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Club Nacional is a Paraguayan professional
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club based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in
Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
. Founded in 1904, the club currently plays in the
Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vis ...
, and holds its home games at
Estadio Arsenio Erico Estadio Arsenio Erico is a multi-use stadium in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Nacional. The stadium holds 4,434 people. It is named a ...
. Internationally, the club is referred to as Nacional Asunción, in order to distinguish itself from Uruguay's
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and Colombia's
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.


History

The club was founded on June 5, 1904, by a group of
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of the
Colegio Nacional de la Capital Colegio Nacional de la Capital "Gral. Bernardino Caballero" (or simply CNC) is a public high school in Asuncion, Paraguay. The school is one of the most prestigious in Paraguay. Many personalities have studied there. History The CNC was establ ...
, one of the oldest public schools in
Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
. The club was originally named Nacional Football Club, taking the name from "Club Nacional de Football" the Uruguayan club, whose shield and three colors were taken to associate the national origin. It is also referred as related to the school the founders attended. Its first president was Víctor Paredes Gómez and white was selected as the team color because that was the color of the Nacional de la Capital School uniform. For the emblem of the club, the colors of the Paraguayan flag were chosen. Nacional is one of the traditional teams in the Paraguayan league and they have won a total of nine championships so far. Their nickname "La Academia" (the academy) was given to them because of their excellent youth system that produced great players such as
Arsenio Erico Arsenio Pastor Erico Martínez (30 March 1915 – 23 July 1977) was a Paraguayan football striker. He is the all-time highest goalscorer in the Argentine first division, with 295 goals according to Argentine Football Association. Previously ...
, who is considered as the best Paraguayan footballer of all time. In
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Nacional won their first league title in 63 years. In
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, Club Nacional made history by reaching the Copa Libertadores final for the first time ever since its foundation, and by being only the second Paraguayan club to reach the final (after Olimpia). The club began the campaign with a runner-up finish in the group stage. In the knockout stages, they defeated Argentine clubs Vélez Sarsfield and
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. In the semi finals, they beat Uruguayan club
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2-1 on aggregate to set up a final with
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. The first leg of the final was played in Asunción and ended 1-1. However, San Lorenzo won the second leg 1-0 at
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and took the title with a 2-1 aggregate victory.


Youth

One of the club's youth teams played at the 2009 Torneo di Viareggio, the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio, the 2011 Torneo di Viareggio, the 2012 Torneo di Viareggio and the 2013 Torneo di Viareggio.


Honors

* Primera División (9):
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''(undefeated)'',
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,
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,
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,
1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
, 2009 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2013 Apertura * División Intermedia (3): 1979, 1989, 2003


Current squad

''As of 6 March 2022''


Notable players

:To appear in this section a player must have either: * Been part of a national team at any time. * Played in the first division of any other football association (outside Paraguay). * Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition. 2000's *
Óscar Cardozo Óscar René Cardozo Marín (; born 20 May 1983) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Club Libertad and the Paraguay national team. Known for his powerful left-foot shot and free-kick skills, he first gained att ...
(2004–06) *
Cristian Bogado Cristian Venancio Bogado Morínigo (born 7 January 1987) is a Paraguayan footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...
(2005–07) * Glacinei Martins (2005–2006, 2007–2009) *
Juan Cardozo Juan Cardozo (born 1 August 1974) is a former Paraguayan footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football ...
(2008) 2010's *
Fredy Bareiro Fredy José Bareiro Gamarra (born 27 March 1982) is a Paraguayan former football (soccer), footballer. Bareiro is one of very few footballers to have participated in back-to-back finals of the Copa Libertadores, playing for Club Olimpia, Olimpi ...
(2014) *
Julio Santa Cruz Julio Eduardo Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 12 May 1990) is a Paraguayan footballer forward who last played for General Díaz in the Primera División Paraguaya. Santa Cruz is most notable for scoring during the first–leg of the 2014 Copa Libert ...
(2014–15) *
Brian Montenegro Brian Guillermo Montenegro Martínez (born 10 June 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for Primera División club Olimpia. He is a former Paraguay U20 international. Club career Early career Montenegro bega ...
(2014) *
Ignacio Fideleff Ignacio David Fideleff (born 4 July 1989) is an Argentine-Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back. He plays for St. Lucia in Malta. Early life Fideleff was born in Rosario, Argentina, to parents of Russian-Jewish descent. He was granted ...
(2016–) *
Roberto Nanni Roberto Antonio Nanni (born 20 August 1981) is an Argentine retired football forward. Club career Nanni started playing professionally for Vélez Sársfield in 2001. While at the team, he reached the final fixture of the 2003 Clausura as the ...
(2016–) Non-
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players *
Christopher Cristaldo Christopher Cristaldo Zambrini (born 15 January 1995) is a Paraguayan-born Australian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Moreland City. Club career Youth career In 2011, he played for the Victorian Training Centre where he ma ...
(2016) *
Zé Turbo José Correia (born 22 October 1996) known as Zé Turbo, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Pari NN. He was on the books of Sporting and Inter Milan as a teenager, but did not mak ...
(2019)


Managers

*
Ever Hugo Almeida Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club El Nacional. Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturalized ...
(1992) * Daniel Raschle (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009) *
Ever Hugo Almeida Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club El Nacional. Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturalized ...
(July 1, 2009 – April 15, 2010) *
Juan Manuel Battaglia Juan Manuel Battaglia (born 11 June 1957) is a former football midfielder and forward. Battaglia started his career in 1977, in Paraguayan side Nacional before moving to Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan foo ...
(April 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011) * Javier Torrente (Jan 1, 2012 – April 19, 2012) * Gustavo Morínigo (April 16, 2012–15) *
Ricardo Dabrowski Ricardo Mariano Dabrowski (born 28 March 1961 in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a forward (association football), forward for clubs of Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Career A native of ...
(2015) * Daniel Raschle (2015–2016) *
Ever Hugo Almeida Ever Hugo Almeida Almada (born 1 July 1948) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club El Nacional. Almeida was born in Salto, Uruguay, but became a naturalized ...
(2016–)


References


External links


Club Nacional de Paraguay Official SiteClub Nacional de Paraguay Unofficial Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nacional Football clubs in Paraguay Football clubs in Asunción Association football clubs established in 1904 1904 establishments in Paraguay