Club General Bernardino Caballero, commonly known as General Caballero JLM, is a Paraguayan

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club based in Juan León Mallorquín,

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. The club plays in the Primera División, the top tier of the Paraguayan football league starting from 2022 after winning the División Intermedia in the 2021 season, and hold their home games at the

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which has a capacity of 10,120 people.

History

Founded on 21 June 1962 by a group of residents of Juan León Mallorquín, the club was one of the founders of the ''Liga Ka’arendy de Fútbol'', the local football competition, of which it is one of the most winning clubs. General Caballero first entered a nationwide competition in 2003, taking part in the Copa de Campeones de la

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, but failing to achieve promotion to the División Intermedia. After competing again in 2004 and 2006 and missing out on promotion both times, the club returned to national competitions in the 2017

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, but was knocked out in the first stage. In the 2018 season, General Caballero won the Primera B Nacional by defeating Nacional de Primero de Marzo in the final, but had to play a promotion play-off against the

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runners-up

Tacuary Tacuary Football Club is a Paraguayan First Division football team, based in the neighborhood of Jara, Asunción. The club was founded in 1923. Tacuary qualified for the Copa Libertadores tournament twice (in 2005 and 2007) and the Copa Su ...

since the Primera B Nacional championship does not award its winner a direct promotion berth in even years. After tying 1–1 in the first leg, General Caballero beat Tacuary in the return match by a 2–0 score and reached the second division for the first time in their history. In the 2019 season, General Caballero managed to end in eighth place of the División Intermedia with 41 points in 30 games, whilst in 2021 they won the competition and were promoted to Primera División, clinching the title with a 4–1 win at home against Rubio Ñu. As 2021 Intermedia champions, they qualified for the

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and also established a record of points earned in the second tier tournament with 73 points.

References

External links

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