Barracas Athletic Club

Barracas A.C.
Full name Barracas Athletic Club
Founded 1901
Dissolved 1907 (1907)
Ground (None)
League Primera División
1907 11° (relegated)

Barracas Athletic Club was a football club from Lanús,[1][2] Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was notable for having played several seasons in Argentine Primera División, the top divission of Argentine football league system.

Established in 1901,[1] the club debuted in Primera División in 1902 after winning the Segunda División title one year before.[3] In its first season in the top division, Barracas A.C. made a good campaign, finishing 2nd. to Alumni.

The squad continued playing all the tournaments until 1907 when the team finished last and was relegated to the second division.[4] It is believed that Barracas A.C. was dissolved that same year.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Argentina – Name Changes" by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
  2. ↑ Argentina: Copa Competencia 1ra. División 1906 by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol
  3. ↑ "Segunda División – Campeones" on AFA website (Archive, 13 Aug 2013)
  4. ↑ Argentina 1907 Archived October 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
  5. ↑ "Clubes desaparecidos" by Raúl Herrera on La Izquierda Diario, 10 Nov 2014
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