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| current = 2025 Defensa y Justicia season
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| fullname = Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia
| nickname = ''El Halcón'' (The Falcon)
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1935|3|20}}
| ground = [[Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello|Estadio Norberto Tomaghello]]
| capacity = 20,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defensaaldia.com.ar/institucional_estadio.php|title=Defensa|website=www.defensaaldia.com.ar|access-date=2016-05-31|archive-date=2023-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330011449/https://defensaaldia.com.ar/institucional_estadio.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
| chairman = José Lemme
| manager = Tobías Kohan and Alejandro Kohan (caretakers)
| league = [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]
| season = [[2024 Argentine Primera División|2024]]
| position = 21th
| website = {{URL|http://www.defensayjusticia.org.ar/|defensayjusticia.org.ar}}
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'''Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia''', commonly known as '''Defensa y Justicia''', is an Argentine [[association football|football]] club from [[Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires]], established in 1935.<ref name=vavel>[https://www.vavel.com/ar/data/defensa-y-justicia/ Defensa y Justicia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428211747/https://www.vavel.com/ar/data/defensa-y-justicia/ |date=2022-04-28 }} on Vavel</ref> The senior squad currently plays in the [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]], the top division of the [[Argentine football league system]]. 

The team plays its home games at [[Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello|Estadio Norberto Tomaghello]], with a capacity of approximately 20,000. Defensa y Justicia is one of the clubs with most seasons in [[Primera B Nacional]], also having played in all the divisions of the [[Argentine football league system|Argentine league system]] since their debut in [[Primera D Metropolitana]] in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-05-15 |title=Defensa y Justicia logró el ascenso y escribe su historia |url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/defensa-justicia-ascenso-escribe-historia_0_rJZU77T9w7l.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Clarín |language=es |archive-date=2018-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024232346/https://www.clarin.com/deportes/defensa-justicia-ascenso-escribe-historia_0_rJZU77T9w7l.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Defensa y Justicia qualified to play their first international tournament, the [[2017 Copa Sudamericana]].<ref name="infosur">{{Cite web |last=Leandro |date=2016-10-14 |title=¡Defensa y Justicia a la Copa Sudamericana 2017! - Infosur Diario, Estamos Cerca Informamos Mejor |url=https://infosurdiario.com.ar/defensa-y-justicia-a-la-copa-sudamericana-2017/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |language=es |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129181232/http://infosurdiario.com.ar/defensa-y-justicia-a-la-copa-sudamericana-2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The team advanced to second stage but then lost to [[Associação Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]] [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|on penalties]].<ref name="capi1">{{Cite web |date=25 July 2017 |title=Chapecoense eliminó a Defensa y Justicia de la Copa Sudamericana |url=https://www.lacapital.com.ar/ovacion/chapecoense-elimino-defensa-y-justicia-la-copa-sudamericana-n1439864.html |access-date= |website=La Capital |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111021516/https://www.lacapital.com.ar/ovacion/chapecoense-elimino-defensa-y-justicia-la-copa-sudamericana-n1439864.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, the club achieved their first international titles after having won both, [[2020 Copa Sudamericana]] to [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] and [[2021 Recopa Sudamericana]] beating [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] on penalties.<ref>[https://www.directvsports.com/noticia/defensa-y-justicia-se-quedo-con-la-recopa-tras-ganarle-por-penales-a-palmeiras Defensa y Justicia se quedó con la Recopa tras ganarle por penales a Palmeiras] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127170245/https://www.directvsports.com/noticia/defensa-y-justicia-se-quedo-con-la-recopa-tras-ganarle-por-penales-a-palmeiras |date=2021-11-27 }} on DirecTV Sports, 15 Apr 2021</ref> Along with [[Boca Juniors]] and [[Deportivo Riestra]], Defensa y Justicia is one of the clubs that have not been relegated since their promotion to Primera División.

== History ==
[[File:Defensa y justicia equipo 1935.jpg|thumb|left|An early amateur team of Defensa y Justicia in 1935, the year the club was founded]]
The institution was founded on 20 March 1935 by a group of friends who wanted to form a local team. There are no sources explaining how the name was given to the club.<ref name=pasion/> Presided by Norberto Tomaghello, Defensa y Justicia affiliated to [[Argentine Football Association]], built its stadium, which was opened with a friendly match against [[Boca Juniors]] reserve team in December 1977.

