Deportivo Moron

Club Deportivo Moron is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Moron, Buenos Aires. Deportivo Moron's football team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.

The club was founded in 1947 under the name "Club Sportivo Moron". Three years later the club joined the AFA and began playing in "Tercera de Ascenso", (now Primera C Metropolitana). In 1952 the club changed its name to "Club Deportivo Moron", which has remained since.

Apart from football, other sports hosted in Deportivo Moron are artistic gymnastics, basketball, handball, martial arts, roller skating, swimming, volleyball, and yoga.

History

The club was founded on June 20, 1947, under the name "Club Sportivo Moron" ("Deportivo Manuel Belgrano" had been one of the names initially proposed) after a meeting held at "Bar de Volpi". One of its founding members, Filiberto Ferrante, was elected as the first president of the institution. Four years later the club joined the AFA registering to play in Primera D Metropolitana, the last division of the Argentine football league system.

The team started competing in official tournaments in 1952, finishing in the penultimate position. The first shirt worn was white with a red diagonal sash (similar to River Plate shirt), then switched to white with a horizontal band. As the club did not have a field, the mayor of Moron Partido gave the club land located on Almirante Brown street, where the club would build its facilities. In 1955 Moron promoted to Primera C, where the team debuted in April 1956, beating Brown de Adrogue 5–3.

Deportivo Moron won its second title in 1959, the Primera C championship therefore promoting to Primera B (the second division by then), after winning 28 games with only 2 defeats in 34 matches. While playing in second division, the club built new concrete grandstands of its stadium. In 1968, Moron won the "Torneo Reclasificacion", promoting to the top division, Primera Division along with S

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