| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 January – 15 December 2019 |
| Champions | Apertura:Olimpia (43rd title) Clausura:Olimpia (44th title) |
| Relegated | Deportivo Capiatá Deportivo Santaní |
| Copa Libertadores | Olimpia Libertad Cerro Porteño Guaraní |
| Copa Sudamericana | Sol de América Nacional River Plate Sportivo Luqueño |
| Matches | 264 |
| Goals | 724 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura:William Mendieta and Roque Santa Cruz (11 goals each) Clausura:Roque Santa Cruz (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Cerro Porteño 7–2Sol de América (18 March) Guaraní 5–0General Díaz (1 September) Cerro Porteño 5–0Nacional (10 November) |
| Biggest away win | Deportivo Santaní 0–6Olimpia (4 May) Deportivo Capiatá 0–6Olimpia (30 August) |
| Highest scoring | Cerro Porteño 7–2Sol de América (18 March) |
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The2019División Profesional season (officially theCopa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season of top-flight professional football inParaguay. The season began on 22 January and ended on 15 December. The fixtures for the season were announced on 13 December 2018.[1]Olimpia were the defending champions after winning both tournaments of the2018 season, and won a third championship in a row in the Torneo Apertura with three matches to spare after defeatingDeportivo Santaní by a 6–0 score on 4 May.[2] Olimpia also crowned themselves in the Torneo Clausura, winning a fourth title in a row with one matchday remaining, following a 2–2 draw at home againstGuaraní on 8 December.[3]
Twelve teams competed in the season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the previous season, and two teams promoted from theDivisión Intermedia. The new teams were 2018 División Intermedia championsRiver Plate and runners-upSan Lorenzo, who returned to the top flight after two and three years, respectively. Both replacedIndependiente (CG) and3 de Febrero, who were relegated to the second tier after two and one year, respectively.
Note: Teams occasionally play their home games atEstadio Defensores del Chaco inAsunción. Derbies between Cerro Porteño and Olimpia are also played at this stadium.
a: Sportivo Luqueño will play their home games atEstadio La Arboleda inAsunción as their regular stadiumEstadio Feliciano Cáceres is closed for repair works.[4] They played their Torneo Apertura home game against San Lorenzo atEstadio Erico Galeano inCapiatá.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | ||||||
| Deportivo Capiatá | End of caretaker spell | 8 December 2018 | Pre-season | 19 December 2018[5] | ||
| Nacional | Sacked | 31 January 2019[6] | 12th | 31 January 2019[7] | ||
| General Díaz | Resigned | 10 February 2019[8] | 10th | 11 February 2019[9] | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 15 February 2019[10] | 10th | 11 February 2019[11] | |||
| Deportivo Santaní | Sacked | 17 February 2019[12] | 12th | 17 February 2019[12] | ||
| Sol de América | Resigned | 22 February 2019[13] | 5th | 23 February 2019[14] | ||
| Deportivo Capiatá | Sacked | 28 February 2019[15] | 8th | 1 March 2019[15] | ||
| Nacional | End of caretaker spell | 4 March 2019[16] | 11th | 4 March 2019[16] | ||
| Libertad | Sacked | 6 March 2019[17] | 8th | 7 March 2019[18] | ||
| Sol de América | End of caretaker spell | 18 March 2019 | 9th | 19 March 2019[19] | ||
| Deportivo Santaní | Sacked | 20 March 2019[20] | 12th | 21 March 2019[20] | ||
| General Díaz | End of caretaker spell | 18 April 2019[21] | 11th | 18 April 2019[21] | ||
| Deportivo Santaní | Resigned | 21 April 2019[22] | 12th | 22 April 2019[23] | ||
| Torneo Clausura | ||||||
| Cerro Porteño | Mutual consent | 20 May 2019[24] | Pre-tournament | 7 June 2019[25] | ||
| Deportivo Capiatá | Sacked | 22 May 2019[26] | 23 May 2019[27] | |||
| Guaraní | Mutual consent | 29 May 2019[28] | 6 June 2019[29] | |||
| Deportivo Santaní | Resigned | 4 June 2019[30] | 6 June 2019[31] | |||
| Deportivo Capiatá | Sacked | 25 August 2019[32] | 7th | 25 August 2019[32] | ||
| Sol de América | Mutual consent | 25 August 2019[33] | 9th | 28 August 2019[34] | ||
| Deportivo Santaní | Sacked | 26 August 2019[35] | 12th | 27 August 2019[35] | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño | Mutual consent | 30 August 2019[36] | 11th | 31 August 2019[37] | ||
| Deportivo Santaní | End of caretaker spell | 31 August 2019 | 12th | 1 September 2019[38] | ||
| Nacional | Signed byIndependiente Medellín | 4 September 2019[39] | 8th | 9 September 2019[40] | ||
| Deportivo Capiatá | Sacked | 26 September 2019[41] | 12th | 26 September 2019[41] | ||
| River Plate | Resigned | 2 October 2019[42] | 8th | 3 October 2019[43] | ||
| Cerro Porteño | Mutual consent | 8 October 2019[44] | 4th | 8 October 2019[44] | ||
| Sportivo Luqueño | Sacked | 8 October 2019[45] | 12th | 8 October 2019[45] | ||
| Deportivo Santaní | Resigned | 27 October 2019[46] | 10th | 27 October 2019[46] | ||
The Campeonato de Apertura, named "Víctor Genes", was the 119th official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2019 season. It started on January 22 and concluded on May 20.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia(C) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 17 | +44 | 54 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 43 | |
| 3 | Libertad | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 37 | |
| 5 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 31 | |
| 6 | River Plate | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 28 | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Sol de América | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 26 | |
