Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Argentina still competing in championships organised by the Argentine Football Association. Quilmes' football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.

In the top division of Argentine football, Quilmes has won three titles, including two Primera División championships and one Copa de Honor MCBA. Quilmes also won five second division titles. The club also has a women's football team, competing at the third division.

Apart from football, Quilmes' main sport is field hockey, which both teams, women's and men's, have won many titles at their respective Torneo Metropolitano championships. Quilmes has also a field hockey stadium, "Estadio Nacional" with a capacity of 6,000 seats.

Other sports practised at the club are basketball, gymnastics, handball, martial arts, roller skating, swimming and tennis.

History

Origins and organisation

The origins of the club can be found at the "Quilmes and Polo Club", an institution founded by British immigrants about 1880. In 1887 the club changed its name to "Quilmes Rovers Athletic Club" with a football team formed entirely by British people. That team took part in the second edition of Argentine Primera División championship held in 1893.

thumb|left|A Quilmes team of 1902, with the white shirt adopted one year before

On 5 November 1897, promoting an initiative by Presbyterian preacher Reverend Joseph T Stevenson, the Quilmes Cricket Club was founded. The club changed its name to Quilmes Athletic Club in 1901, the year that Quilmes registered to Argentine Association Football League (former Argentine Football Association).

By the time that Quilmes was founded, the only club existing in Quilmes was the Quilmes Lawn Tennis Club. Guillermo Morgan was named president, becoming the first chairman of the recently created institution. During its first years, Quilmes did not admitted non-British members. The club represented to the huge British community that worked at Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway. At the beginning of its existence, the main sport practised at Quilmes was cricket, and club's colours were crimson and blue.

In March 1898 Quilmes Cricket Club added football as sport. In 1901 the club also changed its colours, adopting the England national football team's, white shirt with blue collar and shorts. By the first years of 20th century the club began to admit Argentine members, following the example of the other institution of the city, Argentino de Quilmes, which had been founded as a reaction to British rules for memberships. Unlike Quilmes CC, Argentino was opened to receive Argentine members.

First title

thumb|The 1912 team which won the first Primera División championship for the club

Quilmes was the first team (amongst the one that are still active) to face legendary Alumni, in 1901. Alumni beat Quilmes 1–0 and 3–1, keeping its supremacy until 1906 when Quilmes achieved its first victory, defeating Alumni 4–2.

Christian Sterli became Quilmes' new president on 25 August 2019, replacing Marcelo Calello.

Uniforms

The football jersey was primarily red and blue, inspired on the flag of the United Kingdom (due to Quilmes' British origins). In 1901 the club adopted the white and blue colors, until 1908 when the club worn blue shirts. In 1912, Quilmes returned to the white and blue colors, which have remained to the present time.

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Nickname

Quilmes most known nickname is El Cervecero (The Brewers) because of the Cerveza Quilmes brewery of the same city (which also is the main sponsor of the club). It is also known as El Decano (The Dean), because is the club that has been playing football continuously for the longest time in Argentina.

Stadium

Quilmes started building a new stadium in 1987 to inaugurate it first in 1993, and then officially in 1995. It was extended in 1998 to its current capacity.

The old stadium of Guido and Sarmiento junction was later demolished.

Current squad

Former players

Managers

  • Humberto Zuccarelli (1 July 1986–30 June 89), (1 July 1992–30 June 95)
  • Gustavo Alfaro (1 July 1996–30 June 97)
  • Alberto Fanesi (1 July 1997–30 June 99)
  • Héctor Rivoira (1 July 2000–30 June 01)
  • Gustavo Alfaro (1 July 2003–30 June 04)
  • Humberto Zuccarelli (interim) (200?)
  • Alberto Pascutti (13 May 2008–12 April 09)
  • José María Bianco (24 April 2009–??)
  • Jorge Luis Ghiso (1 Jan 2010–30 June 10)
  • Hugo Tocalli (10 June 2010–17 Oct 10)
  • Leonardo Madelón (17 Oct 2010–6 March 11)
  • Ricardo Caruso Lombardi (8 March 2011–4 April 12)
  • Omar De Felippe (4 April 2012–30 June 13)
  • Nelson Vivas (1 July 2013–21 Oct 13)
  • Blas Giunta (22 Oct 2013–16 Feb 14)
  • Ricardo Caruso Lombardi (18 Feb 2014–31 May 2014)
  • Pablo Quattrocchi (7 June 2014–Present)

Honours

National

League

  • Primera División (2): 1912, 1978 Metropolitano
  • Primera B Nacional (1): 1990–91
  • Primera División B (4): 1949, 1961, 1975, 1986–87

National cups

  • Copa de Honor MCBA (1): 1908

Field hockey titles

Women's

  • Metropolitano Primera División (18): 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 2008

Men's

  • Metropolitano Primera División (16): 1922, 1923, 1924, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1980, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008

Notes

References

  • Quilmes Hockey
  • Pasión Cervecera