Tacuary

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 name	Tacuary Football Club
Nickname(s)	Tacua, Pumas
Founded	10 December 1923; 101 years ago (1923-12-10)
Ground	Estadio Toribio Vargas Asunción, Paraguay
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Jorge Amancio Cáceres
Manager	Enrique Vera
League	División Intermedia
2024	Primera División, 12th of 12 (relegated by average)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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

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

• Paraguayan Second Division: 1

2002

• Paraguayan Third Division: 4

1953, 1961, 1983, 1999

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

2005: Preliminary Round

2007: Preliminary Round

• Copa Sudamericana: 3 appearances

2007: First Round

2012: First Round

2023: Group stage

Current squad

Current squad

As of 24 January, 2024. 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 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

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

• Ronald Huth (1999–2007, 2009–2011, 2012)

2000s'

• Osvaldo Mendoza (2002)^{[citation needed]}
• Brian Montenegro (2004–2011, 2012)
• Hernán Pérez (2005–2008)
• Ramón Cardozo (2006–2012)
• Luis Fernando Páez (–2006, 2009–)
• Fabian Caballero (2006, 2012)
• José Ariel Núñez (2008–2009)

Non-CONMEBOL players

• Enrique Maximiliano Meza (2004–2005)^[1]
• Riki Kitawaki (2005–2012)^[2]

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  Mexican player Enrique Maximiliano Meza joined Tacuary in 2004 and remained until 2005^[3]
• 
  Brian Montenegro started his career at the club and went on to feature for West Ham United and Leeds United^[4]
• 
  Cristian Riveros was at the club from 2000 to 2005^[5]
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  Hernan Perez was a member of the Tacuary youth academy before debuting in Primera División^[6]

Managers

• Oscar Paulin
• Carlos Kiese (1 January 2010–31 December 2010)
• Carlos Manta (1 January 2011–1 July 2011)
• Francisco Ocampo (footballer) (1 January 2011–10 April 2012)
• Luis Cubilla (10 April 2012 – 16 May 2012)
• Gonzalo Ocampo (18 May 2012–)