Hailing from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Huracan CF are well known for their balloon emblem, an homage to Argentine aviation pioneer Jorge Newbery. When the club asked Newbery for permission to use the balloon in 1909, he responded, "I give my most complete approval to the request, hoping that the team will honour the balloon that crossed three countries (Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil) in a unique trip". When Huracan reached the first division, the club manager sent a letter to Newbery stating, “Huracan has kept its promise, being promoted through three divisions, as your balloon crossed three countries before, so your wish was accomplished.” In 1910, Newbery was made an honorary “protector member” of the club.

 

Fast forward a decade to 1920, when Huracan achieved its best finish in the Primera Division up until that point, a runner-up spot to Boca Juniors. More importantly, however, Huracan claimed its first ever title, the Copa Estimulo, although this was by default when Banfield refused to play the final game. 

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Huracan’s first league title occurred a year later, with the club being crowned champions following a campaign that included 14 victories and only 1 loss out of 18 games, thanks to an average of three goals per game. With 23 out of 54 goals scored by the club, Huracans Guillermo Dannaher was the tournament’s top scorer. They won another league title the following year. In 1923, the tournament was suspended with Huracan placed first and Boca Juniors close behind in second. As a result, both clubs had to face off to decide upon a champion, with Huracan winning 2-0. They also won the Copa Ibarguren that year following a 1-0 replay win over Newell’s Old Boys. Another league title came in 1925 when Huracan played off against Nueva Chicago after both clubs finished first, along with collecting another Copa Ibarguren.  A long season of 35 games yielded Huracans forth Primera Division title, with superstar of the day Guillermo Stabile finishing as top scorer – a player who went on to become one of the stars of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

Achievements: Argentine Primera Division x4
                        Copa Estimulo x1
                        Copa Dr Carlos Ibarguen x1

Star player: Guillermo Stabile, DOB 17 January 1905, Buenos Aires, Argentina, nickname: El Filtrador

Guillermo Stabile was the winner of two national championships with Huracan, and was the top scorer at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. His national team debut came in the second World Cup match against Mexico when he was 25. The game finished 6-3 to Argentina, with Stabile netting a hat-trick. This is thought to be the first World Cup hat trick, although there may have been another one two days earlier. Stabile helped his country breeze through all the stages of the 1930 World Cup, and he scored the second goal in the final. Strangely, he never played for Argentina again, even though he scored in every game he played for them. After his impressive feats in Uruguay, he was picked up by Genoa. On his arrival in Italy, Stabile instantly became a fan favorate by scoring a hat-trick on his debut. He remained at Genoa for five years and played 41 games for the club. He was then swapped for Antonio Vojak and moved to Napoli with whom Stabile played another 20 games. Finally, he went to Red Star Paris, the club founded by Jules Rimet who also started the World Cup. He became the clubs player manager and lived in Paris until 1939. He then coached the Argentina national team, and was incredibly successful with 6 South American Championship trophies, until his career there came to a halt with a first round exit from the 1958 World Cup. He holds the record of remaining in Argentinas top job for 123 matches with 83 victories. Stabile died in 1966.