San Martín de Mendoza
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Atlético Club San Martín (popularly known as San Martín de Mendoza) is a football club from the city of San Martín
in Mendoza Province
, Argentina
. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino B
, which is the regionalised fourth division of the Argentine football league system
.
San Martín de Mendoza has played 8 seasons at the top level of Argentine football, more specifically in the Torneo Nacional tournaments of 1967, 1969, 1971-74, 1976, 1978. San Martín's best ever finish was a third position in its zone, achieved in 1974 and 1978.
San Martín was relegated from Primera B Nacional at the end of 2005-06 after losing the playoff against San Martín de Tucumán. The club was then found guilty of match-fixing in the 2006-07 season. Therefore San Martín was punished with a 10-point deduction, which left the team in the relegation zone. San Martín finally was relegated for a second time in a year, this time to the Torneo Argentino B.
San Martín, Mendoza
San Martín is a city in the north-center part of the Mendoza Province in Argentina. It is the capital of the San Martín Department and constitutes, with Palmira and La Colonia, the third-largest metropolitan area in the province.-History:...
in Mendoza Province
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...
. The team currently plays in the 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 division of 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...
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San Martín de Mendoza has played 8 seasons at the top level of Argentine football, more specifically in the Torneo Nacional tournaments of 1967, 1969, 1971-74, 1976, 1978. San Martín's best ever finish was a third position in its zone, achieved in 1974 and 1978.
San Martín was relegated from Primera B Nacional at the end of 2005-06 after losing the playoff against San Martín de Tucumán. The club was then found guilty of match-fixing in the 2006-07 season. Therefore San Martín was punished with a 10-point deduction, which left the team in the relegation zone. San Martín finally was relegated for a second time in a year, this time to the Torneo Argentino B.