Sportivo Luqueño
Full nameClub Sportivo Luqueño
Nickname(s)Kure-Luque (Luque Pig)
El Chanchón (The Pig)
Auriazul (Blue-Yellow)
FoundedMay 1, 1921 (1921-05-01)
GroundEstadio Feliciano Cáceres
Luque, Paraguay
Capacity27,000
ChairmanHugo Daniel Rodríguez
ManagerJulio César Cáceres
LeaguePrimera División
2023Primera División, 8th of 12

Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. It currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, the country's top tier of football, where it has won thrice, in 1951, 1953 and 2007-A.

History

The club was founded in 1921 when three teams from the city of Luque (Marte Atlético, General Aquino and Vencedor) decided to merge and form one single club: Sportivo Luqueño. Only three years after its foundation, the team was already playing in the first division and fighting for the title. So far, Sportivo Luqueño has won three first division titles in the Paraguayan league, in 1951, 1953 and 2007.

For the 1999 Copa América, hosted by Paraguay, the club built a brand new stadium which seats 25,000, making it the third largest in Paraguay (after the Defensores del Chaco in Asunción and the Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi in Ciudad del Este).

The fans of the club are very passionate and that can be seen when visiting the city of Luque, where basically everything is decorated by the club's colors (blue and yellow).

Club anthem

The official anthem of Club Sportivo Luqueño was created in the first decades of the club, where in a group of fanatical musicians and artists Luqueños, decided to make a club on the eve of the club's anniversary. On that occasion several music dedicated to the institution were revealed, in which I highlight the song presented by Luqueño Musician Juan Bautista Almirón. Thus causing the euphoria of all those present, who accompanied with palms and choirs.

Uniform and sponsors

From the beginning the design was always vertical blue and yellow stripes, and sometimes used the shirt or shirt as an alternative half blue and the other yellow in the 50s. But the club's traditional design was always used, and It was constituted by blue and yellow vertical stripes, which with time would be the representative colors, which identifies the city of Luque.

On the chest a shield with the initial C.S.L. and three golden stars included in the late 90s, represent the three clubs that merged for the creation of the club "Athletic Mars", "The Winner" and "Gral. Aquino", with blue shorts and blue or yellow socks .

Nickname

The team is identified with the nickname of "Kuré Luque", because the city of Luque is famous for pigs (Kuré, which in the Guaraní means pig), and even the club owns a pig as a team mascot in the facilities. "KURÉ LUQUE" (Chancho Luqueño) due to an old anecdotic fact: the pigs were transported to Asunción in certain train carriages, which in football days were also used by fans and Sportivo Luqueño players. For this reason the fans of the opposite team said "There come the Kure Luque"

Honours

1951, 1953, 2007-A
1924, 1956, 1964, 1968

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

First Round (3): 1976, 1984, 2008
Best: Quarter-Finals (1) in 1993
First Round (1) in 1997
Best: Semifinals: 2015

Current squad

As of 7 April, 2023.[1][2] 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 Uruguay URU Gonzalo Falcón
2 DF Paraguay PAR Rodi Ferreira (on loan from Guaraní)
3 DF Paraguay PAR Sebastián Olmedo
4 DF Paraguay PAR Marcelo Jiménez
5 MF Uruguay URU Rodrigo Viega
6 DF Paraguay PAR Joel Jiménez
7 FW Paraguay PAR Derlis Alegre
8 MF Paraguay PAR Jorge Mendoza
9 FW Argentina ARG Paul Charpentier (on loan from Nueva Chicago)
10 MF Paraguay PAR Osvaldo Martínez
11 FW Paraguay PAR Sergio Fretes
12 GK Paraguay PAR Arturo Fleitas
13 GK Paraguay PAR Francisco Mongelos
14 MF Paraguay PAR Fernando Benitez
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Paraguay PAR Eduardo Duarte
17 FW Argentina ARG Matías Medina
18 MF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Rojas
19 FW Paraguay PAR Marcelo Pérez
20 DF Paraguay PAR Kevin Núñez
21 MF Paraguay PAR Sebastián Ruíz Díaz
22 DF Paraguay PAR Juan Núñez
23 DF Paraguay PAR Pablo Aguilar
24 DF Argentina ARG Alan Ledesma
25 MF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Marecos
26 MF Paraguay PAR Diego Fernández
27 MF Paraguay PAR Julio Báez
29 FW Paraguay PAR Julio Villalba
30 FW Argentina ARG Matías Castro
31 MF Paraguay PAR Sebastián Maldonado
32 MF Paraguay PAR Jesús Alvarenga
34 DF Paraguay PAR Diego Vera
35 GK Paraguay PAR Francisco Peralta

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.

Managers

References

  1. ↑ BDFA
  2. ↑ Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Bertrand Tchami".
  4. ↑ "Diario HOY | Así se jugará la quinta fecha".
  5. ↑ "Los africanos que jugaron en la Primera División de Paraguay". 7 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bryan López, en busca de una mayor continuidad – Deportes – ABC Color". Abc.com.py. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  7. ↑ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "John Bodden (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  8. ↑ "Versus / Luqueño se refuerza con un sudafricano". Versus.lanacion.com.py. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2022-03-20.

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