Racing de Córdoba

Club Atlético Racing, generally known as Racing de Córdoba or Racing de Nueva Italia, is an Argentine sports institution from the city of Córdoba. It was founded on 14 December 1924 and its main activity is professional football. It plays its home matches at the Estadio Miguel Sancho, located in a working-class neighbourhood called “Nueva Italia”, in the north-east of the city. It currently plays in the Primera Nacional, the second tier of Argentine football.

Its best performance in Primera División tournaments came in the 1980 Campeonato Nacional, in which it finished as runner-up.

Other important footballing achievements of the institution are: 1 Copa Presidente de Corea del Sur in 1981, 3 Torneo Argentino A – Torneo Federal A titles, 3 Torneo Argentino B – Federal B – Torneo Regional Federal Amateur titles, 8 Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol championships and 1 Provincial.

Because of its performances at national level and its record in the Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol, it is considered one of the most representative clubs of the city and of the province of Córdoba.

Its stadium is the Miguel Sancho, located in the Barrio Nueva Italia, with a capacity for 22,000 spectators. It currently has 1,500 members.

Its traditional rival is Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba from the same city; it also maintains great rivalries with the other two major clubs of the city, Belgrano and Talleres, and in addition has a neighbourhood derby with the club General Paz Juniors