Club Atlético Los Andes

Club Atlético Los Andes is an Argentine sports club based in the Lomas de Zamora district of Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in the Primera B, the third division of the Argentine football league system.

Los Andes
Full nameClub Atlético Los Andes
Nickname(s)Mil Rayitas
Founded1 January 1917 (1917-01-01)
GroundEstadio Eduardo Gallardón,
Lomas de Zamora
Capacity36,542[1]
ChairmanArgentina Victor Grosi
ManagerGuillermo Szeszurak
LeaguePrimera B Metropolitana
20212nd
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded by a group of young people in 1917, and its name was chosen to commemorate the first balloon flight across the Andes mountain, which had happened in 1916.

Los Andes has had three runs in the Argentine Primera División: the first was in 1961, the second time was between the 1968 and 1971 Metropolitano championships. Los Andes best ever final position was an 8° position overall in 1968 Nacional.

The third run in Primera División was in 2000–01 and lasted only one season: Los Andes finished 19th out of 20 teams and was relegated to Primera B Nacional with the worst points average in the division.

After some seasons in the lower divisions, in 2014 Los Andes returned to B Nacional after winning a championship of the Primera B Metropolitana, but be relegated in the 2018–19 season.

Current squad
The 1938 team, which achieved the Primera C championship that year.
Los Andes team in 1957, which obtained the Primera C title.
As of 7 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Argentina ARG Lucas Di Grazia
— GK Argentina ARG Leonardo Romero
— GK Argentina ARG Martín Soria
— DF Argentina ARG Facundo Ardiles
— DF Argentina ARG Emanuel Del Bianco (loan from Ferro)
— DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Digiano (loan from Montevideo City)
— DF Argentina ARG Mariano Gancedo
— DF Argentina ARG Tomás Leuzzi
— DF Argentina ARG Leandro Lugarzo
— DF Argentina ARG Gabriel Pereyra
— DF Argentina ARG Matías Presentado
— DF Argentina ARG Luciano Vargas
— MF Argentina ARG Gastón Ada
— MF Argentina ARG Cristian Canan
— MF Argentina ARG Gianluca Caruso
— MF Argentina ARG Francesco Celeste
— MF Argentina ARG Pablo Cortizo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Argentina ARG Diego Galeano
— MF Argentina ARG Matías González
— MF Argentina ARG Agustín Guiffrey
— MF Argentina ARG Pablo Medina (loan from Almirante Brown)
— MF Argentina ARG Gabriel Moreno
— MF Paraguay PAR César Peralta
— MF Argentina ARG Luis Miguel Pérez
— MF Argentina ARG Mateo Ramírez
— MF Argentina ARG Tobías Rusch
— FW Argentina ARG Iván Arbello (loan from Almirante Brown)
— FW Argentina ARG Alan Espeche (loan from All Boys)
— FW Argentina ARG Agustín Mansilla
— FW Argentina ARG Jonatan Morán
— FW Argentina ARG Nazareno Pompei
— FW Argentina ARG Rodrigo Trejo

Honours
Club's playing XI in 1960, that won Primera B Metropolitana in that season.

References
  1. The Football Stadiums of South America – Fussballtempel
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