page_title: Ferro Carril Oeste
section_title: 1950s to 1970s
hierarchical_section_title: Ferro Carril Oeste / History / 1950s to 1970s
caption_attribution_description: English: Team of Ferro C. Oeste, Primera B champions.
context_page_description: Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its
  football team, currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
  Apart from football, Ferro Carril Oeste hosts a wide variety of sports that can be practised at the club, such as athletics, basketball, baseball, futsal, handball, field hockey, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis and volleyball.
context_section_description: Ferro soon returned to the first division in 1949, when winning the Primera B title. During the 1950 Ferro finished 6th in 1954 and reached a memorable 4th position in 1959, the best team campaign 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 1965 tournament. Ferro would be relegated again, returning in 1970 to the first division.
  In 1974 Ferro wore an orange jersey, paying tribute to World sub-champion Netherlands national football team, The Clockwork Orange, finishing 6th in the Torneo Nacional disputed that year. Team's most notable player was central midfielder Gerónimo "Cacho" Saccardi, who had debuted in 1969 and became a legendary player for the institution.
caption: The Ferro C. Oeste squad in 1978 that won the Primera B title
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