Club Atlético Brown (mostly known as Brown de Adrogué) is an

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club from the Adrogué neighborhood in

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. The team currently plays in

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, the second division of the

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History

The club was formed in 1945 as a multidisciplinary

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. Brown, which has never played in Primera División, reached its highest league position in the 1999–00 season, finishing in 1st place in Primera B Metropolitana tournament, but could not promote to

, being defeated in the play-off semi-final. In June 2013, Brown won the play-off series defeating Almagro at the finals by penalty shoot-out. Therefore the squad promoted to the upper division,

, for the first time in the history of the club. Brown de Adrogué won its second title in 2015, the Primera B Metropolitana championship, therefore the squad promoted to the second division,

. In September 2018, Brown achieved its most important victory to date, when the squad eliminated Independiente from the Copa Argentina after beating them by

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.Otra sorpresa grande: Independiente fue eliminado en los penales por Brown de Adrogué - Copyright © LA NACION - URL: "https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2170700-independiente-brown-copa-argentina
by Rodolfo Chisleanschi, ''La Nación'', 10 Sep 2018

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours

National

* Primera B Metropolitana ** Winners (1): 2015 * Primera División D ** Winners (1): 1980

References

External links

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