Team Nickname English Translation Acassuso “Los Quemeros” The Burners Aldosivi (Mar del Plata) “El Tiburón” The Shark All Boys “El Albo” The White Almagro “El Tricolor” The Tricolor Almirante Brown “La Fragata” The Frigate Alvarado (Mar del Plata) “El Torito” The Little Bull Argentino (Rosario) “El Salaíto” The Salty Argentino de Merlo “La Academia” The Academy Argentino de Quilmes “El Mate” The Mate Argentinos Juniors “Los Bichos Colorados” The Red Bugs Arsenal FC “El Arse” The Arse Atlanta “Los Bohemios” The Bohemians Atlas “El Marrón” The Brown Atlético de Rafaela “La Crema” The Cream Atlético Lugano “El Naranja” The Orange Atlético Tucumán “El Decano” The Dean Banfield “El Taladro” The Drill Barracas Central “El Camionero” The Truck Driver Belgrano (Córdoba) “Los Piratas” The Pirates Ben Hur (Rafaela) “El Lobo del Sur” The Southern Wolf Berazategui “Los Naranjas” The Oranges Boca Juniors “Los Xeneizes” The Xeneizes (1) C.A. Brown (Adrogué) “Los Tricolores The Tricolores C.A. Estudiantes “El Pincha” The Pricker Cañuelas FC “El Tambero” The Dairy Farmer Central Ballester “Los Canallas” The Rotters Central Córdoba (Rosario) “Los Charrúas” The Charrúas (2) Central Norte (Salta) “El Cuervo” The Raven Centro Español “El Centro” The Center Chacarita Juniors “Los Funebreros” The Funeraries Chaco For Ever “Los Albinegros” The Black & Whites Cipoletti (Río Negro) “Los Albinegros” The Black & Whites Claypole “El Tambero” The Dairy Farmer Colegiales “El Tricolor” The Tricolor Colón “Los Sabaleros” The Shad Fishers Comisión de Act. Infantiles “La CAI” The CAI (3) Comunicaciones “El Cartero” The Mailman Defensa y Justicia “El Halcón” The Falcon Defensores de Belgrano “El Dragón” The Dragon Defensores de Cambaceres “El Rojo” The Red Defensores Unidos (Zárate) “El CADU” The CADU (3) Deportivo Armenio “El Verde” The Green Deportivo Laferrere “Los Villeros” The Villagers Deportivo Merlo “El Charro” The Charro Deportivo Morón “El Gallo” The Rooster Deportivo Muñiz “El Rayo Rojo” The Red Ray Deportivo Paraguayo “Los Paraguayos” The Paraguayans Deportivo Riestra “El Blanquinegro” The Dark-White Douglas Haig (Pergamino) “El Rojinegro” The Dark-Red El Porvenir “El Porve” The Porve (4) Estudiantes de La Plata “Los Pincharratas” The Rat Prickers Excursionistas “El Villero” The Villager Fénix “Los Cuervos” The Ravens Ferrocarril Midland “Los Funebreros” The Funeraries Ferrocarril Oeste “El Verdolaga” The Greenish Ferrocarril Urquiza “El Furgón” The Wagon Flandria “Los Canarios” The Canaries General Lamadrid “Los Carceleros” The Jailers Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata “El Lobo” The Wolf Gimnasia (Entre Ríos) “El Lobo Entrerriano” The Entre Rios´ Wolf Gimnasia (Jujuy) “El Lobo Jujeño” The Jujuy´s Wolf Gimnasia y Tiro (Salta) “El Albo” The White Godoy Cruz (Mendoza) “El Tomba” The Tomba (5) Huracán “El Globo” The Globe Huracán (Tres Arroyos) “El Globo” The Globe Independiente “Los Diablos Rojos” The Red Devils Independiente Rivadavia (Mza) “La Lepra” The Leprosy Instituto (Córdoba) “La Gloria” The Glory Ituzaingó “El León” The Lion Justo José de Urquiza “El Celeste” The Light Blue Juventud Antoniana (Salta) “Los Santos” The Saints Juventud Unida “El Lobo Rojo” The Red Wolf Lanús “Los Granates” The Garnets Leandro N. Alem “El Lechero” The Milkman Liniers “La Topadora” The Bulldozer Los Andes “Los Milrayitas” The One Thousand Stripes Luján “El Lujanero” The Lujanero (6) Luján de Cuyo (Mendoza) “Los Violetas” The Violets Newells Old Boys “Los Leprosos” The Leprouses Nueva Chicago “El Toro” The Bull Platense “Los Calamares” The Squids Puerto Nuevo (Campana) “Los Bohemios” The Bohemians Quilmes “Los Cerveceros” The Brewers Racing Club “La Academia” The Academy Racing (Córdoba) “La Academia” The Academy River Plate “Los Millonarios” The Millonaires Rosario Central “Los Canallas” The Rotters Sacachispas FC “El Lila” The Lilac San Lorenzo de Almagro “El Ciclón” The Cyclone San Martín (Burzaco) “El Sanma” The Sanma San Martín (Mendoza) “El Chacarero” The Chacarero (7) San Martín (San Juan) “El Verdinegro” The Dark-Green San Martín (Tucumán) “El Santo” The Saint San Miguel “El Trueno Verde” The Green Thunder San Telmo “El Candombero” The Candombero (8) Sarmiento (Junín) “El Verde” The Green Social Español “Los Gallegos” The Galicians Sportivo Barracas (Bolívar) “Los Arrabaleros” The Suburbians Sportivo Dock Sud “El Docke” The Dock Sportivo Italiano “Los Tanos” The Italians Sportivo Desamparados (SJ) “Las Víboras” The Snakes Talleres (Córdoba) “La T” The T Talleres (RdE) “El Rojo” The Red Temperley “El Gasolero” The Cheapskate Textil Mandiyú (Corrientes) “El Albo” The White Tigre “Los Matadores” The Slayers Tiro Federal (Rosario) “Los Tigres” The Tigers Tristán Suarez “El Lechero” The Milkman Unión (Santa Fe) “Los Tatengues” The Tatengues (9) Vélez Sarsfield “El Fortín” The Fortress Victoriano Arenas “El Celeste” The Light Blue Villa Dálmine “El Viola” The Violet Villa San Carlos “Los Villeros” The Villagers Yupanqui “Los Traperos” The Raggers Notes 1) Xeneizes means Genovese, in a typical language from italian immigrants. 2) Charrúa is the name of the Rio de la Plata´s natural aboriginal. 3) Acronym of the full name. 4) Porve is a simplification of Porvenir, that means Future. 5) Tomba is a part of the full name of this club: Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba. 6) Lujanero means person from Luján 7) Chacarero means Countryman. 8) Candombero means Musician who plays Candombe, an african rhythm very popular in Argentina and Uruguay. 9) Tatengues means Rich Young People.
Sources:
Newspapers: Clarín y Olé, different years.
Magazines: Sólo Fútbol y El Gráfico, different years.
Books: “Sábado, la historia del fútbol de ascenso”, de Gabriel Chapenekas,
Fernando D´Addario y Luis Vivori (Plan 9 ediciones, 1997); ABC del
ascenso (AGEA, 2002).
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Author: Mariano Buren (forocihf@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 4 Mar 2006
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