Club Atlético Colegiales, usually just Atlético Colegiales or simply Colegiales, is a football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club from 4 Mojones, Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

; founded in 1977 by the Zacarías family. They currently play in the second division of the Paraguayan League.

History

The Zacarías family named the team "Colegiales" (which basically means "students") after their chain of bookstores called "El Colegio" (The College). The team entered the first division in 1982. Colegiales never won a national title in the Liga Paraguaya, however, the few times they have participated in international tournaments they did a good job despite being a very small team from a humble neighbourhood with limited finances. Colegiales best effort was in 1995 when they reached the Copa CONMEBOL

Copa CONMEBOL

The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...

 semifinals. They have two participations in the Copa Libertadores. In 1991 they qualified to the second round and in 2000 they could not get past the group stage. Colegiales has been coached by Juan Desiderio Zacarías for over 21 years.

Current Squad 2010

National honours

• Torneo República
  Torneo República
  The Torneo República is a defunct football tournament from Paraguay. The competition was held at the beginning of the year and its purpose was to integrate teams from the Asunción area with teams from other departments in order to give teams from all over the country a chance to qualify for...
  
  : 1

1990

• Paraguayan Second Division
  Liga Paraguaya: Segunda División
  The División Intermedia , also known as the Segunda División , is the second tier football league in Paraguay. It is organized by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.-Overview:...
  
  : 1

1982

• Paraguayan Third Division: 2

1979, 2008

2008 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2008 association football season in Paraguay. One of the most noticeable changes in the 2008 season is that the first division tournament will not longer have a single champion for the year; instead there will be two champions in the season, one being...

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

Best: Second Round in 1991

1991: Second Round

Notable players

Tobie Mimboe

Tobie Mimboe

Tobie Bayard Mimboe , is a Cameroonian footballer, who actually is retired. He played for several teams, mostly in South America. He started in Cameroonian team Olympic Mvolyé...

 Edgar "La Araña" Denis Juan Zacarías Ramírez

Juan Zacarías Ramírez

Juan Zacarías Ramírez Candia is a former football defender and coach.-As player:Ramírez started his career in local clubs San Juan and Juventud de Hohenau from the city of Encarnación before arriving to 1st division club Atlético Colegiales in 1984. In 1986 he was chosen as the best righ-back...

 Delio Toledo Lilio Torales

External links

• Paraguayan Soccer Info

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