Chacarita Juniors

History

The club was founded on 1 May 1906, in an anarchist Library on the boundary between the Villa Crespo and Chacarita neighbourhoods. After a short period of institutional crisis, the club was re-opened in 1919.

The football squad promoted to Primera División in 1924, and continued playing at the top level after football became professional in 1931.

In 1940 Chacarita was relegated to the second division, but it lasted only one season. The team then moved to the General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, next to the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.

In 1956 Chacarita was relegated to the second division again, and won that championship the following year returning to Primera División. After 10 consecutive years at the top level, Chacarita won its only first division title, the 1969 Metropolitano championship.

In the following years the team performed badly and was relegated all the way down to the 3rd division in 1980. In 1984 Chacarita came back to the first division, but because of hooliganism by some of its fans, the club was punished with a suspension for a month and a loss of 10 points; having missing those points, Chacarita could not avoid a new relegation to the second division.

After a long tenure in lower divisions (including the Primera C), Chacarita came back to the top division in 1999, where the team remained until 2004 Torneo Clausura, when it was relegated to the Primera B Nacional.

In the 2008–09 season the club finished 2nd, after a 1–0 victory against Platense, with a goal scored in the last seconds of the match. This victory secured Chacarita a return to Primera División after five years of being relegated.

At the end of 2011–12 season, Chacarita finished 20th and therefore the Funebreros had to play two matches against Nueva Chicago (winner of Primera B Metropolitana's Torneo Reducido) to avoid being relegated to the lower division. Nueva Chicago won the series (1–0 and 1–1) and Chacarita was subsequently relegated.

Kit evolution

(1) Used during the 1931 championship as a tribute to club's first jersey.

Nickname

The team got the nickname of Funebreros ("Undertakers") because its ground was near the La Chacarita Cemetery. The red color in its jersey (apart from black and white) is a reference to its socialist origins.

Rivalries

Chacarita's main rivals are Atlanta and Nueva Chicago. The rivalry with Atlanta is called .

Supporters

Chacarita are also known for their fanbase, which has been considered one of the most violent in Argentina; their fanbase have received sanctions on several occasions for violent acts.

Stadium

Main article: Estadio de Chacarita Juniors

Chacarita's stadium was reopened on 30 January 2011, after its closure for a total rebuild (which consisted in replacing the old wood seats for the more modern cement structures, according to safety regulations) since May 2008. As part of the celebration for the reopening, the club organized a friendly match between Chacarita and Argentinos Juniors (which ended 0–0). For this special event only 13,260 seats were available. Once the remodelling is totally finished, the stadium will be able to host an attendance of 35,000.

The new stadium was erected in the same location where the old one was, in the Villa Maipú neighborhood, General San Martín Partido. The last game played by Chacarita before the remodelling had been on 21 October 2005, during a match for the Primera B Nacional championship. The rival was Tigre (which has a strong rivalry with Chacarita) and El Funebrero won 3–0.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Former players

Main article: Chacarita Juniors footballers

Managers

• Argentina Ernesto Duchini (1939–43)
• Argentina Alfio Basile (1975–76)
• Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro (1988)
• Argentina Héctor Rivoira (1997–00)
• Argentina Reinaldo Merlo (1998–99)
• Argentina Osvaldo Sosa (2000–02)
• Argentina Néstor Craviotto (2003)
• Argentina Nestor Clausen (2004–05)
• Argentina Héctor Rivoira (2005–07), (2011)
• Argentina Dalcio Giovagnoli (2008)
• Argentina Ricardo Zielinski (2008–09)
• Argentina Fernando Gamboa (2009–10)
• Argentina Mauro Navas (2010)
• Uruguay Felipe De la Riva (2011–12)
• ColombiaArgentina Carlos Navarro Montoya (2013)
• Argentina Carlos Fabián Leeb (2013–14)

Presidents

• Argentina Maximino Lema: 1906-1920
• Argentina Alfonso Colángelo: 1921-1922
• Argentina José Manuel Lema: 1923-1924
• Argentina Virgilio Uriburu: 1925-1926
• Argentina Tiburcio Padilla: 1927-1933
• Argentina Eugenio Bressán: 1934-1935
• Argentina Enrique Garrido: 1936-1939
• Argentina Tiburcio Padilla: 1940-1941
• Argentina Jesús Pravía: 1942-1943
• Argentina Ernesto Mantero: 1944-1945
• Argentina Miguel de las Heras: 1946-1951
• Argentina E. O. Cadario: 1951-1954
• Argentina Casimiro López: 1955-1956
• Argentina David Francheschi: 1956
• Argentina Ángel Colombo: 1957
• Argentina Carlos Lema: 1957-1958
• Argentina Julio López: 1959-1964
• Argentina Pedro M. Belloni: 1965-1966
• Argentina Enrique Nader: 1967-1970
• Argentina Antonio Gómez: 1971-1972
• Argentina Luis Donato: 1973-1974
• Argentina Salvador Zucotti: 1974-1980
• Argentina Mario Espósito: 1981-1984
• Argentina Roberto Gómez Fernández: 1985-1987
• Argentina José García: 1987-1988
• Argentina Carlos Cerrutti: 1988-1993
• Argentina Luis Barrionuevo: 1993-2005
• Argentina Horacio Fernández: 2005-2009
• Argentina Vicente Celio: 2009-2012
• Argentina Osvaldo Lobato: 2012
• Argentina Héctor López: 2012-2016
• Argentina Daniel Vita: 2016
• Argentina Horacio Fernández: 2016-2021
• Argentina Néstor Di Pierro: 2021-

Honours

National

• Primera División (1): 1969 Metropolitano
• Primera B Metropolitana (3): 1941, 1959, 1993–94
• División Intermedia (1): 1924

References

References

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9. (2025-01-27). "Chacarita Juniors, ¿la barra más peligrosa de Argentina?".
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11. (9 August 2017). "Chacarita Juniors squad". Soccerway.