Club Sol de América

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Sol de América
Sol de América Emblem
Full nameClub Sol de América
Nickname(s)Los Danzarines
FoundedMarch 22, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-03-22)
GroundEstadio Luis Alfonso Giagni,
Villa Elisa, Paraguay
Capacity11,000
ChairmanMiguel Figueredo
ManagerCésar Castro
LeaguePrimera División
2023División Intermedia, 1st of 16 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Asunción, and it was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa on the border of the capital city, Asunción. Sol de America have won the Paraguayan First Division title on two occasions, in 1986 and then again in 1991. They also have a strong basketball team and an athletics department.

Football[edit]

Honours[edit]

1986, 1991
1965, 1977, 2006, 2023

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions[edit]

Best: Quarter-finals in 1989
1989: Quarter-finals

Current squad[edit]

As of 24 January, 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Paraguay PAR Gerardo Ortiz
2 DF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Giménez
3 DF Paraguay PAR Richard Cabrera
4 DF Paraguay PAR Ignacio Paniagua
5 MF Argentina ARG Fernando Godoy
7 FW Paraguay PAR Santiago Salcedo
8 MF Argentina ARG Cristian Amarilla
9 FW Paraguay PAR Oscar Coronel
11 MF Paraguay PAR Luis Ortíz
13 DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Samudio
15 FW Paraguay PAR Fernando Díaz
16 DF Paraguay PAR Guido Gamarra
17 FW Paraguay PAR Derlis Aquino
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Paraguay PAR Derlis Orué
19 FW Paraguay PAR Ronald Roa
20 FW Paraguay PAR David Fernández
21 DF Paraguay PAR Víctor Barrios
22 MF Argentina ARG Franco Aragón
23 MF Paraguay PAR Ariel Estigarribia
25 FW Paraguay PAR Nélson Sanabria
26 FW Argentina ARG Leandro Espejo (on loan from Defensa y Justicia)
28 GK Paraguay PAR Diego Aranda
29 FW Argentina ARG Lisandro Cabrera
30 FW Paraguay PAR José Ortigoza
31 MF Paraguay PAR Marcelo Acosta
32 DF Paraguay PAR Ever Cáceres

Notable players[edit]

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.

1970s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Non-CONMEBOL players

Managers[edit]

Other sports[edit]

Exterior view of the headquarters of the club from the 5ta Proyectadas Street in 2020

Athletics[edit]

Leryn Franco is a director of the athletics department at Club Sol de América

Sol de América also has an athletics department affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo.[5] Physical preparers of the club are Edgar Torres and 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics javelin thrower Leryn Franco.[6]

Basketball[edit]

Sol de América also has a basketball team participating in the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League.

  • Paraguayan Championship: 9
1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2011

See also[edit]

List of athletics clubs in Paraguay

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gustavo Neffa". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  2. ^ "Josias Paulo Cardoso Júnior - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de INCA -glaucineis martins da silva- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ^ "Glaucineis Martins da Silva - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  5. ^ "Sol de América quiere iluminar el atletismo - Deportes - ABC Color". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  6. ^ "Sol de América quiere iluminar el atletismo - Deportes - ABC Color". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2015-12-06.

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