Club Guarani is a Paraguayan professional football club, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción.
Founded in 1903, it is one of the oldest and one of the most successful in the country, with eleven Primera División titles, and has never been relegated to a lower division.
History Club Guarani is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded on 12 October 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guarani" and its first president was Juan Patri. The name of the club derives from the Guarani people, a big part of Paraguayan culture and history. The colours of the club, black and yellow, were proposed by the Melina brothers (also among the founders of the club) in reference to the colours of Uruguayan club Peñarol, where the Melina brothers played for a few years. The mentioned colors were also used by English privateer Francis Drake in his emblem and shield, which is another reason why they were chosen to represent the club.
Guarani is one of the traditional teams from the Paraguayan football league and during their history they have won a total of ten championships and were runners-up in fourteen occasions. The most successful era in their history was in the 1960s, where they had an excellent team that won three titles. This era is known as the "golden decade" by the Guarani fans.
Along with Olimpia, they play the "clásico añejo" (the oldest derby) because they are the two oldest teams from Paraguay. Also, Guarani, Cerro Porteño and Olimpia are the only teams that have never played in the second division of the Paraguayan league.
In late May 2010, Guarani became champions after 26 years after defeating Olimpia 2–1 to clinch the 2010 Apertura title. The club won its 11th championship in the Clausura 2016 tournmanent.
The club had a good campaign in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, qualifying to the semi-finals after beating Corinthians 3-0 on aggregate in the round of 16, and Racing Club 1-0 on aggregate. In the semi-finals, Guarani was eliminated by champions River Plate 3-1 on aggregate.
In 2018, the club won the inaugural edition of the Copa Paraguay, defeating their classic rival Olimpia on penalties after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.
The club had good seasons in 2020 and 2021, finishing runner-up to Olimpia and Cerro Porteño respectively.
Youth One of the club's youth teams played at the 2008 Torneo di Viareggio, the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio, the 2012 Torneo di Viareggio and the 2014 Torneo di Viareggio. The team is also the best-positioned Paraguayan team at the U-20 Copa Libertadores reaching the third place in the 2022 edition.
Honours National Primera División Winners (11): 1906, 1907, 1921, 1923, 1949, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1984, 2010 Apertura, 2016 Clausura Copa Paraguay Winners (1): 2018
Players
First-team squad
Out on loan
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. 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.
1980s José Luis Chilavert (1984) 2000s Aldo Barreto (2003–04) Aureliano Torres (2004–06) Federico Santander (2008–10), (2011–12), (2013–15) 2010s Marcelo Palau (2012), (2014–) Julio César Cáceres (2013–) Fernando Fernández (2013–15) César Caicedo (2014)
Non-CONMEBOL players Kenji Fukuda (2004) Yuki Tamura (2010)
Average attendance Year Average2009 Clausura1.2282010 Apertura2.0382010 Clausura1.2472011 Apertura1.2402011 Clausura1.8382012 Apertura2.0462012 Clausura1.4872013 Apertura1.0432013 Clausura1.1462014 Apertura1.0782014 Clausura7942015 Apertura1.184
Managerial information Atilio López Ondino Viera (1963–64) José María Rodríguez (1967–71) Cayetano Ré (1985) Julio Comesaña (1988) José María Rodríguez (1989) Oscar Malbernat (1993) Rolando Chilavert (1999) Cayetano Ré (2000) Aníbal Ruiz (2000–01) Gustavo Costas (2001–03) Carlos Diarte (2003) Juan Amador Sánchez (2005) Alberto Jose Fanesi (Jan 1, 2006 – Jan 1, 2007) Roberto Rojas (2007) Félix Darío León (Feb 2008 – Aug 20, 2011) Beto Almeida (Aug 23, 2011 – Nov 29, 2011) James Freitas (interim) (2011) Pablo Caballero (Dec 20, 2011 – July 9, 2012) Diego Alonso (July 12, 2012 – June 18, 2013) Fernando Jubero (interim) (2013) Gustavo Díaz (July 3, 2013 – Aug 6, 2013) Fernando Jubero (interim) (Aug 7, 2013 – Dec 10, 2015) Fabricio Bassa (Dec 16, 2015–Feb 23, 2016) Francisco Arce (Feb 23, 2016–Aug 3, 2016) Daniel Garnero (Aug 6, 2016–Dec 7,2017) Sebastián Saja (Dec 8, 2017–Mar 26, 2018) Fernando Burgo (interim) (2018) Juan Manuel Azconzábal (2018) Gustavo Florentín (2018–2019) Gustavo Costas (2019–2021) Fernando Jubero (2021–2022) Hernán Rodrigo López (2023) Juan Pablo Pumpido (2023) Pablo De Muner (2023) Lucas Bovaglio (2023–2024) Francisco Arce (2024–)
Championship winning managers NameSeasonNationalitySalvador Melián1906Manuel Bella1907Idelfonso López1921Idelfonso López1923Fulgencio Romaro1949Ondino Viera1964José María Rodríguez1967José María Rodríguez1969Cayetano Ré1984Félix Darío León2010Daniel Garnero2016
References
External links
Unofficial site. .