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{{Short description|Paraguayan football club}}
{{distinguish|Club 3 de Febrero}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = 3 de Febrero
| image    = Club 3 Febrero.png
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| fullname = Club Atlético 3 de Febrero
| nickname = ''Los Rojos''
| founded  = {{start date and age|20 November 1970}}
| ground   = [[Estadio Antonio Aranda]]<br /> [[Ciudad del Este]], Paraguay
| capacity = 28,000
| chairman = Antonio Aranda
| manager  = [[Mauro Caballero (footballer, born 1972)|Mauro Caballero]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://versus.lanacion.com.py/versus/2022/01/06/mauro-caballero-fue-presentado-en-un-ambicioso-club-de-intermedia/|title = Mauro Caballero fue presentado en un ambicioso club de Intermedia|date = 6 January 2022}}</ref>
| league = [[Paraguayan Primera División B Nacional|Primera B Nacional]]
| season = [[2024 Paraguayan División Intermedia|2024]]
| position = [[Paraguayan División Intermedia|División Intermedia]], 14th of 16 (relegated by average)
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'''Club Atlético 3 de Febrero''', also known as '''Atlético 3 de Febrero''' or simply '''3 de Febrero''', is a professional Paraguayan [[Association football|football]] club from [[Ciudad del Este]], the capital city of the department of [[Alto Paraná Department|Alto Paraná]]. The club was founded in 1970, and named after [[St. Blaise]] Day, [[February 3]], a national holiday throughout many Hispanic countries. Atlético 3 de Febrero have played 9 seasons in the [[Paraguayan Primera División|Primera División]]. At present plays in [[Paraguayan Primera División B Nacional|Primera B Nacional]], one of the third division leagues in the [[Paraguayan football league system]].
==History==
[[Image:Defensores del Chaco.JPG|thumb|left|300px|3 de Febrero in a fixture against Olimpia Asunción at the Defensores del Chaco in 2011.]]
The team started playing in the Liga Paranaense and finally made their way to the [[Paraguayan Segunda División|second division]] of the Paraguayan League in 2000.
In 2004 the club won the second division title and got promoted to the [[Paraguayan Primera División|first division]].
In 2011, the club was relegated to the Paraguayan 2nd division, but won the title again in 2013, once again being promoted to the first division.
==Stadium==
{{main|Estadio Antonio Aranda}}
3 de Febrero's stadium is the [[Estadio Antonio Aranda]], also known as Estadio 3 de Febrero. It is located next to Ciudad del Este's bus terminal. The stadium is on the Avenue General Bernardino Caballero, and was opened in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/paraguay/3-de-febrero/3611/venue/|title = Paraguay - CA 3 de Febrero - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway}}</ref> The capacity of the stadium, is 28,000. It has a grass surface and was renovated in 1999, for which it was utilized as one of the venues of the [[1999 Copa América]]. Fixtures of the [[2004 South American U-16 Championship]] and the [[2007 South American U-20 Championship]] were also disputed at the stadium. The stadium is Paraguay's third largest, according to its [[seating capacity]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/south_america/countries/paraguay.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 November 2014 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117012817/http://www.worldstadiums.com/south_america/countries/paraguay.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stadium was the venue which saw Paraguayan footballers, [[Roque Santa Cruz]] score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 June 1999 in a friendly match against Uruguay, and [[Nelson Haedo]] score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match against El Salvador.
===Gallery===
<gallery>
Image:3 de febrero.jpg|Fachada principal del remodelado estadio ''rojo''.
File:3 de Febrero 1.jpg|Interior del Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi del Club Atlético 3 de Febrero in 2017
File:3 de Febrero 2.jpg|Interior del Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi del Club Atlético 3 de Febrero in 2017
</gallery>
==Honours==
*'''[[Paraguayan División Intermedia|División Intermedia]]: 2'''
::2004, 2013
*'''[[Primera División B Nacional]]: 1'''
::2000
*'''[[Paraguayan football league system|Regional Titles]] ([[Football Federation of the 10th Department Alto Paraná|Alto Paraná League]]): 6'''
::1973, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1992, 1997
==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.
1990's
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Justo Jacquet]] (1994)
2000's
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Ignacio Paniagua]] (2000–2001)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Celso Guerrero]] (2001)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Darío Espínola (Paraguayan footballer)|Darío Espínola]] (2001)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Óscar Cardozo]] (2003–2004)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Angel Antar]] (2003)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Juan Cardozo]] (2004–2005)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Juan Ramón Jara]] (2005)
* {{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Osvaldo Mendoza]] (2005)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=111722|title = Osvaldo Mendoza :: Osvaldo Martin Mendoza Sosa ::}}</ref>
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Edgar Robles]] (2005)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Milton Benítez]] (2006, 2008–2010)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Fidencio Oviedo]] (2006)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Blas López]] (2006)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Miguel Cárdenas (footballer)|Miguel Cárdenas]] (2006)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Pablo Caballero Caceres|Pablo Caballero]] (2006)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Jorge Valdez]] (2007)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Eric Ramos]] (2007)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Richard Salinas]] (2007)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Rodrigo Romero]] (2008)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[José Antonio Franco (footballer, born 1979)|José Antonio Franco]] (2008)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Gustavo Mencia]] (2008)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Felipe Villalba]] (2008–2012)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Troadio Duarte]] (2008, 2009)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[César Llamas]] (2008–2011, 2013–)
*{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rafael Baiano]] (2009, 2010–2011)
2010's
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Miguel Ángel Cuéllar]] (2010)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Henry Lapczyk]] (2010)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Hugo Santacruz]] (2010, 2014)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Carlos Antonio Mereles]] (2011)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Osvaldo Moreno]] (2011)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Delio Toledo]] (2011)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Gilberto Velásquez]] (2011)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Derlis Cardozo]] (2011–2013)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Joel Zayas]] (2011–2012)
*{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Diego Balbinot]] (2012–2014)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Derlis Gómez]] (2012)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Jorge Salinas (Paraguayan footballer)|Jorge Salinas]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Antony Silva]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Julio Aguilar]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Rodrigo Burgos]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Ricardo Mazacotte]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Leonardo Migliónico]] (2014–)
*{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Hugo Iriarte]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Pablo Raponi]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Domingo Salcedo]] (2014)
*{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Alejandro Prieto]] (2018–)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/3-de-febrero-se-prepara-con-caras-nuevas|title = Tigo Sports Paraguay}}</ref>
*{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bruno Renan]] (2018–)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/3-de-febrero-se-prepara-con-caras-nuevas|title = Tigo Sports Paraguay}}</ref>
Non-[[CONMEBOL]] players
*{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Thiago França]] (2011)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/thiago-franca/| title = Thiago Franca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/thiago-franca/214778/|title = Portugal - Thiago - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20160109221909/http://clubatletico3defebrero.com.py/}} (archived)
{{Paraguayan División Intermedia}}
{{Football in Paraguay}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Club Atletico 3 de Febrero}}
[[Category:Football clubs in Paraguay|3 de Febrero]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Ciudad del Este]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1970]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Paraguay]]