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| ground = [[Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi]]
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| owner = [[Juan Sebastián Verón]]
| manager = [[Eduardo Domínguez]]
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'''{{lang|es|Club Estudiantes de La Plata|italic=no}}''' ({{IPA|es|kluβ estuˈðjantes ðe la ˈplata}} lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as '''Estudiantes de La Plata''', is an Argentine professional [[sports club]] based in [[La Plata]]. The club's [[association football|football]] team currently competes in the [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]], where it has spent most of its history.

The club is a successful team in Argentina. In 1967, Estudiantes was the first team outside the traditional "[[The Big Five of Argentine football|big five]]" to win a professional league title. It has won four additional league titles and has had greater international success, having won six international titles. Estudiantes' international title championships are four [[Copa Libertadores]] (including three straight from 1968 to 1970), an [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]], and an [[Interamerican Cup]].

The club was founded in 1905 when a group of players and fans decided to break away from [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia de La Plata]], which favored indoor sport rather than football. Matches between the two clubs are known as the ''[[La Plata derby|Clásico Platense]]''.

Other sports where Estudiantes competes are [[basketball]], [[team handball]], [[field hockey]], [[golf]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[judo]], and [[volleyball]].

==History==
===First years===
In 1905, a group of football players and fans in the city of La Plata decided to break away from [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia y Esgrima]], the major club in the city, since Gimnasia's management neglected football after the closure of their field on 13th and 71st streets.

[[file:Miguel-Guti%C3%A9rrez-Presidente-de-EstudiantesLP.jpg|thumb|left|130px|Miguel Gutiérrez, first president of the club]]
Thus, on 4 August 1905, in the shoestore "New York" on 7th Street, between 57 and 58 of the city of La Plata, the club was founded under the name "Club Atlético Estudiantes".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eldia.com.ar/edis/20090804/deportes27.htm |title=Deportes&nbsp;— El Acta fundacional del club- Diario El Día, La Plata, Argentina |publisher=Eldia.com.ar |access-date=2010-01-06 |archive-date=2009-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907022812/http://www.eldia.com.ar/edis/20090804/deportes27.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Its first president, Miguel Gutiérrez, was elected on the very same night, when the club charter was drafted by card-carrying member #1, Alfredo Lartigue. Since its inception, the organization primarily was dedicated to football, but over the years the club expanded and incorporated [[basketball]], [[team handball|handball]], [[field hockey]], [[tennis]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[golf]], among others.

In those days, teams like [[Lomas Athletic Club|Lomas A.C.]], [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]], [[Belgrano Athletic Club|Belgrano A.C.]], [[Estudiantil Porteño]], [[Club Atlético San Isidro|San Isidro]] and [[Argentino de Quilmes]], among others, faced each other in successive tournaments organized by the [[Argentine Football Association]] with [[Alumni Athletic Club|Alumni]] (graduates of the [[Buenos Aires English High School]]) being one of the most successful.

On 28 February 1906 Estudiantes adopted a jersey design of striped red and white, in honor of Alumni, that had won ten championships between 1900 and 1911. However, during the early years, Estudiantes had to use a red shirt with a white stripe in the chest, because league authorities decided the uniform was too similar to Alumni's.

===First title===
[[File:EstudiantesDeLaPlata1912.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 1913 Estudiantes team that won its first title in [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]].]]

The first pitch of the club was located at the intersection of 19th and 53rd streets in [[La Plata]] (now Plaza Islas Malvinas), with the first match being played on 7 November 1905, when Estudiantes faced Nacional Juniors from Buenos Aires. A year later, Estudiantes enrolled in the Associación Amateurs de Football (AAF). The stadium on 1st Avenue opened on 25 December 1907.

Estudiantes' first achievement was the 1911 [[Primera B Metropolitana|Primera B]] title which allowed the team to play at the top tier of Argentine football, [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]. Just two years later Estudiantes won its first title in Primera, playing at the dissident Federación Argentina de Football (FAF).<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg13.html Argentina 1913 at RSSSF.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015153037/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg13.html |date=October 15, 2013 }}</ref> That season the team disputed 18 matches, winning 14 with only 1 lost and scoring 64 goals (with an average of 3,55 goals per match).

In 1914 Estudiantes made another great campaign but the team finished second to [[Club Porteño|Porteño]]. 1919 saw Estudiantes finishing second to champion [[Boca Juniors]] although the Association put an end to the tournament with 14 fixtures still to be played. The Association alleged that "the championship took longer than expected" so it was suddenly finished.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg19.html |title=Argentina 1919 at RSSSF |access-date=2012-09-29 |archive-date=2019-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517090119/http://rsssf.com/tablesa/arg19.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In subsequent years, Estudiantes made irregular campaigns, in some cases finishing at the bottom of the table. Nevertheless, the team made a great performance in 1928 when finishing third to champion [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]] and [[Boca Juniors]]. The last year of amateur era saw Estudiantes being runner-up to [[Boca Juniors]]. The team totalized 56 points in 35 matches, with 27 won and 7 losses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg30.html |title=Argentina 1930 at RSSSF |access-date=2012-09-29 |archive-date=2019-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407025644/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg30.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==="The Professors"===
[[Image:Profesores.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Los Profesores'' ("The Teachers"): Miguel Angel Lauri, Alejandro Scopelli, Alberto Zozaya, Manuel Ferreira and Enrique Guaita]]
When professionalism was adopted in Argentine football in 1931, Estudiantes had a famous offensive lineup: [[Miguel Ángel Lauri]], [[Alejandro Scopelli]], [[Alberto Zozaya]], [[Manuel Ferreira (footballer)|Manuel Ferreira]] and [[Enrique Guaita]], known as ''Los Profesores'' ("The Professors"), and still regarded as one of Argentina's all-time finest.<ref>{{cite web |title='Los Profesores'|url=https://cartasesfericas.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/los-profesores/ |website=Cartas Esféricas |language=es |date=25 October 2009}}</ref> Alberto Zozaya scored the first goal of professional football in Argentina and was the top goalscorer of the first professional tournament. Ferreira played for the [[Argentina national football team|national team]] in the 1928 Olympic Games and the 1930 World Cup; Guaita and Scopelli played for [[Italy national football team|Italian national team]] that won the [[1934 FIFA World Cup]]. [[Saúl Calandra]], the Sbarra brothers (Raúl and Roberto) and Armando Nery were feared defensive players.

