Football in Buenos Aires
Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires has several of Argentina's most significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs.
Introduction
Football is a passion for Argentines. Buenos Aires has one of the highest concentration of football teams of any city in the world (featuring no fewer than 24 professional football teams),[1] with many of its teams playing in the major league. The best-known rivalry is the one between Boca Juniors and River Plate, the match is better known as superderby. Watching a match between these two teams was deemed one of the "50 sporting things you must do before you die" by The Observer.[1] Another very important derby is the one contested between Huracán and San Lorenzo de Almagro.
Other major clubs include Vélez Sarsfield, Ferro Carril Oeste and Argentinos Juniors.
Diego Maradona, born in Lanús Partido (county), outside of the city of Buenos Aires but into it metropolitan area, is widely hailed as one of the greatest football players of all time. Maradona started his career with Argentinos Juniors, later playing for Boca Juniors, the Argentina national football team and others (most notably FC Barcelona in Spain and SSC Napoli in Italy).[2]
Professional Clubs
Locations of teams
Honours
- Argentina football champion (68)
- River Plate(36)
- Boca Juniors(32)
Buenos Aires derby
Stadiums
See also
References
- 50 sporting things you must do before you die, The ObserverRoyal Madrid, 4 April 2004
- Complete list here on the left Archived 2 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Stadium information in the official website
- Diario Uno