2005 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2005 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.

## First division results

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The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 10 teams participating in a two-round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.

### Torneo Apertura

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Position  | Team  | Played  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | Scored  | Conceded  | Points

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1  | Cerro Porteño | 18  | 10  | 6  | 2  | 30  | 15  | 36
2  | Guaraní | 18  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 21  | 18  | 31
3  | Nacional | 18  | 9  | 3  | 6  | 25  | 22  | 30
4  | 3 de Febrero | 18  | 7  | 7  | 4  | 24  | 17  | 28
5  | 12 de Octubre | 18  | 6  | 8  | 4  | 22  | 22  | 26
6  | Tacuary | 18  | 4  | 11  | 3  | 24  | 19  | 23
7  | Libertad | 18  | 4  | 7  | 7  | 21  | 23  | 19
8  | Sportivo Luqueño | 18  | 3  | 8  | 7  | 20  | 22  | 17
9  | General Caballero ZC | 18  | 2  | 7  | 9  | 16  | 28  | 13
10  | Olimpia | 18  | 2  | 7  | 9  | 10  | 27  | 13

### Torneo Clausura

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Position  | Team  | Played  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | Scored  | Conceded  | Points

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1  | Cerro Porteño | 18  | 11  | 3  | 4  | 34  | 20  | 36
2  | Libertad | 18  | 9  | 5  | 4  | 30  | 23  | 32
3  | Olimpia | 18  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 29  | 20  | 31
4  | 3 de Febrero | 18  | 8  | 4  | 6  | 31  | 25  | 28
5  | Nacional | 18  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 24  | 20  | 27
6  | Sportivo Luqueño | 18  | 6  | 7  | 5  | 27  | 26  | 25
7  | Tacuary | 18  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 26  | 31  | 24
8  | Guaraní | 18  | 6  | 2  | 10  | 18  | 25  | 20
9  | 12 de Octubre | 18  | 2  | 8  | 8  | 18  | 33  | 14
10  | General Caballero ZC | 18  | 3  | 1  | 14  | 15  | 29  | 10

### Championship game playoff

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Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and no playoff game was played.

### Relegation / Promotion

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* General Caballero ZC automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
* 2 de Mayo and Club Fernando de la Mora promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.

### Qualification to international competitions

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* Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2006 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura; and to the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and 2006 Copa Sudamericana by winning the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

#### Runners-up playoff game

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* Libertad (runners-up of the Clausura) qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2006 by winning the runners-up playoff game against Guaraní (runners-up of the Apertura) by an aggregate score of 5–3.

December 14, 2005

Guaraní| 2–1| Libertad

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December 18, 2005

Libertad| 4–1| Guaraní

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#### Copa Sudamericana 2005 Qualifiers

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Semifinals

Team #1  | Score  | Team #2  | Date

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Nacional | 3-1  | 3 de Febrero | June 29
Guaraní | 2-1  | 12 de Octubre | June 29

Final

Team #1  | Score  | Team #2  | Date

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Guaraní | 2-1  | Nacional | July 3

* Guaraní qualified to the Copa Sudamericana 2005 by winning the final.

#### Copa Sudamericana 2006 Qualifiers

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Played between the Clausura tournament winner and the second-best finisher in the aggregate point table (Nacional).

Team #1  | Score  | Team #2  | Date

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Nacional | 1-6  | Libertad | December 22

## Lower divisions results

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Level  | Tournament  | Champion

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2nd | Intermedia | 2 de Mayo
3rd (G.A. teams)  | Primera de Ascenso | Club Rubio Ñú
3rd (interior teams)  | UFI Champions Cup  | Club Choré Central
4th (G.A. teams)  | Segunda de Ascenso  | 1° de Marzo

## Paraguayan teams in international competitions

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* Copa Libertadores 2005:
* Cerro Porteño: round of 16
* Club Libertad: group-stage
* Tacuary: preliminary round
* Copa Sudamericana 2005:
* Cerro Porteño: round of 16
* Club Guaraní: preliminary first round

## Paraguay national team

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The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2005.

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score  | Comp  | Paraguay scorers  | Report

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March 27, 2005  | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador | 5 - 2 | WCQ 2006 | Cardozo 10'
Cabañas 14' | Report
March 30, 2005  | Defensores del Chaco
Asunción, Paraguay |  Chile | 2 \- 1  | WCQ 2006 | Morinigo 37'
Cardozo 59' | Report
June 5, 2005  | Beira Rio
Porto Alegre, Brazil |  Brazil | 4 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz 72' | Report
June 8, 2005  | Defensores del Chaco
Asunción, Paraguay |  Bolivia | 4 \- 1  | WCQ 2006 | Gamarra 17'
Santa Cruz 45+1'
J.C. Cáceres 54'
Núñez 68' | Report
September 3, 2005  | Defensores del Chaco
Asunción, Paraguay |  Argentina | 1 \- 0  | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz 14' | Report
October 8, 2005  | José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 0 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Haedo Valdez 64' | Report
October 12, 2005  | Defensores del Chaco
Asunción, Paraguay |  Colombia | 0 \- 1  | WCQ 2006 | \-  | Report

## References

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* Paraguay 2005 by Eli Schmerler and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
* Diario ABC Color

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