Independiente
Club · Argentina · Liga Profesional Argentina
«The Red Devils»
The club grew out of a group of shop workers in Buenos Aires who settled on forming a team on 4 August 1904; the side took the field as Independiente Foot-Ball Club from 1 January 1905. It moved out to the suburb of Crucecita in 1907 and did not settle in Avellaneda itself until 1928.
The switch from white shirts to red also dates to 1907. Two accounts of it survive: one credits president Aristeides Langoni's admiration for Nottingham Forest, the other traces the colour to secretary Julio Mantecón and the symbolism of the workers' movement.
What followed earned the club its nickname, El Rey de Copas — the King of Cups. Independiente has won the Copa Libertadores seven times and the Intercontinental Cup twice. Ricardo Bochini sat at the centre of that run, scoring 132 goals in 638 matches for the club between 1972 and 1992 and sharing in four of those Libertadores titles. Jorge Burruchaga scored the winning goal in the 1984 final; he and Daniel Bertoni, Bochini's regular partner up front, both went on to win the World Cup with Argentina in 1986. Arsenio Erico remains the club's leading scorer overall, with 293 goals between 1934 and 1946.
The stadium took Bochini's name in December 2021, becoming the Estadio Libertadores de América – Ricardo Enrique Bochini. The club itself belongs to its members, more than 160,000 socios, rather than to any single owner.
The domestic record tells a different story: Independiente's last Primera División title came in 2002.
Latest results
All matches| 22 Aug | Liga Profesional Argentina |
Independ. Rivadavia
H
|
0:0 | D |
| 17 Aug | Liga Profesional Argentina |
Lanús
A
|
3:1 | W |
| 12 Aug | Copa Argentina |
Atlético Tucumán
A
|
0:4 | L |
| 9 Aug | Liga Profesional Argentina |
Platense
H
|
0:1 | L |
| 3 Aug | Liga Profesional Argentina |
Vélez Sarsfield
A
|
0:1 | L |
| 31 Jul | Liga Profesional Argentina |
Newell’s Old Boys
H
|
1:0 | W |
Standing
Liga Profesional ArgentinaGroup stage · Apertura - Group A
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
Vélez Sarsfield
|
16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18:12 | 28 |
| 4 |
 Talleres Córdoba
|
16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17:13 | 26 |
| 5 |
Independiente
|
16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24:20 | 24 |
| 6 |
Lanús
|
16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18:15 | 24 |
| 7 |
 San Lorenzo de Almagro
|
16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14:14 | 22 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 291| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 291 | 145 | 146 |
| Scored | 341 | 190 | 151 |
| Conceded | 271 | 114 | 157 |
| Scored per game | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Conceded per game | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +70 | +76 | −6 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Iván José Marcone
Midfielder
22 Matches
Lautaro Miljan
Midfielder
22 Matches
Gabriel Ávalos Stumpfs
Forward
22 Matches
M. Perez Curci
Midfielder
22 Matches
Kevin Joel Lomónaco
Defender
22 Matches
Rodrigo Rey
Goalkeeper
22 Matches
Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou
Forward
21 Matches
Juan Manuel Fedorco
Defender
21 Matches
Squad of Independiente
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Iván José Marcone |
Midfielder | 22 | ||
| 14 | Lautaro Miljan |
Midfielder | 22 | ||
| 9 | Gabriel Ávalos Stumpfs |
Forward | 22 | ||
| 16 | M. Perez Curci |
Midfielder | 22 | ||
| 26 | Kevin Joel Lomónaco |
Defender | 22 | ||
| 33 | Rodrigo Rey |
Goalkeeper | 22 | ||
| 19 | Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou |
Forward | 21 | ||
| 13 | Juan Manuel Fedorco |
Defender | 21 | ||
| 22 |  Facundo Gabriel Zabala |
Defender | 20 | ||
| 10 |  Luciano Cabral |
Midfielder | 20 | ||
| 4 |  Santiago Arias |
Defender | 20 | ||
| 1 |  Joaquín Blázquez |
Goalkeeper | 20 | ||
| 29 |  Leonardo Ezequiel Godoy |
Defender | 20 | ||
| 36 |  Sebastián Aníbal Valdez |
Defender | 18 | ||
| 7 |  Santiago Gabriel Montiel |
Midfielder | 17 | ||
| 6 |  Nicolás Omar Freire |
Defender | 17 | ||
| 3 |  Milton Valenzuela |
Defender | 17 | ||
| 11 |  Federico Mancuello |
Midfielder | 17 | ||
| 5 |  |
 Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés |
Midfielder | 30 | 17 |
| 28 |  Maximiliano Gutiérrez |
Forward | 16 | ||
| 40 | |
 Ignacio Malcorra |
Midfielder | 39 | 16 |
| 18 |  Facundo Valdes |
Forward | 13 | ||
| 25 | |
 Ignacio Pussetto |
Forward | 30 | 13 |
| 34 |  Felipe Tempone |
Forward | 11 | ||
| 17 | |
 Walter Uriel Mazzantti |
Forward | 29 | 8 |
| 3 |  Jonathan de Irazusta |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 24 |  Josias Pale |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 35 |  Juan Miguel Araizago |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 8 |  Maximiliano Eduardo Meza |
Forward | 5 | ||
| 32 |  David Martinez |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 21 |  Fernando Kloster |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 20 |  Facundo Cruz |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 77 |  Santiago Mele |
Goalkeeper | 2 | ||
| 38 |  Luciano Barros |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 20 |  S. Bodnar |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 30 |  Thomas Parms |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 27 | |
 Diego Tarzia |
Forward | 23 | 2 |
| 15 |  Imanol Machuca |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 37 |  Joel Medina |
Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Independiente
-
30 Aug · 23:15
Gimnasia M.
H
Liga Profesional Argentina
-
22 Aug
Independ. Rivadavia
H
0:0
D
-
17 Aug
Lanús
A
3:1
W
-
12 Aug
Atlético Tucumán
A
0:4
L
-
9 Aug
Platense
H
0:1
L
-
3 Aug
Vélez Sarsfield
A
0:1
L
-
31 Jul
Newell’s Old Boys
H
1:0
W
-
26 Jul
Estudiantes de La Plata
A
2:0
W
-
27 May
Racing Club
A
0:2
L
Honours of Independiente
- Liga Profesional Argentina 1922, 1926, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 2002 16
- Primera División 1922, 1926, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1994, 2002 16
- Copa Libertadores 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984 7
- Copa de Competencia de la Asociación Amateurs 1924, 1925, 1926 3
- Copa Interamericana 1973, 1974, 1975 3
- Copa Intercontinental 1973, 1974, 1984 3
- Copa Aldao 1938, 1939 2
- Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren 1938, 1939 2
- Copa Sudamericana 2010, 2017 2
- Intercontinental Cup 1973, 1984 2
- Supercopa Sudamericana 1994, 1995 2
- Copa Argentina 1970 1
- Copa Bullrich 1909 1
- Copa Centenario AFA 1993 1
- Copa de Competencia Jockey Club 1916 1
- Copa de Competencia La Nación 1914 1
- Copa de Honor Cousenier 1918 1
- Copa Escobar 1939 1
- Copa Sudamericana 1995 1
- Suruga Bank Championship 2018 1