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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