Club River Plate (Asunción)
Paraguayan football club based in Asunción founded in 1911
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Club River Plate, mostly known as River Plate or internationally as River Plate Asunción,[1] is a Paraguayan football club from the neighbourhood of Mburicaó, in Asunción; founded in 1911. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for several decades and their most notable achievements are the three second-place finish achieved when they were playing in the Paraguayan Primera División. It currently plays in the Primera División B Metropolitana, one of the three third-division leagues in the Paraguayan football league system.
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| Full name | Club River Plate | |||
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| Nickname | El Kelito | |||
| Founded | 15 January 1911 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Jardines del Kelito | |||
| Capacity | 6,500 | |||
| Manager | Celso Ayala | |||
| League | Primera B Metropolitana | |||
| 2025 | División Intermedia, 10th of 16 (relegated by average) | |||
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History
Divisions timeline
So far this century, the club has been in all 4 divisions of the local league system:
Current squad
- As of 20 December 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
Non-CONMEBOL players
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Honours
National
- Paraguayan First Division
- Runners-up (3): 1919, 1926, 1930
- Paraguayan Second Division
- Winners (3): 1913, 1957, 2018
- Paraguayan Third Division
- Winners (1): 2010