In 1937, a pioneering lighting system was installed in the stadium, allowing night games to be played.

The 1940s saw the emergence of goalkeeper Gabriel Ogando, and players such as Walter Garcerón, Alberto Bouché, Juan Urriolabeitía, [[Ricardo Infante]], Héctor Antonio, as well as the final seasons of striker [[Manuel Pelegrina]], who remains Estudiantes' all-time top scorer with 221 goals. Following a confrontation with the [[Peronist]] government of [[Buenos Aires Province]], the club's management was removed by authorities (allegedly for refusing to distribute copies of [[Eva Perón]]'s book to club members)<ref>{{cite web|author=julianpincha |url=http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/1112987/Peronismo-VS-Estudiantes-%28LP%29.html |title=Taringa |publisher=Taringa |date=2008-03-16 |access-date=2010-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401155943/http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/1112987/Peronismo-vs-Estudiantes-(LP).html |archive-date=April 1, 2008 }}</ref> The government-appointed management disbanded the team: top scorers Infante and Pelegrina signed with [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]. The decimated team was relegated in 1953, but after the return of Pelegrina (who tricked Huracán by becoming a [[free agent]] without the club's consent),<ref>{{cite web |title=Razones del corazón|language=es |url=https://antifierro.blogspot.com/2010/11/razones-del-corazon.html |website=An7ifierr* |date=23 November 2010}}</ref> Estudiantes was promoted the following year. The club was allowed to govern itself soon thereafter.

In the 1960s, Miguel Ignomiriello coached the Estudiantes under-19 team known as ''La Tercera que Mata'' ("The Killer Juveniles"), which would evolve, with a few acquisitions, into the team coached by [[Osvaldo Zubeldía]] that won the [[1967 Argentine Primera División#Campeonato Metropolitano|1967 ''Metropolitano'' championship]]. With this title, Estudiantes became the first club outside the "[[The Big Five of Argentine football|big five]]" ([[Boca Juniors]], [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]], [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] and [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]) to obtain a professional title. This opened the floodgates, and soon other "small" clubs would do likewise ([[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sársfield]] in 1968, [[Chacarita Juniors]] one year later, and soon other teams joined as well).

===International success===
[[File:Estudiantes 1968.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The team that won the [[1968 Copa Libertadores]], coached by [[Osvaldo Zubeldía]].]]
Estudiantes went on to win the [[Copa Libertadores]] three years in a row ([[1968 Copa Libertadores|1968]], [[1969 Copa Libertadores|1969]] and [[1970 Copa Libertadores|1970]]), and the [[1968 Intercontinental Cup]] against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. The latter game is still remembered for the violent behaviour of Estudiantes' players.<ref name="HARD">{{Cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2215721.ece |title=Football's 50 greatest hard men |access-date=2011-01-06 |archive-date=2011-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012162711/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2215721.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> They lost the Intercontinental title against [[A.C. Milan]] ([[1969 Intercontinental Cup|1969]]) and [[Feyenoord]] ([[1970 Intercontinental Cup|1970]]). Estudiantes won the maiden edition of the [[Copa Interamericana]] in a three-legged final against the reigning [[CONCACAF]] title-holders, Mexican club [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]] (the games were played in 1969, but official references call it the 1968 edition).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intam68.html |title=Copa Interamericana 1968 |publisher=Rsssf.com |access-date=2010-01-06 |archive-date=2023-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104033517/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/intam68.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The last part of the Zubeldía era was marred by the antics of some players. Following a violent Intercontinental match against Milan, the entire team was arrested on orders from Argentine President [[Juan Carlos Onganía]]. In an unprecedented step, goalkeeper Alberto Poletti was suspended for life (he was later pardoned) and did time in jail, together with teammates [[Ramón Aguirre Suárez]] and [[Eduardo Luján Manera]]. Because of these events, it became a cliché to refer to Zubeldía's football as ''el antifútbol'' ("the anti-football"), because of its physical violence, and its frequent resort to [[timewasting]] tactics.<ref name="anti">{{multiref2|1={{cite web|date=n.d. |website=Pasion AlbiCeleste |language=es |title=Osvaldo Zubeldía |publisher= Incondicionales Sports, SL |url= http://www.pasionalbiceleste.com.ar/wiki/Osvaldo_Zubeldía |archive-date=26 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160326010752/http://www.pasionalbiceleste.com.ar/wiki/Osvaldo_Zubeld%C3%ADa}}|2={{cite news |date= 6 August 2007 |last1=Asch |first1=Hugo |title=40 años del 1er título profesional de Estudiantes |newspaper=Diario Perfil |language=es |url=https://pincharratasdeley.blogspot.com/2007/08/40-aos-del-1er-ttulo-profesional-de.html |via=Los Pincharratas Sexto Grande}} }}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' commented that Estudiantes is "one of the most despicable teams ever to emerge from South America."<ref name="HARD"/>

