The club is named after Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, a victorious British general from World War I In November 1918 a group of British workers on the Argentinian Central Railroad set up a football team to take part in the local soccer championship.

This required the consent and support of the Chief of the railway, Mr. Ronald Leslie, who, as a condition, requested that the new club name itself in honour of Sir Douglas Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in Western Europe, who had just led them to victory in World War I.

Club Atlético Douglas Haig was thereby founded on 18 November 1918.

[1] The team won the 2011–12 Torneo Argentino A championship, promoting it to the Second Division of Argentine football, Primera B Nacional where it played until 2016–17.

[2] Current squad of Club Atlético Douglas Haig as of May 07, 2015 (edit) Sources: BDFA Manager: Andrés Guglielminpietro