Club Atlético Banfield

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Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club based in Banfield, a city in the Greater Buenos Aires area. It was founded on 21 January 1896 by British-origin inhabitants of the city, predominantly English with some Scottish and Irish members. The club is best known for its football team, which competes in the Primera División, the top division of the Argentine football league system. In 2009 Banfield obtained their first Primera División title after winning the 2009 Apertura. Banfield had previously achieved a national cup title in 1920, when the club won the Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires after beating Boca Juniors 2–1. The club also won 10 titles in Primera Nacional, the second tier division in Argentina. The club contests the Clásico del Sur (Southern Classic) against Lanús, considered a modern derby in Argentine football, and maintains rivalries with Los Andes, Temperley, Talleres (RdE), and Quilmes. In October 2018, with the appointment of Lucía Barbuto, Banfield...

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