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| Full name | Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Halcón (The Hawk) | ||
| Founded | 20 March 1935 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello | ||
| Capacity | 20,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | José Lemme | ||
| Manager | Pablo De Muner | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
| 2023 | 6th | ||
| Website | http://www.defensayjusticia.org.ar/ | ||
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Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.[2] The senior squad currently plays in the Primera División, the top division of the Argentine football league system.
The team plays its home games at 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 league system since their debut in Primera D Metropolitana in 1978.[3]
In 2016, Defensa y Justicia qualified to play their first international tournament, the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.[4] The team advanced to second stage but then lost to Chapecoense on penalties.[5]
In 2021, the club achieved their first international titles after having won both, 2020 Copa Sudamericana to Lanús and 2021 Recopa Sudamericana beating Palmeiras on penalties.[6] Along with Boca Juniors, Defensa y Justicia is one of the clubs that have not been relegated since their promotion to Primera División.
- ^ "Defensa". www.defensaaldia.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ Defensa y Justicia Archived 2022-04-28 at the Wayback Machine on Vavel
- ^ "Defensa y Justicia logró el ascenso y escribe su historia". Clarín (in Spanish). 2014-05-15. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ Leandro (2016-10-14). "¡Defensa y Justicia a la Copa Sudamericana 2017! - Infosur Diario, Estamos Cerca Informamos Mejor" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Chapecoense eliminó a Defensa y Justicia de la Copa Sudamericana". La Capital. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023.
- ^ Defensa y Justicia se quedó con la Recopa tras ganarle por penales a Palmeiras Archived 2021-11-27 at the Wayback Machine on DirecTV Sports, 15 Apr 2021