Deportivo Humaitá
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Deportivo Humaitá is a Paraguayan football (soccer)
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 city of Mariano Roque Alonso
Mariano Roque Alonso
Mariano Roque Alonso is a district and city located in the Central Department, in Paraguay in the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. The city has a population of 85,000 people....

, in the Gran Asunción
Gran Asunción
Gran Asunción , is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción, which consists of the Capital and other surrounding cities such as San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby and Villa Elisa. The metropolitan area has more than 1.9 million...

 area founded in 1932.

History

The club took its name from the historic Paraguayan city of Humaitá
Humaitá
Humaitá is a town on the Paraguay River in southern Paraguay. During the War of the Triple Alliance, it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 1868. During that time, it housed as many as 24,000 troops...

.

It is the third oldest team from Mariano Roque Alonso and has won a total of 12 titles from the regional league of the mentioned city, before joining the Liga Paraguaya de Futbol and participating in the lower divisions with other metropolitan area teams. Their biggest achievement is the promotion to the Paraguayan first division in 1993. They were able to compete in the first division
Liga Paraguaya: Segunda División
The 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:...

 for three years before being again relegated to the second division
Liga Paraguaya: Segunda División
The 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:...

.

Humaitá is currently playing in the "Segunda de Ascenso" which is equivalent to the third division.

Honours

  • Paraguayan Second Division
    Liga Paraguaya: Segunda División
    The 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:...

    : 1
1993

  • Paraguayan Third Division: 1
1988

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