Club Atlético Paraná, mostly known as "Atlético Paraná" is an

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football club located in the city of

Paraná, Entre Ríos Paraná () is the capital city of the Argentine province Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province. The city has a population of 247,863 (). Hist ...

. In December 2014, the club was promoted to

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after beating Sportivo Patria of Formosa by 5–1. The club plays its home games at Estadio Pedro Mutio, which has a capacity of 6,000 people. Atlético Paraná's main rivals are Club Atlético Belgrano and Patronato, both from the city of Paraná. Both teams have played many matches in the local league.

History

The team played in the

Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino B was one of two leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, made up of 100+ teams playing within eight regional zones across Argentina. The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera ...

during the

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, winning the tournament in the 2013–14 season. In 2014 Atlético Paraná played the

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, the successor of defunct

Torneo Argentino A The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...

. Atlético Paraná also took part of the

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, qualifying to the final stage where the squad lost to Banfield by 2–1. After defeating Unión de Villa Krause of

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, Atlético Paraná qualified to play the

. In the Federal A, Atlético finished 3rd. in Zona 4, qualifying to the playoffs. In February 2022 they won the Regional tournament after beating Juventud Alianza 3–0 in the final. Their most outstanding players in the tournament were Gustavo Vergara, Damian Schvindt, Marcos Minetti, Leonardo Mansilla, Joaquín Clavijo Gerlo and Pablo Stupiski.

Honours

National

(1): 2013–14 "En los penales logró el ascenso Atlético Paraná"
, 21 Nov 2014]

Regional

*Liga Paranaense de Fútbol (22): 1949, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 *Copa del Centenario (1): 1910 *Copa Ernesto Montiel (1): 1918 *Copa Gath & Chaves (1): 1924 *Copa Federación Paranaense (1): 1931 *Copa LT 14 (1): 1945 *Copa Pancho Uranga (1): 1945 *Copa Olavarría (1): 1947

References

External links

*
Official website
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