| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 28 May – 5 December 2019 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Libertad (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Guaraní |
| Third place | Deportivo Capiatá |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 224 (3.5 per match) |
The2019 Copa Paraguay was the second edition of theCopa Paraguay,Paraguay's domesticfootball cup competition. The competition started on 28 May 2019 and concluded on 5 December 2019.[1]Libertad won their first title in the competition by beating defending championsGuaraní in the final by a 3–0 score. With both champions Libertad and runners-up Guaraní being already qualified for the2020 Copa Libertadores, and third-placed teamDeportivo Capiatá being relegated at the end of the season, the berth to the2020 Copa Sudamericana the winners were originally entitled to was transferred to thePrimera División aggregate table eighth-placed team,Sportivo Luqueño.
For this edition, the competition was expanded from 48 to 64 teams, with thePrimera B,Primera C, andUFI being entitled to more berths. Given the expansion, the competition did not feature any preliminary rounds for teams from the lower tiers and the 64 teams directly qualified for the first round.[2] Ties in all rounds were played as a single game, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.
64 teams competed in this edition of the competition: the 12Primera División and 16División Intermedia teams, as well as 11 from the Primera B, 8 from the Primera C, and the 17 champions from each department of Paraguay representing the UFI.
All of the 12 Primera División teams took part in the competition:
All of the 16 División Intermedia teams took part:
The 9 teams ranked from 2nd to 10th place in the 2018 Primera B season and the top two in the 2018 Primera C season qualified:
Teams ranked from 3rd to 10th place in the previous Primera C season qualified:
The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:[3]
The draw for the round of 64 was held on 16 May 2019 and the matches were played from 28 May to 25 July 2019.[1][4]
| 28 May 2019 | 12 de Octubre (PY) | 0–3 | Sportivo Iteño | Villarrica |
| 13:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Parque del Guairá Referee: Marcos Galeano |
| 28 May 2019 | Humaitá | 1–4 | Guaireña | Villarrica |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Parque del Guairá Referee: David Ojeda |
| 29 May 2019 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | 3–0 | Deportivo Caaguazú | Coronel Oviedo |
| 13:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Ovetenses Unidos Referee: Orlando Achucarro |
| 29 May 2019 | Sport Colonial | 1–5 | Ovetense | Coronel Oviedo |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Ovetenses Unidos Referee: Osmar Soto |
| 30 May 2019 | Sol de América (P) | 16–3 | Sport Puerto Diana | Itauguá |
| 16:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Juan Franco |
| 30 May 2019 | 12 de Octubre (SD) | 0–3 | 12 de Octubre (I) | Itauguá |
| 18:15 | Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Víctor Ruiz Díaz |
| 4 June 2019 | Oriental | 2–2 (2–3p) | Sportivo San Juan | Pedro Juan Caballero |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Río Parapití Referee: Carmen Gómez |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 4 June 2019 | Silvio Pettirossi | 0–1 | 2 de Mayo | Pedro Juan Caballero |
| 16:15 | Report |
| Stadium:Río Parapití Referee: Rodrigo Cubillas |
| 6 June 2019 | Tacuary | 3–0 | Resistencia | Asunción |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Martín Torres Referee: Nelson Palma |
| 6 June 2019 | Atlético Juventud | 1–0 | Sportivo Trinidense | Asunción |
| 19:15 |
| Report | Stadium:Martín Torres Referee: Gedidias Zacarías |
| 11 June 2019 | 19 de Marzo FBC | 1–1 (2–3p) | General Caballero (CG) | Encarnación |
| 13:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:22 de Setiembre Referee: Paulino de los Santos Palacios |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 11 June 2019 | Colegiales | 2–0 | Athletic FBC | Encarnación |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:22 de Setiembre Referee: Nelson Alcaraz |
| 12 June 2019 | Nueva Estrella | 1–9 | 3 de Febrero (CDE) | Villa Hayes |
| 13:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Isidro Roussillón Referee: Zulma Quiñonez |
| 12 June 2019 | Independiente (N) | 0–4 | Rubio Ñu | Villa Hayes |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Isidro Roussillón Referee: Alberto Candia |
| 13 June 2019 | 1° de Marzo FBC | 1–2 | Atyrá | Capiatá |
| 17:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Erico Galeano Referee: Arnaldo Vergara |
| 13 June 2019 | 3 de Mayo | 1–3 | R.I. 3 Corrales | Capiatá |
| 19:15 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Erico Galeano Referee: Fernando López |
| 9 July 2019 | Cristóbal Colón (JAS) | 1–2 | Fernando de la Mora | San Lorenzo |
| 17:15 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Gunther Vogel Referee: Edgar Barrios |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled on 5 June at 17:00 inAsunción but was postponed in order to avoid a clash with a friendly game for theParaguay national football team.[5] It was rescheduled to 9 July at 17:15 inSan Lorenzo. | ||||
