Primera División (Paraguay)
| Primera División | |
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| Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol |
| First edition | 1906 |
| hierarchy | 1st League |
| Teams | 12 |
| master | Club Olimpia (43rd title) |
| Record champions | Club Olimpia (43) |
| Record scorer | Juan Samudio (108) |
| Website | www.apf.org.py |
| Qualification for | Copa Libertadores |
| region | Paraguay |
The Primera División de Paraguay (officially División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol ) is the highest football league in Paraguay . Twelve teams play an Apertura and a Clausura on 44 match days between February and December Championship off.
history
Football, the national sport in Paraguay, was introduced to Paraguay by the Dutch immigrant William Paats at the end of the 19th century . At first he only taught the sport at a school in Asunción , but the sport gradually became more and more popular. In 1902 Paats founded the first Paraguayan football club, Club Olimpia . On November 25, 1903, the first game of two Paraguayan clubs was played between Olimpia and Club Guaraní .
On June 18, 1906, the two clubs together with Club Libertad , Club General Díaz and Club Nacional founded the Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol , forerunner of today's association, the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol . This immediately hosted the country's first football championship, which, according to the name of a newspaper, was held as the Copa el Diario until 1916 . The first game took place on July 8, 1906 between Guaraní and Olimpia and ended 1-1. At the end of the first season Guaraní was the first champion of Paraguay. In the game for second place, Olimpia prevailed against Libertad. In 1908 and 1922, a coup d'état and civil war prevented the championship from being held. After the competition was suspended from 1932 to 1934 due to the Chaco War , the championship was resumed as a professional competition in 1935.
In 1910 a second league, the Copa Intendencia Municipal was introduced whose first master Club Sol de América was promoted to the first division and replaced Club Mbiguá . A third division also existed, but only youth teams competed in it.
In 1911, a league of renegade teams, the Liga Centenario , was established in 1916 as Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (not to be confused with the later name of the national association). Their masters were:
- 1911: Bahía Blanca
- 1912: River Plate Asunción
- 1913: Club Libertad (relegated from the LPF of the previous year)
- 1914: Club Libertad
- 1915: Club Atlántida
- 1916: Club Libertad
- 1917: Club Atlántida
The mode of the league changed several times over the years. In a few years a final for the championship was held between the best two teams. In the 1950s, the championship was temporarily divided into two rounds, after which the best teams played the title in another competition. In 2008 the Apertura and Clausura mode were introduced. The Apertura 2009 was the 100th tournament since the Paraguayan Football League was founded.
So far, 8 different teams have won the Paraguayan football championship. With 44 championships, Olimpia is by far the most successful team in the country. It is followed by Cerro Porteño with 32 titles and Libertad with 20 championships. So far, only one team from a city other than the capital Asunción has won the national title, Presidente Hayes from the city of the same name in 1952. Internationally, Olimpia is the only Paraguayan club that has won titles. These include the 1979 World Cup and 3 successes in the Copa Libertadores (1979, 1990, 2002).
mode
league
12 teams take part in the league. The season usually runs from February to December. The matches take place on Saturdays and Sundays, and in some weeks there will also be games on Wednesdays.
The Paraguayan championship is held in Apertura and Clausura mode. The Apertura takes place from February to June or July, the Clausura starts in July and ends in December. A separate title is awarded for both competitions, so that there are two Paraguayan football champions during one calendar year.
The two teams that have scored the fewest points on average over the past three years will be relegated and replaced by the champions and runners-up of the second division ( División Intermedia ).
