Deportivo Mandiyú
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Mandiyú |
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| Nickname(s) | Algo, Algodonero |
| Founded | 14 December 1952 |
| Ground | José A. Romero Feris, Corrientes, Argentina |
| Capacity | 15,700 |
| Chairman | Julio Carlino |
| Coach | Héctor Ponce |
| League | Torneo Argentino B |
| 2012–13 | Zona 4 |
| Website | www |
Club Deportivo Mandiyú, also referred as Mandiyú is an Argentine football club, based in Corrientes, in the Province of the same name. The squad currently plays in the regionalised 4th level of Argentine football league system, the Torneo Argentino B.
The club was founded under the name "Club Deportivo Tipoiti" on December 14, 1952, by a group of textile workers from the Tipoiti textile factory in Corrientes, Argentina. Because the Argentine Football Association didn't accept commercial company names, the club had to change its name to "Club Deportivo Mandiyú", which means cotton in the indigenous language of Guaraní.
After becoming the most successful team of Liga Correntina, Mandiyú started its professional career in 1985 entering the Primera B Nacional. The squad won the 1987–88 championship therefore promoting to Primera División after a 0–0 tie to Quilmes, just one fixture before the end of the tournament. Mandiyú was coached by Juan Manuel Guerra. Some of its most notable players were Adolfino Cañete, José Basualdo and Pedro Barrios.
In 1988 Mandiyú was near to qualify to Copa Libertadores playing a mini-tournament with San Lorenzo de Almagro. Both matches finished 1–1 but San Lorenzo passed to the next stage due to its best position in the Primera División tournament.
Mandiyú achieved some notable performances during its third tenure on the Argentine top division, with notable victories over Boca Juniors (2–1), Independiente (3–0), Racing (4–3) and San Lorenzo (3–2). Forwards Félix Torres and José Blanchart scored 13 goals each. The best campaign in Primera ever was in the 1991 Clausura, where Mandiyú finished 3rd to Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo. Although Mandiyú did not get tremendous results, it ranked 2nd among the teams with less goals received during the tournament. Due to there was no limits to hire foreign players by then, Mandiyú had many Paraguayan and Uruguayan players.
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