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Independiente Rivadavia
Argentine football club
Argentine football club
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| clubname | Independiente Rivadavia |
| image | Escudo del Club Independiente Rivadavia.svg |
| upright | 0.85 |
| fullname | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia |
| nickname | *Azul |
| Azul del Parque | |
| Caudillos del Parque | |
| Lepra* | |
| founded | |
| ground | Estadio Bautista Gargantini |
| capacity | 24,000 |
| chairman | Daniel Vila |
| manager | Alfredo Berti |
| league | Primera División |
| season | 2024 |
| position | 11th |
| current | 2025 Independiente Rivadavia season |
| website | |
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Azul del Parque Caudillos del Parque Lepra*
Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia (mostly known simply as Independiente Rivadavia) is a football club from Mendoza, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, the first major league in the Argentine Football league system.
Independiente Rivadavia played in the Argentine Primera in 1968, 1973, 1977, 1979–80 and 1982, when the team reached the quarter-finals of the National Championship. That year Independiente was eliminated in the play-offs by the team that would later reach the Championship, Ferro Carril Oeste.
History
The origins of the club can be traced to 1902, when predecessor "Club Belgrano" was established in a bakery owned by Luis Burotto and his sons. In 1911 the club was severely punished by Federación Mendocina de Football (which ruled football in Mendoza Province at that time). After two years of hiatus so the banned was still into force, a group of members decided to break with the federation to form a new club. Therefore on 24 January 1913 they established "Club Atlético Independiente", with Pedro Castro elected as the first president of the club. The institution also changed to original Belgrano colors (dark green), adopting a shirt with red, white, and green vertical stripes so they earned the tricolores nickname.
thumb|left|230px|Team of Independiente Rivadavia with the original red, green, and white striped shirt, c. 1913–1919 Independiente Rivadavia won eight consecutive regional championships between 1913 and 1920. The club was one of the founding members of "Liga Mendocina de Fútbol", established 1921. Independiente would become the most winning team in Mendoza, with a total of 25 titles won.
On January 4, 1919 and following an idea by entrepreneur and politician Bautista Gargantini (1891–1985), the club merged with "Club Sportivo Rivadavia" so the new entity adopted the name "Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia". Gargantini was also the first president after the merger and the person who proposed blue as the shirt color, which has remained until present days.
In 1920, the club organized a benefit match for the Carlos Washington Lencinas Infectious Diseases Hospital, which was also attended by leprosy patients. Because of that match, the club earned the nickname leprosos (lepper), although there are other versions about the nickname.
Independiente Rivadavia took part in six Nacional championship, the regionalised competition of Primera División. The team competed in the 1968, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1982 editions, being 1982 the only time Independiente Rivadavia qualified to quarterfinals, when they were eliminated by then champions Ferro Carril Oeste.
In 2023, Independiente Rivadavia promoted to the top division of Argentina, Liga Profesional, for the first time in their history after winning the 2023 Primera Nacional championship when they defeated Almirante Brown 2–0 in the final.
