Club Progresista
| Full name | Club Progresista |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Progre |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Ground | Arenales y Sgto. Cabral, Gerli |
| Chairman | Ubaldo Peloni |
| League | Primera División |
| 1926 | 17° (relegated) |
Club Progresista (formerly "Club Social y Deportivo Progresista") is an Argentine sports club based in the Piñeyro district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The club has been regarded for its football squad that played in Primera División during the 1920s.
Apart from football, sports practised at Progresista nowadays are basque pelota, swimming and taekwondo.
During its first years of existence, Progresista had a strong rivalry with El Porvenir, a neighbor club from Gerli.
The football squad debuted in the 1922 season playing the official AFA championship after the association split into two bodies in 1919. Progresista played at the top level of Argentina until 1926 when AFA and dissident AAmF merged. Therefore Progresista was relegated to Segunda División along with Alvear, Argentino de Banfield, Boca Alumni, Del Plata, General San Martín, Palermo, Sportivo Balcarce, Sportivo Dock Sud, Sportsman and Universal.
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