Sportivo Desamparados
Encyclopedia
Club Sportivo Desamparados is a sports club
from the city of San Juan
, San Juan Province
, Argentina
. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, which is the second tier of the Argentine league system
.
Desamparados has qualified to play at the top level of Argentine football 4 times, having reached the following positions:
In 2004, Desamparados was promoted to the Torneo Argentino A
(regionalized third division). They played in the category for 7 years, up to the 2010–11 season
, when they reached promotion to the Primera B Nacional. During that season, the team finished third in their zone, earning the last spot for the second stage. In the second stage, they finished 7th (of 9 teams), but they defeated all their rivals in the direct elimination stages, earning a spot in the promotion playoff against San Martín de Tucumán. With a 2–1 overall victory over San Martín, Desamparados was effectively promoted to the second division.
Sports club
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from the city of San Juan
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....
, San Juan Province
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
, 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 football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, which is the second tier of the Argentine 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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History
Desamparados was founded in 1919 by a group of students from the Quinta Agronómica (Agricultural College), which is now the Escuela de Enología (Winemaking School). They chose the name "Desamparados" because they used to meet in Plaza Desamparados ("Desamparados Square"), and the name also paid tribute to the Virgen de los Desamparados (Virgin of the Unprotected in Spanish).Desamparados has qualified to play at the top level of Argentine football 4 times, having reached the following positions:
- 1969: 12th (of 17 teams).
- 1972: 9th (of 13, Group B).
- 1973: 11th (of 15, Group B).
- 1974: 6th (of 9, Group A).
In 2004, Desamparados was promoted to the Torneo Argentino A
Torneo Argentino A
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(regionalized third division). They played in the category for 7 years, up to the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Torneo Argentino A
The 2010–11 Argentine Torneo Argentino A is the season of third division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 24 teams will compete; the champion will be promoted to Primera B Nacional.-Club information:Zone A ...
, when they reached promotion to the Primera B Nacional. During that season, the team finished third in their zone, earning the last spot for the second stage. In the second stage, they finished 7th (of 9 teams), but they defeated all their rivals in the direct elimination stages, earning a spot in the promotion playoff against San Martín de Tucumán. With a 2–1 overall victory over San Martín, Desamparados was effectively promoted to the second division.