# Club Guaraní

Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Pinozá in outer Asunción. Founded on 12 October 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 Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guaraní" and its first president was Juan Patri. The name of the club derives from the Guaraní 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.
Guaraní 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 Guaraní fans.
Along with Olimpia, they play the "clásico añejo" (the oldest derby) because they are the two oldest teams from Paraguay. Also, Guaraní, Cerro Porteño and Olimpia are the only teams that have never played in the second division of the Paraguayan league.
In late May 2010, Guaraní became champions after 26 years after defeating Olimpia in a match that ended 2–1 to clinch the 2010 Apertura title.

## 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

    As of 3 July 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 | ARG | Gaspar Servio |
| 2 | DF | PAR | Alcides Benítez |
| 3 | DF | PAR | Paul Riveros |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Wilson Ibarrola |
| 5 | MF | PAR | Estivel Moreira |
| 6 | MF | PAR | Gustavo Marecos |
| 7 | FW | ARG | Agustín Manzur (on loan from Deportivo Maipú) |
| 8 | FW | PAR | Bruno Díaz |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Walter González |
| 10 | FW | PAR | Victor Cespedes |
| 11 | FW | PAR | Richard Prieto |
| 12 | GK | URU | Martín Rodríguez |
| 13 | DF | PAR | Mario López |
| 14 | DF | PAR | Gustavo Vargas |
| 15 | MF | PAR | Thiago Servín |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | PAR | Adrián Alcaraz |
| 18 | FW | PAR | César Miño |
| 19 | MF | PAR | Danilo Santacruz |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Álvaro Cuello (on loan from Estudiantes de Río Cuarto) |
| 21 | MF | URU | Bruno Piñatares |
| 27 | DF | PAR | Fernando Román |
| 28 | MF | PAR | Anderson Legüizamón |
| 29 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Barrientos |
| 32 | DF | PAR | Alexis Cantero |
| 34 | FW | PAR | Milciades Adorno |
| 35 | FW | PAR | Alan Pereira |
| 36 | MF | PAR | Luis Martínez |
| 37 | DF | PAR | Daniel Pérez |
| 39 | FW | PAR | Jesús Alvarenga |
| — | FW | PAR | Mathias Martínez |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | GK | PAR | Aldo Pérez (at Sportivo Carapeguá until 31 December 2024) |
| — | DF | PAR | Alcides Barbotte (at Deportivo Santaní until 31 December 2024) |
| — | DF | ARG | Guillermo Benítez (at Huracán until 31 December 2024) |
| — | DF | PAR | César Ramírez (at Rubio Ñu until 31 December 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ARG | Felipe Salomoni (at Al Ain until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | PAR | Rodrigo Amarilla (at General Caballero (JLM) until 31 December 2024) |
| — | FW | PAR | Milton Maciel (at Trinidense until 31 December 2024) |
| — | FW | PAR | Leonardo Rolón (at Independiente CG until 31 December 2024) |

## 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 | Average |
| 2009 Clausura | 1.228 |
| 2010 Apertura | 2.038 |
| 2010 Clausura | 1.247 |
| 2011 Apertura | 1.240 |
| 2011 Clausura | 1.838 |
| 2012 Apertura | 2.046 |
| 2012 Clausura | 1.487 |
| 2013 Apertura | 1.043 |
| 2013 Clausura | 1.146 |
| 2014 Apertura | 1.078 |
| 2014 Clausura | 794 |
| 2015 Apertura | 1.184 |

## Managerial information

* Atilio López
* Ondino Viera (1963–64)
* Cayetano Ré (1985)
* Julio Comesaña (1988)
* 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

| Name | Season |
| Salvador Melián | 1906 |
| Manuel Bella | 1907 |
| Idelfonso López | 1921 |
| Idelfonso López | 1923 |
| Fulgencio Romaro | 1949 |
| Ondino Viera | 1964 |
| José María Rodríguez | 1967 |
| José María Rodríguez | 1969 |
| Cayetano Ré | 1984 |
| Félix Darío León | 2010 |
| Daniel Garnero | 2016 |