Zubeldía hired former referees to lecture the team on regulations, so that his players would be able to exploit every loophole in the book. Also, he incorporated tactics that were unheard of at the time, such as playbook drills for free-kicks and corner kicks, the [[offside trap]], and double-marking opponents.<ref name="anti"/>

The Zubeldía team counted two physicians among its stars: [[Carlos Bilardo]] and [[Raúl Horacio Madero]] graduated from the [[University of Buenos Aires]] Faculty of [[Medicine]] during their playing days. [[Juan Ramón Verón]] was a gifted player who could play left wing, but would also join the midfielders or attack from the right. He profited from the no-nonsense playing of [[Marcos Conigliaro]], Juan Miguel Echecopar and Madero, and the tactical guidance provided by Bilardo. Right-back [[Eduardo Luján Manera]] was a very talented player, but suffered from repeated injuries and did not reach his full potential. Fullback Aguirre Suárez was noted for his often violent play, and so was Luis Medina.<ref name="HARD"/>

After the [[1970 Argentine Primera División|1970 season]], Carlos Bilardo retired from play and got involved in his family's furniture business. As the team's fortunes were declining and relegation seemed a possibility, he was called by management in mid-1971 to coach the team. Under his guidance, Estudiantes lost the [[1975 Argentine Primera División#Campeonato Nacional|1975 Nacional]] title in the last day of play and made it to the [[1976 Copa Libertadores]].

===Carlos Bilardo era===
In the ensuing years, Bilardo alternated between coaching Estudiantes and Colombian teams. He was briefly the coach of the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia national team]], but was called again by Estudiantes in 1982. Soon after, the team won the [[1982 Argentine Primera División#Campeonato Metropolitano|1982 ''Metropolitano'' championship]]. Under his successor Eduardo Luján Manera, also a member of the Zubeldía's team, Estudiantes won the [[1983 Argentine Primera División#Campeonato Nacional|1983 ''Nacional'' tournament]] as well. Both wins were at the expense of a star-studded Independiente.

Those championship teams were anchored by a solid defense ([[Julián Camino]] on the right and [[Abel Ernesto Herrera]] on the left were also fearsome attackers, and [[José Luis Brown]] provided security as a sweeper), and also had three creative midfielders ([[José Daniel Ponce]], [[Alejandro Sabella]] and [[Marcelo Trobbiani]], with [[Miguel Ángel Russo]] to guard their backs) and two top-notch strikers ([[Hugo Gottardi]] and Guillermo Trama).

Bilardo went on to coach the [[Argentina national football team]], that won the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]]. The captain of Estudiantes' 1982 champions, José Luis Brown, scored the opening goal in the final match against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]]. Four years later, Bilardo's Argentina reached the final of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]. Madero was [[team physician]] for both events, and Ricardo Echevarría, also from Estudiantes, was fitness coach.

===Decline and return to success===
Estudiantes was relegated for the second time after the [[1993–94 Argentine Primera División|1993–94 season]], and again returned to the first division the very next season, which was the breakout year for [[Juan Sebastián Verón]] (son of former player Juan Ramón). In the ensuing years, the club had irregular results, and became known mostly as the breeding ground for strikers such as [[Martín Palermo]], [[Luciano Galletti]], [[Bernardo Romeo]], [[Ernesto Farías]] and [[Mariano Pavone]], as well as other quality players such as [[José Ernesto Sosa]] and [[Pablo Piatti]].

Bilardo returned as coach in 2003, with new management bent on rebuilding the club in his winning ways. Some young players were promoted, such as [[Marcos Angeleri]] and José Ernesto Sosa. When Bilardo departed, the team remained a contender under coaches [[Reinaldo Merlo]] and [[Jorge Burruchaga]]. The team made history when it came from behind (0–3 at half-time) to win 4–3 against Peruvian [[Sporting Cristal]] in a [[2006 Copa Libertadores|Libertadores]] match played on 21 February 2006.

[[File:Estudiantes Campeón 2006.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The team that won the 2006 Apertura defeating [[Boca Juniors]] in the final]]
On 18 May 2006, Burruchaga was replaced by another former Argentine international, [[Diego Simeone]], who built the team around Juan Sebastián Verón, who returned to Estudiantes after 11 years. Simeone's team was eliminated by [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]] in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals of the 2006 Copa Libertadores, but went on to an impressive campaign in the local league during the [[2006–07 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Apertura|2006 Apertura]]. It amassed ten consecutive wins (tying the club record), including an unprecedented 7–0 win against [[Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia]] in the [[La Plata derby]], played 15 October 2006. Estudiantes finished the regular season tied for first place with [[Boca Juniors]] (per Argentine league rules, goal difference is not used to determine the champion). A winner-take-all final match<ref>{{cite web|title=Apertura 2006 playoff game&nbsp;— Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/games/?game=4798|access-date=April 22, 2007}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was played on 13 December 2006. Estudiantes came from behind to defeat Boca Juniors 2–1, thus securing its first division title in 23 years. During this campaign, Estudiantes defeated all the "big five", allowed the fewest goals, and three of their players (Pavone, Verón and [[Rodrigo Braña|Braña]]) were ranked as the league's top three by sports diary ''[[Olé (sports newspaper)|Olé]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina.jsp?pagId=01327674 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022200234/http://old.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina.jsp?pagId=01327674 |archive-date=2007-10-22 |title=Ole newspaper: ''Equipo embrujado'' (archived) |date=2006-12-14 |access-date=2010-01-06}}</ref>

Simeone left the team after the [[2007–08 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Apertura|2007 Apertura]], and was replaced by former [[S.S. Lazio]] teammate [[Roberto Sensini]]. After a weak finish in the [[2007–08 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Clausura|2008 Clausura]], Sensini was replaced with [[Leonardo Astrada]]. Under his guidance, Estudiantes reached the final of the [[2008 Copa Sudamericana]], which it lost to Brazilian side [[Sport Club Internacional|SC Internacional]]. Shortly thereafter, a string of bad results caused Astrada's departure.