| 10 | Nacional | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | General Díaz | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 16 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Santaní | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | CCP | CAP | SAN | GEN | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RIV | SSL | SOL | SLU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Deportivo Santaní | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| General Díaz | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Guaraní | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Libertad | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Nacional | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Olimpia | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| River Plate | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| San Lorenzo | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 2–4 | 0–3 |
| Sol de América | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | — | 0–1 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — |
Source:Soccerway
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[48] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 11 | 15,753 |
| 2 | Club Olimpia | 11 | 11,323 |
| 3 | Deportivo Santaní | 11 | 3,392 |
| 4 | CS San Lorenzo | 11 | 2,369 |
| 5 | Deportivo Capiatá | 11 | 1,522 |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 11 | 1,196 |
| 7 | Club Libertad | 11 | 1,074 |
| 8 | Club Sol de América | 11 | 957 |
| 9 | Club Guaraní | 11 | 935 |
| 10 | Club General Díaz | 11 | 874 |
| 11 | CRP | 11 | 537 |
| 12 | Club Nacional | 11 | 514 |
The Campeonato de Clausura, named "Ranulfo Miranda y 100 años de la Cruz Roja Paraguaya", was the 120th official championship of the Primera División and the second championship of the 2019 season. It started on July 12 and concluded on December 15.[49]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia(C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 15 | +38 | 54 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Libertad | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 48 | |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 37 | |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Sol de América | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 31 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 29 | |
| 7 | General Díaz | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | River Plate | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 22 | |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 21 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 21 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Santaní | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | CCP | CAP | SAN | GEN | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RIV | SSL | SOL | SLU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Santaní | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| General Díaz | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 |
| Guaraní | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Libertad | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Nacional | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Olimpia | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| River Plate | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| San Lorenzo | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Sol de América | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia(C) | 44 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 114 | 32 | +82 | 108 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Libertad | 44 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 85 | |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 44 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 90 | 53 | +37 | 80 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Guaraní | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 69 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores first stage |
| 5 | Sol de América | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 57 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Nacional | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 52 | |
| 7 | River Plate | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 52 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 52 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage[a] |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 49 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Capiatá | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 47 | |
| 11 | General Díaz | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 41 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Santaní | 44 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 77 | −42 | 32 |
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 | 2017 Pts | 2018 Pts | 2019 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 78 | 102 | 108 | 288 | 132 | 2.182 | |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 80 | 82 | 80 | 242 | 132 | 1.833 | |
| 3 | Libertad | 75 | 76 | 85 | 236 | 132 | 1.788 | |
| 4 | Guaraní | 85 | 48 | 69 | 202 | 132 | 1.53 | |
| 5 | Sol de América | 62 | 63 | 57 | 182 | 132 | 1.379 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 50 | 65 | 52 | 167 | 132 | 1.265 | |
| 7 | River Plate | — | — | 52 | 52 | 44 | 1.182 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 50 | 46 | 52 | 148 | 132 | 1.121 | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | — | — | 49 | 49 | 44 | 1.114 | |
| 10 | General Díaz | 60 | 46 | 41 | 147 | 132 | 1.114 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Capiatá(R) | 50 | 45 | 47 | 142 | 132 | 1.076 | Relegation toDivisión Intermedia |
| 12 | Deportivo Santaní(R) | — | 50 | 32 | 82 | 88 | 0.932 |
Updated to games played on 15 December 2019. Source:APF