Estudiantes de La Plata

Estudiantes de La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, with a history of achievement in professional football.

Fan Base

Following its international successes in the 1960s, Estudiantes gained more followers in all of Argentina. They have remained true to its colors in good times and bad, giving the club a country-wide fan base, widely known as one of the most loyal in Argentina.

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Within the La Plata area, Estudiantes is regarded as the club of the middle class, while rival side Gimnasia y Esgrima is identified with the working class.

Related Topics:
Middle class - Working class

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In the 1983 presidential election, Estudiantes fans were, together with their peers from Vélez Sarsfield, the first to voice their support for eventual winner Raúl Alfonsín in his bid against the Peronistas. The friendship with Vélez supporters has since vanished, especially after an Estudiantes win denied Vélez the 2003 championship.

Related Topics:
1983 - Vélez Sarsfield - Raúl Alfonsín - Peronistas

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Estudiantes fans are on friendly terms with most clubs from the South side of Greater Buenos Aires who make it to the top divisions. This was especially true of Temperley and Quilmes.

Related Topics:
Greater Buenos Aires - Quilmes

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Platense, from the North side of Greater Buenos Aires, held a special place in the hearts of Estudiantes fans, as it cemented Gimnasia's relegation in 1979. Platense has since been relegated and currently plays in the promotional divisions.

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On an international note, Estudiantes is friendly with the Uruguayan fan base of Peñarol.

Related Topics:
Uruguay - Peñarol

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