[[File:Estudiantes de la Plata starting XI against Penarol 22102014.jpg|thumb|200px|Estudiantes starting XI against [[Peñarol]] in the [[2014 Copa Sudamericana]]]]
In March 2009, former player [[Alejandro Sabella]] became head coach, his first such engagement (his coaching experience was limited to being an assistant to [[Daniel Passarella]]). The team improved their standing in the local league and advanced to the final of the [[2009 Copa Libertadores]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arogeraldes.blogspot.com/2009/01/copa-libertadores-2009.html|title=Copa Libertadores 2009 all results|date=2009-07-16|work=International football journalism|access-date=2009-10-08|archive-date=2010-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121210216/http://arogeraldes.blogspot.com/2009/01/copa-libertadores-2009.html|url-status=live}}</ref> winning 2–1 on aggregate over [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] after a goal-less draw in La Plata and an away win on 15 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261095&cc=5739|title=Cruzeiro 1&nbsp;– 2 Estudiantes La Plata|date=2009-07-16|work=ESPN|access-date=2009-09-22|archive-date=2012-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019152834/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261095&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> Verón was chosen as the competition's most valuable player, and [[Mauro Boselli]] was its top goalscorer, with a decisive header in the final match. Thus, Estudiantes earned the right to play the [[2009 FIFA Club World Cup]] in [[Abu Dhabi]].

In that event, Estudiantes won their semifinal match against [[Pohang Steelers]] 2–1, and lost the final against [[FC Barcelona]] 2–1 in extra time, after a 1–1 tie in regulation time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285372&cc=5739&league=FIFA.CWC|title=Pohang Steelers 1&nbsp;– 2 Estudiantes La Plata|date=2009-12-15|work=ESPN|access-date=2009-12-21|archive-date=2011-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604151853/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285372&cc=5739&league=FIFA.CWC|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285375&cc=5739&league=FIFA.CWC|title=Messi seals number six|date=2009-12-19|work=ESPN|access-date=2009-12-21|archive-date=2012-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020091844/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285375&league=FIFA.CWC&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After the Club World Cup participation, Estudiantes finished second in the 2010 Clausura (with local favorite José Sosa playing on loan), and won the 2010 Apertura after a protracted battle against [[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]. The team was in transition following the departure of Sosa and the sales of Boselli, right back [[Marcos Angeleri]], and other key players.

==Facilities==
[[File:UNO 20220614 210130.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, moments before the start of the match between Estudiantes (La Plata) and Sarmiento (Junín), for the 2022 First Division Championship.]]
[[Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium]] is located on 1st Avenue, between 55th and 57th Streets, in La Plata. It has a capacity for 32,530 people after the last addition of a new corner stand that was added in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obras en UNO: avances en la nueva tribuna |url=https://estudiantesdelaplata.com/obras-en-uno-avances-en-la-nueva-tribuna/ |website=Estudiantes de La Plata |language=es |access-date=2023-08-08 |archive-date=2023-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230240/https://estudiantesdelaplata.com/obras-en-uno-avances-en-la-nueva-tribuna/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In its previous incarnation (1907 to 2005) the stadium had room for 23,000. The wooden stands behind the goal-lines were standing-room only. The stands next to the avenue were sitting-room, and were separated from the avenue by a row of tile trees. The opposite side was roofed and had the best seating arrangements. The noisiest fans used to occupy the 55th Street ''popular'', while visiting fans were often directed to the 57th St. ''popular'', opposite a technical high school (whose inconvenient location was responsible for the relatively small size of the pitch, at 105 x 68 m).

For some international games in the Zubeldía era, Estudiantes played in [[Boca Juniors]]' [[Estadio Alberto J. Armando|La Bombonera]], noted for its intimidating acoustics.

With the erection of [[Estadio Ciudad de La Plata]] in the 1990s, both Estudiantes and Gimnasia decided initially against relocating their home games. However, Estudiantes's field was closed down in September 2005 because of new safety regulations which forbid standing-only wooden stands. This began a sequence of political infighting between the club and City Hall. Estudiantes played some home games in the nearby Gimnasia stadium, and later used [[Quilmes Atlético Club]]'s [[Estadio José Luis Meiszner|Centenario]] field. There, Estudiantes made history with a come-from-behind 4–3 Libertadores win against Sporting Cristal.

In April 2006 a court decree allowed the re-opening of ''1 y 57'', but mayor [[Julio Alak]] intervened again to prevent this from happening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina.jsp?pagId=1171964 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20061114181518/http://www.ole.clarin.com/jsp/v4/pagina.jsp?pagId=1171964 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-11-14 |title=Ole newspaper: ''La cancha tuvo otro pinchazo'' |publisher=Ole.clarin.com |access-date=2010-01-06}}</ref> Renovation work on the stadium started in 2007, and met with opposition from several groups, notably the "Hoja de Tilo" NGO, who claims that the works would damage the environmental balance of the park behind the stadium.