On November 5, 2025, Independiente Rivadavia won their first title in Primera División, the 2025 Copa Argentina, after defeating Argentinos Juniors 5–3 on penalties (the match had ended 2–2 on regular time). The title earned the squad qualification for the 2026 Copa Libertadores. The championship was widely celebrated in Mendoza, where the Independiente Rivadavia players were welcomed by a huge crowd of club supporters.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Reserve squad
Current coaching staff
|- |Head coach || ARG Alfredo Berti |- |Assistant coach || ARG Martín Spuch |- |Assistant coach || ARG Santiago Flores |- |Fitness coach || ARG Leandro Retamoza |- |Fitness coach || ARG Ramiro Luguercio |- |Goalkeeping coach || ARG Diego Próspero |- |Physiotherapist || ARG Javier López |- |Doctor || ARG Federico Carmona |-
Former players
Main article: Independiente Rivadavia footballers
Former managers
- Argentina Juan Carlos Murúa (1983–1985)
- Argentina Claudio "Turco" García
- Argentina Darío Felman (2003–2004)
- Argentina Roque Alfaro (2006)
- Argentina Roberto Trotta (2006–2007), (2007–2008)
- Argentina Fernando Quiroz (2009–2010)
- Argentina Jorge Luis Ghiso (2010)
- Argentina Roberto Trotta (2013–2014)
- Argentina Ricardo Rodriguez (2014)
- Argentina Daniel Garnero (2014–2015)
- Argentina Pablo Quinteros (2015–2016)
- Argentina Felipe Canedo (2016)
- Argentina Daniel Cordoba (2016)
- Argentina Martín Astudillo (2016–2017)
- Argentina Alfredo Berti (2017)
- Argentina José Romero (2017)
- Argentina Pablo De Muner (2017)
- Argentina Gabriel Gómez (2017–2019)
- Argentina Luciano Theiler (2019)
- Argentina Matías Minich (2019–2020)
- Argentina Marcelo Straccia (2020–2021)
- Argentina Gabriel Gómez (2021–2022)
- Argentina Ever Demalde (2022–2023)
- Argentina Alfredo Berti (2023)
- Argentina Rodolfo De Paoli (2023–2024)
- Argentina Martín Cicotello (2024)
Team image
Uniform evolution
The first uniform adopted by Independiente Rivadavia was a shirt with red, white, and green vertical strips. When the club merged with Club Sportivo Rivadavia and after an initiative by Bautista Gargantini, it switched to a dark blue shirt, which would become the definitive colors of the institution.
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Titles
National
Regional
- Federación Mendocina de Football (4): 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916
- Unión Mendocina de Football (4): 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920
- Copa Competencia 1917-1921 (4): 1917, 1918, 1919 1920
- Primera A de Liga Mendocina (25): 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1992-93, 1993-94, 2007 (formativa), 2010
- Primera B de Liga Mendocina (1):: 1998
- Copa Competencia (5): 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1932
References
References
- [https://www.diariouno.com.ar/ovacion/futbol/daniel-vila-asumio-como-nuevo-presidente-independiente-rivadavia-n1075420 Daniel Vila asumió como nuevo presidente de Independiente Rivadavia]
- [https://www.lacapital.com.ar/ovacion/alfredo-berti-vuelve-la-lepra-mendocina-llevar-adelante-su-tercer-ciclo-la-entidad-n10150070.html Alfredo Berti vuelve a la Lepra mendocina para llevar adelante su tercer ciclo en la entidad]
- [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg-mendozachamp.html Argentina - Provincia de Mendoza - Liga Mendocina de Fútbol - Campeones]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150725133009/http://www.losandes.com.ar/article/centuria-amor-eterno-692841 Una centuria de amor eterno] on ''Los Andes'' (archived)
- [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg82.html Argentina 1982 - Campeonato Nacional 1982 (Nacional Championship)]
- [https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/12797128/independiente-rivadavia-vencio-a-brown-y-logro-el-ascenso Independiente Rivadavia venció a Almirante Brown y logró el ascenso a primera división] on espn.com.ar, 29 Oct 2023
- [https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2025/11/05/independiente-rivadavia-y-argentinos-juniors-definiran-al-campeon-de-la-copa-argentina-hora-tv-y-formaciones/ En una final electrizante, Independiente Rivadavia le ganó por penales a Argentinos y se coronó campeón de la Copa Argentina] on Infobae. 5 Nov 2025
- [https://www.losandes.com.ar/deportes/recibimiento-historico-independiente-rivadavia-piso-suelo-mendocino-gritar-campeon-la-copa-argentina-n5969075 Recibimiento histórico: Independiente Rivadavia pisó suelo mendocino tras gritar campeón en la Copa Argentina] by Sergio Faría on ''Los Andes''. 6 Nov 2025
- "Plantel 2025".
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