2023 in Paraguayan football
Season | 2023 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Primera División | Libertad (Apertura and Clausura) | |||
División Intermedia | Sol de América | |||
Tercera División | Tembetary (Metro.) 12 de Junio (Nac.) | |||
Cuarta División | 12 de Octubre SD | |||
Copa Paraguay | Libertad | |||
Supercopa Paraguay | Libertad | |||
Women's football | ||||
Campeonato Femenino | Olimpia (Apertura and Clausura) | |||
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The following article presents a summary of the 2023 football season in Paraguay, which was the 113th season of competitive football in the country.
First Division
The 2023 Primera División started on 27 January 2023 and ended on 1 December 2023.[1]
- Cerro Porteño
- General Caballero (JLM)
- Guaireña
- Guaraní
- Libertad
- Nacional
- Olimpia
- Resistencia
- Sportivo Ameliano
- Sportivo Luqueño
- Sportivo Trinidense
- Tacuary
Torneo Apertura
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Libertad (C) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 41 | |
3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 38 | |
4 | Guaraní | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 33 | |
5 | Nacional | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 33 | |
6 | Olimpia | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 31 | |
7 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 30 | |
8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 27 | |
9 | General Caballero (JLM) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 24 | |
10 | Guaireña | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 17 | |
11 | Resistencia | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 17 | |
12 | Tacuary | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Overall goal difference, 5) Goals for, 6) Playoff game (if needed to decide championship between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).[2]
(C) Champions
Torneo Clausura
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Libertad (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 14 | +31 | 48 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 40 | |
3 | Nacional | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 32 | |
4 | Guaraní | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 32 | |
5 | Olimpia | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | |
6 | Tacuary | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 29 | |
7 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 27 | |
8 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 27 | |
9 | General Caballero (JLM) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 25 | |
10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 24 | |
11 | Guaireña | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 24 | |
12 | Resistencia | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Overall goal difference, 5) Goals for, 6) Playoff game (if needed to decide championship between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).[2]
(C) Champions
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Libertad (C) | 44 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 99 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 81 | |
3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
4 | Nacional | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage[a] |
5 | Guaraní | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
6 | Olimpia | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 62 | |
7 | Sportivo Ameliano | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 57 | |
8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 51 | |
9 | General Caballero (JLM) | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 49 | |
10 | Tacuary | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 44 | |
11 | Guaireña | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 41 | |
12 | Resistencia | 44 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 79 | −45 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Overall goal difference, 5) Goals for, 6) Playoff game (if needed to decide international qualification between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Nacional qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage as the 2023 Copa Paraguay third-placed team.
Relegation
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 the División Intermedia for the following season.
Pos | Team | 2021 Pts | 2022 Pts | 2023 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
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1 | Libertad | 65 | 91 | 99 | 255 | 124 | 2.056 | |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 66 | 98 | 81 | 245 | 124 | 1.976 | |
3 | Olimpia | 51 | 92 | 62 | 205 | 124 | 1.653 | |
4 | Nacional | 50 | 71 | 65 | 186 | 124 | 1.5 | |
5 | Sportivo Trinidense | — | — | 65 | 65 | 44 | 1.477 | |
6 | Guaraní | 61 | 55 | 65 | 181 | 124 | 1.46 | |
7 | Sportivo Ameliano | — | 48 | 57 | 105 | 88 | 1.193 | |
8 | Sportivo Luqueño | — | — | 51 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | |
9 | General Caballero (JLM) | — | 51 | 49 | 100 | 88 | 1.136 | |
10 | Tacuary | — | 53 | 44 | 97 | 88 | 1.102 | |
11 | Guaireña (R) | 44 | 50 | 41 | 135 | 124 | 1.089 | Relegation to División Intermedia |
12 | Resistencia (R) | — | 49 | 36 | 85 | 88 | 0.966 |
Source: APF
Second Division
The second-tier División Intermedia began on 31 March and ended on 9 October 2023.[3]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sol de América (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 67 | Promotion to Primera División |
2 | 2 de Mayo (P) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 57 | |
3 | Independiente (CG) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 51 | |
4 | Deportivo Recoleta | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 51 | |
5 | Fernando de la Mora | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 48 | |
6 | Rubio Ñu | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 44 | |
7 | Deportivo Santaní | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 44 | |
8 | Sportivo Carapeguá | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 43 | |
9 | Pastoreo | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 43 | |
10 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 42 | |
11 | 3 de Febrero | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 39 | |
12 | Atlético Colegiales | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 32 | |
13 | Martín Ledesma | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 31 | |
14 | 24 de Setiembre (VP) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 29 | |
15 | Atyrá | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 26 | |
16 | 12 de Octubre | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Overall goal difference, 5) Goals for, 6) Playoff game (if needed to decide championship between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Relegation
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 three teams with the lowest average were relegated to Primera División B or Primera División B Nacional for the following season, depending on their geographical location.
