Cerro Porteño
| Full name | Club Cerro Porteño | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Ciclón (The Cyclone) Club del Pueblo (The People's Team) La Mitad más Uno (The Half plus One) El Azulgrana (The Blue And Red) | ||
| Founded | 1 October 1912 | ||
| Ground | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | ||
| Capacity | 45,000 | ||
| Chairman | Juan José Zapag | ||
| Manager | Diego Martínez | ||
| League | Primera División | ||
| 2024 | Primera División, 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its president is Raúl Zapag and the manager is Carlos Jara Saguier. 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 New Boiler), the biggest in the country. They have also never been relegated.