Asociación Cultural y Deportiva Guaraní Foot-Ball Club, best known as Guaraní de Trinidad, is a Paraguayan

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club based in

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. It was founded on 12 October 1960 and currently plays in the

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, one of the three third-division leagues in the

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History

Guaraní de Trinidad was founded on 12 October 1960 and joined the ''Liga Alto Paraná de Fútbol'', a regional competition affiliated to the

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(UFI) for football clubs from

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and nearby districts such as Bella Vista,

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, Obligado,

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and Trinidad. They won the Liga Alto Paraná competition three times in a row between 2017 and 2019. The club entered the Campeonato Nacional B "Pre-Intermedia" (third tier competition organized by the UFI) for the first time in 2019, reaching the final where they defeated the team representing the Liga Carapegüeña (known as

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in competitions organized by the

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) with a 4–2 aggregate score to earn direct promotion to the División Intermedia for the 2020 season. However, their debut in the latter competition was postponed to

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since the competition was not held in 2020 due to the

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. Guaraní de Trinidad played in División Intermedia for two seasons, placing 11th in

and 13th in the following season. However, they were relegated back to Primera B Nacional at the end of the 2022 season as they ended up in the bottom three places of the relegation table. Their relegation was confirmed on the last matchday of the tournament, with Guaraní losing 2–1 to

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Honours

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** Winners (1): 2019 *Liga Alto Paraná de Fútbol ** Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2019

Current squad

References

External links

Guaraní de Trinidad at Soccerway
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guaraní F.B.C. Football clubs in Paraguay Association football clubs established in 1960 1960 establishments in Paraguay