Deportivo Morón

Club Deportivo Morónis anArgentinesports clublocated in the city ofMorón, Buenos Aires. Deportivo Morón'sfootballteam currently plays inPrimera B Nacional, the second division of theArgentine football league system.
The club was founded in 1947 under the name "Club Sportivo Morón". Three years later the club joined the AFA and began playing in "Tercera de Ascenso", (nowPrimera C Metropolitana). In 1952, the club changed its name to "Club Deportivo Morón", which has remained since.
Apart from football, other sports hosted in Deportivo Morón areartistic gymnastics,basketball,handball,martial arts,roller skating,swimming,volleyball, andyoga.
The club was founded on June 20, 1947, under the name "Club Sportivo Morón" ("Deportivo Manuel Belgrano" had been one of the names initially proposed) after a meeting held at "Bar de Volpi". One of its founding members, Filiberto Ferrante, was elected as the first president of the institution. Four years later the club joined theAFAregistering to play inPrimera D Metropolitana, the last division of theArgentine football league system.
The team started competing in official tournaments in 1952, finishing in the penultimate position. The first shirt worn was white with a red diagonal sash (similar toRiver Plateshirt), then switched to white with a horizontal band. As the club did not have a field, the mayor ofMorón Partidogave the club land located on Almirante Brown street, where the club would build its facilities. In 1955 Morón promoted toPrimera C, where the team debuted in April 1956, beatingBrown de Adrogué5–3.
Deportivo Morón won its second title in 1959, the Primera C championship therefore promoting toPrimera B(the second division by then), after winning 28 games with only 2 defeats in 34 matches. While playing in second division, the club built new concrete grandstands of its stadium. In 1968, Morón won the "Torneo Reclasificación", promoting to the top division,Primera Divisiónalong with Santa Fe teamUnión. Nevertheless, Morón made a poor campaign in the1969 Primera championship, being relegated after finishing penultimate.
In 1980 Deportivo Morón won its second Primera C title after beatingDeportivo Merlo4–2. When thePrimera B Nacionalwas established by AFA in 1986, Morón did not qualify to play that tournament so the team participated inPrimera B Metropolitana(the other division created that year). On April 14, 1990 Morón won the 198990 Primera B Metro title and therefore promoted to Nacional B after beatingDefensores de Belgrano2–0. That was the 5th promotion achieved by the club since its foundation. The team, coached by Salvador Daniele, won 16 matches and lost 4.Morón remained in the division until it was relegated after the 1999–2000 season.
After a great campaign during the2016–17season in Primera B Metro where the team crowned champion, Morón promoted to the second division after totalising 66 points (8 more thanDeportivo Riestra, 2nd) with 17 wins and 4 losses in 36 matches. In 2017, theGalloalso reached the2016–17 Copa Argentinasemifinal where it lost to River Plate.
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