Club Atlético Atlas

Atlas

Full name	Club Atlético Atlas
Nickname(s)	Marrón (Brown)
Founded	August 17, 1951
Ground	Ricardo Puga, General Rodríguez Partido Buenos Aires, Argentina (Capacity: 2,500)
Manager	Pablo Motta
League	Primera D Metropolitana
2010-11	2nd (qualified to Torneo Reducido)
Home colours Away colours

Club Atlético Atlas is a lower division amateur football (soccer) club from Argentina, which made some impact due to the TV documentary "Atlas, la otra pasión"^[1], aired on Fox Sports en Latinoamérica.

Founded on August 17, 1951, the club later moved from Buenos Aires to the suburb of General Rodríguez. Reputed to be "the worst team in Argentina" ^[2], the squad was relegated from the bottom division in 2004, losing their place in the Argentine FA's hierarchy of competitive leagues and with it all their players and facilities.

In 2005, being coached by the charismatic Néstor Retamar, Atlas regained its place in the Primera D. In 2006 Atlas came near to the promotion to the next division, finishing fifth and being after defeated by Berazategui in the semi-finals of the play-offs.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Atlas, La Otra Pasión" website
2. ^ "El peor equipo de fútbol tiene su propio docu-reality" Clarín, January 10, 2006.

External links

• Official site (Spanish)
• Atlas Marrón (fan site) (Spanish)