The club is a successful team in Argentina. In 1967, Estudiantes was the inaugural team outside the traditional "big five" to win a professional league title. It has won four additional league titles and has had greater international success, having won six international titles. Students' international title championships are four Copa Libertadores (including three straights from 1968–70), an Intercontinental Cup, and an Interamerican Cup. The club was founded in 1905.