Club Atlético San Martín (mostly known as San Martín de Tucumán) is an Argentine sports club founded in 1909 and based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province. The club is notable for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
Other sports practised at the club are field hockey, handball, martial arts, rugby union, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
History San Martin played every season in the Nacional championship between 1968 and 1985. El Santo has also played 3 seasons in the Argentine Primera División, in 1988–89, 1991–92 and in 2008–09.
The club's most notable victory was a 6–1 win over Boca Juniors in La Bombonera on November 20, 1988. After playing the 2008–09 season in Argentina's First Division, San Martín was relegated to Primera B Nacional. In 2011, after losing the Promoción, San Martín was relegated again to a lower division, the Torneo Argentino A.
Current squad
Honours National League Primera B Nacional (1): 2007–08 Torneo Federal A (1): 2016 Torneo del Interior (2): 1986-87, 1987-88 Torneo Argentino B (1): 2004-05
National cups Copa Gral. P. Ramírez (1): 1944
Regional Federación Tucumana de Fútbol (20): 1919, 1923, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976 Liga Tucumana de Fútbol (7): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2004 Copa Competencia (7): 1921, 1922, 1936, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1964 Copa de Honor (12): 1922, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1973, 1974 Copa de Preparación (1): 1975
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External links
Medio partidario: www.Cirujas.com Medio partidario: Mundo Ciruja Medio partidario: San Martín - Sitio Alternativo