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2023 in Paraguayan football

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Football in Paraguay
Season2023
Men's football
Primera DivisiónLibertad (Apertura and Clausura)
División IntermediaSol de América
Tercera DivisiónTembetary (Metro.)

12 de Junio (Nac.)

Encarnacena (Interligas)
Cuarta División12 de Octubre SD
Copa ParaguayLibertad
Supercopa ParaguayLibertad
Women's football
Campeonato FemeninoOlimpia (Apertura and Clausura)
← 2022 Paraguay 2024 →

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

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Main article: 2023 Paraguayan Primera División season

The 2023 Primera División started on 27 January 2023 and ended on 1 December 2023.[1]

Torneo Apertura

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: APF, Soccerway
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: APF, Soccerway
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: APF
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:
  1. ^ Nacional qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage as the 2023 Copa Paraguay third-placed team.

Relegation

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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
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

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Main article: 2023 Paraguayan División Intermedia

The second-tier División Intermedia began on 31 March and ended on 9 October 2023.[3]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: APF, Soccerway
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

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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
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

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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

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Main article: 2023 Paraguayan Primera B Metropolitana

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: APF

Relegation

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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
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

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Main article: 2023 Paraguayan Primera B Nacional

Final phase

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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

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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 Junio0:0Cristóbal Colón JAS
Report
Referee: Carlos Paul Benítez
Cristóbal Colón JAS0:012 de Junio
Report
Penalties
Luis Matto soccer ball with check mark
Hugo Oviedo soccer ball with check mark
Walter Núñez soccer ball with check mark
Estiven Pérez soccer ball with check mark
Diego Arias soccer ball with red X
Alex Ayala soccer ball with red X		 4:5 soccer ball with check mark Freddy Coronel
soccer ball with check mark Jesús Asta
soccer ball with check mark César Ayala
soccer ball with check mark Daniel Valdvinos
soccer ball with check mark Marcial Núñez
soccer ball with red X Guillermo Beltrán
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez

Campeonato Nacional de Interligas

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Encarnacena6:2Horqueteña
Report

Domestic cup

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Copa Paraguay

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Main article: 2023 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 Trinidense1–1Libertad
Penalties
1–4

Super cup

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Supercopa Paraguay

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Main article: 2023 Supercopa Paraguay

After winning the Primera División Apertura and Clausura, and also the Copa Paraguay, Libertad was awarded the 2023 Supercopa Paraguay.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Calendarios definidos para el 2023" [Schedules set for 2023] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "REGLAMENTO GENERAL DE COMPETICIONES 2023" [2023 GENERAL REGULATIONS OF COMPETITIONS] (PDF) (in Spanish). APF. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Libertad logra un histórico triplete" [Libertad achieve a historic treble] (in Spanish). D10. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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