Club Rubio Ñu is a Paraguayan
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club based in the neighborhood of
Santísima Trinidad in
Asunción
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. The club was founded August 24, 1913 and plays in
División Intermedia, the second division of the
Paraguayan football league system
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Overview
At the top is the ''Primera División'' or ''División de Honor'' (first division) with 12 clubs.
Below the 1st level is the ' ...
. Their home games are played at the
Estadio La Arboleda
Estadio La Arboleda is a multi-use stadium in the Santísima Trinidad (Asunción), Santísima Trinidad neighborhood of Asunción, Paraguay. It is the home ground of the Club Rubio Ñú of the Paraguayan División Intermedia, División Intermedia, ...
which has a capacity of approximately 8,000 seats.
History
The club was founded in 1913 by a group of young friends that chose white and green as the colors in representation of "purity" and "hope", respectively. After its foundation Rubio Ñu joined the rebel league "Liga Centenario", which was created by some clubs that had disagreements with the Paraguayan football association (
APF) which was in charge of organizing the main league, the
Liga Paraguaya
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. Some 23 years after its foundation, two others clubs from the same
Santísima Trinidad neighborhood (Club Itá Ybaté and Club Flor de Mayo) merged with Rubio Ñu.
Sportivo Trinidense
Sportivo Trinidense is a Paraguayan football club based in the barrio of Santísima Trinidad, in Asunción. The club was founded on 11 August 1935. Their home games are played at the Estadio Martín Torres. Their traditional rival is Rubio Ñu ...
(which is also from the same neighborhood) is the club's main rival.
After the Liga Centenario disappeared, they were back in the lower divisions of the Liga Paraguaya until finally in 1926 they won the
second division and made their way to the first division. Since then, Rubio Ñu has been relegated and promoted between the third, second and first division several times. Most recently in 2008, they won the second division tournament for the 7th time in their history under the coaching of
Francisco Arce
Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (; born 2 April 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player.
Arce played at the right defender position, competing a total of 61 times for the Paraguay national team between 1995 and 2004. He ...
and made it to the top-flight of Paraguayan football in 2009.
Honours
*
Paraguayan Second Division: 7
::1926, 1941, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1972, 2008
*
Paraguayan Third Division: 3
::1941, 1942, 2005
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.
2010's
*
Josías Paulo Cardoso Júnior (2012)
References
External links
Official website(archived)
Club Rubio Ňú Info
Football clubs in Paraguay
Football clubs in Asunción
Association football clubs established in 1913
1913 establishments in Paraguay
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