| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 January – 29 November 2026 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Goals | 76 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura:Four players (3 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Nacional 5–12 de Mayo (31 January) Guaraní 4–0Rubio Ñu (1 February) |
| Biggest away win | San Lorenzo 0–3Recoleta (6 February) |
| Highest scoring | San Lorenzo 2–4Cerro Porteño (27 January) Nacional 5–1 2 de Mayo (31 January) Libertad 3–3 Guaraní (8 February) |
←2025 2027 → All statistics correct as of 15 February 2026. | |
The2026 Copa de Primera (officially theCopa de Primera Tigo – ueno bank 2026 for sponsorship reasons) is the 92nd season of theDivisión de Honor, the top-flight professional football league inParaguay. The season, which consists of two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), began on 23 January and is scheduled to end on 29 November 2026. The fixture draw for both of the season's tournaments was held on 3 December 2025.[1]
Cerro Porteño entered the season as defending champions, having won the2025 Clausura tournament.
Twelve teams compete in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the2025 season and the top two teams in the2025 Paraguayan División Intermedia.
General Caballero (JLM) andTembetary were relegated to the second tier leagueDivisión Intermedia after ending in the bottom two places of the relegation table at the end of the 2025 season, and they were replaced by the 2025 División Intermedia championsRubio Ñu and runners-upSan Lorenzo.
Rubio Ñu, who returned to the top flight after 8 years, clinched promotion with a 1–0 win over Sportivo Carapeguá on 14 September 2025,[2] while San Lorenzo returned to the Copa de Primera for the first time since2020 by defeating Fernando de la Mora on 4 October 2025, the final matchday of the División Intermedia tournament.[3]
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| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 de Mayo |  Eduardo Ledesma | Kyrios | Zero Grau, Banco Continental, Fleming |
| Cerro Porteño |  Jorge Bava | Puma | Tigo, Ueno |
| Guaraní |  Víctor Bernay | Kyrios | Tigo, Ueno, Aposta.La |
| Libertad | Francisco Arce | Puma | Tigo |
| Nacional | Felipe Giménez | Kappa | Kia, Banco Continental,Coca-Cola, Santa Clara |
| Olimpia | Pablo Sánchez | Nike | Tigo, Visión Banco |
| Recoleta | Jorge González | Running Sport | Ueno,BYD, Universidad Central del Paraguay |
| Rubio Ñu | Gustavo Morínigo | Garcis | Lácteos Trébol, Pinturas Bambi |
| San Lorenzo | Julio César Cáceres | Temple | Ochsi |
| Sportivo Ameliano | Roberto Nanni | Netanya Sport | Slots del Sol, Kia, Banco Continental, Ayres |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Lucas Barrios | Kyrios | Comercial Vírgen del Rosario, Ueno,Betsson |
| Sportivo Trinidense | José Arrúa | Lotto | Noroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef, Ueno |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | ||||||
| Olimpia | Ever Almeida | Sacked | 26 November 2025[7] | Pre-season | Pablo Sánchez | 28 November 2025[8] |
| 2 de Mayo | Felipe Giménez | Resigned | 27 November 2025[9] | Eduardo Ledesma | 5 December 2025[10] | |
| Libertad | Pablo Guiñazú | Sacked | 1 December 2025[11] | Francisco Arce | 5 December 2025[12] | |
| Nacional | Pedro Sarabia | End of contract | 1 December 2025[13] | Felipe Giménez | 15 December 2025[14] | |
| Rubio Ñu | Héctor Marecos | 11 December 2025[15] | Gustavo Morínigo | 11 December 2025[15] | ||
| San Lorenzo | Sergio Órteman | Sacked | 6 February 2026[16] | 12th | Julio César Cáceres | 8 February 2026[17] |
The Torneo Apertura is the 133rd official División de Honor championship and the first tournament of the 2026 season. It began on 23 January and is scheduled to end on 24 May 2026.[18]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Olimpia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | Sportivo Ameliano | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Trinidense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8[a] | |
| 5 | Guaraní | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8[a] | |
| 6 | Recoleta | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8[a] | |
| 7 | Cerro Porteño | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8[a] | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Libertad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rubio Ñu | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2 de Mayo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 | |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvio Vera | Sportivo Ameliano | 3 |
| Iván Maggi | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Allan Wlk | Recoleta | ||
| Derlis Rodríguez | Guaraní | ||
| 5 | Hugo Adrián Benítez | Nacional | 2 |
| Aldo González | Recoleta | ||
| Juan Iturbe | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Iván Valdez | Nacional | ||
| Lorenzo Melgarejo | Libertad | ||
| Diego Fernández | Guaraní | ||
| Hugo Quintana | Olimpia |
Source: BeSoccer[19]
The Torneo Clausura will be the 134th official División de Honor championship and the second tournament of the 2026 season. It is scheduled to begin on 24 July and end on 29 November 2026.[20]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 de Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Guaraní | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Libertad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Olimpia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Recoleta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Rubio Ñu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Sportivo Ameliano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home \ Away | 2DM | CCP | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | REC | RUB | SSL | SPA | SLU | TRI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 de Mayo | — | |||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | — | a | ||||||||||
| Guaraní | — | |||||||||||
| Libertad | — | |||||||||||
| Nacional | — | |||||||||||
| Olimpia | a | — | ||||||||||
| Recoleta | — | |||||||||||
| Rubio Ñu | — | |||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | — | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Ameliano | — | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | — | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Trinidense | — |
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 will be relegated to theDivisión Intermedia for the following season.
| Pos | Team | 2024 Pts | 2025 Pts | 2026 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 74 | 85 | 8 | 167 | 93 | 1.796 | |
| 2 | Guaraní | 66 | 83 | 8 | 157 | 93 | 1.688 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 80 | 59 | 11 | 150 | 93 | 1.613 | |
| 4 | Libertad | 74 | 70 | 5 | 149 | 93 | 1.602 | |
| 5 | Recoleta | — | 59 | 8 | 67 | 49 | 1.367 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 55 | 60 | 12 | 127 | 93 | 1.366 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Trinidense | 46 | 67 | 8 | 121 | 93 | 1.301 | |
| 8 | 2 de Mayo | 65 | 51 | 2 | 118 | 93 | 1.269 | |
| 9 | Sportivo Ameliano | 56 | 48 | 10 | 114 | 93 | 1.226 | |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 61 | 47 | 6 | 114 | 93 | 1.226 | |
| 11 | Rubio Ñu | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | Relegation toDivisión Intermedia |
| 12 | San Lorenzo | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source:APF
