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The Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield is a sports entity in Argentina based in the Liniers neighborhood, Buenos Aires.
It was founded on January 1, 1910 and its main activity is mens soccer, whose first team participates in the First Division of Argentina.It is one of the most successful and representative clubs in Argentine football; having become champion of the First Division 10 times, along with another 5 international titles and 1 national cup.
Its stadium is the José Amalfitani.Vélez obtained the first title in the 1968 National Championship, the club underwent its greatest period of success starting in 1993.
It obtained 16 official titles in its history: 10 First Division titles, 1 national cup and 5 international titles, including the 1994 Libertadores and Intercontinental Cups.
The latter being his greatest sporting achievement.
He became World Champion on December 1 of that year, beating Milan of Italy 2-0 at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
Thanks to this achievement, he is part of the select group of the only 29 teams in the world that have won the highest soccer club championship in the world, among more than 300,000 clubs recognized by FIFA.
At the same time, the treble of titles obtained in 1996 stands out.
Vélez is the second team that has played continuously for the longest time at the highest level of the countrys official championships with 80 consecutive in the First Division.Identified with its nickname «el Fortín», it is a non-profit civil association, its ownership falling to its 47,340 members.
His historical rival is Ferro Carril Oeste, with whom he makes up the Clásico del Oeste, which has not been played since 2000 due to his absence in the First Division.In addition to football, he excels in volleyball, basketball, hockey and futsal, among other sports.
Various activities are carried out at the institution, both in the field of education, as well as other social, cultural and recreational activities.