Arsenal de Sarandí is a football (soccer) club in the Sarandí neighborhood of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

History

The club was founded in January 1957 by brothers Héctor and Julio Grondona . Its jersey is light blue with a diagonal red band (roughly resembling the jersey used by River Plate); the colors were chosen to symbolize the union of the two bigger clubs in Avellaneda: Racing (light blue) and Independiente (red).

Julio Grondona went on to become the president of Independiente, and then to be the president of the Argentine Football Association from 1979 to the present day. He is also a vice-president of FIFA. Both his brother Héctor and his son Julio Jr. were to follow him as presidents of Arsenal.

The player most identified with the club is Jorge Luis Burruchaga, who scored the winning goal for Argentina in the 1986 World Cup final against Germany and is the current coach.

Arsenal was promoted to higher divisions in 1962, 1986, 1992, and reached the top division in 2002. Arsenal has reached the quarter finals of the 2004 edition of the Copa Sudamericana.

Stadium

The Julio Grondona stadium in Sarandí has a capacity of 19,000, and is known as el Viaducto (the viaduct).

List of Famous Players

• Jorge Luis Burruchaga
• Jose Luis Calderon