Newell's Old Boys

Claudio Newell, founder of the club

The club got its name in honor of the graduates of the English High School in Rosario, who called themselves impudently - "Old Boys", "Old Men" ( English Old Boys ) and in honor of their leader, the English immigrant Isaac Newell. Accordingly, the name of the club translates as "Oldell Newell." The leader of these graduates was Isaac's son, Claudio Newell , who is considered the founder of the club. Since 1889, Rosario has already had its own football club - the railway Rosario Central , since the founding of Newells it was Central that has become the biggest rival for the team.

The team took colors from the British and German (Newell’s wife was German ) flags - red and black, respectively. The origin of the club’s nickname, “ Lepers, ” is interesting. In the 1920s, the NOB agreed to host a charity match in favor of a leper clinic. Opponent - “Rosario” - refused to play such a match, so the match did not take place, and both clubs got their nicknames (“Rosario” was called “villains” for refusal).

For the first time, the NOB became the champion of Argentina in 1974 (Metropolitan), and the club achieved its greatest achievements at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, becoming the country's champion three times and reaching the final of the Libertadores Cup twice. In 1988, the NOB won a major international tournament, called the Small World Cup, which was also attended by AC Milan , River Plate , Juventus and Manchester United .

The team won their fifth championship title in 2004, winning the Aperture. It is noteworthy that the players of both teams, who reached the finals of the Olympic football tournament in Athens , Mauro Rosales (Olympic champion in the Argentinean national team) and Justo Villar (silver medalist in the Paraguayan national team) were Newell’s players.

•   Champions of Argentina (6): 1974 ( Metropolitan ), 1987/88 , 1990/91 , 1992 (Clausura) , 2004 (Apertura) , 2013 (Final)
•   Nicacio Vila Cup Winner (9): 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1929
• Finalist of the Libertadores Cup (2): 1988 , 1992

•   Gabriel Heinze (1996-1997, 2012-2014)
•   Sergio Omar Almiron (1977-1986, 1987-1989)
•   Abel Balbo (1987 ~ 1988)
•   Fabian Basualdo (1982-1988, 1993-1996)
•   Gabriel Batistuta (1988-1989)
•   Fernando Belyuschi (2002-2005)
•   Eduardo Berisso (1989 ~ 1993)
•   Marcelo Bielsa (1976-1978)
•   Justo Villar (2004 ~)
•   Christian Ansaldi (2005-2007)
•   Americo Ruben Gallego (1974-1980)
•   Esekiel Garay (2004-2005)
•   Sergio Goicochea (1997 ~ 1998)
•   Ariel Graciani (1993)
•   Gustavo Dessoti (1982-1988)
•   Aldo Duscher (1996-1998)
•   Jose Canteli (1941)
•   Ariel Cossoni (1985-1988, 1989-1991, 1993)
•   Hugo Mallet (1905 ~ 1912)
•   Diego Maradona (1993)
•   Gerardo Martino (1980-1990, 1991-1994, 1995)
•   Alfredo Mendoza (1991-1995)
•   Lionel Messi (youth squad) (1995-2000)
•   Alfredo Oberti (1970-1975)
•   Ariel Ortega (2004 ~ 2006)
•   Mauricio Pochettino (1988 ~ 1993)
•   Victor Ramos (1978-1984, 1987-1989)
•   Maxi Rodriguez (1999 ~ 2002)
•   Mauro Rosales (2001 ~ 2004)
•   Walter Samuel (1996 ~ 1997)
•   Mario Sanabria (1970-1975)
•   Santiago Santamaria (1971-1974, 1980-1985)
•   Roberto Nestor Sensini (1985 ~ 1989)
•   Domingo Tarasconi (1936)
•   David Trezeguet (2013—2014)

• Club official website (Spanish)