El Rey de Copasthe King of Cups
In Aussie and Kiwi terms
Hawthorn. A dynasty club whose trophy cabinet does the talking.
- Home
- Avellaneda, Greater Buenos Aires
- Ground
- Estadio Libertadores de América – Ricardo Enrique Bochini
- Founded
- 1904
- Colours
- Red
- Great rival
- Racing Club (the Clásico de Avellaneda)
Three things to know
- It has won a record seven Copa Libertadores titles, South America's top club prize, and has never lost a Libertadores final.
- Four of those came in a row, from 1972 to 1975.
- Ricardo Bochini played his whole career here, from 1972 to 1991. He was Diego Maradona's boyhood idol.