Club Guaraní

Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción. Founded on 12 October 1903, it is one of the oldest and one of the most successful in the country, with eleven Primera División titles, and has never been relegated to a lower division.

Guaraní
Full nameClub Guaraní
Nickname(s)Aurinegros
El Aborigen
El Cacique
Founded12 October 1903 (1903-10-12)
GroundEstadio Rogelio Livieres
Capacity8,000
ChairmanJuan Alberto Acosta
ManagerRodrigo López
LeaguePrimera División
20225th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guaraní" and its first president was Juan Patri. The name of the club derives from the Guaraní people, a big part of Paraguayan culture and history. The colours of the club, black and yellow, were proposed by the Melina brothers (also among the founders of the club) in reference to the colours of Uruguayan club Peñarol, where the Melina brothers played for a few years. The mentioned colors were also used by English privateer Francis Drake in his emblem and shield, which is another reason why they were chosen to represent the club.[1]

Club Guaraní

Guaraní is one of the traditional teams from the Paraguayan football league and during their history they have won a total of ten championships and were runners-up in fourteen occasions. The most successful era in their history was in the 1960s, where they had an excellent team that won three titles. This era is known as the "golden decade" by the Guaraní fans.

Along with Olimpia, they play the "clásico añejo" (the oldest derby) because they are the two oldest teams from Paraguay. Also, Guaraní, Cerro Porteño and Olimpia are the only teams that have never played in the second division of the Paraguayan league.

In late May 2010, Guaraní became champions after 26 years after defeating Olimpia in a match that ended 2–1 to clinch the 2010 Apertura title.

Youth

One of the club's youth teams played at the 2008 Torneo di Viareggio,[2] the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio,[3] the 2012 Torneo di Viareggio[4] and the 2014 Torneo di Viareggio. The team is also the best-positioned Paraguayan team at the U-20 Copa Libertadores reaching the third place in the 2022 edition.

Honours
1906, 1907, 1921, 1923, 1949, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1984, 2010 Apertura, 2016 Clausura

Players

First-team squad
As of 3 June 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Rodrigo Muñoz (captain)
2 DF Paraguay PAR Raúl Cáceres
3 DF Colombia COL José Moya
4 DF Paraguay PAR Miguel Benítez
5 MF Argentina ARG Gastón Gil Romero
7 FW Paraguay PAR Néstor Camacho
8 MF Paraguay PAR Estivel Moreira
9 FW Paraguay PAR Federico Santander (on loan from Reggina)
10 MF Argentina ARG Luis Fariña
12 GK Uruguay URU Martín Rodríguez
13 DF Paraguay PAR Alcides Barbotte
14 MF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Vargas
15 DF Paraguay PAR Thiago Servín
17 MF Paraguay PAR Brahian Fernández
19 MF Paraguay PAR Víctor Rivarola
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Argentina ARG Darío Ríos
21 MF Uruguay URU Hugo Dorrego
22 FW Paraguay PAR Enrique Borja
24 DF Paraguay PAR Marcos Cáceres
25 GK Paraguay PAR Ángel Sánchez
26 MF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Amarilla (on loan from Resistencia)
27 DF Paraguay PAR Fernando Román
28 FW Paraguay PAR Romeo Benítez
31 FW Uruguay URU Facundo Barceló
32 DF Paraguay PAR Alexis Cantero
36 MF Paraguay PAR Luis Martínez
37 DF Paraguay PAR Walter Clar
39 MF Uruguay URU Marcelo Palau
40 MF Paraguay PAR Alberto Contrera

Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:
  • Played at least 125 games for the club.
  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Been part of a national team at any time.
  • Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
  • Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.

1980s

2000s

2010s

Non-CONMEBOL players

Average attendance
Year Average
2009 Clausura1.228
2010 Apertura2.038
2010 Clausura1.247
2011 Apertura1.240
2011 Clausura1.838
2012 Apertura2.046
2012 Clausura1.487
2013 Apertura1.043
2013 Clausura1.146
2014 Apertura1.078
2014 Clausura794
2015 Apertura1.184

Managerial information
Club Guaraní managers from 1903 to present

Championship winning managers
Name Season Nationality
Salvador Melián 1906 Spain
Manuel Bella 1907 Argentina
Idelfonso López 1921 Paraguay
Idelfonso López 1923 Paraguay
Fulgencio Romaro 1949 Paraguay
Ondino Viera 1964 Uruguay
José María Rodríguez 1967 Uruguay
José María Rodríguez 1969 Uruguay
Cayetano Ré 1984 Paraguay
Félix Darío León 2010 Paraguay
Daniel Garnero 2016 Argentina

References
  1. Al añejo Cacique (in Spanish)
  2. "Coppa Carnevale - Torneo Internazionale Giovanile di Viareggio". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. "Coppa Carnevale - Torneo Internazionale Giovanile di Viareggio". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. "Coppa Carnevale - Torneo Internazionale Giovanile di Viareggio". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. "Colombia - C. Caicedo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. "Yuki Tamura". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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