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Nickname(s)
  
Los Rojos

Chairman
  
Ciro Aranda

Manager
  
José Arrúa

Ground Capacity
  
28,000

2014 Primera División
  
11th (relegated)

Founded
  
20 November 1970

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Full name
  
Club Atlético 3 de Febrero

League
  
Paraguayan Primera División

Ground
  
Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi

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Club Atlético 3 de Febrero is a professional Paraguayan football club from Ciudad del Este, the capital city of the department of Alto Paraná. The club was founded in 1970, and has played 8 seasons (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) in the Primera División Paraguaya.

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History

The team started playing in the Liga Paranaense and finally made their way to the second division of the Paraguayan League in 2000.

In 2004 the club won the second division title and got promoted to the first division.

In 2011, the club was relegated to the Paraguayan 2nd division, but won the title again in 2013, once again being promoted to the first division.

Stadium

3 de Febrero's stadium is the Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, also known as Estadio 3 de Febrero. It is located next to Ciudad del Este's bus terminal. The stadium is on the Avenue General Bernardino Caballero, and was opened in 1973. The capacity of the stadium, is 28,000. It has a grass surface and was renovated in 1999, for which it was utilized as one of the venues of the 1999 Copa América. Fixtures of the 2004 South American U-16 Championship and the 2007 South American U-20 Championship were also disputed at the stadium. The stadium is Paraguay's third largest, according to its seating capacity. The stadium was the venue which saw Paraguayan footballers, Roque Santa Cruz score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 June 1999 in a friendly match against Uruguay, and Nelson Haedo score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match against El Salvador.

Honours

  • División Intermedia: 2
  • Primera División B Nacional: 1
  • Regional Titles (Alto Paraná League): 6
  • Current squad

    As of 5 July 2014

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    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 squad at any time.
  • Played in the first division of any other football association (outside of Paraguay).
  • Played in a continental and/or intercontinental competition.
  • References

    Club Atlético 3 de Febrero Wikipedia