Club Liceo Naval

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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.[4]

Liceo Naval
Full nameCentro de Graduados del Liceo Naval Militar
Founded26 April 1953; 71 years ago (1953-04-26) [1][2]
GroundAv. Cantilo, Núñez[2]
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
League(s)Metropolitano (Field hockey)
AffiliationsURBA (Rugby)
AHBA (Hockey)
Activities
President
Eduardo Zabalza[3]
Colors     
Websitecglnm.com.ar

The Liceo Naval's senior rugby union team competes in Primera División B, the third division of the URBA league system,[2] 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.[5]

Other sports practised at Liceo Naval are football, rowing, and tennis.[4]

Overview

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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.[6]

Facilities

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Club headquarters and fields are located in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires, close to the Ciudad Universitaria.[2][5]

Notable athletes

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Rocío Sánchez Moccia, a Lioness that started her career at Liceo Naval

Club image

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Uniforms

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Rugby, Hockey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Football

Honours

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  • URBA 7s championship: 2013

References

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