Club Ferrocarril Midland
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| Ferrocarril Midland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Club Atlético Ferrocarril Midland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Funebreros | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | April 26, 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Ferrocarril Midland, Libertad, Merlo Argentina (Capacity 3,600) |
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| Chairman | Roberto Aciar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Carlos Medina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Primera D Metropolitana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2007 | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Ferrocarril Midland are an Argentina Football club, from Merlo in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. They currently play in the regionalised 5th level of Argentinian football Primera D Metropolitana.
The club was founded on June 28, 1914 for workers of the Buenos Aires Midland Railway to participate in sports and social activities. In 1929 the club was divided into two Club Midland and Club Atlético Libertad but they were reunited in 1933.
The club competed in the regional divisions until 1960 when they gained their affiliation with the Argentine Football Association. One year later the club started competing in the lowest league; Primera D.
The club had a spell in Primera C in the 1990s which cumulated with a short spell in Primera B.
In 1989 the club set a South American record by going 50 games unbeaten.
The clubs main rivals are Ituzaingó, Deportivo Merlo and Argentino Merlo.
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[edit] External links
Oficial Club Website (Spanish)
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