San Martín de Mendoza

Football club infobox
clubname = San Martín de Mendoza


fullname = Atlético Club San Martín de Mendoza
nickname = "El Chacarero, Albirojo"
founded = December 22 1927
ground = Estadio San Martín
Mendoza Province, Argentina
capacity = 9,000
chairman =
manager =
league = Torneo Argentino B
season = 2007-08
position = 3rd Zone C
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Atlético Club San Martín de Mendoza (a.k.a. San Martín de Mendoza) is a football (soccer) club from San Martín in Mendoza Province, Argentina. They currently play in Zone C of the Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.

They were relegated from Primera B Nacional at the end of 2005/06 after losing the playoff against San Martín de Tucumán by 1-0 on Aggregate. The club then went on to have a disastrous 2006-2007 campaign, suffering a second successive relegation down to Argentino B.

San Martín de Mendoza have played 8 seasons at the top level of Argentine football, they played in the national championships in 1967, 1969, 1971-74, 1976, 1978.

Their best ever finishes were 4th in group A (two groups) in 1972, in 1974 and 1978 they finished third in their groups (4 groups).

Notable players

*Carlos Azcurra (injured by a police bullet in 2005 [ [http://www.ultrasspirit.com/photo/displayimage.php?album=137&pos=22 Ultras Spirit article] [] )
* Ramón Cabrero
* Israel Damonte
* Leonardo Andres Iglesias

Trophies

*Torneo Argentino A 1996/1997,

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.sanmartindemendoza.com.ar Club Website] es icon