Club Atlético Platense


Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Florida, Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink".
Although the club hosts many activities, Platense is mostly known for its football team. A historic team in Argentina, they won their first league title in their 120 years of existence in the 2025 [Argentine Primera División|2025 Apertura], beating Huracán in the final.

History

Founded on 25 May 1905, Platense played in the second division from 1956 to 1964, and from 1972 to 1976, when the team finally won its first title, the Primera B championship that allowed Platense to play in the Primera División. The club achieved cult status in the late 1970s as they repeatedly staved off relegation through a series of "last-day miracles", as well as in Villa Urquiza and Saavedra neighbourhoods. The club is also cited in Bioy Casares's book El Sueño de los héroes. Among its supporters, the Tango music singer Roberto Goyeneche and the British author Chris Moss were probably the most notable fans.
On the 1st of June 2025, Guido Mainero scored the only goal of the game as Platense defeated Huracán 1-0 in the Apertura Final to become Primera División champions for the first time in the club's history.

Team image

According to the official version, the first Platense shirts were red with black sleeves, but the club then adopted the colors of the jacket and cap worn by the jockey who won the race in 1905.
Nevertheless, another historians state that Platense wore white shirts until 1908, when a club executive added a horizontal patch to the shirts with the purpose of covering the mud stains caused by the frequent flooding in the zone where the stadium stood,.
The club has issued some red shirts to commemorate the first colors of the club. The model released in 1997 and made by Puma caused great controversy among their fans due to its similarity with the Argentinos Juniors kit.
Along their history, Platense has also introduced some variants to the brown and white colors, such as a vertical stripes shirt worn in 1922. During a long period of their history, Platense also wore a brown shirt with white sleeves.

Kit history

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Players

Current squad

Reserve squad

Out on loan

Honours

League