Club Atlético Tigre

For other uses, see Tigre (disambiguation).

Tigre

Full name	Club Atlético Tigre
Nickname(s)	Matador (Killer)
Founded	August 3, 1902
Ground	Coliseo de Victoria, Victoria, Buenos Aires Argentina (Capacity: 30,000)
Chairman	Luis San Andrés
Manager	Rodolfo Arruabarrena
League	Argentine Primera
2011 Clausura	11th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

View of Estadio Monumental de Victoria

Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of the 2006-2007 season the club was promoted to the Primera Division Argentina. The 2007-2008 season was Tigre's first season at the highest level of the Argentine Football Association league system after 27 years.

Founded on August 3, 1902 in the city of Tigre, the club has participated in 23 seasons in the Argentine first division. Tigre's most successful season before 2007 was the 1955 campaign which saw the squad finish 6th out of 16 teams.

The years in which they played in the Primera were: 1931-33, 1935–42, 1946–50, 1954–58, 1968 and 1980 and 2007.

In 2004-2005 the club started its ascent through the divisions by winning the Primera B Metropolitana, with Ricardo Caruso Lombardi as manager. In 2006 Diego Cagna became manager leading Tigre to promotion to the Argentine Primera in his first season. The team promoted after beating Nueva Chicago in a playoff which was marred by violence from the Nueva Chicago team and fans.

The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Argentine top flight, with a great campaign in the first division. Tigre won 10 of 19 games, including a historic 4-1 victory over River Plate. Tigre fought for the championship until the last fixture, which it needed to win to have a chance. However, Tigre was beaten by Argentinos Juniors meaning that the title went to Club Atlético Lanús, finishing Tigre in the 2nd place. The club achieved a wide recognition for the effort and the best league finish in its history. ^[1]

In the Apertura 2008 tournament, Tigre finished in joint first place in Apertura 2008 championship although the squad lost the three way playoff final on goal difference at the hands of Boca Juniors.

In 2009 Tigre made its first appearances in an international club competition playing two games in Copa Sudamericana 2009, having been defeated by San Lorenzo in the first round due to the away goals rule.

Titles

• Primera B: 3

1945, 1953, 1979

• Primera B Metropolitana: 3

Clausura 1994, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005

Current squad

Current squad of Club Atlético Tigre as of August 28, 2011 (edit)
Sources: Official website & Argentine Soccer

No. Position Player 1  ARG GK Daniel Islas 2  ARG DF Cristian Lema 3  ARG DF Juan Carlos Blengio 4  URU DF Maximiliano Montero 5  ARG MF Diego Castaño 6  ARG MF Román Martínez 7  ARG FW Carlos Luna 8  ARG MF Martín Galmarini 9  ARG MF Ezequiel Maggiolo 10  ARG MF Diego Morales 11  ARG MF Ramiro Leone 12  ARG GK Javier García 13  ARG DF Carlos Casteglione 14  ARG MF Joaquín Arzura 15  ARG MF Gastón Díaz 16  ARG MF Kevin Itabel

No. Position Player 17  ARG MF Emmanuel Pío 18  ARG FW Leandro Leguizamón 19  ARG MF Rubén Botta 20  ARG MF Matías Escobar 21  ARG DF Mariano Echeverría 22  ARG DF Lucas Orban 23  ARG DF Norberto Paparatto 24  URU DF Andrés Rodales 25  ARG MF Javier Carrasco 26  ARG MF Lucas Menossi 27  ARG DF Nicolás Martínez 28  ARG MF Emiliano Ellacopulos 29  ARG GK Federico Tursi 30  ARG GK Agustín Cousillas 31  URU MF Cristian Britos 34  ARG FW Diego Ftacla

Manager: Rodolfo Arruabarrena

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — FW Denis Stracqualursi (at Everton until end of season)

Former players

Main category: Tigre footballers

See also

• List of football clubs in Argentina
• Argentine football league system

References

1. ^ Clarín article

External links

• Official website (Spanish)