacras: 1995
Notable former players
- Cristian LucchettiCristian LucchettiCristian David Lucchetti is an Argentine football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Banfield in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
- Osvaldo MirandaOsvaldo MirandaOsvaldo Noé Miranda is an Argentine football striker currently playing for Astra Ploieşti.Miranda started his career in 2002 at Luján de Cuyo in the 3rd division interior...
- Mariano Echeverría
- Leonardo RamosLeonardo RamosLeonardo Alfredo Ramos Giró is a former Uruguayan footballer. He formerly worked as the manager of Nueva Chicago in Argentina.-Club career:...