2025 Paraguayan Primera División season

Primera División
Season2025
Dates24 January – 1 December 2025
ChampionsApertura: Libertad (26th title)
Copa LibertadoresLibertad
Matches played138
Goals scored305 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Gustavo Caballero and Juan Iturbe (9 goals each)
Biggest home winNacional 4–0 Spvo. Luqueño
(17 May)
Biggest away winGral. Caballero 0–5 Libertad
(22 March)
Tembetary 1–6 Cerro Porteño
(31 May)
Highest scoringLibertad 5–2 Dep. Recoleta
(2 February)
Tembetary 1–6 Cerro Porteño
(31 May)
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2026 →
All statistics correct as of 7 July 2025.

The 2025 Primera División season (officially the Copa de Primera Tigo – ueno bank 2025 for sponsorship reasons) is the 91st season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season, which consists of two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), began on 24 January and is scheduled to end on 1 December 2025.[1] The fixture draw for the season was held on 9 December 2024.[2]

In the Torneo Apertura, Libertad won its twenty-sixth league championship, clinching the title with a 1–0 win over 2 de Mayo on 1 June, the final matchday of the tournament.[3] Olimpia entered the season as defending champions, having won the 2024 Clausura tournament.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the 2024 season, and the top two teams in the 2024 Paraguayan División Intermedia: Deportivo Recoleta and Tembetary. Deportivo Recoleta returned to the top flight after 23 years, clinching promotion with a 2–0 win over Pastoreo on 22 September 2024,[4] while Tembetary sealed their return to Primera División for the first time since 1997 by defeating Fernando de la Mora on 29 September 2024.[5] The promoted teams replaced Sol de América and Tacuary, 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.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2025 Primera División teams
Locations of the 2025 Primera División teams – Asunción
Team City Stadium[i] Capacity
2 de Mayo Pedro Juan Caballero Río Parapití 25,000
Cerro Porteño Asunción General Pablo Rojas 45,000
Deportivo Recoleta Asunción Martín Torres[ii] 3,000
General Caballero (JLM) Juan León Mallorquín Ka'arendy 10,000
Guaraní Asunción Rogelio Livieres[iii] 6,000
Libertad Asunción La Huerta 14,000
Nacional Asunción Arsenio Erico 4,000
Olimpia Asunción Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb[iii] 25,000
Sportivo Ameliano Villeta Ameliano Villeta 7,000
Sportivo Luqueño Itauguá Luis Alberto Salinas[iv] 10,000
Sportivo Trinidense Asunción Martín Torres 3,000
Tembetary Villa Elisa Luis Alfonso Giagni[v] 11,000
Notes
  1. ^ Teams occasionally play home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.
  2. ^ Used as home stadium for the season since Deportivo Recoleta's stadium Estadio Roque Battilana did not meet APF requirements.
  3. ^ a b Guaraní and Olimpia will play their home matches at several stadiums across the country since their regular stadiums are closed for construction or remodeling works.[6]
  4. ^ Used as home stadium for the season since Sportivo Luqueño's stadium Estadio Feliciano Cáceres in Luque is closed for remodeling works.
  5. ^ Used as home stadium for the season since Tembetary's stadium Complejo Tembetary in Villa Elisa did not meet APF requirements.[7]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsors
2 de Mayo Marcelo Palau Kyrios Zero Grau, Banco Continental, Fleming
Cerro Porteño Diego Martínez Puma Tigo, Ueno
Deportivo Recoleta Jorge González Running Sport Ueno, BYD, Universidad Central del Paraguay
General Caballero (JLM) Sebastián Vázquez Kappa Sanatorio San Sebastián, Kia
Guaraní Víctor Bernay Kyrios Tigo, Ueno, Aposta.La
Libertad Sergio Aquino Puma Tigo
Nacional Pedro Sarabia Kappa Kia, Banco Continental, Coca-Cola, Santa Clara
Olimpia Fabián Bustos Nike Tigo, Visión Banco
Sportivo Ameliano Humberto García Netanya Sport Kia, Banco Continental, Ayres
Sportivo Luqueño Julio César Cáceres Kyrios Comercial Vírgen del Rosario, Ueno, Betsson
Sportivo Trinidense José Arrúa Lotto Noroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef, Ueno
Tembetary Christian Díaz Temple Kia, engineering, Banco Continental

