Unión de Mar del Plata
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Club Atlético Unión de Mar del Plata is an Argentine
sports club
from Mar del Plata
, Buenos Aires Province
. The club was founded on December 1, 1926, and its main sports are football and basketball
. In football, Unión currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A
, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine league system
.
), decided to form a football team wearing as their uniform shirts in lightblue and white. Those shirts had been given to them by the cigarettes manufacturer Dollar.
The owner of that grocery store, Mr. Vignatti, organized a pic-nic which included a football match. That game produced a great enthusiasm on the group of youth players, who decided to found a club. Therefore on December 1, 1926, the Club Atlético Unión was launched. The colors adopted were the same than they had worn in those first matches (light blue and white).
One of those players (then a radio broadcaster), Felipe Yódice, was the person who suggested the name of the club which was finally adopted. The club's first address was on 3826 25 de Mayo St, but has since moved to different locations.
(regionalized fifth division), where they lost the final. After that, Unión was promoted to the Torneo Argentino B
first (after defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe
) and then to the Torneo Argentino A
(after winning the finals against Sportivo Belgrano).
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...
sports club
Sports club
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from Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
, Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
. The club was founded on December 1, 1926, and its main sports are football and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. In football, Unión currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A
Torneo Argentino A
Zone 1Zone 2-List of champions:European-styled seasonsApertura and Clausura seasonsEuropean-styled seasons-External links:*...
, which is the regionalised third division 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...
.
Foundation
A group of friends which usually met at a grocery store called La Unión Italiana (located on the corner of Dorrego and 9 de Julio streets in Mar del PlataMar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
), decided to form a football team wearing as their uniform shirts in lightblue and white. Those shirts had been given to them by the cigarettes manufacturer Dollar.
The owner of that grocery store, Mr. Vignatti, organized a pic-nic which included a football match. That game produced a great enthusiasm on the group of youth players, who decided to found a club. Therefore on December 1, 1926, the Club Atlético Unión was launched. The colors adopted were the same than they had worn in those first matches (light blue and white).
One of those players (then a radio broadcaster), Felipe Yódice, was the person who suggested the name of the club which was finally adopted. The club's first address was on 3826 25 de Mayo St, but has since moved to different locations.
Football campaigns
Unión played in the Liga Marplatense de Fútbol (Mar del Plata Football League) since 1927, having won the championship in 1946 and 2006. The last title allowed Unión to participate in the 2007 season of the Torneo del InteriorTorneo Argentino C
The Torneo Argentino C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fifth level of the Argentine football league system. The competition is organized by the Federal Council , an internal organism of the Argentine Football Association , and is contested by clubs indirectly affiliated to the...
(regionalized fifth division), where they lost the final. After that, Unión was promoted to 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....
first (after defeating Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Santa Fe
Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima are an Argentine Football club. Their home town is Ciudadela, in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina. They currently play in regionalised 5th level of Argentine football Torneo Argentino C.-External links:*...
) and then to the Torneo Argentino A
Torneo Argentino A
Zone 1Zone 2-List of champions:European-styled seasonsApertura and Clausura seasonsEuropean-styled seasons-External links:*...
(after winning the finals against Sportivo Belgrano).