Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football team, based in the city of Luque

Luque

Luque is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. It is located at around . It is the location of the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport for Asunción and the headquarters of CONMEBOL...

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History

The club was founded in 1921 when three teams from the city of Luque

Luque

Luque is a city in Central Department, Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. It is located at around . It is the location of the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport for Asunción and the headquarters of CONMEBOL...

 (Marte Atlético, General Aquino and Vencedor) decided to merge and form one single club: Sportivo Luqueño. Only three years after its foundation, the team was already playing in the first division and fighting for the title. So far, Sportivo Luqueño has won three first division titles in the Paraguayan league, in 1951, 1953 and 2007

Torneo Apertura 2007 (Paraguay)

The Torneo Apertura 2007 was the football tournament that opened the season in the Paraguayan first division in the year 2007.The tournament began on February 16 with the participation of 12 teams, with a two-legged all play all system. The winner was Sportivo Luqueño, which ended a drought of...

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For the 1999 Copa América

Copa América

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, hosted by Paraguay, the club built a brand new stadium which seats 25,000, making it the third largest in Paraguay (after the Defensores del Chaco in Asunción

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

 and the Oddone Sarubbi in Ciudad del Este

Ciudad del Este

Ciudad del Este is the second largest city in Paraguay and capital of Alto Paraná department, located at the Rio Paraná....

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The fans of the club are very passionate and that can be seen when visiting the city of Luque, where basically everything is decorated by the club's colors (blue and yellow).

Honours

• Paraguayan First Division: 3

1951, 1953, 2007

Torneo Apertura 2007 (Paraguay)

The Torneo Apertura 2007 was the football tournament that opened the season in the Paraguayan first division in the year 2007.The tournament began on February 16 with the participation of 12 teams, with a two-legged all play all system. The winner was Sportivo Luqueño, which ended a drought of...

• Paraguayan Second Division: 4

1924, 1956, 1964, 1968

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances

First Round (3): 1976, 1989, 2008

• Copa CONMEBOL
  Copa CONMEBOL
  The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
  
  : 2 appearances

Best: Quarter-Finals in 1993

1993: Quarter-Finals

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.
• Played at least 30 international games for their national team at any time.
• Been part of a FIFA World Cup
  FIFA World Cup
  The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
  
   squad at any time.
• Played more than 100 games on a top division European league.

Rubén Darío Gigena

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 (2008) Tobie Mimboe

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 (2004–05) Dionisio Arce

Dionisio Arce

Dionisio Arce is a former Paraguayan football player.Arce played as a forward and was known for his ability to handle the ball and heading skills. He started playing for Paraguayan side Sportivo Luqueño before moving to Italy to play for several teams until the end of his career...

 (1948–49) José Aveiro

José Aveiro

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 (1958) Richart Báez (2005) Miguel Ángel Benítez (2006) José Luis Chilavert

José Luis Chilavert

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 (1982–84) Francisco Ferreira (1991–93), (2001), (2002) Derlis Gómez (2002), (2004–06) Aurelio González (1920's) Aristides Masi

Aristides Masi

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 (1997), (1998–99), (2001), (2002), (2005) Luis Núñez

Luis Núñez (footballer)

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(2000–06), (2007–08), (2010–)
Carlos Humberto Paredes

Carlos Humberto Paredes

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(born 2010) José Parodi

José Parodi

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 (1950–55), (1957–58) Julio César Romero (1977–79), (1990–91), (1993–94), (1996) Daniel Sanabria

Daniel Sanabria

Daniel Horacio Sanabria Gueyraud is a Paraguayan football defender.During his career he played for Sportivo Luqueño, Club Libertad, Colo-Colo, Shonan Bellmare , Kyoto Purple Sanga , América-SP and Olimpia Asunción.Sanabria played for the Paraguay national football team and was a participant at...

 (2005) Vidal Sanabria

Vidal Sanabria

Carlos Vidal Sanabria Acuña is a former football midfielder from Paraguay.-Club:Sanabria started his football career in the youth divisions of Club 13 Tuyutí of Capiatá and then moved to Guaraní before making his debut for Olimpia Asunción in 1987...

 (2000) Modesto Sandoval

Modesto Sandoval

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 (1960–64) Ricardo Tavarelli

Ricardo Tavarelli

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 (2005) Juan Bautista Torales (1976–81), (1993–95) Juan Bautista Villalba

Juan Bautista Villalba

Juan Bautista Villalba Maldonado was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a striker.Villalba was a striker, known for his great scoring ability and speed. He played for the Paraguayan national football team between 1945 and 1947, scoring ten goals...

 (1941–47) Julio César Yegros (2005)  Paraguay Raúl Vicente Amarilla

Raúl Vicente Amarilla

Raúl Vicente Amarilla is a retired Paraguayan football striker.-Career as a player:Amarilla made his debut in his hometown team, Sportivo Luqueño at the age of 17. Because of his scoring ability and great heading skills he soon moved to Spain and signed for Real Zaragoza...

 (1978–79)

Current squad

As of June 16, 2010.