Rugby team

Barracas Central

Club · Argentina · Liga Profesional Argentina

«El Guapo»

250 Matches

83 wins

87 draws

80 losses

249–294 Goals

−45 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Form L L L L D D

Barracas Central sits in the Primera División after a climb that took 87 years, having last played in Argentina's top flight in 1934. The 2021 promotion came through the Torneo Reducido, a playoff for second place, settled on penalties against Quilmes after the two sides could not be separated at 0-0.

A truck driver named Felipe Campora founded the club on 5 April 1904 and became its first president. The name took a while to settle: it started as Barracas Central del Sud, switched to Villa Soldati when the club joined the Argentine Football Association in 1911, and only became Barracas Central in 1913.

Every honour before that 2021 title came from winning a lower division and using it as a ladder. In 1944, the club went through an entire Tercera División season without losing, 14 wins and 2 draws, and repeated the title in 1948. Decades later, Primera D wins in 1974 and 1981 pushed the club back up, and a 2009-2010 Primera C title returned it to the second tier after 60 years away.

Carlos Arce carried the club through most of that rise, playing 423 matches across the lower divisions before it reached the top flight. Among those who passed through as youngsters, Lucas Barrios stands out: he came through the academy between 1999 and 2002 before going on to become Colo-Colo's all-time top scorer and a title winner in Germany, Chile, China and Brazil.

Matches are played at the Estadio Claudio Fabián Tapia, where construction began in 1916 and where the club has stayed ever since, in front of 12,000 spectators wearing the club's red and white stripes.

The fixture that still carries weight in the neighbourhood is the Clásico barraqueño, against Club Sportivo Barracas. It dates to the 1910s, and its bitterest chapter came on 10 December 1932, when Sportivo Barracas won 5-1 in a match that decided the amateur-era title. The two clubs now sit in different tiers of Argentine football, which has left the rivalry running more on history than on the table.

Latest results

All matches

7 Sep	Liga Profesional Argentina	Argentinos Juniors H	0:0	D
1 Sep	Liga Profesional Argentina	Tigre A	0:0	D
27 Aug	Copa Argentina	Estudiantes de La Plata A	1:3	L
23 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Platense H	1:2	L
17 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Rosario Central H	0:1	L
9 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Gimnasia La Plata A	0:2	L

Standing

Liga Profesional Argentina

Group stage · Apertura - Group B

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
7	Huracan	16	5	7	4	17:13	22
8	Racing Club	16	5	6	5	17:15	21
9	Barracas Central	16	5	6	5	15:15	21
10	Tigre	16	4	8	4	18:15	20
11	Sarmiento de Junín	16	6	1	9	13:20	19

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 250

250 Matches

83 wins

87 draws

80 losses

249–294 Goals

−45 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 250

83 87 80

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	250	127	123
Scored	249	147	102
Conceded	294	146	148
Scored per game	1.0	1.2	0.8
Conceded per game	1.2	1.1	1.2
Difference	−45	+1	−46

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Iván Alejo Tapia Midfielder 30 Matches

Juan Ángel Espínola González Goalkeeper 30 Matches

Gastón Matías Campi Defender 30 Matches

Ivan Guaras Midfielder 30 Matches

Tomás Uriel Porra Midfielder 30 Matches

Nicolás Capraro Defender 29 Matches

Jhonatan Marcelo Candia Hernández Forward 29 Matches

Rodrigo Axel Insúa Defender 29 Matches

Squad of Barracas Central

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
10	Iván Alejo Tapia	Midfielder	27	30
1	Juan Ángel Espínola González	Goalkeeper	31	30
37	Gastón Matías Campi	Defender	35	30
16	Ivan Guaras	Midfielder	21	30
8	Tomás Uriel Porra	Midfielder	22	30
2	Nicolás Capraro	Defender	28	29
20	Jhonatan Marcelo Candia Hernández	Forward	31	29
6	Rodrigo Axel Insúa	Defender	28	29
30	Marcelo Agustín Miño	Goalkeeper	29	29
5	Dardo Federico Miloc	Midfielder	35	29
33	Gonzalo Maroni	Forward	27	28
15	Yonatthan Nicolás Rak Barragán	Defender	33	28
31	Nicolás Demartini	Defender	26	28
11	Norberto Alejandro Briasco Balekian	Forward		27
32	Fernando Tobio	Defender	36	27
13	Rafael Victoriano Barrios	Defender	33	26
28	Rodrigo Manuel Bogarín Giménez	Midfielder	29	25
77	Facundo Bruera	Forward	27	25
14	Kevin Jappert	Defender	22	24
24	Enzo Taborada	Midfielder		23
9	Gonzalo Javier Morales	Forward		22
79	Maximiliano Puig	Midfielder	25	20
18	Manuel Duarte	Midfielder	25	19
4	Damián Alberto Martínez	Defender		18
21	Lucas Gamba	Forward	39	12
17	Elías Iván Pereyra	Defender	27	8
25	Yeison Stiven Gordillo Vargas	Midfielder		8
7	Juan Ignacio Barbieri	Forward	29	6
22	Valentino Gandin	Forward		6
35	Esteban Leonardo Rolón	Midfielder		4
23	Wilfredo Rivera	Forward		3
36	Tomas Lavezzi	Forward		2
38	Juan Insua	Goalkeeper		2
34	Nicolás Orsini	Forward		1
19	Carlos Arce	Midfielder		1
27	Bruno Váldez	Forward		1