Club Deportivo Papa Francisco Explained

Clubname:Papa Francisco
Size:150px
Fullname:Club Deportivo Papa Francisco
Nickname:El Santo Del Sur
(The Saint of the South)
Ground:Estadio Municipal de Luján
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Jorge Ramírez
League:Liga Lujanense
Position:Inaugural Season
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20140416214844/http://clubpapafrancisco.com.ar/

Club Deportivo Papa Francisco is a semi-professional football club based in San Francisco Solano in Buenos Aires Province which plays in the Liga Lujanense, one of the regional leagues that combine to form the quinta division of the Argentine football league system. It has been affiliated with the Argentine Football Association since December 2013 after being conceived in October of the same year.

The club is named after current Pope Francis, who was Archbishop of Buenos Aires before his election as Pope in March 2013. It currently does not have any official association with the Pope.[1]

The club's motto is 'no hooligans, no violence and no insults' and seeks to denounce violence and hooliganism which are prevalent in Argentine football.

History

The club played its first match on 12 April 2014 against local side Trefules. The match drew international attention after two players from CDPF were sent off during the match despite the club's promotion of nonviolence in the sport.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¡El equipo del Papa!: El Club Deportivo y Social Papa Francisco estrenó camiseta y salió a la cancha. tn.com.ar. 2 March 2014 . 16 April 2014.
  2. News: Papa Francisco football team named after pope has two sent off in first game. The Guardian. 14 April 2014 . 16 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Flores. David. Pope Francis Team Acted Naughty on Debut. soccerly.com. 16 April 2014.