Pos | Team | 2021 Pts | 2022 Pts | 2023 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
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1 | Sol de América | — | — | 67 | 67 | 30 | 2.233 | |
2 | Deportivo Recoleta | — | — | 51 | 51 | 30 | 1.7 | |
3 | Pastoreo | — | 53 | 43 | 96 | 60 | 1.6 | |
4 | San Lorenzo | 53 | 54 | 42 | 149 | 94 | 1.585 | |
5 | Independiente (CG) | 51 | 41 | 51 | 143 | 94 | 1.521 | |
6 | Fernando de la Mora | 45 | 48 | 48 | 141 | 94 | 1.5 | |
7 | Sportivo Carapeguá | — | — | 43 | 43 | 30 | 1.433 | |
8 | Rubio Ñu | 39 | 44 | 44 | 127 | 94 | 1.351 | |
9 | 2 de Mayo | 36 | 29 | 57 | 122 | 94 | 1.298 | |
10 | 3 de Febrero | 48 | 35 | 39 | 122 | 94 | 1.298 | |
11 | Martín Ledesma | — | 45 | 31 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | |
12 | Deportivo Santaní | 41 | 33 | 44 | 118 | 94 | 1.255 | |
13 | Atlético Colegiales | — | 36 | 32 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | |
14 | Atyrá (R) | 43 | 36 | 26 | 105 | 94 | 1.117 | Relegation to Primera B Nacional |
15 | 24 de Setiembre (VP) (R) | — | — | 29 | 29 | 30 | 0.967 | Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana |
16 | 12 de Octubre (R) | — | — | 14 | 14 | 30 | 0.467 |
Source: APF
Third Division
The Third Division is divided into three leagues: the Primera B Metropolitana, the Primera B Nacional and the Campeonato Nacional de Interligas.
Primera B Metropolitana
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Tembetary | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 68 | Promotion to División Intermedia |
2 | Cristóbal Colón JAS | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 67 | Playoff for promotion to División Intermedia |
3 | River Plate | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 60 | |
4 | Benjamín Aceval | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 59 | |
5 | General Díaz | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 50 | |
6 | Silvio Pettirossi | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 48 | |
7 | 3 de Noviembre | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 47 | |
8 | Deportivo Capiatá | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 45 | |
9 | Olimpia (Itá) | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 42 | |
10 | Sportivo Limpeño | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 41 | |
11 | Atlántida | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 40 | |
12 | 3 de Febrero FBC | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 38 | |
13 | Presidente Hayes | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 35 | |
14 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 31 | |
15 | Sportivo Iteño | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 29 | |
16 | Deportivo Humaitá | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 26 | |
17 | 29 de Setiembre | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 26 |
Relegation
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 the Primera División C for the following season.
Pos | Team | Avg | Total Pts | Total Pld | 2021 Pts | 2022 Pts | 2023 Pts | Relegation |
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1º | River Plate | 1.875 | 60 | 32 | - | - | 60 | |
2º | Atlético Tembetary | 1.872 | 176 | 94 | 49 | 59 | 68 | |
4º | Benjamín Aceval | 1.844 | 59 | 32 | - | - | 59 | |
6º | Cristóbal Colón JAS | 1.649 | 155 | 94 | 53 | 35 | 67 | |
3º | General Díaz | 1.609 | 103 | 64 | - | 53 | 50 | |
5º | Deportivo Capiatá | 1.547 | 99 | 64 | - | 54 | 45 | |
7º | 3 de Noviembre | 1.500 | 141 | 94 | 36 | 58 | 47 | |
8º | Atlántida | 1.415 | 133 | 94 | 32 | 61 | 40 | |
10º | Silvio Pettirossi | 1.359 | 87 | 64 | - | 39 | 48 | |
9º | Presidente Hayes | 1.319 | 124 | 94 | 43 | 46 | 35 | |
11º | Olimpia (Itá) | 1.245 | 117 | 94 | 39 | 36 | 42 | |
13º | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | 1.160 | 109 | 94 | 41 | 37 | 31 | |
12º | 29 de Septiembre | 1.149 | 108 | 94 | 45 | 37 | 26 | |
15º | 3 de Febrero FBC | 1.053 | 99 | 94 | 33 | 28 | 38 | |
14º | Sportivo Limpeño | 1.021 | 96 | 94 | 38 | 17 | 41 | |
17º | Sportivo Iteño | 0.906 | 29 | 32 | - | - | 29 | Relegation to Primera División C |
16º | Deportivo Humaitá | 0.813 | 26 | 32 | - | - | 26 |
Source: APF
Primera B Nacional
Final phase
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
12 de Junio | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
Guaraní (Fram) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
12 de Junio | 1 | ||||||||||
Ovetense | 0 | ||||||||||
Patriotas FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Ovetense | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Promotion
The champions of the B Nacional plays round-trip matches against the runner-up of the B Metropolitana for a promotion spot to the Second Division.
12 de Junio | 0:0 | Cristóbal Colón JAS |
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Report |
Cristóbal Colón JAS | 0:0 | 12 de Junio |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Luis Matto ![]() Hugo Oviedo ![]() Walter Núñez ![]() Estiven Pérez ![]() Diego Arias ![]() Alex Ayala ![]() | 4:5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Campeonato Nacional de Interligas
Encarnacena | 6:2 | Horqueteña |
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Report |
Domestic cup
Copa Paraguay
The 2023 Copa Paraguay started on 18 April 2023 and ended on 2 December 2023[4] with a total of 74 teams. The Copa Paraguay final was played between Sportivo Trinidense and Libertad.
Sportivo Trinidense | 1–1 | Libertad |
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Penalties | ||
1–4 |
Super cup
Supercopa Paraguay
After winning the Primera División Apertura and Clausura, and also the Copa Paraguay, Libertad was awarded the 2023 Supercopa Paraguay.[5]
References
- ^ "Calendarios definidos para el 2023" [Schedules set for 2023] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "REGLAMENTO GENERAL DE COMPETICIONES 2023" [2023 GENERAL REGULATIONS OF COMPETITIONS] (PDF) (in Spanish). APF. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Calendario definido: La División Intermedia tiene su hoja de ruta para el 2023" [Schedule set: The División Intermedia has its roadmap for 2023] (in Spanish). Versus. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "El Consejo aprueba el calendario de los torneos 2023" [The Council approves the schedule for the 2023 tournaments] (in Spanish). APF. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Libertad logra un histórico triplete" [Libertad achieve a historic treble] (in Spanish). D10. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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