Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan professional

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club, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer

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. Founded in 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.

History

Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded on 12 October 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guaraní" and its first president was Juan Patri. The name of the club derives from the

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, 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

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, where the Melina brothers played for a few years. The mentioned colors were also used by English

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in his emblem and shield, which is another reason why they were chosen to represent the club. 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

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) because they are the two oldest teams from Paraguay. Also, Guaraní,

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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 2–1 to clinch the 2010 Apertura title. The club won its 11th championship in the Clausura 2016 tournmanent. The club had a good campaign in the

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, qualifying to the semi-finals after beating

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3-0 on aggregate in the round of 16, and Racing Club 1-0 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Guarani was eliminated by champions River Plate 3-1 on aggregate. In 2018, the club won the inaugural edition of the

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, defeating their classic rival Olimpia on penalties after a 2-2 draw on aggregate. The club had good seasons in 2020 and 2021, finishing runner-up to Olimpia and

respectively.

Youth

One of the club's youth teams played at the 2008 Torneo di Viareggio, the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio, the 2012 Torneo di Viareggio and the 2014 Torneo di Viareggio. The team is also the best-positioned Paraguayan team at the

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reaching the third place in th
2022 edition

Honours

National

* Primera División ** Winners (11):

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1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

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, 2010 Apertura, 2016 Clausura *

** Winners (1):

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Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

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 * José Luis Chilavert (1984) 2000s * Aldo Barreto (2003–04) *

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(2004–06) *

Federico Santander Federico Javier Santander Mereles (born 4 June 1991) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan club Nacional and the Paraguay national team. Club career Early career Santander started in the youth divisions ...

(2008–10), (2011–12), (2013–15) 2010s * Marcelo Palau (2012), (2014–) * Julio César Cáceres (2013–) * Fernando Fernández (2013–15) *

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(2014) Non-

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players * Kenji Fukuda (2004) * Yuki Tamura (2010)

Average attendance

Managerial information

Atilio López Higinio Atilio López Riveros (5 February 1925 – 14 July 2016) was a Paraguayan football striker and coach. He was part of the Paraguay national football team that participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1953 Copa America, which wa ...

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(1963–64) *

Cayetano Ré Cayetano Ré Ramírez (7 February 1938 – 26 November 2013) was a Paraguayan professional football player and manager. Career Club A forward, Ré began his career in Asunción, playing for Cerro Porteño before signing for Spanish side El ...

(1985) *

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(1988) *

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(1993) *

Rolando Chilavert Rolando Marciano Chilavert González (born 22 May 1961 in Luque) is a retired football midfielder from Paraguay. Career Throughout his career he played for several Paraguayan clubs such as Guaraní (where he was part of the 1984 team that won ...

(1999) *

(2000) * Aníbal Ruiz (2000–01) *

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(2001–03) * Carlos Diarte (2003) * Juan Amador Sánchez (2005) * Alberto Jose Fanesi (Jan 1, 2006 – Jan 1, 2007) *

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(2007) * Félix Darío León (Feb 2008 – Aug 20, 2011) * Beto Almeida (Aug 23, 2011 – Nov 29, 2011) * James Freitas ''(interim)'' (2011) * Pablo Caballero (Dec 20, 2011 – July 9, 2012) *

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(July 12, 2012 – June 18, 2013) * Fernando Jubero ''(interim)'' (2013) * Gustavo Díaz (July 3, 2013 – Aug 6, 2013) * Fernando Jubero ''(interim)'' (Aug 7, 2013 – Dec 10, 2015) * Fabricio Bassa (Dec 16, 2015–Feb 23, 2016) *

Francisco Arce Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (; born 2 April 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player. Arce played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004. He ...

(Feb 23, 2016–Aug 3, 2016) * Daniel Garnero (Aug 6, 2016–Dec 7,2017) * Sebastián Saja (Dec 8, 2017–Mar 26, 2018) * Fernando Burgo ''(interim)'' (2018) * Juan Manuel Azconzábal (2018) * Gustavo Florentín (2018–2019) *

(2019–2021) * Fernando Jubero (2021–2022) * Hernán Rodrigo López (2023) * Juan Pablo Pumpido (2023) * Pablo De Muner (2023) * Lucas Bovaglio (2023–2024) *

(2024–)

Championship winning managers

References

External links

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Unofficial site
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