Club Leandro N. Alem

Club Deportivo y Mutual Leandro N. Alem is an Argentine football club, located in General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in Primera C, the fourth division of the Argentine football league system.

The club was founded in 1925 by a group of dairy workers, and because of that, it was soon nicknamed El Lechero (The Milkman) although its denomination honoured Leandro Nicéforo Alem, an Argentine politician who was the founder and leader of the Unión Cívica Radical and also the uncle and political teacher of former President of Argentina Hipólito Yrigoyen.

Leando N. Alem used wears a uniform that is very similar to Boca Juniors, Argentina's most popular football team.

In the 2001 Primera C Metropolitana Clausura tournament the club set an Argentine record for the worst performance in a short season. They obtained only 1 point from 17 games, which led to their relegation to Primera D.

Club Leandro N. Alem er en argentinsk fodboldklub, der er baseret i General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires-provinsen. Klubben blev grundlagt den 10. oktober 1925 og spiller sine hjemmekampe på Estadio Leandro N. Alem.

Leandro N. Alem spiller i Primera C, den tredje division i det argentinske fodboldsystem. Klubben har aldrig vundet et større trofæ, men har vundet flere regionale og lokale mesterskaber.

Klubbens tilhængere er kendt som "Los Leones" (løverne) og er kendt for deres passion og støtte. Leandro N. Alem har en stærk rivalisering med den lokale klub Victoriano Arenas.

Nogle af de mest berømte spillere, der har spillet for Leandro N. Alem, omfatter:

* Carlos Bianchi
* Osvaldo Ardiles
* Diego Maradona (som ungdomsspiller)

Leandro N. Alem er en stolt og traditionel klub, der har en vigtig plads i det argentinske fodboldsamfund.