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History

The club was named by ex-pupils of the English High School of Rosario in homage to its director and football coach, English immigrant Isaac Newell. Newell's Old Boys has an historic rivalry with Rosario Central, the other club from Rosario. Isaac Newell (Strood, April 24, 1853 - Rosario, October 16 de 1907) was a teacher from England and a pioneer of Football in Argentina. ... Former crest Club AtlÃ©tico Rosario Central is a football club in Rosario, Argentina. ...

The team colors are black and red, taken from the flags of Great Britain and Germany (Isaac Newell being British and his wife German), and the team is often referred to as leprosos (lepers) because they promoted a charity match to raise funds for a leprosy clinic back in the 1920s. For the malady found in the Hebrew Bible, see the article Tzaraath. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Newell's Old Boys have won the Argentine Championship five times (Metropolitano 1974, 1987/88, 1990/91, Clausura 1992 and Apertura 2004) and were the Sub-Champions of the Copa Libertadores de América twice (1988 and 1992). The 1990/91 Championship was disputed between the 1990 Apertura (Newell's) and 1991 Clausura (Boca Juniors) Champions, which Newell's won in home-and-away matches. Even though the 1990 Clausura was not considered official by itself, it is considered by Newell's supporters to be their "sixth" championship. Primera DivisiÃ³n (First Division) is the top category of Argentine football (soccer), and it is organized by the Argentine Football Association. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Copa Toyota Libertadores (also known as Copa Libertadores de AmÃ©rica) (Portuguese: Copa Libertadores da AmÃ©rica or TaÃ§a Libertadores da AmÃ©rica, English: Liberators Cup) is a Football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Club AtlÃ©tico Boca Juniors is one of the most popular Argentine sports clubs, best known for its football team. ...

Newell's also won a friendly mini-tournament called the Little World Cup in 1988, against River Plate, Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid and Manchester United, and is, together with Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo and Racing one of the few Argentine clubs that made a long and successful tour over Europe (in 1941), in which they defeated several important teams such as Valencia, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Real Madrid and the Spanish National "A" Team. These are the only major international achievements of the club until now (although several minor international summer tournaments were won). So as yet the club have not won an official international championship. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For the club from Uruguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (Uruguay), for the one from Paraguay see Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate (AsunciÃ³n) Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Real Madrid Club de FÃºtbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Club AtlÃ©tico Boca Juniors is one of the most popular Argentine sports clubs, best known for its football team. ... San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in the barrio (neighbourhood) of Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Racing Club de Avellaneda is a football team based in the city of Avellaneda, a suburb of Gran Buenos Aires (the Buenos Aires metropolitan area), Argentina. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Valencia Club de FÃºtbol (also known as Valencia CF or Valencia) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. ... Borussia Vfl 1900 e. ... Real Madrid Club de FÃºtbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ...

Newell's Old Boys is one of a very few teams to have had all their players represent the National team in a single game (another is Queen's Park of Scotland whose first team represented Scotland in the very first International match against England), when they represented Argentina in a Pre-Olympic Tournament with their undefeated Reserva Team. It classified third all over America, after Brazil and Uruguay (references). Queens Park Football Club is a famous Scottish football team, and is the oldest football club in Scotland[1], founded in 1867. ...

The team has also contributed an important number of players to the Argentina national team, and exported many players to Europe's top leagues, mostly to Italy and Spain. Among its great players were Gabriel Batistuta, Balbo, Jorge Valdano, Gallego, Zanabria, Dezotti, Sensini, Samuel, Pochettino, Pontoni, Martino, Perucca and several more. It has recently produced players like teenage prodigy Lionel Messi, and Argentine international Gabriel Heinze. First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. ... Jorge Alberto Valdano (born October 4, 1955 in Las Parejas, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine former football player. ... Lionel AndrÃ©s Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera DivisiÃ³n, and appears on Argentinas national team. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5... Gabriel Ivan Heinze (born 19 March 1978 in Crespo, Entre RÃos Province) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid as a left-back. ...

The club's president, manager and owner is Eduardo J. López and its coach is Pablo Marini.

Stadium

The Newell's Old Boys stadium is located in the municipal neighborhood of Parque Independencia in Rosario. Since 1911, the municipality of Rosario has rented it to the club, because the municipality is the owner of the land. Estadio Newells Old Boys, nicknamed El Coloso del Parque (The Colossus of the Park), is Newells Old Boys multi-use stadium in Rosario, Argentina. ... Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ...

It is commonly referred to as El Coloso del Parque (The Colossus of the [Independence] Park), and its capacity was 30,000 persons before the modifications of 1997 (now holding 42,000).

