2024 Paraguayan Primera División season
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The 2024 Primera División season (officially the Copa de Primera Tigo – ueno bank 2024 for sponsorship reasons) is the 90th season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season, which will consist of two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), began on 19 January and will end on 9 December 2024. The fixtures for the season were announced on 4 December 2023.[1]
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 January – 9 December 2024 |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 145 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Jorge Sanguina (5 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Guaraní 3–0 Tacuary (28 January) Libertad 3–0 2 de Mayo (4 February) 2 de Mayo 3–0 Sol de América (9 February) Libertad 4–1 Spvo. Ameliano (11 March) |
| Biggest away win | Spvo. Ameliano 1–4 Cerro Porteño (25 January) Nacional 1–4 Guaraní (2 February) |
| Highest scoring | Spvo. Ameliano 1–4 Cerro Porteño (25 January) Nacional 1–4 Guaraní (2 February) Sol de América 2–3 Spvo. Trinidense (2 February) Gral. Caballero 3–2 Spvo. Trinidense (3 March) Libertad 4–1 Spvo. Ameliano (11 March) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 18 March 2024. | |
Libertad are the defending champions, having won both of the tournaments played in the 2023 season.
Twelve teams compete in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the 2023 season, and the top two teams in the 2023 Paraguayan División Intermedia: Sol de América and 2 de Mayo. Sol de América returned to the top flight after one season, clinching promotion with a 2–0 win over Fernando de la Mora on 17 September 2023,[2] while 2 de Mayo sealed their return to Primera División after 15 years with a 1–1 draw against 3 de Febrero on 23 September 2023.[3] The promoted teams replaced Guaireña and Resistencia, who ended in the bottom two places of the relegation table and were relegated to the second tier at the end of the previous season.
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Stadia and locations
- Notes
- Teams occasionally play home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.
- Used as home stadium for the season since Sportivo Ameliano's stadium Estadio José Tomás Silva in Asunción did not meet APF requirements.
- Used as home stadium for the season since Tacuary's stadium Estadio Toribio Vargas did not meet APF requirements.[4]
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 de Mayo |  Felipe Giménez |
Kyrios | Zero Grau, Banco Continental, Fleming |
| Cerro Porteño |  Manolo Jiménez |
Puma | Tigo, Ueno |
| General Caballero (JLM) |  Fabián Ponce |
Kappa | Sanatorio San Sebastián, Kia |
| Guaraní | Claudio Vargas (caretaker) |
Kyrios | Tigo, Ueno |
| Libertad | Ariel Galeano |
Puma | Tigo |
| Nacional | Juan Pablo Pumpido |
Kappa | Kia, Banco Continental, Coca-Cola, Santa Clara |
| Olimpia | Martín Palermo |
Nike | Tigo, Visión Banco |
| Sol de América | Humberto García |
Diadora | Banco Continental, Kia |
| Sportivo Ameliano | Pedro Sarabia |
Netanya Sport | Kia, Banco Continental, Ayres |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Julio César Cáceres |
Kyrios | Comercial Vírgen del Rosario, Hydrate |
| Sportivo Trinidense | José Arrúa |
Saltarín Rojo | Noroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef, Ueno |
| Tacuary | Aldo Bobadilla |
Temple | Kia, Fleming |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo Apertura | ||||||
| Sol de América | César Castro |
Sacked | 24 November 2023[5] | Pre-season | Humberto Ovelar |
4 December 2023[6] |
| Guaraní | Pablo de Muner |
Resigned | 1 December 2023[7] | Lucas Bovaglio |
9 December 2023[8] | |
| Sportivo Ameliano | Humberto García |
31 December 2023[9] | Pedro Sarabia |
1 January 2024[10] | ||
| Olimpia | Francisco Arce |
Sacked | 6 February 2024[11] | 7th | Aureliano Torres[lower-roman 1] |
6 February 2024[12] |
| Sol de América | Humberto Ovelar |
Resigned | 10 February 2024[13] | 10th | Humberto García |
11 February 2024[14] |
| Olimpia | Aureliano Torres |
End of caretaker spell | 13 February 2024 | 7th | Martín Palermo |
13 February 2024[15] |
| Tacuary |  Vinícius Eutrópio |
Sacked | 5 March 2024[16] | 10th | Aldo Bobadilla |
6 March 2024[17] |
| Cerro Porteño | Víctor Bernay |
10 March 2024[18] | 7th | Jorge Achucarro[lower-roman 1] |
11 March 2024[19] | |
| Guaraní | Lucas Bovaglio |
11 March 2024[20] | 6th | Claudio Vargas[lower-roman 1] |
11 March 2024[20] | |
| Cerro Porteño | Jorge Achucarro |
End of caretaker spell | 16 March 2024 | 5th | Manolo Jiménez |
16 March 2024[21] |
- Notes
The Torneo Apertura, named "Homenaje a Iván Almeida",[22] is the 129th official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2024 season. It started on 19 January and will end on 2 June.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | 2 de Mayo | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | |
| 5 | Cerro Porteño | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Sportivo Ameliano | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 14 | |
| 7 | General Caballero (JLM) | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| 8 | Tacuary | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 12 | |
| 9 | Guaraní | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | |
| 10 | Sol de América | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 10 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Trinidense | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 7 | |
| 12 | Nacional | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 5 |
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).