While using the city stadium, Estudiantes earned five consecutive derby wins, and had a streak of 37 games undefeated in the local league (2007–2009). When roofing work began in August 2009 to install a new roof in the city stadium, Estudiantes moved once again to Quilmes, and alternated both locations until the stadium was re-opened in November 2019. The new stadium has LED lighting, playmaster surface, and features amenities such as shopping and restaurants underneath the stands.

Estudiantes' training grounds are located in the Country Club premises in [[City Bell]], north of La Plata.

==Supporters==
Within the La Plata area, Estudiantes was traditionally regarded as the club of the [[middle class]], while rival side Gimnasia y Esgrima was identified with the [[working class]]. This characterization is not necessarily anchored in reality. While the two clubs have roughly the same pull in La Plata, Estudiantes has more of a nationwide following, especially after its international successes in the 1960s. There used to be much discussion about which club has the larger following, but Estudiantes seems to have pulled forward.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060409155831/http://www.consultoraequis.com/equisenlosmedios_diariopopular_010406.htm Por siempre, primeros] {{in lang|es}}</ref>

For several periods in the club's history, a group of supporters from Buenos Aires (''los porteños'') were a powerful element within the fan base. One of the fans from 1960s to the 1990s was Raúl Bernechea, known as ''el pelapapas'' (the "potato peeler") after his job as a kitchen hand; he was noted for lighting bonfires during games, juggling and performing other stunts [https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WBDudQMCcSg/StYxB1VEIvI/AAAAAAAAGoE/35cagBii8Gg/s1600-h/pelap1.jpg].

Author [[Ernesto Sabato]] was an Estudiantes sympathizer, and was honored with a ceremony where he was awarded a No. 10 jersey. Political essayist [[Arturo Jauretche]] mentioned Estudiantes in one of his books <!-- REF: Manual de Zonceras Argentinas, ISBN 950-05-0665-3, under "EL MAL QUE AQUEJA A LA ARGENTINA ES LA EXTENSIÓN"-->.

Other noted fans include tennis player [[Juan Mónaco]], actors Jorge and Federico D'Elía, philosopher [[Darío Sztajnszrajber]], journalist [[Mauro Szeta]], human rights activist [[Estela de Carlotto]], filmmaker and politician [[Fernando Solanas]], and sports journalist Osvaldo Príncipi.

In the 1983 presidential election, Estudiantes fans were, together with their peers from [[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sársfield]], the first to voice their support for eventual winner [[Raúl Alfonsín]] in his bid against the [[Peronism|Peronistas]]. The friendship with Vélez supporters has since vanished, especially after an Estudiantes win denied Vélez the 2003 championship.

Estudiantes is on friendly terms with several clubs from the South side of [[Greater Buenos Aires]]; especially [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]] and [[Club Atlético Temperley|Témperley]]. [[Club Atlético Platense|Platense]], from the North side of Greater Buenos Aires, held a special place in the hearts of Estudiantes fans for some time, as it cemented Gimnasia's relegation in 1979.

Estudiantes is also friendly with the Uruguayan fan base of [[Peñarol]], once their classic Libertadores rivals.

== Colors and badge ==
[[file:EDLP-escudo-fundacional-copia.jpg|thumb|150px|First logo of Estudiantes, c. 1905]]
The Estudiantes' colors (red and white) were originally taken from the shirt of legendary [[Alumni Athletic Club|Alumni]],<ref name=cyc>"El club Estudiantes de La Plata es una de las grandes instituciones deportivas del país" by Emilio Dudelo on ''Revista Caras y Caretas'' #1892, p.133, 1935</ref> the team which they admired. Apart from Estudiantes, other clubs (such as [[Unión de Santa Fe]], [[Barracas Central]], [[Club Atlético Talleres|Talleres (RE)]], or [[Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba|Instituto (C)]]) would also adopt the red and white colors as a tribute to the Brown Brothers' team,<ref>[https://www.tycsports.com/al-angulo/historia-y-curiosidades-de-alumni-el-primer-gran-campeon-argentino-20200424.html Historia y curiosidades de Alumni, el primer gran campeón argentino] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219205513/https://www.tycsports.com/al-angulo/historia-y-curiosidades-de-alumni-el-primer-gran-campeon-argentino-20200424.html |date=2021-12-19 }} by Alejandro Fabbri on tycsports.com, 24 Apr 2020</ref> the most winning club in Argentina until its dissolution in 1911.<ref name=barnade>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2003/04/24/d-549894.htm Alumni: en el nombre del fútbol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318194923/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2003/04/24/d-549894.htm |date=2008-03-18 }} by Oscar Barnade on ''Clarín''</ref>

Estudiantes also shares colors with Spanish side [[Athletic Bilbao]], and during a period in the 1950s, both institutions shared a reputation for confronting the government (Bilbao as a [[Basque people|Basque]] nationalist side against the [[Spanish State|Franco regime]], and Estudiantes against [[Peronism]]). During these times, Bilbao donated a set of jerseys to Estudiantes. The relationship has been rekindled in the 2000s through Argentine expatriates and partisan blogs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=L. |title=Bienvenidos, hermanos de Bilbao |url=https://antifierro.blogspot.com/2009/11/bienvenidos-hermanos-de-bilbao.html |website=An7ifierr* |date=24 November 2009 |language=es }}<!-- original web address:http://antifierro.blogs pot.com/2009/11/bienvenidos-hermanos-de-bilbao.html--></ref>

