Club Atlético Tucumán

Football club infobox
clubname = Atlético Tucumán


fullname = Club Atlético Tucumán
nickname = "Decanos"
founded = September 27 1902
ground = Monumental Presidente Jose Fierro
San Miguel, Tucumán, Argentina
capacity = 25,600
chairman = Mario Leito
manager = Héctor Rivoira
league = Primera B Nacional
season = 2008-09
position = 1st Group A
Promoted to (B Nacional as champions)
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Club Atlético Tucumán are a football club from San Miguel in Tucumán, Argentina. They currently play in Primera B Nacional, which is the second tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.

The club were founded in 1902, making them the oldest football club from the province of Tucumán.

The club have contested 9 seasons in the Primera division in two spells. They played 8 seasons between 1973 and 1981, and a single season in 1984. Their best ever performance in the Primera was reaching the semi-finals of the Campeonato Nacional 1979.

In 2008 Atlético Tucumán secured promotion to the Argentine 2nd Division by beating Racing Club de Córdoba in the final of Torneo Argentino A.

Titles

*Federación Tucumana: 21 times
*Liga Tucumana de Fútbol: 6 times
*Torneo Argentino A - Clausura 2004
*Torneo Argentino A - 2007-08

Notable former players

* Gustavo Balvorín (2003)
* Marcelino Galoppo (1998-1999)
* Federico Martorell (2004-2005)
* Fernando Daniel Moner (1995-1996)
* Pedro Monzón (1995-1996)
* José Daniel Ponce (1984)
* Ricardo Villa (1974-1976)

ee also

*List of football clubs in Argentina
*Argentine football league system

External links

*es icon [http://www.clubatleticotucuman.com Club website]
*es icon [http://www.decaweb.com.ar/decaweb.asp Decaweb]