Results
| Home \ Away | 2DM | CCP | GCM | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | SOL | SPA | SLU | TRI | TAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 de Mayo | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | — | 1–1 | a | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |||||
| General Caballero (JLM) | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |||||
| Guaraní | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |||||
| Libertad | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Nacional | 2–2 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Olimpia | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| Sol de América | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | |||||||
| Sportivo Ameliano | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | |||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | |||||
| Sportivo Trinidense | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | |||||||
| Tacuary | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
- Match suspended after 55 minutes of play and awarded 3–0 to 2 de Mayo due to crowd disturbances by Cerro Porteño fans. The score at the time of suspension was 0–0.[23]
Top scorers
- As of 18 March 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Sanguina |
General Caballero (JLM) | 5 |
| 2 | Alan Pereira |
Sportivo Trinidense | 4 |
| 3 | Adrián Alcaraz |
Guaraní | 3 |
| Wilson Ayala |
2 de Mayo | ||
| Jorge Benítez |
Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Óscar Cardozo |
Libertad | ||
| Cecilio Domínguez |
Cerro Porteño | ||
| Diego Martínez |
General Caballero (JLM) | ||
| Kevin Parzajuk |
Olimpia |
Source: Soccerway
The Torneo Clausura, named "Homenaje a los 120 años del Club Nacional",[22] will be the 130th official championship of the Primera División and the second and last championship of the 2024 season. It will begin on 19 July and will end on 9 December.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 de Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | General Caballero (JLM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Guaraní | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Libertad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Olimpia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Sol de América | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Sportivo Ameliano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Trinidense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Tacuary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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).
Results
| Home \ Away | 2DM | CCP | GCM | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | SOL | SPA | SLU | TRI | TAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 de Mayo | — | |||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | — | a | ||||||||||
| General Caballero (JLM) | — | |||||||||||
| Guaraní | — | |||||||||||
| Libertad | — | |||||||||||
| Nacional | — | |||||||||||
| Olimpia | a | — | ||||||||||
| Sol de América | — | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Ameliano | — | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | — | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Trinidense | — | |||||||||||
| Tacuary | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 División Intermedia for the following season.
| Pos | Team | 2022 Pts | 2023 Pts | 2024 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 91 | 99 | 21 | 211 | 97 | 2.175 | |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 98 | 81 | 14 | 193 | 98 | 1.969 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 92 | 62 | 17 | 171 | 98 | 1.745 | |
| 4 | 2 de Mayo | — | — | 17 | 17 | 10 | 1.7 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 71 | 65 | 5 | 141 | 97 | 1.454 | |
| 6 | Guaraní | 55 | 65 | 11 | 131 | 98 | 1.337 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Trinidense | — | 65 | 7 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | — | 51 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 1.222 | |
| 9 | Sportivo Ameliano | 48 | 57 | 14 | 119 | 98 | 1.214 | |
| 10 | General Caballero (JLM) | 51 | 49 | 13 | 113 | 98 | 1.153 | |
| 11 | Tacuary | 53 | 44 | 12 | 109 | 98 | 1.112 | Relegation to División Intermedia |
| 12 | Sol de América | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2024. Source: APF