Old Caledonians Football Club
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Not to be confused with Caledonian F.C..
Old Caledonians Football Club[note 1] (nicknamed Caledonians, or Calys)[2] was a football club established in Argentina by a group of Scottish immigrants who were employees of British studio Batman, Parsons & Bateman, hired to build the main drainage in the city of Buenos Aires.[2]
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Full name | Old Caledonians Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Caledonians, Calys |
Founded | 1890 |
Dissolved | c. 1894; 130 years ago (1894) |
Ground | Barracas, Buenos Aires |
League | Primera División |
1891 | 1st (champion) |
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Playing its home games in Barracas, Buenos Aires, Old Caledonians was the first official football champion of Argentina, when in 1891 the team shared the title with another with Scottish-origin club, St. Andrew's Athletic Club.[1][3]