Sol Football Club: Sol de América of Asunción and the Other Sol FC Teams

When people search for Sol in football, they usually mean Club Sol de América, a Paraguayan soccer club founded on 22 March 1909 in Barrio Obrero, Asunción. The same search also brings up Albuquerque Sol FC in New Mexico and the Los Angeles Sol, a women's side that was disbanded in January 2010. Sol de América is the main club covered here, and the others have short notes further down. Typing Sol into a search bar is a little like calling out "Emeka" across Ojota motor park, because several heads turn and only one of them is the person you wanted.

The rest of the guide answers what readers in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Accra and Kampala ask most often: who coaches Sol, when the club was founded and where they play. It also covers the squad and the famous Sol players, the honours with their years, and the African links. An African signing would create a direct connection for readers across the continent, and the squad module will show any such arrival. Last comes how to follow Paraguayan football on a phone. The fixtures, results, table and squad sit in the data modules, which update after every match, so the text here explains how to read them and does not repeat them.

Who Are Sol de América, El Danzarín of Asunción?

Sol de América are a football club from Barrio Obrero, a working district of Asunción, and they play their home games at the Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni in Villa Elisa, just outside the capital. The ground holds 11,000, which is small enough for the crowd to feel close to the pitch. The three nicknames give a good sense of the club. El Danzarín, the Dancer, suggests a side admired for its footwork, El Unicolor refers to a shirt in a single colour, and Los Dragones Azules, the Blue Dragons, tells you what that colour is. In my opinion, that last nickname is the one a newcomer remembers.

Where Is the Latest Sol News?

Sol news appears in the latest news feed next to the data modules, and that feed carries transfers, coaching appointments and match reports as they are published. Paraguayan clubs can change coaches and squads within a single season. A written paragraph would go out of date quickly, so this is the place to check for the current head coach and any new signings. The feed updates itself, much like the scrolling ticker at the bottom of a news channel. If you only check Sol news on matchdays, start with the team sheet and the coach's line in the match report, because those tell you how the side will set up.

How Do You Follow Sol Fixtures, Results and the Table From Africa?

The quickest way to follow the club is the Sol fixtures list, which converts every kick off into WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT. The results and the table, or log, sit beside it. Paraguayan football has two main levels: the Primera División at the top and the División Intermedia below it. The module shows which one Sol de América are in this season.

How Is the Sol Squad Set Out, and Who Are the Famous Sol Players?

The Sol squad module lists the current players by position, with goalkeepers first and forwards last, and it updates when players join or leave. The club's history adds some well known names. Teresio Centurión played for Sol de América from 1976 to 1989, which covers the 1986 league title, and in my opinion he is the player most closely linked to the club's best years.

What Have Sol de América Won?

Sol de América have won the Paraguayan Primera División twice, in 1986 and 1991, and the División Intermedia four times, in 1965, 1977, 2006 and 2023. The club has also played in the Copa Libertadores six times. Its best run came in 1989, when it reached the quarter finals. For a club from a district of the capital, competing with the much bigger clubs of Asunción, two league titles is a strong record. Any Paraguayan fan would tell you how hard those titles are to win.

The second tier titles matter just as much to the club's story. Sol won the Intermedia in 1965, 1977, 2006 and 2023. Those honours span several decades and sit alongside the club's Primera División titles.

From Barrio Obrero to Villa Elisa: The History in Brief

Sol de América were founded on 22 March 1909 in Barrio Obrero. They play their home games in Villa Elisa, outside the city, but the club is still linked to the neighbourhood where it was founded. Sol won the Intermedia in 1965 and 1977. Teresio Centurión played for the club from 1976 to 1989, a spell that included the 1986 league title.

If I had to choose one defining moment, it would be the 1986 league title. Sol won the Primera División in 1986. Within three years the side had reached the Copa Libertadores quarter finals in 1989, and a second league title followed in 1991. Sol also won the Intermedia in 2006 and 2023.

Does Sol Have Any African Links?

An African signing would create a direct connection with Sol de América for supporters in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. The squad module will show any such arrival, while the news feed can provide details of the player's move and international background.

To follow Paraguayan football from Africa, use the fixtures and results modules or set match alerts in a live score app. Evening matches in Asunción usually take place late at night or after midnight across Africa. Check the converted kick off time in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT before you decide whether to stay up. Turning on match alerts uses less data than streaming.

Los Angeles Sol: Marta and the Women's Team

The Los Angeles Sol were a WPS club, awarded their franchise on 4 September 2007 and unveiled on 26 October 2008. They won the 2009 regular season with 12 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats, for 41 points. They then lost the championship match 1 to 0 to Sky Blue FC on 22 August 2009, and the club was disbanded in January 2010 after a planned sale fell through. Marta, Shannon Boxx, Aya Miyama and Camille Abily were among their notable players. Fans of the Super Falcons, Black Queens and Banyana Banyana who also follow women's club football may be interested in those names.

Which Sol Games Matter Most, and What Time Do They Kick Off?

For Sol de América, the biggest matches are usually against the large Asunción clubs such as Olimpia, Cerro Porteño and Libertad, along with any promotion run in from the Intermedia and any return to continental football. The fixtures module shows each of these in WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT. Weekend afternoon matches in Paraguay usually fall in the evening across Africa, which is far kinder to a Lagos or Nairobi viewer than the midweek night games. So, if you are choosing one Sol match a month to follow live, pick a weekend game against one of the big Asunción clubs.

The other Sol FC searches belong to different clubs. Albuquerque Sol FC was founded in New Mexico in 2013 by Ron Patel and Larry Espinoza and plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier in the United States. The club reached its first playoffs in 2015 and lost 2 to 1 to FC Tucson. The two clubs now meet each year in the Southwestern Showdown for the Golden Rattler trophy, and the Sol Mates are the official supporters' group. Check the country beside the badge before you read a Sol result.