Asociación Deportiva Francesa
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| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Francesa |
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| Union | URBA |
| Nickname(s) | Depo, Tiva |
| Founded | 11 April 1913 |
| Ground(s) | Del Viso, Greater Buenos Aires |
| Chairman | Juan Blanco |
| Coach(es) | Rodrigo Roncero |
| League(s) | Torneo de la URBA Grupo II |
| 2016 | 11° of Reubicación A |
Asociación Deportiva Francesa is an Argentine rugby union and field hockey club sited in Del Viso, Greater Buenos Aires. The rugby team currently plays in the Torneo de la URBA Grupo II, the second division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires league system.
The field hockey team plays at tournaments organised by the Buenos Aires Hockey Association.
The club was founded in 1913 by a group of French immigrants and Argentine natives from the merger of two French sports clubs, Societé Sportive Française and Club Sportif Francais. The name chosen was "Sportive Francaise", in order to increase the emotional bonds between both countries through the practise of sports. The first president of the club was Georges Roy and it was originally located on Venezuela street in the city of Buenos Aires.
At the beginning the club hosted the practise of athletics, association football, basketball, boxing, rugby union, and tennis. Sportiva Francesa was also founding member of the Argentine Basketball Federation. The rugby union team promoted to the first division in 1925.
Deportiva Francesa moved from Wilde to Vicente López Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, close to the train station. The first official victory was in 1920 when Depo defeated Buenos Aires FC by 6-0.
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