Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo
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| Full name | Club Atlético y Social Defensores de Belgrano | ||
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| Nicknames | Granate Elefante | ||
| Founded | 1 April 1946 | ||
| Ground | Salomón Boeseldín, Ramallo Partido, Buenos Aires Province | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | José Luis Torreani | ||
| Manager | Gabriel Gomez & Hector Storti | ||
| League | Torneo Argentino A | ||
| 2011–12 | 7th | ||
| Website | http://www.webgranate.com.ar/ | ||
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Club Atlético y Social Defensores de Belgrano, mostly known as Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo, is an Argentine sports club located in the Ramallo Partido of Buenos Aires Province. The football team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, the regionalised third division of Argentine football league system.[1][2]
Other sports practiced by the sports club are basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, roller skating, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.
It was founded on 1 April 1946,5 with Miguel Petruzzi as the club's first president. The club's official name comes from a school and a square that were named Belgrano.[citation needed]
Initially they wore the colours of Vélez Sarsfield, but in 1950, they wore maroon at the suggestion of Pete González in homage to Club Atlético Lanús, and adopted the current crest.[citation needed]
The team's crest is maroon and white. It has the club's initials at the top in white and an elephant in the centre, signifying "strength and might, according to the club's founders".[citation needed]
