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Estudiantes de La Plata

Club · Argentina · Liga Profesional Argentina

«The Rat Stabbers»

324 Matches

133 wins

90 draws

101 losses

423–345 Goals

+78 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Form W L W D L D

Four Copa Libertadores titles put Estudiantes in a bracket almost no South American club reaches, and the first of them, in 1968, took a third match to settle. Palmeiras held them to two draws before Estudiantes won the decider 2-0 on neutral ground, then beat Manchester United home and away for the Intercontinental Cup. They retained the Libertadores in 1969 against Nacional and again in 1970 against Peñarol, three in a row under coach Osvaldo Zubeldía, before losing back-to-back Intercontinental finals to Milan and Feyenoord. A fourth Libertadores followed in 2009, beating Cruzeiro on away goals after two draws.

The club traces back to 4 August 1905, to a meeting in a shoemaker's workshop on Calle 7 in La Plata. Tomás Shedden, a former pupil at the English High School, wanted to keep the red-and-white of his old club Alumni alive; since most of those present were students, Estudiantes became the name. Miguel Gutiérrez took the presidency three weeks later, and the club joined the Argentine Football Association in 1906.

That 1968-70 side carried Carlos Bilardo, who went on to coach Argentina to the 1986 World Cup, and Carlos Bianchi, later the top scorer in Libertadores history. José Luis Brown, capped as captain when Estudiantes won the title in 1982, lifted the World Cup with Argentina four years later. Diego Simeone arrived in 2003, captained the club to the 2006 Apertura, and left for the management career that built Atlético Madrid; Juan Sebastián Verón, who debuted in 1994, returned in the 2000s and later became club president.

Estudiantes play at the Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium, rebuilt on the same site and reopened on 9 November 2019 after the old ground, standing since 1907, was demolished in 2007; it now holds 32,530. The nickname Pincharrata, the rat stabbers, has stuck since the early years. The 2025 Clausura, added to a roll of championships stretching back to 1913, keeps Estudiantes among the current Primera División contenders.

Latest results

All matches

10 Sep	CONMEBOL Libertadores	Corinthians H	1:1	D
6 Sep	Liga Profesional Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield A	0:1	L
31 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Newell’s Old Boys H	0:0	D
27 Aug	Copa Argentina	Barracas Central H	3:1	W
23 Aug	Liga Profesional Argentina	Sarmiento de Junín A	0:2	L
19 Aug	CONMEBOL Libertadores	Universidad Católica A	3:0	W

Standing

Liga Profesional Argentina

Group stage · Apertura - Group A

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Estudiantes de La Plata	16	9	4	3	19:7	31
2	Boca Juniors	16	8	6	2	22:9	30
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

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 324

324 Matches

133 wins

90 draws

101 losses

423–345 Goals

+78 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 324

133 90 101

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	324	166	158
Scored	423	248	175
Conceded	345	140	205
Scored per game	1.3	1.5	1.1
Conceded per game	1.1	0.8	1.3
Difference	+78	+108	−30

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Fabrizio Perez Forward 35 Matches

Fabricio Iacovich Goalkeeper 35 Matches

Lucas Ezequiel Piovi Midfielder 34 Matches

Santiago Misael Núñez Defender 34 Matches

Alexis Castro Midfielder 33 Matches

Gastón Benedetti Taffarel Defender 33 Matches

Eros Mancuso Defender 33 Matches

Gabriel Neves Midfielder 32 Matches

Squad of Estudiantes de La Plata

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
29	Fabrizio Perez	Forward		35
1	Fabricio Iacovich	Goalkeeper		35
21	Lucas Ezequiel Piovi	Midfielder		34
4	Santiago Misael Núñez	Defender		34
22	Alexis Castro	Midfielder		33
13	Gastón Benedetti Taffarel	Defender		33
40	Eros Mancuso	Defender		33
8	Gabriel Neves	Midfielder		32
20	Eric Exequiel Meza	Defender		31
28	Brian Aguirre	Forward		31
9	Guido Carrillo	Forward		31
18	Edwuin Steven Cetré Angulo	Forward		31
7	José Ernesto Sosa	Midfielder		31
17	Joaquin Tobio Burgos	Midfielder		31
11	Facundo Hernán Farías	Midfielder		31
19	Adolfo Gaich	Forward		29
16	Fernando Muslera	Goalkeeper		29
27	Lucas Alario	Forward		28
24	Tiago Tomás Palacios	Defender		27
10	Tiago Palacios	Midfielder		27
32	Mikel Amundarain	Midfielder		26
14	Leandro Martín González Pírez	Defender		25
26	José Ramiro Funes Mori	Defender		25
35	V. Pierani	Defender		16
36	H. Pereira	Defender		14
39	Lucas Cornejo	Midfielder		10
12	Rodrigo Borzoni	Goalkeeper		7
2	Facundo Santiago Rodríguez	Defender	26	7
25	Cristian Nicolás Medina	Midfielder		7
31	B. Rodriguez	Midfielder		6
32	Carlos Joaquín Correa	Midfielder		6
23	Franco Dominguez	Forward		6
52	Bautista Kociubinski	Midfielder		5
5	Santiago Lionel Ascacíbar	Midfielder		3
34	Miguel Monsalve	Midfielder		2
39	Jalil Juan José Elías	Midfielder		2
38	Franco Basualdo	Midfielder		2
34	Tiago Gonzalez	Midfielder		2
4	Roman Gomez	Defender	22	2
15	Santiago Arzamendia	Defender		2