Club Sol de America
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Club Sol de America | ||
| Seat | Asunción | ||
| founding | 1909 | ||
| president | José María Silva | ||
| Website | soldeamerica.com.py | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Venue | Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni | ||
| Places | 5,000 | ||
| league | Primera División | ||
| Apertura 2010 | 8th place | ||
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Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan football club from Asunción . The club was founded in 1909 and plays its home games at the Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni , which can seat 5,000 spectators. Sol de América, who won two Paraguayan football championships, is currently playing in the Primera División , the top division in Paraguay .
history
The Club Sol de América took part a year after its establishment in the game, the 1910 newly founded second division, the Segunda División de Paraguay and rose directly because the reserve team from Club Nacional was not allowed to rise. In the two years after the rise, 1912 and 1913, the team was runner-up.
After that, it took Sol de América thirteen years to finish in the top three again, which was the case for the first time in 1926. In 1935, when the Chaco War with Bolivia ended, the team took second place behind Club Cerro Porteño . In 1940, the team was second behind Porteño, who were champions three times in a row from 1940 to 1942. In 1952, 1957, 1978, 1980 and 1981, the team was runner-up several times. In 1986 the team was finally able to break the curse and became champions for the first time. Five years later they were able to become masters again.
International appearances
The club took part in the most important South American soccer competition for club teams, the Copa Libertadores , six times . In 1989 the team even made it to the quarter-finals and failed there at Club Olimpia , also from Paraguay , against which the team already played in the group stage.
- Copa Libertadores (6): 1979 , 1980 , 1982 , 1987 , 1989 and 1992
- Copa Conmebol (1): 1999 ( did not participate )
- Copa Filigrana (1): 2002
successes
- Primera División de Paraguay (2): 1986 and 1991
- Segunda División de Paraguay (3): 1964, 1978 and 2006
- Copa Simón Bolivar (1): 1951
- Torneo República (1): 1988
Coach history
- 1985 to 1986: Ferenc Puskás
- September 2013 to October 2013: Mauricio Larriera
- June 2015 to May 2016: Daniel Garnero
Significant former players
- Justo Villar : The goalkeeper played a total of 119 games for the club. In 1997 and 1998 he was able to reach the final of the Torneo Apertura with the team and lost both times. In 1999 he left the club. In 2004 it was voted Paraguay's Footballer of the Year .
- Edgar Benítez : The striker was loaned for the 2008 season and was one of the team's goal guarantors that season. But after only a year it had to be returned.
basketball
Sol de América also has a basketball team that plays in the Primera División de Baloncesto de Paraguay and has won numerous championships since 1982.
successes
- Liga de Baloncesto Metropolitana: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 1994, 2007
- Liga Nacional de Clubes: 2008, 2010
- Súper Copa de Campeones: 2007, 2010
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mauricio Larriera - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 22, 2016
- ^ Daniel Garnero - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 4, 2016