Club Capitán Figari is a
Paraguay
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an
football
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club based in the city of
Lambaré. The club was founded March 1, 1931 and plays in the "Primera División B" division of the Paraguayan league (which is equivalent to the third division). Their home games are played at the
Estadio Juan B. Ruíz Díaz which has a capacity of approximately 4,200 seats.
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History
It was founded on 1 March 1931 and its first president was Sinforiano Barrios. Soon, the club joined the
Liga Lambareña de Fútbol, the
Unión del Fútbol del Interior
The Unión del Fútbol del Interior (; UFI) is an association affiliated to the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol, Paraguayan Football Association that was founded in 1927 to organize and govern football (soccer), football outside of Asunción, spe ...
. In this league remained for more than four decades and won numerous championships.
In 1978 he was admitted to the tournament of the
Segunda de Ascenso, the third division of the Paraguayan Football League, won the championship that same year undefeated. In 1979, also in the club's first participation in the
Second Division, the club managed to win the title and reached the
First Division. They only lasted a year in the top division.
In 2000, having participated for many years in the
Second Division, third category which became the fourth in 1997 (with the creation of the Middle or new Second) won the championship that allowed the club to return to the
Third Division.
They fell again in 2002, but the runner reached almost a decade later, in 2011, earned the team a place back in the
third category of Paraguayan football.
The skipper of Figari and
Empoli FC signed an agreement by which it is established that the Italian bank will charge the Organization and administration all lower division club. The event was attended by José Luis Gauto Galeano, president of Figari, and
Carlos Bruni, head of the
Scuola Italiana di Football in representation of Empoli.
Players
Honours
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Paraguayan Second Division
**Champions (1): 1978
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Paraguayan Third Division
**Champions (1): 1977
*
Paraguayan Fourth Division
**Champions (1): 2000
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Paraguayan Fourth Division
**Runners-up (1): 2011
References
External links
albiogol.com Club Capitan Figari Infoagroclasi.com Infoapf.org.py Info*
national-football-teams.com Profile
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Capitan Figari
Association football clubs established in 1931
1931 establishments in Paraguay