Club Leandro N. Alem
Wikipedia - Club Leandro N. Alem
Club Deportivo y Mutual Leandro N. Alem is an Argentine football club, located in General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the Argentine football league system.
The club was founded in 1925 by a group of dairy workers, and because of that, it was soon nicknamed El Lechero (The Milkman) although its denomination honoured Leandro Nicéforo Alem, an Argentine politician who was the founder and leader of the Unión Cívica Radical and also the uncle and political teacher of former President of Argentina Hipólito Yrigoyen.
Leando N. Alem used wears a uniform that is very similar to Boca Juniors, Argentina's most popular football team.
In the 2001 Primera C Metropolitana Clausura tournament the club set an Argentine record for the worst performance in a short season. They obtained only 1 point from 17 games, which led to their relegation to Primera D.
Leandro N. Alem har vunnet Primera B Metropolitana én gang, i 2016–17-sesongen. Klubben har også nådd finalen i Copa Argentina én gang, i 2013–14-sesongen.
Klubbens hjemmebane er Estadio Leandro N. Alem, som har en kapasitet på 5 000 tilskuere.
Noen av de mest bemerkelsesverdige spillerne som har spilt for Leandro N. Alem inkluderer:
* Osvaldo Ardiles
* Jorge Burruchaga
* Claudio Caniggia
* Diego Maradona
* Lionel Messi