Club Atlético Los Andes
Football club
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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 Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
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| Full name | Club Atlético Los Andes | ||
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| Nickname | Mil Rayitas | ||
| Founded | 1 January 1917 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Eduardo Gallardón, Lomas de Zamora | ||
| Capacity | 36,542[1] | ||
| Chairman | Omar Plaini | ||
| Manager | Leonardo Lemos | ||
| League | Primera Nacional | ||
| 2025 | Primera Nacional Zone A, 14th of 18 | ||
| Website | losandesoficial.com | ||
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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 range, which was undertaken in 1916 by Eduardo Bradley.
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
- As of 7 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Primera B Metropolitana (2): 1960, 2014
- Primera C (3): 1926, 1938, 1957
