About Sportivo Ameliano

Club Sportivo Ameliano is a Paraguayan football club based in Barrio Virgen del Huerto in the city of Asunción. The club currently competes in the Paraguayan Primera División C.

The club was home to Alfredo Mazacotte who began his career in the youth teams of the club, and is actually the home of historic striker Marcos Caballero who serves at the club since 2003, the player was the leading goal scorer of the Primera División C of 2008 with 11 annotations along with Alberto Cristaldo of Deportivo Recoleta. Sportivo Ameliano also was the home of foreigners Fabián Caballero – ex-Cerro Porteño, Arsenal y Dundee – and Lelo Sejean. Caballero too was the first player-coach of the club during the season 2014.

The ex-footballer and Argentine coach Oscar Paulin was credited for taking the club to the zone of promotion in 2015 and 2016. He achieved the promotion for the club from the fourth division to the third division in 2015 via a play-off and he put the club in the first position of the third division with two games remaining in the 2016 season – being one point from assuring at least the sub champion – in what is considered as the most successful phase of the club. Ex-goal keeper of the Albirroja Celso Guerrero also was the coach of the club from 2012 to 2013.

The Bluish V has the notability of being recognized by The Guinness Book of Records for the most red cards in one game – referee William Weiler expelled 20 players in a game between Sportivo Ameliano and General Caballero on 1 of June 1993.