Club Atlético Brown (mostly known as Brown de Adrogué) is an Argentine football club from the Adrogué neighborhood in Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
History
The club was formed in 1945 as a multidisciplinary sports club. Brown, which has never played in Primera División, reached its highest league position in the 1999–00 season, finishing in 1st place in Primera B Metropolitana tournament, but could not promote to Primera B Nacional, being defeated in the play-off semi-final.
In June 2013, Brown won the play-off series defeating Almagro at the finals by penalty shoot-out. Therefore the squad promoted to the upper division, Primera B Nacional, for the first time in the history of the club.
Brown de Adrogué won its second title in 2015, the Primera B Metropolitana championship, therefore the squad promoted to the second division, Primera B Nacional. In September 2018, Brown achieved its most important victory to date, when the squad eliminated Independiente from the Copa Argentina after beating them by penalty shoot-out.Otra sorpresa grande: Independiente fue eliminado en los penales por Brown de Adrogué - Copyright © LA NACION - URL: "https://www.lanacion.com.ar/2170700-independiente-brown-copa-argentina by Rodolfo Chisleanschi, La Nación, 10 Sep 2018
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Honours National Primera B Metropolitana Winners (1): 2015 Primera División D Winners (1): 1980
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