General Paz Juniors

Club Atlético General Paz Juniors is a sports club located in Córdoba, Argentina. The club is mostly known for its football team, which played in the regionalised Torneo Argentino A, having also achieving a title in 1999–2000. Other sports practised at the club are basketball, field hockey, handball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, artistic roller skating, and martial arts.

General Paz Juniors
Full nameClub Atlético General Paz Juniors
Nickname(s)Albo
Founded27 April 1914 (27 April 1914)
GroundEstadio Carlos Lacasia, Córdoba, Argentina
Capacity11,000[1]
LeagueTorneo Argentino B
28th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was established by a group of young men from the town of "General Paz" that came from Córdoba Athletic Club (another club of Córdoba that had left the practise of football due to the lack of gentleman's manner of their rivals). On 27 April 2014 they founded "General Paz Junior's" with the main purpose of restablishing the practise of football. Guillermo Astrada was appointed as president of the institution. The club registered to the Córdoba Football Federation, debuting only two weeks later vs. C.A. Argentino Peñarol. People that attended the match, held in the old C.A. Belgrano stadium, saw General Paz to win 3–2.[2]

On October 25, Junior's inaugurated their field in Bajo de los Perros (a former Córdoba Athletic facility) although the club moved to other field soon later. Junior's remained there until 1942 when they moved to their current headquarters.

In 1943, General Paz Juniors reached the final of the Copa General Pedro Ramírez (also called "Campeonato de la República"), the first Argentine competition contested by clubs from Primera División and regional leagues. During that tournament, Juniors eliminated Sarmiento de Córdoba, Nacional (VSP), Newell's Old Boys, and San Martín (T), but lost to San Lorenzo 8–3 in the final held in Buenos Aires.[3][4]

Titles

National

Regional
  • Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol:
    • First Division (9): 1943, 1964, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2021, 2022
    • Second Division (4): 1926, 1952, 1976, 2014

References
  1. "Estadio de General Paz Juniors de Cordoba". www.estadiosdeargentina.com.ar.
  2. Historia at club website
  3. Argentina - Campeonato de la República 1943 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at the RSSSF
  4. "Copa General Pedro Pablo Ramírez 1943" by José Carluccio, 3 Apr 2009
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