Club Deportivo Papa Francisco is a semi-professional football club based in San Francisco Solano in Buenos Aires Province which plays in the Liga Lujanense, one of the regional leagues that combine to form the quinta division of the Argentine football league system. It has been affiliated with the Argentine Football Association since December 2013 after being conceived in October of the same year.
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Papa Francisco |
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| Nickname(s) | El Santo Del Sur (The Saint of the South) |
| Founded | 12 September 2013 |
| Ground | Estadio Municipal de Luján |
| President | Jorge Ramírez |
| League | Liga Lujanense |
| Inaugural Season | |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20140416214844/http://clubpapafrancisco.com.ar/ |
The club is named after current Pope Francis, who was Archbishop of Buenos Aires before his election as Pope in March 2013. It currently does not have any official association with the Pope.[1]
The club's motto is 'no hooligans, no violence and no insults' and seeks to denounce violence and hooliganism which are prevalent in Argentine football.
History
editThe club played its first match on 12 April 2014 against local side Trefules. The match drew international attention after two players from CDPF were sent off during the match despite the club's promotion of nonviolence in the sport.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "¡El equipo del Papa!: El Club Deportivo y Social Papa Francisco estrenó camiseta y salió a la cancha". tn.com.ar. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Papa Francisco football team named after pope has two sent off in first game". The Guardian. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Flores, David. "Pope Francis Team Acted Naughty on Debut". soccerly.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.