Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 35 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its president is Juan José Zapag and the manager is Jorge Bava. Cerro Porteño plays the Paraguayan derby with its main rival Club Olimpia. They play their home games at the 45,000-seat General Pablo Rojas Stadium, also known as La Nueva Olla, the biggest in the country. They have also never been relegated.
History
Cerro Porteño was founded on 1 October 1912 by Susana Núñez and a group of young people looking to create a new football club. At the time of Cerro's foundation, the situation in Paraguay was tense with instability in the government caused by the fervent rivalries between the two leading political parties, the Partido Colorado and the Partido Liberal.Because of the tensions, the founders of the club decided to use the colours of both parties, red and blue, as the club's colours as a symbol of unity and friendship between Paraguayans. Later, white was used on the shorts to incorporate all the colours of the Paraguayan flag.
The club owes its name to the battle fought between the forces of Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Paraguayan army, in the neighbourhood of the Cerro Mbaé – named after that battle as the Cerro Porteño – on 19 January 1811. During that battle, the troops of Paraguay were abandoned by the Spanish governor but continued to be led by the Paraguayan officials, who led them to a great victory against the Porteño's troops. That battle is known as the "Battle of Cerro Porteño" and is a highlight of Paraguayan military history.
Over the years the club has won a significant number of national championships. However, to date, it has not won any international tournaments despite a few good runs in the Copa Libertadores including semi-final appearances in 1973, 1978, 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2011.
Osvaldo Ardiles joined the club as manager in May 2008, but was sacked in August of the same year after a string of poor results and was replaced by Pedro Troglio.
In 2014, Cerro Porteño president Juan José Zapag spoke in reference to the corruption in Paraguayan football that various persons had complained to him about not buying games and that if his club were to win then they would not do it by buying and doping players to become champions.
Stadium
Cerro Porteño's stadium, Estadio General Pablo Rojas, also known as "La Nueva Olla" or "La Olla", is located in Asunción's Obrero neighborhood. It has a seating capacity of 45,000, making it the biggest in Paraguay.International record
- Copa Libertadores: 45 appearances
- '''Copa Sudamericana: 11 appearances'''
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
| National | Primera División | 35 | 1913, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009 Apertura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2015 Apertura, 2017 Clausura, 2020 Apertura, 2021 Clausura, 2025 Clausura |
| National | Supercopa Paraguay | 1 | |
| National | Torneo República | 3 | |
| National | Plaqueta Millington Drake | 2 |
- shared record
Ranking
World Club Ranking
| Rank | Country | Team | ||||
| 45 |  South America Club Ranking
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