El Leónthe Lion
In Aussie and Kiwi terms
Geelong. A winning culture just down the road from the big city.
- Home
- La Plata
- Ground
- Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, known as UNO
- Founded
- 1905
- Colours
- Red and white stripes
- Great rival
- Gimnasia La Plata (the Clásico Platense)
Three things to know
- It won the Copa Libertadores three years running, from 1968 to 1970, then a fourth in 2009.
- It won the 2025 Clausura for its seventh league title.
- It runs in the family. Juan Ramón Verón starred in the 1960s side, and his son Juan Sebastián captained the 2009 champions and later became club president.