Club Atlético del Rosario
Club Atlético del Rosario is an Argentine sports club from Rosario, Santa Fe. One of the oldest clubs still in existence in the country, Atlético del Rosario was a pioneer of football in Rosario, being the first team from that city to play in Primera División, the top division of the Argentine football league system. At the international level, Rosario A.C. was also the first team outside Buenos Aires to win an international tournament, the Tie Cup on three occasions. Atlético was also a founding member of the Liga Rosarina de Football, the main body that organised the practice of association football in Rosario from 1905 to 1930.
Rosario A.C. squad of 1884, the oldest photo of a rugby team in Argentina
In 1892, the club adopted the claret and light blue colors, as reported in local newspapers
The team that won the international football Tie Cup in 1902
Rosario and Buenos Aires cricket teams posing together in 1916
The Tie Cup Competition was an international football tournament played between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay Associations. It was one of the earliest international football tournaments played between members of different national football associations, played on an annual basis until 1919.
Francis Chevallier-Boutell donated the trophy
Rosario A.C., 1904 winner
Argentine club Alumni (posing with the cup among other trophies) is the most winning team with 6 titles
Montevideo Wanderers with the trophy in 1911