The club's original colors were blue with white collars and cuffs, which were changed to yellow with green details. These were the colors of the bus line "El Halcón", a company that belonged to the club president at the time. This company used its buses to bring the fans to away games, and thus received the nickname "Los Halcones de Varela".<ref name=pasion/>

[[File:Defensa y justicia equipo 1978.jpg|thumb|Team of Defensa y Justicia (in the original blue kit) that debuted in Primera D in March 1978]]
Even though the club was founded as early as 1935, Defensa y Justicia did not play in official tournaments until 1978, when the team debuted in [[Primera D Metropolitana|Primera D]], defeating [[Cañuelas Fútbol Club|Cañuelas]] 2–1.<ref name=pasion>''El Nacimiento de una Pasión'', Alejandro Fabbri, CI editores, Buenos Aires (2006)</ref> The starting line-up was: Ramón Correa; Benito López, Roberto Lucarini, Raúl Bustos, Alberto Cortez; Horacio Roselli, Jorge Giache, César Echeverry; Luis Briega, Héctor Cardozo, Oscar Bruno.

Defensa y Justicia played in Primera D until 1982 when the team won the championship and promoted to the upper division, [[Primera C Metropolitana|Primera C]]. Only three years after, Defensa promoted again (this time to [[Primera B Metropolitana|Primera B]], the second division by then) after winning their second title. Defensa achieved promotion after beating [[Barracas Central]] 7–0. That same year, Defensa y Justicia played an "Octogonal", an 8-team tournament which winner promoted to Primera División.

After a 1–1 draw v [[Club Atlético Atlanta|Atlanta]], the club promoted to recently created [[Primera B Nacional]] on 1 June 1986, achieving their second promotion within six months. In the first Primera B Nacional season, [[1986–87 Primera B Nacional|1986–87]], the team finished 10th. The following years Defensa would be relegated again, but the club returned to Primera B Nacional when winning the 1996–97 title in B Metro.

In [[1998–99 Primera B Nacional|1998–99]] season and coached by [[Ricardo Villa]], Defensa was near to promote after eliminating [[Arsenal de Sarandí]] and [[Club Cipolletti|Cipolletti]], then losing to [[Chacarita Juniors]] (which would then promote along with champion [[Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba|Instituto]]) 4–2 on aggregate. In the [[1999–2000 Primera B Nacional|1999–2000]] season, Defensa was coached by [[Jorge Burruchaga]] but could not qualify to "Torneo Reducido" ([[promotion and relegation]] playoff).

On 14 May [[2013–14 Primera B Nacional|2014]], coached by [[Diego Cocca]], Defensa y Justicia reached promotion to Primera División for the first time in its history when they beat [[San Martín de San Juan]] 1–0 with the only goal of the match scored by [[Brian Fernández]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-14 |title=Se cumplen 5 años del ascenso de Defensa y Justicia |url=https://www.tycsports.com/nota/copa-de-la-superliga/2019/05/14/se-cumplen-5-anos-del-ascenso-de-defensa-y-justicia.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Tycsports.com |archive-date=2023-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701083736/https://www.tycsports.com/nota/copa-de-la-superliga/2019/05/14/se-cumplen-5-anos-del-ascenso-de-defensa-y-justicia.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-14 |title=Histórico: Defensa y Justicia ascendió a Primera División |url=https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/futbol/historico-defensa-y-justicia-ascendio-primera-division-n191790 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=www.diariopopular.com.ar |language=es-AR |archive-date=2023-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620171707/https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/futbol/historico-defensa-y-justicia-ascendio-primera-division-n191790 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Defensa y Justicia debuted in the [[2014 Argentine Primera División|2014 Primera División]] on 9 August 9, [[2014 Argentine Primera División|2014]] v [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]], being defeated 3–1. The team did not make a good performance, finishing 18th out of 20 teams.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2015.html Argentina 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328171149/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2015.html |date=2023-03-28 }} on the RSSSF by Osvaldo Gorgazzi</ref> On the other hand, Defensa had a better performance in [[2013–14 Copa Argentina|Copa Argentina]] where they eliminated [[Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba|Godoy Cruz]] and [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]], but lost to [[Atlético de Rafaela]] in quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Argentina 2013/14 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2014.html |access-date= |website=RSSSF |archive-date=2023-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225080003/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg2014.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the next season, [[2015 Argentine Primera División|2015]] (contested by 30 teams due a restructuring of the tournament), Defensa y Justicia finished in the 21st position, with only 8 games won. 

