Club Capitán Figari

Club Capitán Figari is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of Lambaré. The club was founded March 1, 1931 and plays in the "Primera División B" division of the Paraguayan league (which is equivalent to the third division). Their home games are played at the Estadio Juan B. Ruíz Díaz which has a capacity of approximately 4,200 seats.[1][2]

Capitán Figari
Full nameClub Capitán Figarí
FoundedMarch 1, 1931
GroundEstadio Juan B. Ruíz Díaz, Lambaré
Capacity4,200
ChairmanParaguay José Luis Gauto Galeano
ManagerParaguay Mauricio Perez
LeaguePrimera División B

History

It was founded on 1 March 1931 and its first president was Sinforiano Barrios. Soon, the club joined the Liga Lambareña de Fútbol, the Unión del Fútbol del Interior. In this league remained for more than four decades and won numerous championships.

In 1978 he was admitted to the tournament of the Segunda de Ascenso, the third division of the Paraguayan Football League, won the championship that same year undefeated. In 1979, also in the club's first participation in the Second Division, the club managed to win the title and reached the First Division. They only lasted a year in the top division.

In 2000, having participated for many years in the Second Division, third category which became the fourth in 1997 (with the creation of the Middle or new Second) won the championship that allowed the club to return to the Third Division.

They fell again in 2002, but the runner reached almost a decade later, in 2011, earned the team a place back in the third category of Paraguayan football.

The skipper of Figari and Empoli FC signed an agreement by which it is established that the Italian bank will charge the Organization and administration all lower division club. The event was attended by José Luis Gauto Galeano, president of Figari, and Carlos Bruni, head of the Scuola Italiana di Football in representation of Empoli.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Paraguay PAR Eugenio Ramírez
— DF Paraguay PAR Alfredo Brítez
— DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Ferreira
— DF Paraguay PAR Jorge Morínigo
— DF Paraguay PAR José Rodríguez
— MF Paraguay PAR Derlis Acosta
— MF Paraguay PAR Fulgencio Blanco
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Paraguay PAR Roberto Chena
— MF Paraguay PAR Luca Conigliaro
— MF Paraguay PAR Juan Melgarejo
— FW Paraguay PAR Ricardo Fernández
— FW Paraguay PAR Reinaldo Noguera
— FW Paraguay PAR Gumercindo Portillo
— FW Paraguay PAR Javier Villalba

Honours
1978
1977
2000
2011

References
  1. Mariani, Tony; Juan Pablo Andrés and Eli Schmerler (OCt 8, 2010) RSSSF (ed.) Paraguay Foundations Dates of Clubs. Retrieved Dec 4, 2012.
  2. Villanueva, Artemio (2006) Abc Color (ed.) Los 75 años del Capitán Figari. (in spanish) Retrieved Dec 4, 2012.
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