Racing Club de Avellaneda
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| Full name | Racing Club |
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| Nickname(s) | La Academia (The Academy) |
| Founded | 25 March 1903 |
| Ground |
Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Avellaneda, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
| President | Víctor Blanco |
| Manager | Diego Cocca |
| League | Primera División |
| 2016 | 6° of Zona 2 |
| Website | Club home page |
Racing Club, also known simply as Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football. Racing currently plays in the Primera División, the top division of the Argentine league system.
Racing has won the Primera División 17 times (with a record of seven consecutive championships between 1913 and 1919), apart from winning 12 National cups such as five Copa Ibarguren, four Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires and one Copa Beccar Varela. Due to those achievements the team was nicknamed "La Academia" ("The Academy of Football") which still identifies the club and its supporters.
On the international stage, the club has won 6 titles, 3 of them recognised by FIFA and CONMEBOL including one Copa Libertadores, one Intercontinental Cup and the first edition of the Supercopa Sudamericana. In addition, Racing won two Campeonato Rioplatense Copa Dr. Ricardo C. Aldao and one Copa de Honor Cousenier.
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