| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 February – 15 December 2017 |
| Champions | Apertura:Libertad (20th title) Clausura:Cerro Porteño (32nd title) |
| Relegated | Rubio Ñu Sportivo Trinidense |
| Copa Libertadores | Cerro Porteño Libertad Guaraní Olimpia |
| Copa Sudamericana | Sol de América General Díaz Sportivo Luqueño Nacional |
| Matches | 265 |
| Goals | 673 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura:Santiago Salcedo (15 goals) Clausura:Rodrigo Bogarín and Diego Churín (11 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Nacional 5–0Independiente CG (4 December) |
| Biggest away win | General Díaz 0–5Sol de América (30 March) Nacional 0–5Sportivo Trinidense (15 September) |
| Highest scoring | General Díaz 5–2Guaraní (7 December) |
←2016 2018 → | |
The2017División Profesional season (officially the2017 Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of top-flight professional football inParaguay.
a: Played its Torneo Apertura home games atEstadio Defensores del Chaco due to remodeling works atEstadio General Pablo Rojas.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | ||||||
| Rubio Ñu | Resigned | 14 February[1] | 10th | 14 February[2] | ||
| Olimpia | Sacked | 24 February[3] | 4th | 24 February[4] | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 25 February[5] | 11th | 25 February[6] | |||
| Sportivo Trinidense | 3 March[7] | 10th | 4 March[8] | |||
| Cerro Porteño | 6 March[9] | 3rd | 6 March[10] | |||
| Nacional | Resigned | 19 March[11] | 10th | 19 March[12] | ||
| Cerro Porteño | End of caretaker spell | 19 March[13] | 4th | 24 March[14] | ||
| Sportivo Trinidense | Resigned | 3 April[15] | 12th | 5 April[16] | ||
| Deportivo Capiatá | Sacked | 8 April[17] | 9th | 8 April[18] | ||
| Sportivo Trinidense | End of caretaker spell | 9 April | 12th | 9 April[19] | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño | Resigned | 9 April[20] | 11th | 10 April[21] | ||
| Olimpia | 10 May[22] | 5th | 11 May[23] | |||
| Sportivo Trinidense | Signed byOlimpia | 11 May | 12th | 12 May[24] | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño | Sacked | 25 May | 11th | 25 May[25] | ||
| Deportivo Capiatá | 9 June[26] | 10th | 9 June | |||
| Cerro Porteño | Resigned | 15 June[27] | 4th | 15 June[28] | ||
| Torneo Clausura | ||||||
| Rubio Ñu | Sacked | 25 June[29] | Pre-season | 25 June[30] | ||
| Sportivo Trinidense | Mutual consent | 25 June[31] | 28 June[32] | |||
| Cerro Porteño | End of caretaker spell | 27 June | 27 June[33] | |||
| Sol de América | Sacked | 13 August[34] | 12th | 14 August[35] | ||
| Deportivo Capiatá | 11 September | 11th | 11 September[36] | |||
| Rubio Ñu | 30 September[37] | 8th | 3 October[38] | |||
| Olimpia | 30 September[39] | 2nd | 1 October[40] | |||
| General Díaz | Signed byOlimpia | 1 October[40] | 1st | 2 October[41] | ||
| Sol de América | Resigned | 4 October[42] | 12th | 4 October[43] | ||
| Independiente CG | Sacked | 18 October[44] | 11th | 18 October[44] | ||
| Nacional | Resigned | 5 November[45] | 9th | 6 November[45] | ||
| General Díaz | 6 December[46] | 4th | ||||
The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 115th official championship of the Primera División, called "Mario Agustín Sapriza Nunes", and the first championship of the 2017 season. It began on February 3[47] and ended on June 24.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad(C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 49 | Qualification toCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Guaraní | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 48 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 36 | |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 35 | |
| 5 | Sol de América | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 34 | |
| 6 | Independiente | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | General Díaz | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 25 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 24 | |
| 9 | Nacional | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 23 | |
| 10 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 17 | |
| 12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | CCP | CAP | GEN | GUA | IND | LIB | NAC | OLI | RUB | SOL | SLU | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| General Díaz | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Guaraní | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| Independiente | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Libertad | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Nacional | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Olimpia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rubio Ñu | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Sol de América | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | — |
Source:Soccerway
The Campeonato de Clausura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 116th official championship of the Primera División, called "Centenario del Club General Díaz - Dr. Hassel Aguilar Sosa", and the second championship of the 2017 season. It began on July 21 and ended on December 10.[49]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño(C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 45 | Qualification toCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Olimpia | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 42 | |
| 3 | Guaraní | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 37 | |
| 4 | General Díaz | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 35 | |
| 5 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sol de América | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Nacional | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Libertad | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 26 | |
| 10 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 25 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 19 | |
| 12 | Independiente | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | CCP | CAP | GEN | GUA | IND | LIB | NAC | OLI | RUB | SOL | SLU | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| General Díaz | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Guaraní | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Independiente | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Libertad | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Nacional | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Olimpia | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Rubio Ñu | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Sol de América | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | — |
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaraní | 44 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 85 | Qualification toCopa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño(C) | 44 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 80 | Qualification toCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Olimpia | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 78 | Qualification toCopa Libertadores first stage |
| 4 | Libertad(C) | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 75 | Qualification toCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Sol de América | 44 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 | Qualification toCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | General Díaz | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 60 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 50 | |
| 8 | Nacional | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 50 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Capiatá | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 50 | |
| 10 | Independiente | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 47 | |
| 11 | Rubio Ñu | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 45 | |
| 12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 44 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 34 |
Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average were relegated to theDivisión Intermedia for the following season.
| Pos | Team | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | 2017 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaraní | 86 | 83 | 85 | 254 | 132 | 1.9242 | |
| 2 | Olimpia | 79 | 90 | 78 | 247 | 132 | 1.8712 | |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 96 | 66 | 80 | 242 | 132 | 1.8333 | |
| 4 | Libertad | 76 | 83 | 75 | 234 | 132 | 1.7727 | |
| 5 | Sol de América | 57 | 63 | 62 | 182 | 132 | 1.3788 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Capiatá | 54 | 67 | 50 | 171 | 132 | 1.2955 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 57 | 53 | 50 | 160 | 132 | 1.2121 | |
| 8 | General Díaz | 45 | 46 | 60 | 151 | 132 | 1.1439 | |
| 9 | Nacional | 43 | 54 | 50 | 147 | 132 | 1.1136 | |
| 10 | Independiente(O) | — | — | 47 | 47 | 44 | 1.0682 | Qualification toRelegation playoff decider |
| 11 | Rubio Ñu(R) | 48 | 48 | 45 | 141 | 132 | 1.0682 | |
| 12 | Sportivo Trinidense(R) | — | — | 34 | 34 | 44 | 0.7727 | Relegation toDivisión Intermedia |
Source:APF
SinceIndependiente CG andRubio Ñu ended with the same average, a match on neutral ground between both teams was played to determine the second relegated team. The loser was relegated to theDivisión Intermedia.