Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually called Arsenal de Sarandí or simply Arsenal, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. They were founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. They currently play in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina. They play their home games at the Estadio Julio H. Grondona, named after one of the founders, which has a capacity of 16,000. It opened in 1964 but was not used in the First Division until 2004. The club's colours are red and light blue, in honour of the traditional teams of Avellaneda. They have never won an Argentine league championship. The club's first major title was the Copa Sudamericana 2007.
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Arsenal History
Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually called Arsenal de Sarandí or simply Arsenal, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. They were founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. They currently play in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina. They play their home games at the Estadio Julio H. Grondona, named after one of the founders, which has a capacity of 16,000. It opened in 1964 but was not used in the First Division until 2004. The club's colours are red and light blue, in honour of the traditional teams of Avellaneda. They have never won an Argentine league championship. The club's first major title was the Copa Sudamericana 2007.
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