Deportivo Morón
Full name | Club Deportivo Morón | |||
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Nickname(s) | Gallo | |||
Founded | 20 June 1947 | |||
Ground | Estadio Nuevo Francisco Urbano Morón, Buenos Aires | |||
Capacity | 32,000[1] | |||
Chairman | Gabriel Mansilla | |||
Manager | Fabián Nardozza | |||
League | Primera Nacional | |||
2023 | 10th of Zone A | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Club Deportivo Morón is an
The club was founded in 1947 under the name "Club Sportivo Morón". Three years later the club joined the AFA and began playing in "Tercera de Ascenso", (now Primera C Metropolitana). In 1952, the club changed its name to "Club Deportivo Morón", which has remained since.
Apart from football, other sports hosted in Deportivo Morón are artistic gymnastics, basketball, handball, martial arts, roller skating, swimming, volleyball, and yoga.
History
The club was founded on June 20, 1947, under the name "Club Sportivo Morón" ("Deportivo Manuel Belgrano" had been one of the names initially proposed) after a meeting held at "Bar de Volpi". One of its founding members, Filiberto Ferrante, was elected as the first president of the institution. Four years later the club joined the AFA registering to play in Primera D Metropolitana, the last division of the Argentine football league system.[2]
The team started competing in official tournaments in 1952, finishing in the penultimate position. The first shirt worn was white with a red diagonal sash (similar to
Deportivo Morón won its second title in 1959, the Primera C championship therefore promoting to Primera B (the second division by then), after winning 28 games with only 2 defeats in 34 matches. While playing in second division, the club built new concrete grandstands of its stadium. In 1968, Morón won the "Torneo Reclasificación", promoting to the top division, Primera División along with Santa Fe team Unión. Nevertheless, Morón made a poor campaign in the 1969 Primera championship, being relegated after finishing penultimate.
In 1980 Deportivo Morón won its second Primera C title after beating
After a great campaign during the 2016–17 season in Primera B Metro where the team crowned champion, Morón promoted to the second division after totalising 66 points (8 more than Deportivo Riestra, 2nd) with 17 wins and 4 loses in 36 matches. In 2017, the Gallo also reached the 2016–17 Copa Argentina semifinal where it lost to River Plate.
Players
Current squad
- As of 14 July 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Titles
References
- ^ "World Stadiums » South America » Argentina". Archived from the original on 2001-11-05.
- ^ Historia on club's website
- ^ Se cumplen 30 años del título de Morón on Solo Ascenso, 14 Apr 2020