In June 2015, [[Ariel Holan]] was appointed as coach in replacement of [[José Oscar Flores]]. It was the first tenure of Holan at a professional club in Primera Division after having worked in several coaching positions at Arsenal de Sarandí, Independiente, and [[Estudiantes de La Plata]]. He had also worked with [[Matías Almeyda]] in River Plate. In [[2015–16 Copa Argentina]], Defensa eliminated [[Talleres de Córdoba]] and then Independiente in the second stage before losing to Belgrano. Nevertheless, in the [[2016 Argentine Primera División|2016]] Primera División season it was one of the six teams to qualify to [[2017 Copa Sudamericana]], the first international competition where the club participated.<ref name=infosur/> The team advanced to the second stage after eliminating Brazilian side [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] on [[away goal rule]] but then lost to [[Associação Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]] [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|on penalties]] after the series ended 1–1 on aggregate.<ref name=capi1 />

Being coached by [[Sebastián Beccacece]], Defensa y Justicia made their first performance in [[2018–19 Argentine Primera División|2018–19 Primera División]] season finishing 2nd. to champion Racing therefore qualifying for the [[2020 Copa Libertadores]] group stage. Defensa y Justicia completed the season with 15 wins, 8 draws and only 2 losses over 25 matches played with 33 goals scored and 18 against. In [[2018 Copa Sudamericana]], the club eliminated [[América de Cali]] and [[C.D. El Nacional|El Nacional]] qualifying to group stages, where it eliminated [[Club Atlético Banfield|Banfield]] being then beaten by Colombian side [[Atlético Junior|Junior]] on away goal rule after a 3–3 on aggregate.<ref>[https://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/copa-sudamericana/2018/11/02/5bdb9aa7e2704e8ba98b45bf.html Defensa y Justicia vs Junior: resumen, resultado y goles de la vuelta de cuartos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117133846/http://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/copa-sudamericana/2018/11/02/5bdb9aa7e2704e8ba98b45bf.html |date=2020-01-17 }} on As.com</ref>

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{Updated|1 May 2025}}<ref name="AFA">{{cite news|title=Plantel|url=https://www.ligaprofesional.ar/clubes/defensa-y-justicia/|access-date=1 May 2025|website=ligaprofesional.ar}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}<!--start of 1st column for table-->
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Facundo Masuero}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Samuel Lucero}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Alexis Soto]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Agustín Sienra]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Facundo Gutiérrez]]|other={{small|[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=URU|pos=DF|name=Lucas Ferreira}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Abiel Osorio]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=CHI|pos=MF|name=[[César Pérez (footballer)|César Pérez]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Juan Miritello]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Aaron Molinas]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Gastón Togni]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Facundo Quintana}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Lucas Souto}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Ezequiel Cannavo}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Damián Pérez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Valentín Larralde]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Agustín Hausch]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Ignacio Galván]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[David Barbona]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Lucas González (footballer, born 2000)|Lucas González]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Matías Miranda]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Santiago Sosa}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Maxi González|Maximiliano González]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=[[Enrique Bologna]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Francisco González (footballer, born 2001)|Francisco González]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Fernando Farías}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Emanuel Aguilera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Gastón González (footballer, born 2001)|Gastón González]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=COL|pos=DF|name=[[Kevin Balanta]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Club Tijuana|Tijuana]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Uriel La Roza}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Matías Sosa (footballer, born 2001)|Matías Sosa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Nicolás Palavecino}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Rafael Delgado (footballer)|Rafael Delgado]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Benjamín Schamine}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Roberto León|other={{small|on loan from [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Matías Ramírez (footballer, born 1999)|Matías Ramírez]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba|Godoy Cruz]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Tobías Rubio|other={{small|on loan from [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Luca Franco}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Mateo Aguiar}}
{{Fs end}}

