Club Atlético 3 de Febrero

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 named after St. Blaise Day, a national holiday throughout many Hispanic countries. 3 de Febrero have played 9 seasons (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018) in the Primera División Paraguaya. At present plays in the Second Division of the Paraguayan league.

Not to be confused with Club 3 de Febrero.
3 de Febrero
Full nameClub Atlético 3 de Febrero
Nickname(s)Los Rojos
Founded20 November 1970
GroundEstadio Antonio Aranda
Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Capacity28,000
ChairmanAntonio Aranda
ManagerEduardo Rivera
LeagueDivisión Intermedia
2018 ClausuraPrimera División, 8th
(Relegated by average)

History
3 de Febrero in a fixture against Olimpia Asunción at the Defensores del Chaco in 2011.

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
Main article: Estadio Antonio Aranda

3 de Febrero's stadium is the Estadio Antonio Aranda, 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.

  • Fachada principal del remodelado estadio rojo.
  • Interior del Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi del Club Atlético 3 de Febrero in 2017
  • Interior del Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi del Club Atlético 3 de Febrero in 2017

Honours
  • División Intermedia: 2
2004, 2013
  • Primera División B Nacional: 1
2000
1973, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1992, 1997

Current squad
As of 14 July 2019[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PAR Orlando Rojas
2 DF  PAR Rodi Ferreira
3 DF  PAR Éver González
4 MF  PAR José Cañete
5 DF  PAR Eric Cristaldo
6 MF  PAR Alexander González
7 MF  PAR Federico Brizuela
8 MF  BRA Bruno Renan
9 FW  ARG Facundo Parra
10 MF  ARG Hernán Fredes
11 FW  PAR Emmanuel Morales
12 GK  PAR Victor Samudio
13 MF  PAR César Llamas
14 DF  PAR Joel Jiménez
15 DF  PAR Delio Ojeda
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  PAR Digno Gonzalez
18 FW  PAR Ángel Orué
19 MF  PAR Cristhian Varela
20 DF  PAR Juan Melgarejo
21 DF  PAR Hugo Espínola
22 DF  PAR Edgar González
23 DF  PAR Eric Cristaldo
24 DF  PAR José Rojas
25 FW  PAR Leonardo Villagra
26 MF  PAR Carlos Florenciañez
27 MF  PAR Osmar Colmán
28 MF  PAR Edgar Herrero
31 MF  PAR Alexis Rodas
35 MF  PAR Héctor Ariel Bustamante
– DF  PAR Carlos León

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.
1990's

2000's

2010's

Non-CONMEBOL players

References
  1. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/paraguay/3-de-febrero/3611/venue/
  2. http://www.worldstadiums.com/south_america/countries/paraguay.shtml
  3. http://www.tigosports.com.py/equipos/3-de-febrero
  4. http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/3-de-febrero-se-prepara-con-caras-nuevas
  5. http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/3-de-febrero-se-prepara-con-caras-nuevas
  6. http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/thiago-franca/
  7. https://int.soccerway.com/players/thiago-franca/214778/
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