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Deportivo Armenio 
Full name Club Deportivo Armenio Nickname(s) Tricolor ("Three-coloured") Founded 2 November 1962 Ground Estadio República de Armenia,
Ingeniero Maschwitz, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
(Capacity: 8,000)Chairman Noray Nakis Manager Fernando Ruiz League Primera B Metropolitana 2010-11 6th (qualified to Torneo Reducido) Website Club home page 
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Away coloursClub Deportivo Armenio, known simply as Deportivo Armenio or Armenio, is a football club from Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.
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History
The club was founded in 1962 under the name Club Armenio de Fútbol by the Armenian community in Argentina. It changed its name in 1968, and was affiliated to the Argentine Football Association two years later. The original colours were black and white, but first changed to green and white stripes and then again to red and white. Nowadays, home uniform is red, orange and blue, inspired by the flag of Armenia.
In the 1986–87 season of the Primera B Nacional (second division), Deportivo Armenio broke the division's record of most matches without losing, with a run of 38 games without defeat. The team's coach at that time was Alberto Parseghian (former goalkeeper of the team and of other Argentine clubs), and the captain was Miguel Gardarian. Following this successful run, the club gained promotion to the Primera División (first division). Their highest ever finish in the top division was 13th in the 1987–88 season, followed by relegation the season after (the 1988–89).
A notable game in the club's history was a 3–2 away win against River Plate in the 1987–88 season, coming up from a 0–2. On that day, the 3 goals were scored by Raúl Wensel. Another important victory was in the same season against Boca Juniors, in the Bombonera stadium. Armenio won that day 1–0 with a goal scored by Silvano Maciel. This match was the last one in Hugo Gatti's (Boca's goalkeeper) career, as the team's coach (José Omar Pastoriza) took him out of the starting lineup for his mistake in Maciel's goal.
Current squad 2010/2011
As of February 14, 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Carlos Bengert GK Federico Farina GK Matías Villalba 
DF José Andrés Bilibio DF Ezequiel Cortés DF Jesús Daniel Díaz DF Sergio Luque DF Nicolás Perassi DF Marcos Torres DF Claudio Villalba MF Diego de la Vega MF Leandro Benegas MF Mauro Frattini MF Adrián Galeano MF Eduardo Gay 
MF Juan Cruz Goycochea No. Position Player 
MF Alejandro Cleber Reyes MF Cristián Quiñonez MF Rodrigo Pedraza MF Sebastián López MF Alejandro Orsi FW Roberto Moreira Aldana 
FW George Dos Santos Paladini FW Ricardo Blanco FW Lucas Fernández FW Matías Fernández FW Diego Medina FW Victor Hugo Gómez FW Federico Pacheco FW Mariano Zaez FW Sergio Rodríguez 
FW Selim Ertovi Titles
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- 1986–87
See also
References
- ^ Deportivo Armenio at BDFA
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
Primera B Metropolitana 2011–12 teams Acassuso · Almagro · Barracas Central · Brown de Adrogué · Colegiales · Comunicaciones · Defensores de Belgrano · Deportivo Armenio · Deportivo Morón · Estudiantes (BA) · Flandria · General Lamadrid · Los Andes · Nueva Chicago · Platense · San Telmo · Sarmiento (J) · Sportivo Italiano · Temperley · Tristán Suárez · Villa San CarlosCategories:- Association football clubs established in 1962
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