12 de Octubre Football Club

12 de Octubre

Full name	Club 12 de Octubre de Itaugua
Nickname(s)	Tejedores (Weaverbirds)
Founded	August 14, 1914
Ground	Estadio Juan Canuto Pettengill, Itaugua, Paraguay
Capacity	5000
Chairman	Luis Yegros
Manager	Félix Darío León
League	Paraguayan Primera División
2013	División Intermedia, 2nd (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Club 12 de Octubre is a Paraguayan football club from the city of Itauguá founded in 1914. The team were promoted to the Primera División of the Paraguayan league in 2013 after finishing 2nd in the Second Division.

History

The team were promoted to the first division in 1997. In 2002 they managed to win the Clausura tournament but lost in the absolute finals against Libertad. They got twice to the first round in Copa Libertadores, in 2002 and 2003.

Honours

• Paraguayan First Division: Runner-up 1

2002 (Clausura champion)

• Pre-Libertadores Playoffs (1):^[1]

2001

• Paraguayan Second Division: 1

1997

• Paraguayan Third Division: 1

2012

Regional Titles ^[2]

• Central League: 1

1949

• Cordilleran League: 1

1965, 1972

• Itauguá League: 14^[3]

1924, 1926, 1927, 1967, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

2002: First Round

2003: First Round

Current squad

Former club badge

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

No. Position Player GK Juanito Alfonso GK Derlis Gómez GK Wilson Quiñonez DF Wildo Alonso DF Jorge Luis Caballero DF Yimmi Cano DF Germán Centurión DF Cristian Enciso (on loan from Cerro Porteño) DF Walter González DF Elvis Marecos DF Líder Mármol DF Fidel Miño DF Francisco Miranda MF Aurelio Acosta MF Roberto Acuña MF Jorge Manuel Armoa MF Héctor Caballero MF Santiago Caballero

No. Position Player MF Pedro Chavez (on loan from Club Guaraní) MF Osvaldo Díaz MF Francisco Miranda MF Juan Gauto MF Joel Lesme MF Javier Lezcano MF Joel Lesme MF Edgar Robles MF Pablo Rolón MF Enrique Vázquez MF Willian FW Richard Estigarribia FW Tomás Guzmán FW Junior Irala FW Héctor Martínez FW Ángel Orué (on loan from Club Libertad) FW Ariel Roa

Stamps of Paraguay, 2014

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 Salvador Cabañas (1998–2001, 2012) Dario Veron (1999–2003) 2000's Fredy Bareiro (2001–2003) Miguel Ángel Cuéllar (2005) Lorenzo Melgarejo (2009) Non-CONMEBOL players Tobie Mimboe Kenneth Nkweta Nju (2002–2003)

References

1. CDF, ed. (Dec 23, 2001). "El 12 de Octubre por 1er vez".
2. ABC Color, ed. (Jul 9, 2003). "El 12 de Octubre de Itauguá".
3. Albigol (ed.s) 12 de Octubre Retrieved Oct 31, 2012.

External links

• 12 de Octubre Info