CA Excursionistas
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| Full name | Club Atlético Excursionistas |
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| Nickname(s) | Excursio, Verde, Villeros |
| Founded | 1 February 1910 |
| Ground | Estadio de Excursionistas, Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Chairman | Angel Lozano |
| Manager | Néstor Rapa |
| League | Primera B Metropolitana |
| 2016 | 1° (Promoted to Primera B |
| Website | Club home page |
Club Atlético Excursionistas (familiarly called Excursio by fans) is an Argentine football club based in the Belgrano neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The squad currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the third level of the Argentine football league system.
The club was founded in 1910 in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The name "Excursionistas" (which could roughly be translated as "Voyagers" in Spanish) was chosen due to the founders' constant trips (voyages) to the Paraná River and Isla Maciel to compete in athletic tournaments. They initially named the club "Club Unión Excursionistas".
The first jersey worn was green (for the color of grass) with a horizontal white stripe (white referred to the table clothes used in the picnics they frequently had).
Excursionistas disputed its first tournament in 1911, playing its home games at "Club Florida", an institution of Florida neighborhood in Greater Buenos Aires. Before the 1912 season, the club acquired a land in Belgrano neighborhood, where its stadium was built, more precisely on the corner of streets La Pampa and Miñones.
In 1916, the team was promoted to the second division (then named División Intermedia) after defeating Palermo by 1–0. In 1919 the club changed its name to the current "Club Atlético Excursionistas", also modifying its jersey, which vertical stripes of white and green.
In 1924, in the old San Lorenzo de Almagro stadium, Excursionistas defeated Talleres de Remedios de Escalada 2–1, thus proclaiming themselves champion and earning the promotion to Primera División. More than 10,000 spectators attended the match.
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