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Sportivo Desamparados 
Full name Club Sportivo Desamparados Nickname(s) Víboras ("Snakes")
PuyotanosFounded September 10, 1919 Ground Estadio Sportivo Desamparados
San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
(Capacity: 8,000)Manager Marcelo Bonetto League Primera B Nacional 2010–11 Runner-up (promoted to Primera B Nacional via playoff) Website Club home page 
Home colours
Away coloursClub Sportivo Desamparados is a sports club from the city of San Juan, San Juan Province, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, which is the second tier of the Argentine league system.
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History
Desamparados was founded in 1919 by a group of students from the Quinta Agronómica (Agricultural College), which is now the Escuela de Enología (Winemaking School). They chose the name "Desamparados" because they used to meet in Plaza Desamparados ("Desamparados Square"), and the name also paid tribute to the Virgen de los Desamparados (Virgin of the Unprotected in Spanish).
Desamparados has qualified to play at the top level of Argentine football 4 times, having reached the following positions:
- 1969: 12th (of 17 teams).
- 1972: 9th (of 13, Group B).
- 1973: 11th (of 15, Group B).
- 1974: 6th (of 9, Group A).
In 2004, Desamparados was promoted to the Torneo Argentino A (regionalized third division). They played in the category for 7 years, up to the 2010–11 season, when they reached promotion to the Primera B Nacional. During that season, the team finished third in their zone, earning the last spot for the second stage. In the second stage, they finished 7th (of 9 teams), but they defeated all their rivals in the direct elimination stages, earning a spot in the promotion playoff against San Martín de Tucumán. With a 2–1 overall victory over San Martín, Desamparados was effectively promoted to the second division.
Current Squad 2011/12
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 
GK Diego Aguiar GK Leonardo Avila GK Matías Giordano DF Ariel Barth DF Lisandro Beratz DF Pablo Borches DF Mauricio Del Cero DF Daniel O. Díaz DF Francisco Fernández DF Fernando Fontana DF Lucas Rosales DF Federico Rosso DF Oscar Sainz MF Augusto Álvarez MF Ignacio Anívole No. Position Player MF Jonathan Artura MF Martín Bidal MF Diego Calgaro MF Emanuel Campos MF Gerardo Corvalán MF David Drocco MF Martín Granero MF Hernán Lamberti MF Sergio Ogga MF Darío Rodriguez MF Tomas Salinas FW Juan Manuel Cavallo FW Santiago Ceballos FW Walter Cuevas FW Emanuel Reynoso FW Diego Velázquez Titles
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- Apertura 2006
See also
External links
- Official site (Spanish)
Primera B Nacional 2011–12 teams Aldosivi · Almirante Brown · Atlanta · Atlético Tucumán · Boca Unidos · Chacarita Juniors · Defensa y Justicia · Deportivo Merlo · Desamparados · Ferro Carril Oeste · Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy · Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata · Guillermo Brown · Huracán · Independiente Rivadavia · Instituto · Patronato · Quilmes · River Plate · Rosario CentralCategories:- Argentine football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1919
- San Juan Province (Argentina)
- Argentine football club stubs
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