Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Asunción, and was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its games is located in the suburb city of Villa Elisa on the border of the capital city, Asunción. Sol de America have won the Paraguayan First Division title on two occasions, in 1986 and then again in 1991. They also have a strong basketball team and an athletics department.
Honours National Primera División Winners (2): 1986, 1991
División Intermedia Winners (4): 1965, 1977, 2006, 2023
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions Copa Libertadores: 6 appearances Best: Quarter-finals in 1989 1989: Quarter-finals
Current squad As of 6 September 2024
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.
1970s Secundino Aifuch (1971–75) Teresio Centurión (1976-1980 and 1981-1989) 1990s Gustavo Neffa (1996–98) 2000s Enrique Vera (2000–02) Fabián Caballero (2000) Cristian Bogado (2004) Pablo Zeballos (2005–07) Miguel Ángel Cuéllar (2007) Josías Paulo Cardoso Júnior (2009–2011) 2010s Glacinei Martins (2010–2011) Sebastian Abreu (2016–) Non-CONMEBOL players Abraham Francois (2001) Massimiliano Ammendola (2013–14)
Managers Ferenc Puskás (1985–86) Sergio Markarián (1987–89) Ever Hugo Almeida (Jan 1, 1997 – Jan 1, 1999), (Jan 1, 2000 – Jan 1, 2001) Ricardo Dabrowski (2011–2013) Gualberto Jara (2013) Mauricio Larriera (2013) Roberto Pompei (2013–2014) Daniel Garnero (2015–2016) Fernando Ortiz (2017) Fernando Ortiz (2018) Pablo Daniel Escobar (2019–2020) Luis Islas (2020) Celso Ayala (2020–2021) Juan Pablo Pumpido (2021–2022) Celso Ayala (2022) Pablo Guiñazú (2022) Gustavo Bobadilla (2022–2023) Cesar Castro (2023)
Other sports
Athletics
Sol de América also has an athletics department affiliated with the Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo. Physical preparers of the club are Edgar Torres and 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics javelin thrower Leryn Franco.
Basketball Sol de América also has a basketball team participating in the Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League.
Paraguayan Championship: 9 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2011
See also List of athletics clubs in Paraguay
References
External links
Paraguayan Soccer Info (archived 15 March 2007)