Club Tacuary is a Paraguayan First Division football team, based in the neighborhood of Jara in Asunción. The club was founded in 1923.

Tacuary
Full nameTacuary Football Club
Nickname(s)Tacua, Pumas
Founded10 December 1923; 100 years ago (1923-12-10)
GroundEstadio Toribio Vargas
Asunción, Paraguay
Capacity3,000
ChairmanJorge Amancio Cáceres
ManagerVinícius Eutrópio
LeaguePrimera División
2023Primera División, 10th of 12
Current season

Tacuary qualified for the Copa Libertadores tournament twice (in 2005 and 2007) and the Copa Sudamericana three times (in 2007, 2012 and 2023). In 2013 it returned to the Paraguayan Segunda División.

In the 2021 season of Paraguay's División Intermedia, Tacuary finished 3rd and was promoted to the Primera División.

Over the years Tacuary's youth academy has produced players such as Ramón Cardozo, Hernán Pérez, Luis Páez, Ronald Huth and Brian Montenegro, as well as other young players that have been sold to important club in the European and Mexican leagues.

Stadium

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The club has traditionally played at the 3,000 capacity Estadio Toribio Vargas which is based in Jara neighbourhood. Between 2002 and 2014 however, the club played at the 7,000 capacity Roberto Bettega in the Zeballos Cué neighbourhood. In 2014 the club sold the stadium to a port company for 10 million dollars, and it was subsequently demolished. The club is now back playing in its traditional home.[citation needed]

Honours

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2002
1953, 1961, 1983, 1999

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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2005: Preliminary Round
2007: Preliminary Round
2007: First Round
2012: First Round
2023: Group stage

Current squad

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Current squad

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As of 24 January, 2024. 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 Héctor Espínola
2 DF   PAR Alexis Fernández
3 DF   BRA Victor Ferraz
4 DF   PAR Edgar Benítez
5 DF   PAR Marcos Cáceres
6 MF   PAR Marcelo Paredes
7 FW   PAR Néstor Camacho
8 MF   PAR Ronal Domínguez
9 FW   PAR José Verdún
10 MF   PAR Derlis Rodríguez
11 MF   PAR Óscar Ruiz
12 GK   PAR Aldo Bareiro
14 DF   PAR Rodney Pedrozo
16 MF   ARG Nelson Acevedo
17 FW   PAR Nicolás Morínigo
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   PAR Luis Cabral
19 MF   BRA Valdeci
20 MF   PAR Matías Verdún
21 FW   PAR Osmar Colmán
22 GK   PAR Diego Huesca
24 FW   PAR Carlos Giménez
26 MF   PAR Lucas Romero
27 MF   PAR Jorge González
29 FW   PAR Mario Otazú
30 DF   BRA Helerson
32 MF   PAR Gustavo Medina
33 FW   PAR Martín Núñez
37 DF   PAR Walter Clar
39 FW   COL Orlando Berrío
FW   PAR Darío Lezcano (on loan from Colo-Colo)

Notable players

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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.

1990s

2000s'

Non-CONMEBOL players

Managers

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References

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  2. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de ENRIQUE MEZA -enrique maximiliano meza- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de ENRIQUE MEZA -enrique maximiliano meza- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)". Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Paraguay - B. Montenegro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Cristian Riveros". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Hernán Pérez". Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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