Sacachispas Fútbol Club is an Argentine

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club from the

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district of

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. The team currently plays in

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, the regionalised third division of the

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History

In 1948, Roberto González and Aldo Vázquez, neighbors of

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at the south of

, decided to form a football team to play the Evita championships. Vázquez played at River Plate lower divisions and contacted former player

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(who was the coordinator by then) with the objective of River Plate allowed some of its players to play for the recently formed team. The name "Sacachispas" was taken from the fictitious squad that starred in ''Pelota de Trapo'', a movie that had been a huge success in Argentina. Sacachispas reached the Evita championship final at Estadio Monumental, with president

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and Statesman (politician), statesman who served as the History of Argentina (1946-1955), 29th president of Argentina from 1946 to Revolución Libertad ...

and his wife

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(who had given her name to the tournament) attending the match. After Perón noted that Sacachispas did not have a field, he made the arrangements to get a land where the club could build a stadium. Sacachispas 1954

The first stadium was built in Lacarra and Corrales Avenue. The club set an official date of foundation on October 17, 1948, as a tribute to Perón's intercession. Sacachispas affiliated to the

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in 1954, winning the

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tournament in its debut season. Nevertheless, Sacachispas has never reached the Primera División. In 2012, the club changed its name to "Sacachispas Mercado Central Fútbol Club", after an agreement signed with Club Atlético Mercado Central, the

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of Mercado Central de Buenos Aires. The agreement stated that the Mercado Central would make a monthly payment of $ 100,000 to Sacachispas. This agreement was an alliance but not a merger of both clubs. Nevertheless, the agreement between Sacachispas and Mercado Central came to an end in 2014 and Sacachispas returned to its original name and emblem."Las dos caras del apoyo económico privado"
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Titles

Primera C The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs, mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area ( ...

: 2016–17 *

: 1954, 1999–2000, 2002–03

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