Deportivo Recoleta was founded on 12 February 1931 following the merger of the clubs 2 de Julio and Unión Pacífico.

It took its name from the neighborhood where the Recoleta church was located, with Juan Gardel as its first chairman.

In 1971 Deportivo Recoleta won the Segunda de Ascenso (third tier) championship, earning promotion to the Primera de Ascenso, and in 1997 it became one of the clubs that took part in the first División Intermedia championship, which it won in 2001 allowing them to compete in the Paraguayan Primera División for the first time in history.

[5] They competed in Primera B until the 2022 season, in which they won the title as well as promotion back to the División Intermedia after winning 20 matches, drawing eight and losing four for a total of 68 points.

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