Club Rubio Ñu is a Paraguayan

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club based in the Barrio Santísima Trinidad of

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. The club was founded August 24, 1913 and plays in the División Intermedia, the second division of the Paraguayan football league. Their home games are played at the

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which has a capacity of approximately 8,000 seats.

History

The club was founded in 1913 by a group of young friends that chose white and green as the colors in representation of "purity" and "hope", respectively. After its foundation Rubio Ñu joined the rebel league "Liga Centenario", which was created by some clubs that had disagreements with the Paraguayan football association ( APF) which was in charge of organizing the main league, the

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. Some 23 years after its foundation, two others clubs from the same

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neighborhood (Club Itá Ybaté and Club Flor de Mayo) merged with Rubio Ñu.

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(which is also from the same neighborhood) is the club's main rival. After the Liga Centenario disappeared, they were back in the lower divisions of the Liga Paraguaya until finally in 1926 they won the

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and made their way to the first division. Since then, Rubio Ñu has been relegated and promoted between the third, second and first division several times. Most recently in 2008, they won the second division tournament for the 7th time in their history under the coaching of

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and made it to the top-flight of Paraguayan football in 2009.

Honours

* Paraguayan Second Division: 7 ::1926, 1941, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1972, 2008 * Paraguayan Third Division: 3 ::1941, 1942, 2005

Current squad

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. 2010's * Josías Paulo Cardoso Júnior (2012) Non-

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players *Ninguno

References

External links

Official WebsiteClub Rubio Ňú Info
Football clubs in Paraguay Football clubs in Asunción Association football clubs established in 1913 1913 establishments in Paraguay {{SouthAm-footyclub-stub