| 9 July 2019 | Sportivo Limpeño | 0–4 | Olimpia | Asunción |
| 19:45 | Report |
| Stadium:Manuel Ferreira Referee: Sergio Melgarejo |
| 10 July 2019 | Sport Valenzolano | 0–3 | General Caballero (JLM) | Dr. Juan León Mallorquín |
| 13:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Leandro Ovelar Referee: Paulino Palacios |
| 10 July 2019 | SCD San Antonio | 2–8 | Libertad | Dr. Juan León Mallorquín |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Leandro Ovelar Referee: Sixto Mercado |
| 11 July 2019 | 3 de Febrero FBC | 0–3 | Nacional | Itauguá |
| 17:15 | Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: David Ojeda |
| 11 July 2019 | 16 de Agosto | 0–6 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | Itauguá |
| 19:45 | Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Víctor Robles |
| 16 July 2019 | Presidente Hayes | 1–2 | River Plate | Asunción |
| 17:15 |
| Report | Stadium:Ricardo Gregor Referee: Zulma Quiñónez |
| 16 July 2019 | 1° de Marzo | 0–3 | Sportivo Luqueño | Asunción |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Ricardo Gregor Referee: Fernando López |
| 17 July 2019 | Porvenir FC | 1–4 | Sol de América | Itauguá |
| 17:15 |
| Report | Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Augusto Alvarenga |
| 17 July 2019 | Atlántida | 0–3 | Cerro Porteño | Asunción |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:General Pablo Rojas Referee: Carlos Amarilla |
| 18 July 2019 | Sport Santo Domingo | 0–5 | General Díaz | San Estanislao |
| 17:15 | Report |
| Stadium:Juan José Vázquez Referee: César Herrera |
| 18 July 2019 | Sud América | 0–5 | Deportivo Santaní | San Estanislao |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Juan José Vázquez Referee: Carmen Gómez |
| 23 July 2019 | Recoleta | 1–3 | Guaraní | Asunción |
| 18:30 |
| Report | Stadium:River Plate Referee: Julio Ojeda |
| 24 July 2019 | Aquidabán | 1–8 | Deportivo Capiatá | Pedro Juan Caballero |
| 16:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Río Parapití Referee: Gedidias Zacarías |
| 25 July 2019 | Sportivo Ameliano | 3–0 | Fulgencio Yegros | Asunción |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Ricardo Gregor Referee: Giancarlo Juliadoza |
| 25 July 2019 | Tembetary | 2–0 | Independiente (CG) | Asunción |
| 18:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Ricardo Gregor Referee: Sixto Mercado | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled on 5 June at 19:15 inAsunción but was postponed to a date after the2019 Copa América in order to avoid a clash with a friendly game for theParaguay national football team.[5] It was rescheduled to 25 July at 18:30 in Asunción. | ||||
Matches in this round were played from 7 August to 3 September 2019.
| 7 August 2019 | Cerro Porteño | 1–1 (3–4p) | 2 de Mayo | San Estanislao |
| 18:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Juan José Vázquez Referee: Marco Franco |
| Penalties | ||||
| 8 August 2019 | Olimpia | 3–0 | Colegiales | Villarrica |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Parque del Guairá Referee: Alipio Colmán |
| 13 August 2019 | Guaireña | 1–0 | General Díaz | Villarrica |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Parque del Guairá Referee: Giancarlos Juliadoza |
| 13 August 2019 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | 1–1 (6–5p) | Sportivo San Lorenzo | Itauguá |
| 16:15 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: César Herebia |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 13 August 2019 | 12 de Octubre (I) | 0–0 (3–4p) | Ovetense | Itauguá |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Sergio Melgarejo | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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| 14 August 2019 | Atlético Juventud | 1–1 (1–4p) | Sol de América (P) | Dr. Juan León Mallorquín |
| 12:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Leandro Ovelar Referee: Carmen Gómez |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 14 August 2019 | General Caballero (JLM) | 0–1 | Guaraní | Dr. Juan León Mallorquín |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Leandro Ovelar Referee: Sixto Mercado |
| 15 August 2019 | Tembetary | 1–2 | Libertad | Villa Elisa |
| 16:15 |
| Report | Stadium:Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Carlos Benítez |
| 15 August 2019 | Sol de América | 4–1 | General Caballero (CG) | Villa Elisa |
| 18:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Rodrigo Serafini |
| 20 August 2019 | Deportivo Santaní | 2–1 | Sportivo Ameliano | Asunción |
| 16:15 |
| Report |
| Stadium:La Arboleda Referee: Carlos Amarilla |
| 20 August 2019 | Sportivo Luqueño | 1–0 | Rubio Ñu | Asunción |
| 18:30 |
| Report | Stadium:La Arboleda Referee: Julio Ojeda |
| 21 August 2019 | R.I. 3 Corrales | 2–2 (2–3p) | Nacional | Ciudad del Este |
| 16:15 |
| Report | Stadium:Antonio Aranda Referee: Marco Franco | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 22 August 2019 | Tacuary | 0–3 | Fernando de la Mora | Atyrá |
