Club Liceo Naval Explained
| Liceo Naval |
| Fullname: | Centro de Graduados del Liceo Naval Militar |
| Short Name: | Liceo, William, Tricolor |
| Ground: | Av. Cantilo, Núñez |
| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Eduardo Zabalza[1] |
| League(S): | Metropolitano (Field hockey) |
| Affiliations: | URBA (Rugby)
AHBA (Hockey) |
Centro de Gradudados del Liceo Naval Militar, or simply Club Liceo Naval, is an Argentine sports club formed by graduates from Liceo Naval "Almirante Brown" (Admiral Brown Naval Military Academy), one of the two educative institutions of the Argentine Navy.[2]
The Liceo Naval's senior rugby union team competes in Primera División B, the third division of the URBA league system, while the women's field hockey team plays in the Torneo Metropolitano, the main competition within Buenos Aires Province metropolitan area organised by the AHBA.[3]
Other sports practised at Liceo Naval are football, rowing, and tennis.[2]
Overview
The Liceo Naval Militar "Almirante Brown" (named after Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown) opened in 1947 as a high school in the city of Ensenada, Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province. Only 6 years laters, a sports club named "Centro De Graduados Del Liceo Naval Militar" was established by Liceo Militar alumni in a small room located on Anchorena street in Buenos Aires.[4]
Facilities
Club headquarters and fields are located in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires, close to the Ciudad Universitaria.[5] [3]
Notable athletes
- Rocío Sánchez Moccia (field hockey),[6] also played for the Argentina national team[7]
- Eduardo Simone, Ignacio Fernández Lobbe and Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (rugby),[8] also players of the Argentina national team[9]
- Nicolas Fernández Lobbe and Santiago Craig (rugby),[10] also for Argentina 7s Santiago Fiocca, Sebastián Buffa, Nicolás Azzorín, Guido Lofiego, and Nacho Calles (rugby), also for youth national teams
- Santiago Gilligan (rugby),[11] also for Argentina XV[12]
- Diego Acuña (rugby), also for Pampas
Club image
Uniforms
Honours
- URBA 7s championship: 2013
Notes and References
- https://www.cglnm.com.ar/Autoridades/Comisi%C3%B3n_Directiva Comisión Directiva 2023–25
- https://gacetamarinera.com.ar/especiales/liceos-navales-la-educacion-naval-plasmada-en-colegios-secundarios/ Liceos navales: la educación naval plasmada en colegios secundarios
- https://www.ahba.com.ar/club.php?id=60&seccion=CLUB Liceo Naval
- https://www.cglnm.com.ar/Quienes_Somos Quienes somos
- https://urba.org.ar/equipos/liceo-naval Liceo Naval
- https://www.espn.com.ar/hockey-sobre-cesped/nota/_/id/11244631/rocio-sanchez-va-por-el-sueno-de-la-permanencia-con-liceo-naval-hockey-sobre-cesped-metropolitano-buenos-aires-playout-repechaje Rocío Sánchez va por el sueño de la permanencia con Liceo Naval
- https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/hockey/documentales-olimpicos-rio-2016-rio-sanchez-moccia-y-como-hacer-magia-con-una-bocha-de-hockey-sobre-cesped-nid1923309/ "Olímpicos" Río 2016: Rocío Sánchez Moccia
- https://www.rugbychampagneweb.com/Noticia/los-67-anos-de-liceo-naval-un-club-que-quiere-volver-a-ser-de-primera_3936 Los 67 años de Liceo Naval, un club que quiere volver a ser de Primera
- https://www.cglnm.com.ar/Actividades_Rugby/12-07-07/Juan_Fern%C3%A1ndez_Lobbe_es_el_capit%C3%A1n_de_Los_Pumas Juan Fernández Lobbe es el capitán de Los Pumas
- https://www.aplenorugby.com.ar/site/urba/notas/20156/otro-golpe-de-liceo-naval Otro golpe de Liceo Naval
- https://www.diariolavanguardia.com/noticias-pasion5/5055-festejo-de-santiago-gilligan-con-liceo-naval/ Festejo de Santiago Gilligan
- https://eldiariobalcarce.com.ar/santiago-gilligan-en-otra-concentracion-nacional-817 Santiago Gilligan en otra Concentración Nacional
