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Racing Club
Full name	Racing Club
Nickname(s)	La Academia (The Academy)
Founded	March 25, 1903
Ground	El Cilindro de Avellaneda,; Avellaneda, Buenos Aires; (Capacity: 51,389)
Chairman	Rodolfo Molina
Manager	Claudio Vivas
League	Argentine Primera División
Apertura 2009	16th
Home colours	Away colours

Racing Club, also known simply as Racing, is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Gran Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football. The club is currently competing in the Primera División Argentina tournament.

Racing has won the Primera División Argentina sixteen times (seven of them in the professional era), first in 1911 and most recently during the 2001 Apertura. On the international stage, the club won in 1967 both the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, and later in 1988 won the South American Supercup and the Inter-American Supercup.

[edit] History

Racing Club was founded on March 25 of 1903.
In 1910 is promoted to the first division.
In 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1919 won seven consecutive local championships.
In 1921 and 1925 won the local championship.
In 1949 won its first local championship in the professional era. It became champion again in 1950 and 1951 for three consecutive championships.
In 1958 won the local championship.
In 1961 won the local championship.
In 1966 won the local championship.
In 1967 won the Copa Libertadores
Racing was the first Argentine football team to win the Intercontinental Cup against Scottish side Celtic F.C. in three matches.
In 1983 was relegated to second division in a controversial decision from the Association of the Argentine Football president.
In 1985 returned to the first division.
In 1988 won the South American Supercup being the first "Champion of America's Champions"
In the same year the won the Inter-American Supercup defeating the CONCACAF Camel Cup champion, Sport Herediano of Costa Rica.
In 1999 Racing went nearly bankrupt but the people of the city decided to cover the stadium's expenses.
In 2000 Racing switched management to Blanquiceleste to avoid bankruptcy.
In 2001 Racing won the Apertura championship.
In 2008 Racing switched back management to become a "civic association" again.

[edit] Stadium

Home games are played at the Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, commonly known as El Cilindro de Avellaneda. The stadium has a capacity of 64,161 and its located at the intersection of Mozart and Oreste Omar Corbatta streets, in Avellaneda. It was inaugurated in September 13, 1950, before a match against Vélez Sársfield which was won by Racing 1-0.

The home of Racing's fiercest rivals, Independiente, is located just a few meters away, exactly 3 blocks. The two clubs compete together in the Clásico de Avellaneda derby.

[edit] Current squad

Current squad for Racing Club de Avellaneda as of 9 October 2009 (edit)

No.		Position	Player
1	Argentina	GK	Pablo Santillo
2	Argentina	DF	Diego Menghi
5	Argentina	MF	Claudio Yacob
6	Argentina	DF	Lucas Aveldaño
7	Argentina	FW	Pablo Lugüercio
8	Argentina	MF	Martín Wagner
9	Argentina	FW	Pablo Caballero
10	Argentina	MF	Juan Carlos Falcón
11	Argentina	MF	Sebastián Grazzini
12	Argentina	GK	Mauro Dobler
14	Argentina	MF	Marcos Brítez Ojeda
15	Argentina	FW	Juan Ignacio Sánchez Sotelo
17	Argentina	DF	Cristian Tavio
18	Argentina	MF	Adrián Lucero
19	Argentina	FW	Damián Steinert

No.		Position	Player
20	Argentina	FW	Rubén Ramírez
21	Argentina	GK	Jorge De Olivera
22	Argentina	DF	Gabriel Mercado
23	Argentina	DF	Brian Lluy
24	Argentina	MF	Damián Ledesma
25	Uruguay	MF	Sebastián Rosano
26	Argentina	MF	Lucas Castromán
27	Argentina	DF	Matías Cahais
28	Paraguay	DF	Marcos Cáceres
30	Argentina	FW	Valentín Viola
31	Argentina	FW	Luis Fariña
33	Argentina	FW	Javier Velázquez
34	Argentina	DF	Matías Martínez
	Argentina	GK	José Luis Martínez Gullotta
	Argentina	MF	Pablo Monsalvo