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| Full name | Club Atletico Tigre |
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| Nickname(s) | Matadores |
| Founded | 3 August 1902 |
| Ground | Coliseo de Victoria, Victoria, Buenos Aires |
| Capacity | 26,282 |
| Chairman | Rodrigo Molinos |
| Manager | Pedro Troglio |
| League | Primera División |
| 2016 | 9° of Zona 2 |
| Website | Club home page |
Club Atlético Tigre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ˈtiɣɾe]) is an Argentine sports club from Victoria, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Argentine Primera División.
The club was founded on 3 August 1902 in the city of Tigre. The team debuted at Argentine Primera División in 1915, playing its first match against Argentino de Quilmes, losing by 3–1. Tigre finally finished 18th of 25 teams.
Tigre would last in Primera División during all the amateur era. When football became professional in Argentina many teams were relegated but Tigre remained in the top division. The squad's first professional match was on 31 May 1931, playing against San Lorenzo de Almagro in the Viejo Gasómetro stadium. The first win came in the 3rd fixture when Tigre defeated Racing Club by 1–0.
The 14th fixture (played on August, 30) was the debut of legendary striker Bernabé Ferreyra, which scored all the goals in the 4–1 victory over Quilmes. Ferreyra soon became an outstanding scorer playing for Tigre (before being traded to River Plate).
In 1935 Tigre began to build its stadium in Victoria and that same year the team was relegated to the second division (then named "Segunda de Ascenso") along with Quilmes, returning the next year to the first division. That year Tigre also opened its stadium in Victoria.
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