Club Atlético All Boys is a football club based in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Floresta in Argentina. They are playing the 2010-2011 season in the Primera División, which is the top tier of the Argentinean Football, after competing 30 years in lower divisions.
History
The name All Boys reflected the youthfulness of the founders, and followed the Argentine tradition of naming football clubs in English, other examples include, Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors, River Plate and Racing Club.
All Boys first spell in the top flight of Argentinian football during the professional era came between 1973 and 1980. But in the mid 1960's under the technical direction of Ricardo Arauz, All Boys started new, innovative tactical formations that later Carlos Bilardo made popular in the 1980s with the Argentine Men's National team.
After 7 years playing in the third division, All Boys became the Primera B Metropolitana champion in the season 2007/08 and was promoted to the Primera B Nacional after beating classic rival Atlanta 2-0 in an away match.
With only 2 years playing in the Primera B Nacional, All Boys returned to the top division in 2010, after defeating Rosario Central in a playoff match.
Classics Rivals
All Boys's classic rival historically has been Nueva Chicago. This rivalry is considered by many to be one of the most attractive outside of the First Division rivalries. It was born when these two teams played their first professional championship in 1937. This first match ended in a 4-4 draw. The second game had to wait until 1941, because the Torito (Nueva Chicago's nickname) had fallen to Primera C division in 1937 and returned only after 3 years. "Albo" won that match 3-1 in Nueva Chicago's home, Mataderos. From that time forward All Boys maintains the advantage in wins over Nueva Chicago, an advantage they have never lost. This rivalry has seen more than 90 official editions.
Another All Boys rival is Argentinos Juniors, but this is due to the proximity of the respective neighborhoods since most of the time they have played in different categories. These two institutions clashed officially on more than 60 occasions.
Stadium
Leopoldo Rigoli gave the property between the streets Gaona Ave., Segurola, Morón and Sanabria. They built a roofed podium and five rooms for the players. In 1924 theey settled in at Segurola Street No 1351 and opened its new stadium to play a friendly match against Temperley.
In 1937, when professionalism started, All Boys had their new stadium in the city block formed by the streets, Segurola, Indio (current Elpidio Gonzalez), Sanabria and Miranda, where they played until 1959.
On November 10, 1959, Law 14.934 was enacted, by which the national government donated the land to All Boys, located on Av. Jonte, between the streets Chivilcoy and Mercedes.
In 1963 the Islas Malvinas Stadium was inaugurated, in an encounter in front of Club Deportivo Riestra, in which the host team won so blunt. Upon the inauguration of the stadium had two side galleries.
The stadium has been refurbished several times, the most important work was the construction of a second tier on Mercedes street side. By the late 1980s the Islas Malvinas Stadium had a capacity of 12,000 spectators.
The stadium remained the same until mid-2004 when a group of people, linked to the All Boys club, managed to raise the necessary funds and build a cement platform on Miranda street, thus the capacity of the stadium was increased to 16,500.
In 2006 they dismantled the wooden planks by Chivilcoy street and on September 20 of that year they began construction of the new cement foundation. From January 2007 through July of that year a new set of stands was built. Finally the stadium's capacity increased to 21,000.
Titles
All Boys Primera B champions 1972
* 1946 - Primera Amateur
* 1950 - Primera C
* 1972 - Primera B
* 1992/93 - Primera B Metropolitana
* 2007/08 - Primera B Metropolitana
Seasons
9 Seasons at Primera División
49 Seasons in Segunda División
17 Seasons in Tercera División
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Full name
Club Atlético All Boys
Nickname(s)
El Albo, Los Albos
Founded
15 March 1913
Ground
Islas Malvinas Stadium, Floresta Buenos Aires, Argentina (Capacity: 21,000)
Chairman
Argentina Horacio Roberto Bugallo
Manager
Argentina José Santos Romero
League
Argentine Primera División
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