Los Andes

Club Atlético Los Andes is an Argentine sports club based in the Lomas de Zamora district of Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in the Primera B, the third division of the Argentine football league system.

The club was founded by a group of young people in 1917, and its name was chosen to commemorate the first balloon flight across the Andes mountain, which had happened in 1916.

Los Andes has had three runs in the Argentine Primera División: the first was in 1961, the second time was between the 1968 and 1971 Metropolitano championships. Los Andes best ever final position was an 8° position overall in 1968 Nacional.

The third run in Primera División was in 2000–01 and lasted only one season: Los Andes finished 19th out of 20 teams and was relegated to Primera B Nacional with the worst points average in the division.

After some seasons in the lower divisions, in 2014 Los Andes returned to B Nacional after winning a championship of the Primera B Metropolitana, but be relegated in the 2018–19 season.

Los Andes er et argentinsk fotballag fra Lomas de Zamora i provinsen Buenos Aires. Klubben ble stiftet i 1917, og spiller for øyeblikket i Primera B Metropolitana, den tredje høyeste divisjonen i argentinsk fotball.

Los Andes har en rik historie, og har vunnet to Segunda División-titler (1967 og 1994–95) og én Primera B-tittel (1989–90). Klubben har også deltatt i den argentinske cupen ved flere anledninger, og nådde kvartfinalen i 1975.

Los Andes spiller sine hjemmekamper på Estadio Eduardo Gallardón, som har en kapasitet på 36 000 tilskuere. Klubben har et sterkt lokalsamfunn og har en stor tilhengerskare i Lomas de Zamora-området.

Noen av de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt for Los Andes inkluderer José Pekerman, Ramón Maddoni og Fernando Redondo.