Honours

National honours

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International titles

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Current Squad

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Squad changes for Apertura 2007

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Famous players

For another Argentine player named Sergio AlmirÃ³n, see Sergio Bernardo AlmirÃ³n. ... Abel Eduardo Balbo (born June 1, 1966, in Empalme Villa ConstituciÃ³n, Santa Fe) is a former Argentine football striker, the all-time leading foreign goalscorer in Italys Serie A. On the club level, Balbo played for Newells Old Boys (1987-88), River Plate (1988-89), before moving... Julio CÃ©sar Baldivieso (born December 2, 1971) is a Bolivian football (soccer) player who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup. ... FabiÃ¡n Basualdo is a retired Argentine football defender. ... Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. ... Fernando Daniel Belluschi (born September 10, 1983), is an Argentine football midfielder, currently captain of Argentine Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate. ... Ã“scar Tacuara Cardozo is a Paraguayan football striker. ... SebastiÃ¡n DomÃnguez (born on July 29, 1980, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine association football (soccer) player, who plays as a defender. ... Aldo Pedro Duscher (born 22 March 1979 in Esquel, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) player with an Austrian passport, who currently plays for the Spanish team Deportivo de La CoruÃ±a. ... AmÃ©rico RubÃ©n El Tolo Gallego (born 25 April 1955) is an Argentinian soccer coach and former player. ... Sergio Javier Goycochea (born October 17, 1963 in Lima, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a famous retired Argentinian football goalkeeper. ... Ariel Graziani (born June 7, 1971 in Empalme, Argentina) is a naturalized Ecuadorian striker for Liga de Quito of the Ecuadorian First Division. ... Julio Libonatti, (born in July 5, 1901 in Rosario - October 9, 1981), was an Argentine football forward. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former footballer. ... Gerardo Daniel Tata Martino (born November 20, 1962 in Rosario, Argentina) is a former football midfielder that now works as a coach. ... Alfredo Damian Mendoza (born December 12, 1963 in EncarnaciÃ³n) is a retired football striker from Paraguay. ... Lionel AndrÃ©s Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera DivisiÃ³n, and appears on Argentinas national team. ... Ariel Arnaldo Ortega (born March 4, 1974 in Libertador General San MartÃn, Jujuy) is an Argentinian footballer, who currently plays for Club AtlÃ©tico River Plate as a midfielder. ... Mauricio Pochettino (born 2 March 1972 in Murphy, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football player. ... Maximiliano RubÃ©n RodrÃguez (Born 2 January 1981 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine footballer. ... Mauro DamiÃ¡n Rosales (born February 24, 1981 in Villa MarÃa) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Argentine power-house River Plate. ... Walter AdriÃ¡n Samuel (born March 22, 1978 in Laborde, CÃ³rdoba Province) is an Argentine football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian league. ... Norberto Scoponi is a former Argentine football goalkeeper. ... Roberto NÃ©stor Sensini (born October 12, 1966 in Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe) is an Argentine former right full-back, defender and football manager. ... Justo Wilmar Villar (born June 30, 1977 in Cerrito, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Newells Old Boys of the Primera DivisiÃ³n Argentina. ... First international Paraguay 1 - 5 Argentina (AsunciÃ³n, Paraguay; 11 March 1919) Biggest win Paraguay 7 - 0 Bolivia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 April 1949) Biggest defeat Argentina 8 - 0 Paraguay (Santiago, Chile; 20 October 1926) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1930) Best result Round 2, 1986, 1998, 2002... JosÃ© Yudica (b February 26, 1937, Rosario, Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football player and manager. ... Mario Nicasio Zanabria (born October 1, 1948 in Santa Fe) is a former Argentine football (soccer) player and coach. ...

Famous supporters

Marcelo Bielsa (nicknamed El Loco Bielsa, Crazy Bielsa) is a football coach and former defender, born in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ... Rafael Antonio Bielsa (born February 15, 1953 in Rosario, Argentina) is the foreign minister of Argentina since May 25, 2003, when President NÃ©stor Kirchner took office. ... JosÃ© Cura, tenor and conductor JosÃ© Cura (born December 5, 1962 in Rosario, Argentina) a world-famous opera tenor singer known for his intense and original interpretations of his characters, notably Verdiâ€™s Otello and Saint-SaÃ«nsâ€™ Samson, as well as for his unconventional and innovative concert performances. ... Luciana Paula Aymar (born on August 10, 1977 in Rosario) is an Argentine field hockey professionall attacking player, and the only player to receive the FIH Worlds best player of the year award three times. ... Lionel AndrÃ©s Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine international football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Primera DivisiÃ³n, and appears on Argentinas national team. ...

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