Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

from the neighbourhood of

Caballito, Buenos Aires Caballito (; Spanish for "little horse") is a ''barrio'' (neighborhood) of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is the only ''barrio'' in the administrative division ''Comuna'' 6. It is located in the geographical centre of the city, limited ...

. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its

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team, which plays in the

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, the second division of the

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. Apart from football, Ferro Carril Oeste hosts a wide variety of sports that can be practised at the club, such as

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. and, since 2001,

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shows, including world championship boxing contests. As its name indicates, the club had

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origins, being founded in 1904 by employees of the

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. The club had its glory days in the 1980s, having won numerous titles in several sports disciplines, being also recognised by

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as a model institution. Ferro Carril Oeste had 50,000 members by those years.

History

The beginning

Always located in Caballito, the club was founded as "Club Atlético del Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires" on 28 July 1904, by a hundred employees of the

(then

Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento The Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway (FCDFS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), named after the former Argentine president, statesman, educator, and author Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, is one of the six state-owned Argentine rai ...

). The club was approved and supported by railway managers, so Ferro soon incorporated lands to build its headquarters and sports installations. In 1905 the club built its own stadium,

Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri, formerly known as Estadio Ferro Carril Oeste, is a football stadium located in the Caballito district of Buenos Aires. It is owned and operated by club Ferro Carril Oeste. The stadium, opened in 1905 and lo ...

, financed by its main founding member, David Simpson. Ferro affiliated to the

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to register a team to play in the third division. The first official match was played on 21 April 1907 v River Plate. In 1912, Ferro won the División Intermedia (then, the second division) title and promoted to Primera División. That same year the club won the

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title. Ferro C. Oeste would win another Copa Bullrich title the following year, but playing with reserve teams. Ferro debuted in the top division in

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v Riachuelo (1–1 draw). By those years, the club also inaugurated

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courts but also closed the

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section in 1914.

''The Five Musketeers''

At the end of the 1930s, the club emancipated from the railway company, changing its name to "Club Ferro Carril Oeste". In 1937 five talented players rose from the youth divisions, forming an offensive line which would be remembered as ''The Five Musketeers''. They were Bernardo Gandulla, Juan José Maril, Luis Borgnia, Jaime Sarlanga and Raúl Emeal. But those skilled players only played together between 1937 and 1938, due to other clubs acquiring them (Sarlanga would have a memorable run with

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

). Both Gandulla and Sarlanga together scored more than the 50% of the goals scored by Ferro in the 1937 season. Other notable player for the club was

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, who played from 1941 until his retirement in 1944 scoring 20 goals. Gandulla and Emeal returned to Ferro in 1944 after their stint with

. But despite having such prominent players, Ferro finished last in

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and was relegated to

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for the first time in its history. Apart from football, the club added several sections to its range of sports disciplines, such as

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, and

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(starting after the club affiliated to Argentine Chess Federation). In 1933, Ferro C.O. formed its first

team. In the 1940s, Ferro also added

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and

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. As a result, the club increased its number of members, with more than 6,000 by 1941.

1950–1970

Ferro soon returned to the first division in 1949, when winning the Primera B title. Being presided by Atilio Renzi (a politician affiliated to

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and private secretary of

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), the club added

to its list of sports. The football team stayed in Primera until 1957, when its poor permformance during that championship caused Ferro C.O. was relegated for the second time in its history. Ferro only lasted one year in Primera B, returning in 1958 when the squad crowned champion. Ferro totalised 50 points in 34 matches played, followed by Nueva Chicago with 46."Argentina: 1ra. "B" AFA 1958" by José Carluccio on Historia y Fútbol, 17 Jul 2009 In the

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Primera División, Ferro finished 4th, being the best position in the top division until then. After being relegated again, Ferro won the Primera B championship in 1963, returning to Primera División. In the top level, Ferro reached another 4th place in the

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tournament. Ferro would be relegated again in

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after playing a "Reclasificatorio" tournament. In the 1969 Primera B season, Ferro C.O. won the tournament (with

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as runner up) but none of them could promote to Primera after they lost in the Reclasificatorio tournament to Banfield and

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(the worst placed teams in 1969 Metropolitano). Ferro 1978

Following with the good performance in 1969 season, Ferro C.O. won its second consecutive Primera B title in 1970, directly promoting to Primera División to play the

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season. By 1972, the club had 17,299 members and inaugurated the Gimnasio Héctor Etchart, home venue for the

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. In

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Ferro wore an orange jersey, paying tribute to World sub-champion

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, ''The Clockwork Orange'', finishing 6th in the Torneo Nacional disputed that year.

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was one of the most notable players for the club during those years. After some irregular campaigns, Ferro finished 23rd (last) in

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, being relegated along with

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and

Temperley Temperley may refer to: * Temperley, Argentina, a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires metro area. * Temperley (surname) * Club Atlético Temperley, Temperley, Buenos Aires, Argentina; a sport ...

. Ferro C. Oeste quickly returning to Primera so the team won the Primera B championship in 1978.

