# Club Sol de América

Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Asunción, and was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa on the border of the capital city, Asunción. Sol de America have won the Paraguayan First Division title on two occasions, in 1986 and then again in 1991. They also have a strong basketball team and an athletics department.

## Honours
### National

* Primera División
** Winners (2): 1986, 1991
* División Intermedia
** Winners (4): 1965, 1977, 2006, 2023

## Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

* Copa Libertadores: 6 appearances
       Best: Quarter-finals in 1989
       1989: Quarter-finals

## Current squad

As of 6 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | PAR | Gerardo Ortiz |
| 2 | DF | PAR | Gustavo Giménez |
| 3 | MF | PAR | Ángel Aguayo |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Rodrigo Delvalle (on loan from Club Cerro Porteño) |
| 5 | DF | PAR | Rolando García Guerreño |
| 6 | MF | PAR | Jorge Jara |
| 7 | MF | PAR | Mudo Valdez |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Cristian Amarilla |
| 9 | FW | PAR | David Fernández |
| 11 | MF | PAR | Luis Ortíz |
| 12 | GK | PAR | Mathias Bordon |
| 14 | FW | PAR | Fernando Díaz |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Juan Cascini |
| 16 | DF | PAR | Aquilino Giménez |
| 17 | FW | PAR | Juan Ojeda |
| 18 | MF | PAR | Derlis Orué |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | PAR | Ronald Roa |
| 20 | FW | PAR | Oscar Coronel |
| 21 | DF | PAR | Víctor Barrios |
| 22 | MF | PAR | Marcelo Gonzalez |
| 23 | MF | PAR | Brian Quintana |
| 25 | FW | PAR | Fernando Ruiz Diaz |
| 27 | FW | VEN | Anthony Graterol |
| 28 | GK | PAR | Diego Aranda |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Lisandro Cabrera |
| 30 | FW | PAR | Ismael Benegas |
| 31 | MF | PAR | Marcelo Acosta (on loan from Rosario Central) |
| 32 | DF | PAR | Ever Cáceres |
| 34 | DF | PAR | Matias Castro |
| 36 | GK | PAR | Bernardo Medina |
| 40 | FW | PAR | Daniel Dietze |

## 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.
1970s
* Secundino Aifuch (1971–75)
* Teresio Centurión (1976-1980 and 1981-1989)
1990s
* Gustavo Neffa (1996–98)
2000s
* Enrique Vera (2000–02)
* Fabián Caballero (2000)
* Cristian Bogado (2004)
* Pablo Zeballos (2005–07)
* Miguel Ángel Cuéllar (2007)
* Josías Paulo Cardoso Júnior (2009–2011)
2010s
* Glacinei Martins (2010–2011)
* Sebastian Abreu (2016–)
Non-CONMEBOL players
* Abraham Francois (2001)
* Massimiliano Ammendola (2013–14)

## Managers

* Ferenc Puskás (1985–86)
* Sergio Markarián (1987–89)
* Ever Hugo Almeida (Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 1, 1999), (Jan 1, 2000 – Jan 1, 2001)
* Ricardo Dabrowski (2011–2013)
* Gualberto Jara (2013)
* Mauricio Larriera (2013)
* Roberto Pompei (2013–2014)
* Daniel Garnero (2015–2016)
* Fernando Ortiz (2017)
* Fernando Ortiz (2018)
* Pablo Daniel Escobar (2019–2020)
* Luis Islas (2020)
* Celso Ayala (2020–2021)
* Juan Pablo Pumpido (2021–2022)
* Celso Ayala (2022)
* Pablo Guiñazú (2022)
* Gustavo Bobadilla (2022–2023)
* Cesar Castro (2023)

## Other sports
### Athletics

Sol de América also has an athletics department affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo. Physical preparers of the club are Edgar Torres and 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics javelin thrower Leryn Franco.

### Basketball

Sol de América also has a basketball team participating in the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League.
* Paraguayan Championship: 9
    1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2011