Club General Díaz (Luque)

General Díaz Football Club is a Paraguayan football club from Luque that currently plays in the Primera División B Metropolitana, the third division of Paraguayan league system. Founded in 1917, it plays at the Estadio General Adrián Jara in Luque.

General Díaz

Full name	General Díaz Football Club
Nickname(s)	Olimpia' í (Little Olimpia), "Las Àguilas" (The Eagles), "Pájaros Blancos" (White Birds)
Founded	September 22, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-09-22)
Ground	Estadio General Adrián Jara, Luque, Paraguay
Capacity	4,000
President	Jorge González Aguilera
Manager	Cristian Martínez
League	Primera B
2023	5th of 17
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20200210000239/http://www.generaldiaz.com/
Home colours Away colours

The club's name came from José Eduvigis Díaz, a Paraguayan general.

History

The club was founded on September 22, 1917.

In 2004, the club finished as runner-up of the Tercera División, but only one club was available for promotion at that time. In 2006, they were runner-up again, but this time they were able to be promoted to the Segunda Division (Intermedia). In 2012, they were the champions of the Division Intermedia, and were promoted to the Primera Division for the first time in the club's history.

In 2013, the club qualified for its first ever continental tournament, the Copa Sudamericana, through their placement in the aggregate table (Apertura & Clausura combined). They did this in their first season in the top tier, being one of the only two Paraguayan clubs to achieve this along with Deportivo Capiatá.^[1] In the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, they played C.D. Cobresal of Chile first, and won 4-3 on aggregate (2-1, 2-2). Then they played Colombian powerhouse Atlético Nacional, where they produced a massive upset by winning the first leg at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín 2-0,^[2] but lost the second leg in Luque 1-3. Although the aggregate score was 3-3, Atletico Nacional advanced because of the away goals rule.

In 2017, the club finished sixth in the aggregate league table, meaning it qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, their second time participating in the competition. They began their campaign by playing against Ecuadorian powerhouse Barcelona S.C., beating them 2-1 on aggregate. Then they faced Colombian side Millonarios F.C., where they drew the first leg 1-1 at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción. They played there because their regular stadium was too small for continental competition games. General Díaz lost the second leg 4-0 at Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, and were knocked out of the tournament with an aggregate score of 1-5.

Stadium

Main article: es:Estadio General Adrián Jara

General Diaz plays its home games at Estadio General Adrían Jara, which has a capacity of 4,000 and was built in 1974.^[3] The stadium is currently undergoing a renovation and expansion since January 2019.^[4] The stadium's capacity will be expanded from 4000 to 7000, and will have a new press box and new changing rooms.^[4]

Honours

• División Intermedia
  • Champions (1): 2012
• División Intermedia
  • Runners-up (1): 2007
• Paraguayan Tercera División
  • Runners-up (2): 2004, 2006
• Liga Luqueña de Fútbol
  • Champions (3): 1966, 1967, 1968

Current squad

As of 8 March 2020^[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  PAR Gustavo Serdán 2 DF  PAR Pablo Meza 3 DF  PAR Gustavo Noguera 5 MF  PAR Álvaro Campuzano 6 MF  PAR Estivel Moreira 7 DF  PAR Fabián Franco 8 MF  ARG Pablo Gaitán 9 FW  PAR Sergio Bareiro 10 MF  PAR Gustavo Cristaldo 11 FW  PAR Diego Doldán 12 GK  PAR Jorge Luis González 13 DF  PAR Néstor González 14 DF  PAR Arnaldo Recalde 15 MF  PAR David Villalba 16 MF  PAR Wilfrido Báez 17 FW  PAR Bruno Medina

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  PAR Diego Vera 20 MF  ARG Rubén Ríos 21 FW  PAR Gerardo Arévalos 22 DF  PAR Matías Barreto 23 FW  PAR Ever Ramírez 23 FW  PAR Edsson Riveros 24 DF  PAR Marcos Gamarra 25 GK  PAR Ever Caballero 26 FW  BRA Lenon Farías 27 MF  PAR Jorge González 28 MF  PAR Gustavo Legal 29 DF  PAR Sebastián Zaracho 31 MF  PAR David Valenzuela 32 MF  PAR Edgar Villalba 33 DF  PAR Álex Garcete — DF  PAR Luis Lezcano

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.

2000's Javier Cohene (2005) 2010's César Caicedo (2014)[6]