Julio César Enciso Ferreira is a Paraguayan association footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 70 appearances for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004, scoring twice.
Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. The club was founded on July 25, 1902, by a group of young Paraguayans, and the name stems from the idea of its principal founding member, William Paats, a Dutchman based in Paraguay, who is considered the father of Paraguayan football for having introduced the practice of the sport in the South American country. Internationally, the club is referred to as Olimpia Asunción in order to distinguish it from other Latin American football clubs of the same name.
Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón is a Paraguayan football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Paraguayan Primera División club Guaraní.
Julio César Cáceres López is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a defender.
Miguel Ángel Benítez Pavón, also known as Peque Benítez, is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a forward.
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, known as Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the capacity to 42,354. It underwent renovations during 1939, 1996 and 2007. The stadium was again renovated in 2015. It has more than 100 years as a stadium. It is one of the places with most history in Paraguayan football. In 1960, the stadium was the venue of the first final of the Copa Libertadores. The stadium receives visits from the public from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 with free access.
Aldo Antonio Bobadilla Ávalos is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Sportivo Ameliano.
Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and international competitions. Paraguay's football leagues are divided into four divisions. In 2020, Paraguay's top-tier was ranked 8th in the world by the IFFHS.
Guido Virgilio Alvarenga Morales is a retired football (soccer) player from Paraguay, who was nicknamed "El Mago". He played as an attacking midfielder during his career.
Virginio Cáceres Villalba is a retired football defender from Paraguay.
Mauro Antonio Caballero López is a Paraguayan former football striker and current coach of 3 de Febrero in the División Intermedia.
The following is a summary of the 2008 season by Paraguayan football (soccer) club Olimpia Asunción.
The following is a summary of the 2007 season by Paraguayan football (soccer) club Olimpia Asunción.
Carlos Vidal Sanabria Acuña is a former football midfielder from Paraguay.
Juan Zacarías Ramírez Candia is a former football defender and coach.
Felipe Nery Franco is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a striker.
The following is a summary of the 2009 season by Paraguayan football (soccer) club Olimpia Asunción.
Sport in Paraguay is an important part of national culture. Association football is the most popular sport, while basketball is also very popular. Other sports such as padel, volleyball, futsal, swimming and tennis are popular as well. Other Paraguayan sports and pastimes are rugby union, chess, motorsport, golf and rowing.
Aldo Andrés Paniagua Benítez is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder.
The 1990 Copa Libertadores finals was the two-legged final to decide the winners of the 1990 Copa Libertadores, the 31st edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organised by CONMEBOL.
