Club 12 de Junio
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| Nickname(s) | El Auriazul León del Chaco |
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| Founded | 12 June 1936 |
| Ground | Facundo de León Villa Hayes, Paraguay |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman | Lorena Cabrera |
| Manager | Germán Centurión |
| League | División Intermedia |
| 2024 | División Intermedia, 11th of 16 |
Club 12 de Junio is a professional Paraguayan football club from Villa Hayes. The club was founded in 1936 and currently plays in División Intermedia, the second division in the Paraguayan football league system.
History
The club was founded in 1936 after the Chaco War by some of Villa Hayes's prominent citizens and ex-combatants, including its first president, Vicente Garozzo Caruso. The Italian brought the blue and yellow kits of Boca Juniors from Argentina to the club.[1][2] In 2022 Club 12 de Junio competed in the Primera División B Nacional for the first time. The club won its first match in the league 3–0 against San Alfonso.[3] For to the 2023 season, the club announced high-profile signings including Guillermo Beltrán and Paulo da Silva.[4] The club went on to become champions that season, its second in the league.[2] In November 2023, Club 12 de Junio defeated Club Cristóbal Colón de Juan Augusto Saldívar on penalties in the promotion match to qualify for the División Intermedia for the 2024 season.[5]
Stadium
The club's home venue is the Estadio Facundo de León Fossatti. The stadium features LED lighting, team rooms, and perimeter fencing.[6]
References
- ↑ "12 de Junio y su gran apuesta" (in Spanish). La Nacion. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Garozzo, Pedro García. "12 de Junio de Villa Hayes es brillante campeón del Nacional B" (in Spanish). La Tribuna. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ganó, goleó y gustó, debut soñado para el 12 de Junio en el Nacional B" (in Spanish). Ovideo Press. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "EL LEGENDARIO PAULO DA SILVA JUGARÁ EN EL 12 DE JUNIO DE VILLA HAYES" (in Spanish). One Football. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "12 de Junio de Villa Hayes, a la Intermedia" (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Fiesta en Villa Hayes" (in Spanish). La Nacion. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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