Sportivo Italiano

Sportivo Italiano
Full nameClub Sportivo Italiano
Nickname(s)Azzurro
Founded7 May 1955; 69 years ago (1955-05-07)
GroundRepública de Italia, Ciudad Evita, La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires
Capacity8,000
ChairmanSalvador D'Antonio
ManagerAriel Crespín
LeaguePrimera C
2016
The 1974 Deportivo Italiano team that won the Primera C championship.

Club Sportivo Italiano is an Argentine professional football club located in Ciudad Evita, La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system.

The club was founded on May 7, 1955, by Italian immigrants who lived in Florida neighbourhood (part of Vicente López Partido in the Greater Buenos Aires). The club was originally named "Associazione del Calcio Italiano in Argentina". In 1978 the institution merged with Sociedad Italiana and changed its name to "Club Deportivo Italiano". The club's last name change occurred in 2000, when it became known under its current denomination "Club Sportivo Italiano".

The team mainly appeared in the 2nd and third division of Argentine football, although in the 1986–87 played its only season in the Argentine top flight. Despite finishing bottom of the league and being relegated, this was its highest league finish ever.