| 12:45 | Report | Stadium:San Francisco de Asís Referee: Zulma Quiñonez |
| 22 August 2019 | Sportivo Iteño | 1–1 (2–3p) | Atyrá | Atyrá |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:San Francisco de Asís Referee: Fernando López |
| Penalties | ||||
| 28 August 2019 | 3 de Febrero (CDE) | 1–1 (3–5p) | River Plate | Ciudad del Este |
| 16:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Antonio Aranda Referee: David Ojeda |
| Penalties | ||||
| 3 September 2019 | Deportivo Capiatá | 5–1 | Sportivo San Juan | San Estanislao |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Juan José Vázquez Referee: Marco Franco |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 2 de Mayo | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Guaireña(p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Guaireña | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Sol de América(p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Atyrá | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sol de América | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sol de América | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Libertad | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Libertad | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fernando de la Mora | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Libertad | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nacional | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Libertad | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Olimpia | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Cristóbal Colón (Ñ)(p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Deportivo Capiatá | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ovetense | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Deportivo Capiatá | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Deportivo Capiatá | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 5 | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sol de América (P) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 2 | Sol de América | 0 (5) | |||||||||||
| Deportivo Santaní | 1 | Deportivo Capiatá(p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||
| Deportivo Santaní | 1 | |||||||||||||
| River Plate | 0 | |||||||||||||
Matches in this round were played from 10 to 19 September 2019.
| 10 September 2019 | 2 de Mayo | 1–1 (3–4p) | Guaireña | Pedro Juan Caballero |
| 16:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Río Parapití Referee: Gedidías Zacarías |
| Penalties | ||||
| 10 September 2019 | Sportivo Luqueño | 2–0 | Nacional | Villa Elisa |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium:Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Giancarlo Juliadoza |
| 11 September 2019 | Libertad | 3–2 | Fernando de la Mora | Asunción |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium:Arsenio Erico Referee: Marco Franco |
| 11 September 2019 | Olimpia | 0–0 (4–5p) | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | Capiatá |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium:Erico Galeano Referee: David Ojeda | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 12 September 2019 | Ovetense | 0–1 | Deportivo Capiatá | Asunción |
| 18:45 | Report |
| Stadium:River Plate Referee: Sixto Mercado |
| 17 September 2019 | Deportivo Santaní | 1–0 | River Plate | San Estanislao |
| 16:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Juan José Vázquez Referee: Giancarlo Juliadoza |
| 18 September 2019 | Guaraní | 5–0 | Sol de América (P) | Itauguá |
| 18:45 |
| Report | Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Carlos Benítez |
| 19 September 2019 | Atyrá | 0–2 | Sol de América | Luque |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium:General Adrián Jara Referee: Julio Ojeda |
Matches in this round were played from 9 to 16 October 2019.
| 9 October 2019 | Guaireña | 0–0 (1–3p) | Sol de América | Villarrica |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium:Parque del Guairá Referee: Giancarlo Juliadoza | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 10 October 2019 | Libertad | 1–0 | Sportivo Luqueño | Asunción |
| 20:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Arsenio Erico Referee: Alipio Colmán |
| 16 October 2019 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | 1–3 | Deportivo Capiatá | Itauguá |
| 17:45 |
| Report | Stadium:Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Juan López |
| 16 October 2019 | Guaraní | 2–1 | Deportivo Santaní | Villa Elisa |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Juan Benítez |
The semifinals were played on 5 and 6 November 2019.
| 5 November 2019 | Sol de América | 1–4 | Libertad | Asunción |
| 19:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Arsenio Erico Referee: Juan López |
| 6 November 2019 | Deportivo Capiatá | 1–5 | Guaraní | Villa Elisa |
| 19:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Julio Quintana |
| Sol de América | 0–0 | Deportivo Capiatá |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 | ||