The Golden Age: 1980s

Ferro had a prominent role in Argentine sports in the 1980s, more specifically in football and

. The football team won 2 titles of

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and played the

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. Otherwise, the basketball team won the

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(the Argentine first division league) championship 3 times. Griguol entrevista

In 1979

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was hired as club manager. He would become the most successful coach in the club's history, winning 2 Primera División titles for the first time and also promoting players such as Alberto Márcico,

Héctor Cúper Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of the Syria national team. As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Ferro Carril Oeste, w ...

and

Oscar Garré Oscar Alfredo Garré (born 9 December 1956) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender for Ferro Carril Oeste and the Argentine national team. Career Garré played most of his career (1974–88 and 1989–94) as a ...

. In the 1981 Metropolitano championship Ferro finished 2nd, totalling 49 points, just one less than champion Boca Juniors. In that season, goalkeeper

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set a national record by keeping his goal unbeaten for 1,075 minutes. This included a run of 10 complete games without conceding a goal. That same year Ferro reached the Torneo Nacional final although the team was defeated by River Plate (by the same score: 1–0 in the two matches played). Ferro 1982

Ferro finally won its first title at Primera in

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, winning the Nacional tournament after beating defending champions

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in the finals (0–0, 2–0). The squad played a total of 22 matches, winning 16 with 6 draws so they won the championship remaining unbeaten. Ferro scored 50 goals and conceded 13. Left wing Miguel Angel Juárez was the top scorer with 22 goals. Other notable players for the champion team were

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, Alberto Márcico,

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, and Héctor Cúper. Although some key players during the 1982 tournament (Saccardi, Rocchia, Crocco) had left the club, Ferro won another Torneo Nacional in

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, defeating River Plate (with

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and

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) winning the two finals (3–0 and 1–0). The team played 14 matches, winning 8 and losing only 1, with 5 draws. Ferro scored 32 goals and only conceded 9, with Márcico being the top scorer with 5 goals. As one of the Argentine champions, Ferro debuted in Copa Libertadores playing the

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edition in a group with Estudiantes LP, and Chilean teams

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and

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, being eliminated after finishing last. The good performances by the squad in local football followed in the 1984 Metropolitano, where Ferro C.O. finished 2nd. (50 pts) after

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(51 pts). Ferro returned to international competitions to play the

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, being eliminated in the first stage. During the 1980s, Ferro gained recognition not only in football but also in basketball, being the first winner of the recently created Liga Nacional in 1985 after beating

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2–1 in the finals. Santiago Leyden was the president between 1964 and 1993. He is regarded as the man who led the club to a decade of greatness that included more than 100 titles in several sports disciplines. Leyden was also vicepresident of

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between 1976 and 1980. Also in the 1980s. Ferro Carril Oeste reached its peak as sports and social club, with more than 50,000 members and was proclaimed as a "model institution" by

.Ferro vuelve a sus socios
on Página/12, 17 Oct 2014 In 1987 Carlos Griguol left the club, and was hired by River Plate. He had won 2 titles in the first division (who still are the only two championships won by Ferro at the top level of Argentine football) and 2 sub-championships. Griguol returned in 1988, coaching Ferro until 1993.

Decline

On the other hand, Ferro had the longest run without scoring a goal. The team went 875 minutes without scoring between the end of the 1998 Apertura and the 1999 Clausura. In the 1990s, Ferro's form gradually declined and relegated to third level in 2001 after two consecutive relegations. Ferro finally returned to second one in 2003. Ferro has a strong rivalry with Vélez Sársfield, so both teams disputed what is known as ''Clásico del Oeste''.

Kit uniform evolution

Main uniform

Special editions

;Notes

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable former players

* Bernardo Gandulla (1934–39) * Jaime Sarlanga (1937–39) *

(1941–44) * Vicente Gambardella (1960) *

(1969–75, 1979–83) *

(1973–83) *

(1974–88) *

(1976–77, 1978–88) *

(1978–83) * Alberto Márcico (1980–85) *

(1980–84) *

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Managers

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(1937), (1953) * Pedro Dellacha (1965) *

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(1973–76) *

(1979–87), (1988–93) *

(1997–99) *

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(1999) *

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(2004–05) * José Luis Brown (2007–08) * Carlos Trullet (2008–09) * Jorge Luis Ghiso (2009) * Dalcio Giovagnoli (2010) *

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(2011–12) * José Luis Brown (2013) * José Romero (2014) * Marcelo Broggi (2015) *

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(2016) * Marcelo Broggi (2017–18) * Alejandro Orfila (2018) * Jorge Cordon (2018–20) * Diego Osella (2020-)

Honours

League

* Primera División (2): 1982 Nacional, 1984 Nacional *

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(5): 1958, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978 * División Intermedia (1): 1912 *

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(1): 2002–03

Cups

(2): 1912, 1913

Friendly

* Copa El Diario (1): 1908

Other sports

Basketball

Ferro Carril Oeste was one of the most successful basketball clubs in Argentina during the 1980s, being the first champion of

in 1985. The club has won a total of three LNB and one

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title. At international level, Ferro won three

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titles (being also the first Argentine team to win that competition). Ferro remains (along with

) as the most winning Argentine team."Yo vi al Ferro campeón 1986" on Basquet Retro blogsite (archived) 2019–20 Ferro Carril Oeste season

Volleyball

Honours

;Men's team * Primera División (6): 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 * Copa Morgan (7): 1966, 1977, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 * Campeonato Sudamericano (2): 1987, 1998 ;Women's team * Primera División (8): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990 * Copa Morgan (11): 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2004

Notes

References

External links

*
Ferro C. Oeste (unofficial)

Ferropedia

Ferroweb
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