Independiente Rivadavia

The origins of the club can be traced to 1902, when predecessor "Club Belgrano" was established in a bakery owned by Luis Burotto and his sons. In 1911 the club was severely punished by Federación Mendocina de Football (which ruled football in Mendoza Province at that time). After two years of hiatus so the banned was still into force, a group of members decided to break with the federation to form a new club. Therefore on 24 January 1913 they established "Club Atlético Independiente", with Pedro Castro elected as the first president of the club. The institution also changed to original Belgrano colors (dark green), adopting a shirt with red, white, and green vertical stripes so they earned the tricolores nickname.

Independiente Rivadavia won eight consecutive regional championships between 1913 and 1920. The club was one of the founding members of "Liga Mendocina de Fútbol", established 1921. Independiente would become the most winning team in Mendoza, with a total of 25 titles won. On January 4, 1919 and following an idea by entrepreneur and politician Bautista Gargantini (1891–1985), the club merged with "Club Sportivo Rivadavia" so the new entity adopted the name "Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia". Gargantini was also the first president after the merger and the person who proposed blue as the shirt color, which has remained until present days. In 1920, the club organized a benefit match for the Carlos Washington Lencinas Infectious Diseases Hospital, which was…