The traditional badge has undergone minor modifications in its history since its inception in 1920, sometimes alternating with a design that resembled a pennant (introduced in 1934)<ref name=volvio/> with an "E" at the center and oak leaves at background.<ref>[https://estudiantesdelaplata.com/valores-y-adn-el-regreso-del-banderin-a-la-indumentaria/ Valores y ADN: el regreso del banderín a la indumentaria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806125747/https://estudiantesdelaplata.com/valores-y-adn-el-regreso-del-banderin-a-la-indumentaria/ |date=2023-08-06 }} at Estudiantes LP, 17 Jan 2020</ref><ref name=volvio>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211020114410/https://www.ole.com.ar/estudiantes/volvio-banderin-estudiantes_0_9_F2-2FS.html Volvió el banderín] on ''Olé''</ref>

==Nicknames==
The nickname ''pincharratas'' (rat stabbers), often shortened to ''pinchas'', comes from the nickname of Felipe Montedónica, who spent much time chasing after rats in the La Plata market in the 1910s and 1920s, and hence was known as "el pincharratas". Pictures exist of Montedónica with some of the players, where his nickname is mentioned.<ref>{{multiref2|1={{Cite web|title = Felipe Montedónica: El primer 'pincharrata'|date = 6 February 2016|website = Estudiantes de La Plata |url= http://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/felipe-montedonica-el-primer-pincharrata/ |language=es}}|2={{cite web |website=An7ifierr* |date= 27 September 2010|title=Yo conocí a Pincharrata |url=https://antifierro.blogspot.com/2010/09/yo-conoci-pincharrata.html |language=es }} }}</ref> Traditionally, the nickname is also associated with the laboratory work done by the many [[medicine]] students among the club's early members.

This nickname extends to the fans. It is common to hear fans say "soy del pincha" ("I am ''pincha''").

Fans also call the team ''el león'' (the lion), ''el orgullo de la ciudad'' (the pride of the city), ''los capos de La Plata'' (the bosses of La Plata), and ''el único campeón de la ciudad'' (the only one champion of the city), because they are the only team in the city that has won an official tournament.

For several years, many chants incorporated the word ''Tricampeón'' (three-time champion) because of the Libertadores [[three-peat]]. After the 2009 Libertadores final, some of the newer lyrics use the word ''Tetracampeón'' (four-time champion).

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{Updated|9 August 2025}}<ref name="< Estudiantes de La Plata">{{cite news|title=Plantel Fútbol Profesional|url=https://estudiantesdelaplata.com/futbol/futbol-profesional/plantel-futbol-profesional/|access-date=6 October 2018|work=estudiantesdelaplata.com}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}<!--start of 1st column for table-->
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=[[Fabricio Iacovich]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Facundo Rodríguez (footballer, born 2000)|Facundo Rodríguez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Román Gómez}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Santiago Ascacíbar]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Santiago Núñez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[José Sosa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=[[Gabriel Neves]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Guido Carrillo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Tiago Palacios]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Facundo Farías]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Matías Mansilla}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Gastón Benedetti]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Leonardo Suárez]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Pumas UNAM|UNAM]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=PAR|pos=DF|name=[[Santiago Arzamendia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Mauro Méndez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Joaquín Tobio Burgos}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=COL|pos=FW|name=[[Edwuin Cetré]]}}
{{Fs mid}}<!--start of 2nd column for table-->
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Eric Meza]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Lucas Piovi|Ezequiel Piovi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Alexis Castro (footballer, born 1994)|Alexis Castro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Luciano Giménez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Bautista Kociubinski}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Cristian Medina]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Ramiro Funes Mori]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Lucas Alario]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=URU|pos=GK|name=[[Fernando Muslera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Fabricio Pérez}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Rodrigo Borzone}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Mikel Amondarain}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Faustino Messina}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Valente Pierani}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Joaquín Pereyra}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Lucas Cornejo}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Matías Contrera}}
{{Fs end}}

===Reserve squad===
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Máximo Desábato}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Ezequiel Orbe}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Galo Galarza}}
{{fs player|no=34|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Thiago González}}
{{fs player|no=37|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Matías Magdaleno}}
{{fs player|no=38|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Franco Basualdo}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Miguel González}}
{{fs player|no=41|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Benjamín Sagüés Barreiro}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=43|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Luca Arfaraz}}
{{fs player|no=44|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Mateo Araujo}}
{{fs player|no=45|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Juan Pablo Arango}}
{{fs player|no=46|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Luca Landriel}}
{{fs player|no=47|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Martín Naser}}
{{fs player|no=48|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Tobías Ganduglia}}
{{fs player|no=49|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Bautista Molinari}}
{{fs player|no=50|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Tiziano Van Der Tuin}}
{{fs end}}

====Out on loan====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=GK|name=Juan Pablo Zozaya|other=at [[Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero|Central Córdoba SdE]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Nicolás Fernández|other=at [[Club Atlético Colón|Colón]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Juan Cruz Guasone]]|other=at [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=Santiago Flores|other=at [[Independiente Rivadavia]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=CHI|pos=MF|name=[[Javier Altamirano]]|other=at [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Brian Orosco]]|other=at [[Estudiantes de Río Cuarto]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Axel Atum]]|other=at [[Racing Club de Montevideo|Racing de Montevideo]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Gonzalo Piñeiro|other=at [[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Mateo Schwartz|other=at [[Independiente Rivadavia]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Fabricio Amato|other=at [[Zalaegerszegi TE|Zalaegerszeg]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Matías Godoy]]|other=at [[Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero|Central Córdoba (SdE)]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=COL|pos=FW|name=[[Alexis Manyoma]]|other=at [[Colorado Rapids]] until 21 July 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Ezequiel Naya]]|other=at [[Deportivo Garcilaso]] until 31 December 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

