Atlántida Sport Club
Encyclopedia
Atlántida Sport Club is a Paraguayan football (soccer)
club from the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero
, in Asunción
; founded in 1906. 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 finishes they achieved when they were playing in the first division.
day on December 23, 1906. Its main founders were Flaviano Díaz, Héctor Díaz, Lino Bogado, Miguel Ferraro and Antonio Tavarozzi, being Flaviano Díaz its first president ever.
Atlántida are one of the oldest clubs in Paraguayan football history, but have long been overshadowed in Barrio Obrero
by their neighbors Cerro Porteño
, Nacional and Club Sol de América
.
Paulo Da Silva
César López Fretes
Eulogio Martínez
Adolfo Vaccaro
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero
Barrio Obrero (Asunción)
Barrio Obrero is a barrio of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. It has a population of 19,823 people. The name of this barrio comes from the word "worker" in reference to the humble and working class people that live there, which are the majority.Barrio Obrero is famous for its Quinta Avenida ...
, in Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
; founded in 1906. 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 finishes they achieved when they were playing in the first division.
History
The club was founded right before ChristmasChristmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
day on December 23, 1906. Its main founders were Flaviano Díaz, Héctor Díaz, Lino Bogado, Miguel Ferraro and Antonio Tavarozzi, being Flaviano Díaz its first president ever.
Atlántida are one of the oldest clubs in Paraguayan football history, but have long been overshadowed in Barrio Obrero
Barrio Obrero (Asunción)
Barrio Obrero is a barrio of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. It has a population of 19,823 people. The name of this barrio comes from the word "worker" in reference to the humble and working class people that live there, which are the majority.Barrio Obrero is famous for its Quinta Avenida ...
by their neighbors Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 28 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football club in Paraguay...
, Nacional and Club Sol de América
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, Paraguay, and it was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its first division games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa. Sol de America have won...
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Honours
- Paraguayan First DivisionLiga Paraguaya: Primera DivisiónThe División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol , also known as the Primera División , or due to sponsorship reasons Copa TIGO, is the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay...
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- Runners-up (3): 1910, 1911, 1936
- Paraguayan Second DivisionLiga Paraguaya: Segunda DivisiónThe División Intermedia , also known as the Segunda División , is the second tier football league in Paraguay. It is organized by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.-Overview:...
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- 1927, 1951
- Paraguayan Third Division: 3
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- 1960, 1978, 1981
Notable players
Víctor CáceresVíctor Cáceres
Víctor Javier Cáceres Centurión is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for Libertad in the Paraguayan Primera División.- Club career :...
Paulo Da Silva
Paulo da Silva Barrios
Paulo César da Silva Barrios is a Paraguayan football defender, who has played for the Paraguay national football team since 2000...
César López Fretes
César López Fretes
César López Fretes was a football striker from Paraguay.López Fretes started his career at Atlántida Sport Club from Barrio Obrero and was later transferred to Olimpia Asunción. He was part of the Paraguay squad at the 1950 World Cup and was one of the goal scorers for Paraguay...
Eulogio Martínez
Eulogio Martínez
Eulogio Martínez Ramiro was a Paraguayan-Spaniard football striker...
Adolfo Vaccaro
Adolfo Vaccaro
Adolfo Aníbal Vaccaro Mena is a former football midfielder/forward and coach.Vaccaro started his career at General Genes in his neighborhood of Villa Morra...