Club General Díaz (Luque) Explained

Clubname:General Díaz
Fullname:General Díaz Football Club
Nickname:Olimpia' í (Little Olimpia), "Las Àguilas" (The Eagles), "Pájaros Blancos" (White Birds)
Ground:Estadio General Adrián Jara,
Luque, Paraguay
Capacity:4,000
Chairman:Jorge González Aguilera
Manager:Cristian Martínez
League:Primera B
Season:2023
Position:5th of 17
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20200210000239/http://www.generaldiaz.com/
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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.

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

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.

Honours

Current squad

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Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

2000's

2010's

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: December 2, 2013. 'Àguila' Continental. ABC. November 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: September 10, 2014. Copa Sudamericana: Atletico Nacional 0 General Diaz 2. live. FourFourTwo. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103161121/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/news/copa-sudamericana-atletico-nacional-0-general-diaz-2 . 2022-01-03 .
  3. Web site: July 13, 2018. Medida y Capacidad de las canchas. APF. November 5, 2020.
  4. Web site: November 16, 2018. El estadio Adrián Jara ampliará su aforo. The Adrian Jara Stadium will expand its capacity. November 5, 2020. Tigo Sports. es.
  5. Web site: General Díaz - Squad 2019/2020.
  6. Web site: Colombia - C. Caicedo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway.