Football in Buenos Aires
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Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires has one of the highest concentration of football teams of any city in the world (featuring at least 18 professional football teams), with many of its teams playing in the top tier Primera División. This has led to the development of several rivalries within the city, contested as "derbys" when the regular league schedule brings these teams together, such as the Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate{{snd}}deemed one of the "50 sporting things you must do before you die" by The Observer.[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1182710,00.html 50 sporting things you must do before you die], The ObserverRoyal Madrid, 4 April 2004 Other major clubs include Vélez Sarsfield, Ferro Carril Oeste and Argentinos Juniors.
Diego Maradona, born in Lanús Partido (county), outside of the city of Buenos Aires but in its metropolitan area, is widely considered one of the greatest football players of all time. Maradona started his career with Argentinos Juniors, later playing for Boca Juniors, the Argentina national football team and others (most notably FC Barcelona in Spain and SSC Napoli in Italy).[http://www.diegomaradona.com/ingles/ihistoria.html Complete list here on the left] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302213753/http://www.diegomaradona.com/ingles/ihistoria.html |date=2 March 2010 }}
Professional Clubs
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Honours
- Argentina football champion (68)
- River Plate(36)
- Boca Juniors(32)
Buenos Aires derby
- Superclásico: River Plate vs. Boca Juniors
- Porteño derby: Huracán vs. San Lorenzo
- Western derby: Ferro Carril Oeste vs. Vélez Sarsfield
- Barraqueño derby: Barracas Central vs. Sportivo Barracas
- Superclásico del Ascenso: All Boys vs. Nueva Chicago
- Clásico del Bajo: Defensores de Belgrano vs. Excursionistas
- Malevo Derby: Deportivo Riestra vs. Sacachispas
- Comu-Lama derby: Comunicaciones vs. General Lamadrid
- Argentinos Juniors vs. Atlanta
- All Boys vs. Atlanta
- Comunicaciones vs. Excursionistas
Stadiums
Locations of teams
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