Club Atlético 3 de Febrero is a professional Paraguayan

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club from

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, the capital city of the department of

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. The club was founded in 1970, and named after

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Day, a national holiday throughout many Hispanic countries. 3 de Febrero have played 9 seasons (

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) in the

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. At present plays in the

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of the Paraguayan league.

History

The team started playing in the Liga Paranaense and finally made their way to the

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of the Paraguayan League in 2000. In 2004 the club won the second division title and got promoted to the first division. In 2011, the club was relegated to the Paraguayan 2nd division, but won the title again in 2013, once again being promoted to the first division.

Stadium

3 de Febrero's stadium is the

Estadio Antonio Aranda Estadio Antonio Aranda, known until 2013 as ''Estadio Tte. Cnel. Antonio Oddone Sarubbi'', is a football stadium in the city of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Club Atlético 3 de Febrero and is named after Antonio Aranda Enci ...

, also known as Estadio 3 de Febrero. It is located next to Ciudad del Este's bus terminal. The stadium is on the Avenue General Bernardino Caballero, and was opened in 1973. The capacity of the stadium, is 28,000. It has a grass surface and was renovated in 1999, for which it was utilized as one of the venues of the

1999 Copa América The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There was no qualifying for the final tournament. Mexico and Japan were invited to ...

. Fixtures of the 2004 South American U-16 Championship and the

2007 South American U-20 Championship The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano Sub-20) was the 23rd edition of the competition. It was played in Paraguay between 7 and 28 January 2007, and was contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. This was th ...

were also disputed at the stadium. The stadium is Paraguay's third largest, according to its

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. The stadium was the venue which saw Paraguayan footballers,

Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan club Club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, ...

score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 June 1999 in a friendly match against Uruguay, and

Nelson Haedo Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez (born 28 November 1983) commonly known as Nelson Valdez or Nelson Haedo in Spanish speaking countries, is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Paraguay, Germany, Spain, Ru ...

score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match against El Salvador.

Gallery

Image:3 de febrero.jpg, Fachada principal del remodelado estadio ''rojo''. File:3 de Febrero 1.jpg, Interior del Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi del Club Atlético 3 de Febrero in 2017 File:3 de Febrero 2.jpg, Interior del Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi del Club Atlético 3 de Febrero in 2017

Honours

* División Intermedia: 2 ::2004, 2013 *

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: 1 ::2000 * Regional Titles ( Alto Paraná League): 6 ::1973, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1992, 1997

Current squad

As of March 2021.

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. 1990's *

Justo Jacquet Justo Pastor Jacquet Muñoz (born 9 September 1961) is a retired association football defender from Paraguay, who played as a left back during his career. He played professional football for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay and also had spells in A ...

(1994) 2000's *

Ignacio Paniagua Ignacio Paniagua (born September 20, 1979 in Ybycuí, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Fernando de la Mora of the División Intermedia in Paraguay. Teams * Deportivo Recoleta 1997-1998 * Guaraní 1999 * 3 de Febrero ...

(2000–2001) * Celso Guerrero (2001) * Darío Espínola (2001) *

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 ...

(2003–2004) * Angel Antar (2003) *

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 ...

(2004–2005) *

Juan Ramón Jara Juan Ramón Jara Martínez (born 6 August 1970) is a retired football defender from Paraguay. Club career Jara started his career with Olimpia in Paraguay before moving to Argentina to play for clubs such as Rosario Central, Independiente ...

(2005) *

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(2005) * Edgar Robles (2005) * Milton Benítez (2006, 2008–2010) * Fidencio Oviedo (2006) * Blas López (2006) * Miguel Cárdenas (2006) * Pablo Caballero (2006) *

Jorge Valdez Jorge Daniel Valdez Godoy, (born 14 July 1974) is a football defender from Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked co ...

(2007) * Eric Ramos (2007) * Richard Salinas (2007) * Rodrigo Romero (2008) * José Antonio Franco (2008) * Gustavo Mencia (2008) * Felipe Villalba (2008–2012) *

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(2008, 2009) * César Llamas (2008–2011, 2013–) * Rafael Baiano (2009, 2010–2011) 2010's * Miguel Ángel Cuéllar (2010) *

Henry Lapczyk Henry William Lapczyk Vera (born 17 April 1978) is a retired Paraguayan footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently the head coach of Real Potosí. Career Lapczyk began playing professionally in his native Paraguay, most notabl ...

(2010) * Hugo Santacruz (2010, 2014) *

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(2011) * Osvaldo Moreno (2011) *

Delio Toledo Delio César Toledo Rodas (born 2 October 1976) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a left back. During his professional career, he represented clubs in five countries, competing mainly in La Liga. Toledo appeared with the Paragu ...

(2011) * Gilberto Velásquez (2011) *

Derlis Cardozo Derlis Aníbal Cardozo (born 16 June 1981) is a Paraguayan football (soccer), football Defender (association football), defender. Career On 23 January 2009 Olimpia de Asunçion 27-year-old wingback, will play on loan for one year for Argentin ...

(2011–2013) * Joel Zayas (2011–2012) * Diego Balbinot (2012–2014) * Derlis Gómez (2012) *

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(2014) *

Antony Silva Antony Domingo Silva Cano (born 27 February 1984) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Categoría Primera A club Santa Fe and the Paraguay national team. He also holds Italian citizenship. Career Silva began ...

(2014) * Julio Aguilar (2014) *

Rodrigo Burgos Rodrigo Roman Burgos (born 21 July 1989) is a Paraguayan football defensive midfielder who plays for Boca Unidos in the Argentine Torneo Federal A. At Talleres de Córdoba, Burgos first achieved ascension from Argentina's Torneo Federal A to ...

(2014) * Ricardo Mazacotte (2014) *

Leonardo Migliónico Leonardo Martín Migliónico (born 31 January 1980) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a defender for 3 de Febrero. Club career Migliónico's previous clubs include JJ Urquiza and Estudiantes (Buenos Aires). He joined Sampdoria ...

(2014–) *

Hugo Iriarte Hugo Germán Iriarte (born 26 March 1982) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Guillermo Brown. Career Iriarte started his career in 2002 with Argentino de Rosario in the Primera B Metropolitana (Argentine third division). ...

(2014) *

Juan Pablo Raponi Juan Pablo Raponi (born May 7, 1982 in Álvarez) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza. He is nicknamed "Cachete". Career Raponi started his career with River Plate in 2001 under manager Ramón Díaz. After pl ...

(2014) *

Domingo Salcedo José Domingo Salcedo González (born 9 November 1983) is a retired Paraguayan football midfielder and current head coach of Cerro Porteño's reserve team. Career Club career Salcedo started his career with Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño, be ...

(2014) * Alejandro Prieto (2018–) * Bruno Renan (2018–) Non-

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players * Thiago França (2011)

References

External links

Official Website
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