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Sportivo Luqueño

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Sportivo Luqueño
Full nameClub Sportivo Luqueño
Nickname(s)Kure-Luque (Luque Pig)
El Chanchón (The Pig)
Auriazul (Blue-Yellow)
FoundedMay 1, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-05-01)
GroundEstadio Feliciano Cáceres
Luque, Paraguay
Capacity27,000
ChairmanHugo Daniel Rodríguez
ManagerJuan Pablo Pumpido
LeaguePrimera División
2023Primera División, 4 of 12
Current season

Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. It currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, the country's top tier of football, where it has won thrice, in 1951, 1953 and 2007-A.

History

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

For the 1999 Copa América, 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 and the Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi in Ciudad del Este).

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).[citation needed]

Club anthem

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The official anthem of Club Sportivo Luqueño was created in the first decades of the club, where in a group of fanatical musicians and artists Luqueños, decided to make a club on the eve of the club's anniversary. On that occasion several music dedicated to the institution were revealed, in which I highlight the song presented by Luqueño Musician Juan Bautista Almirón. Thus causing the euphoria of all those present, who accompanied with palms and choirs.

Uniform and sponsors

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From the beginning the design was always vertical blue and yellow stripes, and sometimes used the shirt or shirt as an alternative half blue and the other yellow in the 50s. But the club's traditional design was always used, and It was constituted by blue and yellow vertical stripes, which with time would be the representative colors, which identifies the city of Luque.

On the chest a shield with the initial C.S.L. and three golden stars included in the late 90s, represent the three clubs that merged for the creation of the club "Athletic Mars", "The Winner" and "Gral. Aquino", with blue shorts and blue or yellow socks .

Nickname

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The team is identified with the nickname of "Kuré Luque", because the city of Luque is famous for pigs (Kuré, which in the Guaraní means pig), and even the club owns a pig as a team mascot in the facilities. "KURÉ LUQUE" (Chancho Luqueño) due to an old anecdotic fact: the pigs were transported to Asunción in certain train carriages, which in football days were also used by fans and Sportivo Luqueño players. For this reason the fans of the opposite team said "There come the Kure Luque"

Honours

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National

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  • Plaqueta Millington Drake
    • Winners (1): 1953

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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First Round (3): 1976, 1984, 2008
Best: Quarter-Finals (1) in 1993
First Round (1) in 1997
Best: Semifinals: 2015

Current squad

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As of 29 September 2024.[1][2] 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 Uruguay URU Gonzalo Falcón
2 DF Paraguay PAR Rodi Ferreira
3 DF Paraguay PAR Angel Brizuela
4 DF Paraguay PAR José Leguizamón
5 DF Paraguay PAR Alexis Villalba
6 DF Paraguay PAR Mathias Suarez
7 FW Paraguay PAR Marcelo Ferreira
8 MF Paraguay PAR Jorge Mendoza
9 FW Paraguay PAR Alex Álvarez
10 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Maná
11 FW Paraguay PAR Elvio Vera (on loan from Club Libertad)
12 GK Paraguay PAR Alfredo Aguilar
13 MF Paraguay PAR Iván Torres
14 MF Paraguay PAR Fernando Benitez
15 MF Paraguay PAR Sebastián Maldonado
16 MF Argentina ARG Darío Ríos
17 FW Paraguay PAR Kevin Pereira
18 MF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Rojas
19 FW Paraguay PAR Joaquin Filippini
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Paraguay PAR Sergio Otálvaro
21 MF Paraguay PAR Sebastián Ruíz Díaz
22 FW Argentina ARG Guillermo Hauche
23 DF Paraguay PAR Pablo Aguilar
24 DF Argentina ARG Alan Ledesma
25 DF Paraguay PAR Roger Rojas
26 MF Paraguay PAR Diego Fernández
27 FW Paraguay PAR Jorge Benítez
28 FW Paraguay PAR Diego Acosta
29 FW Paraguay PAR Aldo Parra
30 FW Paraguay PAR Derlis Ortiz
32 MF Paraguay PAR Matheus Riveros
33 DF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Alborno
34 DF Paraguay PAR Diego Vera
37 MF Argentina ARG Lautaro Comas

Notable players

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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.

Managers

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References

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  3. ^ "Bertrand Tchami". Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. ^ "Diario HOY | Así se jugará la quinta fecha". 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. ^ "Los africanos que jugaron en la Primera División de Paraguay". 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Bryan López, en busca de una mayor continuidad – Deportes – ABC Color". Abc.com.py. 2020-09-23. Archived from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  7. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "John Bodden (Player)". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  8. ^ "Versus / Luqueño se refuerza con un sudafricano". Versus.lanacion.com.py. 2020-02-21. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-03-20.

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