Full name Club Atlético Paraná Ground Pedro Mutio President José Cáceres | Nickname(s) Decano, Gato Ground Capacity 6,000 | |
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Founded June 16, 1907; 109 years ago (1907-06-16) | ||
Club Atlético Paraná, mostly known as "Atlético Paraná" is an Argentine football club located in the city of Paraná, Entre Ríos.
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In December 2014, the club promoted to Primera B Nacional after beating Sportivo Patria of Formosa by 5–1.
The club plays its home venues at Estadio Pedro Mutio, with capacity for 6,000 people.
Atlético Paraná's main rival is Club Atlético Belgrano of the same city. Other fierce rival is Patronato, also from the city of Paraná. Both teams have played a large number of matches in the local league.
History
The team played in the Torneo Argentino B during the 2000s, winning the tournament in the 2013–14 season. In 2014 Atlético Paraná played the Torneo Federal A, the successor of defunct Torneo Argentino A.
Atlético Paraná also took part of the 2011–12 Copa Argentina, qualifying to the final stage where the squad lost to Banfield by 2–1.
After defeating Unión de Villa Krause of San Juan by penalty shoot-out, Atlético Paraná qualified to play the Torneo Federal A. In the Federal A, Atlético finished 3rd. in Zona 4, qualifying to the playoffs.