=== Most goals scored ===
[[File:Manuelpelegrina.jpg|thumb|170px|[[Manuel Pelegrina]] holds both records for Estudiantes LP, all-time top scorer and most appearances with the team]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:"
|-
! width=50px |No.
! width=180px | Player
! width=50px | Pos.
! width=200px |Tenure
! width=50px | Goals
|-
|{{center|1}}|| {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Manuel Pelegrina]]''' <ref name=records/> || [[forward (association football)|FW]] || 1938–52, 1954–56|| {{center|235}} 
|-
|{{center|2}}|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ricardo Infante]] || [[forward (association football)|FW]] || 1942–52, 1957–60 || {{center|180}}
|-
| {{center|3}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alberto Zozaya]] || [[forward (association football)|FW]] || 1930–39 || {{center|144}}
|-
| {{center|4}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hugo Gottardi]] || [[forward (association football)|FW]] || 1976–83 || {{center|125}}
|-
| {{center|5}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ernesto Farías]] || [[forward (association football)|FW]] || 1997–2004 || {{center|95}}
|}

=== Most appearances ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:"
|-
! width=50px |No.
! width=180px | Player
! width=50px | Pos.
! width= 200px|Tenure
! width=50px | Match.
|-
| {{center|1}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Manuel Pelegrina]]''' <ref name=records>{{Cite web |url=https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/pelegrina-el-hombre-de-los-records/ |title=Pelegrina, el hombre de los récords |access-date=2022-01-20 |archive-date=2022-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120204737/https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/pelegrina-el-hombre-de-los-records/ |url-status=live }}</ref> || [[forward (association football)|FW]] || 1938–1952, 1954–56|| {{center|489}}
|-
| {{center|2}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Abel Herrera]] || [[defender (association football)|DF]] || 1972–88 || {{center|467}}
|-
| {{center|3}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Leandro Desábato]]<ref>[https://www.estudiantesdelaplata.com/el-tercero-con-mas-presencia/ El tercero con más presencia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221052541/https://estudiantesdelaplata.com/el-tercero-con-mas-presencia/ |date=2022-12-21 }} on Estudiantes LP, 25 Jun 2018</ref> || [[defender (association football)|DF]] || 1997–2001, 2004, 2007–18 || {{center|423}} 
|-
| {{center|4}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Miguel Ángel Russo]] || [[midfielder|MF]] || 1975–88 || {{center|418}}
|-
| {{center|5}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Oscar Pezzano]] || [[midfielder|MF]] || 1970–71, 1973–80 || {{center|349}}
|}

===Current coaching staff===
{{Fb cs header}}
|-
|Head coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Domínguez]]
|-
|Assistant coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Leandro Díaz (footballer, born 1986)|Leandro Díaz]]
|-
|Assistant coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Verna
|-
|Assistant coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alan Sánchez (footballer, born 1985)|Alan Sánchez]]
|-
|Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Cortizo
|-
|Fitness coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} Adrián Vaccarini
|-
|Fitness coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Frattini
|-
|Fitness coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Bocchino
|-
|Fitness coach || {{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel San Andrés
|-
|Video analyst || {{flagicon|ARG}} Christian Serrano
|-
|Video analyst || {{flagicon|ARG}} Bruno Olivetto
|-
|Video analyst || {{flagicon|ARG}} Santiago Nieto
|-
|Doctor || {{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Montenegro
|-
|Doctor || {{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Ermili
|-
|Kinesiologist || {{flagicon|ARG}} Dario Gabbi
|-
|Kinesiologist || {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Cattelan
|-
|Kinesiologist || {{flagicon|ARG}} Bautista Ibañez
|-
|Masseur || {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Flores
|-
|Nutritionist || {{flagicon|ARG}} Nieves Pistoni
|-
|Administrative/Delegate || {{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Mansilla
|-
|Kit man || {{flagicon|ARG}} Ruben Mazzina
|-
|Kit man || {{flagicon|ARG}} Rosalino Bareiro
|-
|Kit man || {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Mazzina
|-
|Kit man || {{flagicon|ARG}} Julian Raimundo
|-
{{Fb cs footer|u= 25 April 2025|s=[https://estudiantesdelaplata.com/futbol/futbol-profesional/plantel-futbol-profesional/ Cuerpo técnico]|date= April 2025}}

===Top goalscorers in Primera===
Players who have been top scorers in Primera División seasons:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width=50px | Seas.
! width=180px | Player
! width=50px | Goals
! width=50px | Match.
|-
| [[1931 Argentine Primera División|1931]] || [[Alberto Zozaya]] || 33 || 34
|-
| [[1973 Argentine Primera División|1973 Met]] || Ignacio Peña || 17 || 32
|-
| [[1977 Argentine Primera División|1977 Nac]] || Alfredo Letanú || 13 || 16
|-
| [[1979 Argentine Primera División|1979 Met]] || Sergio Fortunato || 14 || 19
|-
| [[1995–96 Argentine Primera División|1995 Ap]] || [[José Luis Calderón]] || 13 || 18
|-
| [[2003–04 Argentine Primera División|2003 Ap]] || [[Ernesto Farías]] || 12 || 16
|-
| [[2004–05 Argentine Primera División|2005 Cl]] || [[Mariano Pavone]] || 16 || 19
|-
| [[2009–10 Argentine Primera División season|2010 Cl]] || [[Mauro Boselli]] || 13 || 14
|}

