Club Silvio Pettirossi, is a

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club based in the

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of Republicano, in

Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...

. The club was founded March 11, 1926 and plays in the Primera División B, third division of the Paraguayan league. Their home games are played at the Bernabé Pedrozo stadium. The club's name was chosen in honor of Silvio Pettirossi, a famous Paraguayan airplane pilot and

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pioneer.

Honours

Paraguayan Second Division Paraguayans () are the citizens of Paraguay. Though the majority of Paraguayans reside in Paraguay, significant communities have been established in multiple countries, most noticeably Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil. History The first ...

: 2 ::1969,

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

* Paraguayan Third Division: 7 ::1952, 1957, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1995, 2004

Notable players

* 2000's *

Osvaldo Mendoza Osvaldo Mendoza (born 23 March 1981) is a Paraguayan former football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, foot ...

(2008)

References

External links

Club Silvio Pettirossi Info
Silvio Pettirossi Silvio Pettirossi Association football clubs established in 1926 1926 establishments in Paraguay {{SouthAm-footyclub-stub