Club River Plate, mostly known as River Plate or internationally as River Plate Asunción, is a Paraguayan football club from the neighbourhood of Mburicaó, in Asunción; founded in 1911. The club has been playing in the lower divisions of the Paraguayan league for several decades and their most notable achievements are the three second-place finish achieved when they were playing in the Paraguayan Primera División. It currently plays in the Primera División B Metropolitana, one of the three third-division leagues in the Paraguayan football league system.
History In 2015, River Plate were crowned champions on the División Intermedia and were promoted to the Primera División Paraguaya for the 2016 season. Divisions timeline So far this century, the club has been in all 4 divisions of the local league system:
Current squad
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.
Diego Florentín (1930) Amadeo Ortega (1930) José Cardozo (1988–1990) Andre Galiassi (2003–2004) Fernando Sanjurjo (2004) Non-CONMEBOL players Takuma Sugano (2002–2005) Alfredo Juraidini (2016) Hee-Mang Jang (2019–)
Honours National Paraguayan First Division Runners-up (3): 1919, 1926, 1930 Paraguayan Second Division Winners (3): 1913, 1957, 2018 Paraguayan Third Division Winners (1): 2010
References
External links Albigol: River Plate Info Paraguayan Soccer Info (archived)