====Out on loan====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=URU|pos=GK|name=[[Cristopher Fiermarin|Cristopher Fiermarín]]|other={{small|at [[Deportes Tolima]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=[[Marcos Ledesma]]|other={{small|at [[Barracas Central]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Lautaro Amadé|other={{small|at [[Racing Club de Montevideo|Racing Montevideo]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=PAR|pos=DF|name=[[Darío Cáceres]]|other={{small|at [[Club Nacional|Nacional]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[:es:Hernán Zuliani|Hernán Zuliani]]|other={{small|at [[San Martín de Tucumán|San Martín T.]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Francisco Marco]]|other={{small|at [[Club Atlético Los Andes|Los Andes]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Pedro Ramírez (footballer, born 2000)|Pedro Ramírez]]|other={{small|at [[Deportivo Riestra]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Julián López (footballer, born 2000)|Julián López]]|other={{small|at [[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Rodrigo Herrera]]|other={{small|at [[Club Atlético Platense|Platense]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=PAR|pos=MF|name=[[Rodrigo Bogarín]]|other={{small|at [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=PAR|pos=MF|name=[[Aldo Maíz]]|other={{small|at [[Club Guaraní|Guaraní]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Tomás Ortiz]]|other={{small|at [[Chacarita Juniors]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Braian Rivero]]|other={{small|at [[Racing de Córdoba|Racing (Córdoba)]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[:es:Manuel Agustín Duarte|Manuel Duarte]]|other={{small|at [[Barracas Central]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Lautaro Escalante|Tomás Escalante]]|other={{small|at [[San Martín de San Juan|San Martín SJ]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[:es:Luciano Herrera|Luciano Herrera]]|other={{small|at [[Newell's Old Boys]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[:es:Lautaro Fedele|Lautaro Fedele]]|other={{small|at [[Club Atlético Atlanta|Atlanta]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[:it:Ayrton Portillo|Ayrton Portillo]]|other={{small|at [[San Martín de San Juan|San Martín SJ]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Facundo Echevarría]]|other={{small|at [[Arsenal de Sarandí]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Federico Versaci]]|other={{small|at [[CSyD Tristán Suárez|Tristán Suárez]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[:it:Leandro Espejo|Leandro Espejo]]|other={{small|at [[Club Olimpo|Olimpo]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs end}}

==Managers==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Zielinski]] (2002–03)
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Jorge Bermúdez]] (2010)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Jorge Almirón]] (2012–13)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Cocca]] (2013–14)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Oscar Flores]] (2014–15)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ariel Holan]] (2015–16)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sebastián Beccacece]] (2016–17)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nelson Vivas]] (2017–18)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sebastián Beccacece]] (2018–19)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mariano Soso]] (2019–20)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Crespo]] (2020–2021)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sebastián Beccacece]] (2021–2022)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Julio Vaccari]] (2022–)
{{div col end}}

== Honours ==
=== Senior titles ===
{{small div|
;Keys
* {{legend|gold|outline=#999999|Record}}
* {{sup|(s)}} Shared record
}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Type
! width=300px| Competition
! Titles
! Winning years
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''International'''<br />
! scope="col" |[[Copa Sudamericana]]
|'''1'''
| align="left" | [[2020 Copa Sudamericana|2020]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Recopa Sudamericana]]
|'''1'''
| align="left"| [[2021 Recopa Sudamericana|2021]]
|}

=== Other titles ===
Titles won in lower divisions:
*[[Primera B Metropolitana|Primera B]] (1): 1996–97
*[[Primera C Metropolitana|Primera C]] (1): 1985
*[[Primera D Metropolitana|Primera D]] (1): 1982

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|es}}

{{Defensa y Justicia squad}}
{{Defensa y Justicia managers}}
{{Defensa y Justicia matches}}
{{Argentine Primera División}}

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