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Club River Plate, mostly known as River Plate or internationally as River Plate Asunción,[1] is a Paraguayan football club from the neighbourhood of Mburicaó, in Asunción; founded in 1911. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for several decades and their most notable achievements are the three second-place finish achieved when they were playing in the Paraguayan Primera División. It currently plays in the Primera División B Metropolitana, one of the three third-division leagues in the Paraguayan football league system.
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| Full name | Club River Plate | |||
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| Nickname(s) | El Kelito | |||
| Founded | 15 January 1911 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Jardines del Kelito, Asunción, Paraguay | |||
| Capacity | 6,500 | |||
| Manager | Denis Caniza | |||
| League | Primera B Metropolitana | |||
| 2023 | 3rd of 17 | |||
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History
editIn 2015, River Plate were crowned champions on the División Intermedia and were promoted to the Primera División Paraguaya for the 2016 season.[2][3]
Divisions timeline
editSo far this century, the club has been in all 4 divisions of the local league system:
Current squad
edit- As of 20 December 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
Non-CONMEBOL players
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Honours
editNational
edit- Paraguayan First Division
- Runners-up (3): 1919, 1926, 1930
- Paraguayan Second Division
- Winners (3): 1913, 1957, 2018
- Paraguayan Third Division
- Winners (1): 2010
References
edit- ^ "River Plate Asunción (2014)". Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Diario HOY | River Plate recibe el premio ante su gente". Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "APF - Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "André Galiassi :: André de Sousa Galiassi ::". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Fernando Sanjurjo :: Fernando Manuel Sanjurjo Carreras ::". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Paraguay 2003". Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Mexico - A. Juraidini - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Korea Republic - Jang Hee-mang - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
External links
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