Sport
Mar del Plata hosted six matches in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Mar del Plata's most popular football teams are Aldosivi and Alvarado. Aldosivi plays in Primera B Nacional and Alvarado in the Torneo Argentino B.
Peñarol and Quilmes de Mar del Plata are the most popular basketball teams. Peñarol have won five official tournaments (Súper 8, FIBA Americas League, two Liga Nacional, InterLigas, and Copa Argentina). Peñarol currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet and Quilmes in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso.
The city is home to Argentine Bandy Union.
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