Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero

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Club Atlético Central Córdoba is an Argentine sports club based in Santiago del Estero. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, first division of the Argentine football league system. The club was founded by a group of railway workers and named after the Córdoba Central Railway in a similar manner to the other Central Córdoba club based in Rosario.

Full nameClub Atlético Central Córdoba
NicknameEl Ferroviario (The Railroad)
Founded3 June 1919; 107 years ago (1919-06-03)
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Central Córdoba
Full nameClub Atlético Central Córdoba
NicknameEl Ferroviario (The Railroad)
Founded3 June 1919; 107 years ago (1919-06-03)
GroundEstadio Alfredo Terrera
Capacity20,000[1][2]
ChairmanJosé Félix Alfano
ManagerLucas Pusineri
LeagueArgentine Primera División
202422nd
Websitecacentralcordoba.com
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History

Central Córdoba has played at the highest level of Argentine football on 2 occasions, more specifically in the 1967 and 1971 Nacional championships. In the 1967 Nacional, Central Córdoba finished 14th of 16 teams, having reached its peak with the 2–1 victory over Boca Juniors in La Bombonera.

In 1971 Central Córdoba finished 13th out of 14 teams in group B, with their most significant achievement being a 1–1 draw to Boca Juniors, although soon later the team would be heavily defeated at the hands of San Lorenzo by 7–1.

On 8 June 2019, Central Córdoba won promotion to the Primera División after defeating Sarmiento in the 2018–19 promotion play-off finals.[3] It marked their return to the top-flight for the first time in 48 years.[3] In their first season back they finished 18th in the table.

The club made the final of the 2018–19 Copa Argentina for the first time in its history. They kicked off their run while still in the Primera B, beating Nueva Chicago 1–0, in the round of 32 they beat All Boys by the same score, then beat Villa Mitre to set up a quarter-final with Estudiantes de La Plata, winning 1–0. In the semi-final they beat Lanus by the same score to set up the final with River Plate on 13 December 2019, losing 3–0 in Mendoza.

On 11 December 2024 they beat Vélez Sarsfield 1–0, with a long range goal by Matías Godoy, to win the 2024 Copa Argentina in Santa Fe. It was the first major trophy in the history of the club, along by their first ever qualification to an international competition, the 2025 Copa Libertadores. They became the first and only team from the Santiago del Estero Province to win these achievements.

Players

Current squad

As of 26 February 2026[4]

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Out on loan

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Current staff

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Head coach Argentina Lucas Pusineri
Assistant coach Argentina Emiliano Romero
Assistant coach Argentina Matías Villavicencio
Fitness coach Argentina Juan Manuel López
Fitness coach Argentina Francisco Galván
Fitness coach Argentina Guillermo Torrens
Goalkeeper coach Argentina Ariel Trejo
Video analyst Argentina Llamil Godoy
Kit man Argentina Waldo Carol
Kit man Argentina Nahuel Umbides
Kit man Argentina Daniel Corbalán
Kit man Argentina Federico Anríquez
Director of medical department Argentina Mariano De Marco
Doctor Argentina Mario Herrera
Doctor Argentina Horacio Abregú
Kinesiologist Argentina Juan Tarchini
Kinesiologist Argentina Gonzalo Pérez
Kinesiologist Argentina Juan Cruz Simón
Nutritionist Argentina Gianfranco Mayuli
Nutritionist Argentina Nahuel Padilla
Masseur Argentina Diego Trejo
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Honours

National

Titles won in lower divisions:

Regional

Liga Santiagueña de Fútbol
  • Primera A LSF (48): 1945, 1957(2), 1959 (2), 1960 (2), 1961 (2), 1962, 1963 (2), 1964 (2), 1965 (2), 1966, 1967, 1969(2), 1970, 1971 (3), 1972, 1974, 1975 (2), 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983 (2), 1984 (3), 1985 (2), 1986, 1988 (Revalida), 1990 (Revalida), Clausura 1995, Apertura 1997, Ronda Final 1998, Liguilla 1999, 2010, 2023
  • Primera B LSF (2): 1923, 2001
  • Copa Santiago (1): 2014

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