==Managers==

Estudiantes de La Plata has had a long list of managers come up through its ranks who have gone on to become some of most influential and successful Argentine coaches. These include [[Guillermo Stábile]], [[Osvaldo Zubeldía]], [[Carlos Bilardo]], [[Diego Simeone]] and [[Alejandro Sabella]]. 
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Guillermo Stábile]] (1940 – 1941)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alberto Zozaya]] (1945 – 1949)
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Neil McBain]] (1949 – 1951)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Mario Fortunato]] (1954 – 1955)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Miguel Ángel Lauri]] (1955)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Manuel Ferreira (footballer)|Manuel Ferreira]] (1955)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Saúl Ongaro]] (1956)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Ricardo Infante]] (1960)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Saúl Ongaro]] (1962 – 1963)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Aldabe]] (1963 – 1964)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Osvaldo Zubeldía]] (Jan 1965 – Dec 1970)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Bilardo]] (1971)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[José María Silvero]] (1972)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Omar Sívori]] (1972)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Bilardo]] (1973 – 1976)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Luján Manera]] (1977)
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Rial]] (1978)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[José Yudica]] (1980)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Pachamé]] (1981)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Bilardo]] (1982 – 1983)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Luján Manera]] (1983 – 1985)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} Humberto Zuccarelli (July 1985 – Jun 1986)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Luján Manera]] (1986)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[José Ramos Delgado]] (1987)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Oscar Malbernat]] (1987 – 1988)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} Humberto Zuccarelli (Jul 1990 – 1991)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Flores]] (1991 – 1992)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Luis Garisto]] (1992 – 1993)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Enzo Trossero]] (1993 – 1994)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Héctor Vargas]] (1994)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Miguel Ángel Russo]] & {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Luján Manera|E. Luján Manera]] (1994 – 1995)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Marcos Conigliaro]] (1995)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Patricio Hernández]] (1998 – 1999)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Néstor Craviotto]] (2000 – 2002)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Oscar Malbernat]] (2002 – 2003)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Pachamé]] (2003)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Bilardo]] (2003 – 2004)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Reinaldo Merlo]] (Jul 2004 – Apr 2005)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Burruchaga]] (Jul 2005 – Jun 2006)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Diego Simeone]] (May 2006 − Dec 2007)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Roberto Sensini]] (Jan 2008 – Sep 2008)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Leonardo Astrada]] (Sep 2008 – Mar 2009)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alejandro Sabella]] (Mar 2009 − Feb 2011)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Berizzo]] (Feb 2011 – May 2011)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Miguel Ángel Russo]] (Jul 2011 − Nov 2011)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Manuel Azconzábal]] (Nov 2011 – Apr 2012)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Diego Cagna]] (Jul 2012 − Apr 2013)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Mauricio Pellegrino]] (Apr 2013 – Apr 2015)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Gabriel Milito]] (Apr 2015 – Dec 2015)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Nelson Vivas]] (Dec 2015 – Jun 2017)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Gustavo Matosas]] (Jun 2017 – Sep 2017)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Lucas Bernardi]] (Sep 2017 – May 2018)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Leandro Benítez]] (Jun 2018 – Feb 2019)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Gabriel Milito]] (11 Mar 2019–5 Mar 2020)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Leandro Desábato]] & {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Rodrigo Braña]] (2020 (interims))
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Eduardo Dominguez]] (6 Mar 2023 - present)
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==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;"
! width=120px| Type
! width=250px| Competition
! Titles
! width=400px| Winning years
|-
| '''National'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]
|'''7'''
| align="left"|[[1913 Argentine Primera División|1913 <small>FAF</small>]], [[1967 Argentine Primera División#Campeonato Metropolitano|1967 Metropolitano]], [[1982 Argentine Primera División#Metropolitano Championship|1982 Metropolitano]], [[1983 Argentine Primera División#Nacional Championship|1983 Nacional]], [[2006-07 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Apertura|2006 Apertura]], [[2010–11 Argentine Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|2010 Apertura]], [[2025 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol#Torneo Clausura|2025 Clausura]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |'''National'''<br />([[List of Argentine football national cups|Cups]])
! scope="col" |[[Copa de la Liga Profesional]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|[[2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional|2024]]}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Copa Argentina]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|[[2023 Copa Argentina|2023]]}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional|Trofeo de Campeones (LPF)]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''2'''{{sup|(s)}}
| {{left|[[2024 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional|2024]], [[2025 Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional|2025]]}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Copa General Pedro Ramírez|Copa Gral. P. Ramírez]]
|bgcolor="gold"| '''1'''{{sup|(s)}}
| {{left|[[1945 Copa Ramírez Final|1945]]}}
|-
! scope="col" |[[Copa Adrián C. Escobar]]
| '''1'''
| {{left|1944}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''International'''
! scope="col" |[[Copa Libertadores]]
|'''4'''
| align="left" | [[1968 Copa Libertadores|1968]], [[1969 Copa Libertadores|1969]], [[1970 Copa Libertadores|1970]], [[2009 Copa Libertadores|2009]]
|-
! scope="col" |[[Copa Interamericana]]
|'''1'''
| align="left" |  [[1968 Copa Interamericana|1968]]
|-
|rowspan="1" | '''Worldwide'''
! scope=col|[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]
|'''1'''
| {{left|[[1968 Intercontinental Cup|1968]]}}
|}

=== Other titles ===
Titles won in lower divisions:
*[[Primera B Nacional]]: [[1994–95 Primera B Nacional|1994–95]]
*[[Primera B Metropolitana|Primera B]]: 1954
*[[Argentine División Intermedia|División Intermedia]]: 1911

==See also==
* [[List of world champion football clubs]]

==References==
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==External links==
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