International
Paraguay receives six international starting places, three for the Copa Libertadores and three for the Copa Sudamericana . The two masters from Apertura and Clausura automatically take part in the Copa Libertadores. The tables of Apertura and Clausura are aggregated to determine the other places that qualify for participation in the international competitions. The team that scored the most points overall, alongside the two champions, takes third place in the Copa Libertadores. If a team wins both Apertura and Clausura, the third-best team also takes part in the Copa Libertadores. The first place in the Copa Sudamericana is awarded to the best champion in the aggregated table. As a result, a Paraguayan team plays in both the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana in one season. The two other places for the Copa Sudamericana go to the two remaining best teams that have not yet been assigned an international place. International meetings are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Teams of the 2019 season
 
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Clubs of the season 2019 |
| society | city | Stadion | capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | Asunción | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | 45,000 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | Capiatá | Estadio Lic. Erico Galeano Segovia | 15,000 |
| Deportivo Santaní | San Estanislao | Estadio Juan José Vázquez | 8000 |
| General Díaz | Luque | Estadio General Adrián Jara | 3300 |
| Guaraní | Asunción | Estadio Rogelio Livieres | 8000 |
| Libertad | Asunción | Estadio Dr. Nicolás Leoz | 10,000 |
| Nacional | Asunción | Estadio Arsenio Erico | 7000 |
| Olimpia | Asunción | Estadio Manuel Ferreira | 25,000 |
| River Plate Asunción | Asunción | Estadio River Plate | 6500 |
| Sol de America | Villa Elisa | Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni | 10,000 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Luque | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres | 27,000 |
| Sportivo San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | Estadio Gunther Vogel | 5000 |
Title holder
Master by club
| society | Number of titles |
|---|---|
| Olimpia | 44 |
| Cerro Porteño | 32 |
| Libertad | 20th |
| Guaraní | 11 |
| Nacional | 9 |
| Sol de America | 2 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2 |
| Presidente Hayes | 1 |
Master by year
Amateur era
- 1906 Guaraní
- 1907 Guaraní
- 1908 no championship
- 1909 Nacional
- 1910 Libertad
- 1911 Nacional
- 1912 Olimpia
- 1913 Cerro Porteño
- 1914 Olimpia
- 1915 Cerro Porteño
- 1916 Olimpia
- 1917 Olimpia
- 1918 Cerro Porteño
- 1919 Cerro Porteño
- 1920 Libertad
- 1921 Guaraní
- 1922 no championship
- 1923 Guaraní
- 1924 Nacional
- 1925 Olimpia
- 1926 Nacional
- 1927 Olimpia
- 1928 Olimpia
- 1929 Olimpia
- 1930 Libertad
- 1931 Olimpia
- 1932 no championship
- 1933 no championship
- 1934 no championship
Professional league
- 1935 Cerro Porteño
- 1936 Olimpia
- 1937 Olimpia
- 1938 Olimpia
- 1939 Cerro Porteño
- 1940 Cerro Porteño
- 1941 Cerro Porteño
- 1942 Nacional
- 1943 Libertad
- 1944 Cerro Porteño
- 1945 Libertad
- 1946 Nacional
- 1947 Olimpia
- 1948 Olimpia
- 1949 Guaraní
- 1950 Cerro Porteño
- 1951 Sportivo Luqueño
- 1952 Presidente Hayes
- 1953 Sportivo Luqueño
- 1954 Cerro Porteño
- 1955 Libertad
- 1956 Olimpia
- 1957 Olimpia
- 1958 Olimpia
- 1959 Olimpia
- 1960 Olimpia
- 1961 Cerro Porteño
- 1962 Olimpia
- 1963 Cerro Porteño
- 1964 Guaraní
- 1965 Olimpia
- 1966 Cerro Porteño
- 1967 Guaraní
- 1968 Olimpia
- 1969 Guaraní
- 1970 Cerro Porteño
- 1971 Olimpia
- 1972 Cerro Porteño
- 1973 Cerro Porteño
- 1974 Cerro Porteño
- 1975 Olimpia
- 1976 Libertad
- 1977 Cerro Porteño
- 1978 Olimpia
- 1979 Olimpia
- 1980 Olimpia
- 1981 Olimpia
- 1982 Olimpia
- 1983 Olimpia
- 1984 Guaraní
- 1985 Olimpia
- 1986 Sol de America
- 1987 Cerro Porteño
- 1988 Olimpia
- 1989 Olimpia
- 1990 Cerro Porteño
- 1991 Sol de America
- 1992 Cerro Porteño
- 1993 Olimpia
- 1994 Cerro Porteño
- 1995 Olimpia
- 1996 Cerro Porteño
- 1997 Olimpia
- 1998 Olimpia
- 1999 Olimpia
- 2000 Olimpia
- 2001 Cerro Porteño
- 2002 Libertad
- 2003 Libertad
- 2004 Cerro Porteño
- 2005 Cerro Porteño
- 2006 Libertad
- 2007 Libertad
Apertura and Clausura
| year | Aperture | Clausura |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Libertad | Libertad |
| 2009 | Cerro Porteño | Nacional |
| 2010 | Guaraní | Libertad |
| 2011 | Nacional | Olimpia |
| 2012 | Cerro Porteño | Libertad |
| 2013 | Nacional | Cerro Porteño |
| 2014 | Libertad | Libertad |
| 2015 | Cerro Porteño | Olimpia |
| 2016 | Libertad | Guaraní |
| 2017 | Libertad | Cerro Porteño |
| 2018 | Olimpia | Olimpia |
| 2019 | Olimpia | Olimpia |
Web links
- Paraguayan Football Association
- Juan Pablo Andrés: Paraguay - List of Champions and Runners Up , Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation , December 16, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cien Años de Historia ( Spanish ) In: albirroja.com . Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ Association history Olimpia Asunción . In: fifa.com . Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ↑ One country, one scream - Paraguay! . In: spiegel.de . Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ↑ Paraguay - League History 1906–1964 ( English ) In: rsssf.com . Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ↑ Regulations 2009/2010 ( Spanish , PDF, 304 kB) In: apf.org.py . Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
