Cerro Porteño
Paraguayan football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Club Cerro Porteño (Presidente Franco).
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay.[1] Its president is Raúl Zapag and the manager is Manolo Jiménez. Its main rival is Club Olimpia. They play their home games at the 45,000-seat General Pablo Rojas Stadium, also known as La Nueva Olla (The New Boiler), the biggest in the country.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Founded ...
Nickname(s) | El Ciclón (The Cyclone) Club del Pueblo (The People's Team) La Mitad más Uno (The Half plus One) El Azulgrana (The Blue And Red) | ||
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Founded | 1 October 1912; 111 years ago (1912-10-01) | ||
Ground | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | ||
Capacity | 45,000 | ||
Chairman | Juan José Zapag | ||
Manager | Manolo Jiménez | ||
League | Primera División | ||
2023 | Primera División, 2nd of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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