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Cerro Porteño Carlos Jara Saguier Change of role 28 November 2024[8] Pre-season Diego Martínez 11 December 2024[9]
General Caballero (JLM) Humberto García End of contract 3 December 2024[10] Troadio Duarte 4 December 2024[11]
Sportivo Luqueño Juan Pablo Pumpido Resigned 1 February 2025[12] 9th Gustavo Morínigo 3 February 2025[13]
Nacional Víctor Bernay 2 February 2025[14] 12th Pedro Sarabia 3 February 2025[15]
General Caballero (JLM) Troadio Duarte Sacked 4 April 2025[16] 8th Sebastián Vázquez 6 April 2025[17]
Olimpia Martín Palermo 10 April 2025[18] 5th Aureliano Torres[i] 10 April 2025[19]
Tembetary Arturo Villasanti Resigned 10 April 2025[20] 9th Christian Díaz[ii] 16 April 2025[22]
2 de Mayo Felipe Giménez 11 April 2025[23] 12th Marcelo Palau 11 April 2025[24]
Sportivo Ameliano Aldo Bobadilla Sacked 16 April 2025[25] 9th Humberto García 17 April 2025[26]
Olimpia Aureliano Torres End of caretaker spell 16 April 2025 3rd Fabián Bustos 17 April 2025[27]
Sportivo Luqueño Gustavo Morínigo Sacked 18 May 2025[28] 10th Julio César Cáceres 18 May 2025[29]
Guaraní Francisco Arce 2 June 2025[30] 3rd Víctor Bernay 4 June 2025[31]
Notes
  1. ^ Caretaker manager.
  2. ^ Pedro Sosa was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Apertura 14th round match against Olimpia.[21]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb",[32] was the 131st official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2025 season. It began on 24 January and ended on 2 June 2025.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libertad (C) 22 12 8 2 35 15 +20 44 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cerro Porteño 22 11 6 5 33 18 +15 39
3 Guaraní 22 12 2 8 27 24 +3 38
4 Sportivo Trinidense 22 8 10 4 27 22 +5 34
5 Olimpia 22 8 9 5 27 22 +5 33
6 Sportivo Ameliano 22 7 8 7 23 20 +3 29
7 Deportivo Recoleta 22 6 9 7 29 31 −2 27
8 Nacional 22 7 4 11 23 28 −5 25
9 General Caballero (JLM) 22 5 7 10 19 26 −7 22[a]
10 Sportivo Luqueño 22 4 10 8 13 25 −12 22[a]
11 2 de Mayo 22 2 12 8 15 26 −11 18
12 Tembetary 22 3 9 10 17 31 −14 18
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).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: General Caballero (JLM) 4, Sportivo Luqueño 1.

Results

Home \ Away 2DM CCP REC GCM GUA LIB NAC OLI SPA SLU TRI TEM
2 de Mayo — 1–1 0–4 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1
Cerro Porteño 1–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Deportivo Recoleta 0–2 1–3 — 3–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1
General Caballero (JLM) 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 0–0 0–5 2–4 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1
Guaraní 0–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 — 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–0
Libertad 1–1 1–0 5–2 1–0 1–3 — 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0
Nacional 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 — 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–0
Olimpia 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 3–1 4–2 3–0
Sportivo Ameliano 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 — 2–2 0–1 2–0
Sportivo Luqueño 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 1–1
Sportivo Trinidense 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–1
Tembetary 1–1 1–6 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 —
Source: APF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gustavo Caballero Nacional 9
Juan Iturbe Cerro Porteño
3 Fernando Fernández Guaraní 8
4 Lorenzo Melgarejo Libertad 7
5 Teodoro Arce General Caballero (JLM) 6
Néstor Camacho Sportivo Trinidense
Rodney Redes Olimpia
Juan Romero Sportivo Trinidense
Alejandro Silva Deportivo Recoleta
Jonathan Torres Cerro Porteño

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the 132nd official championship of the Primera División and the second and last championship of the 2025 season. It began on 4 July and is scheduled to end on 1 December 2025.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sportivo Trinidense 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cerro Porteño 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3 Guaraní 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
4 Sportivo Ameliano 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
5 Sportivo Luqueño 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
6 Nacional 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Olimpia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Libertad 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
9 Tembetary 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
10 2 de Mayo 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
11 Deportivo Recoleta 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
12 General Caballero (JLM) 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. 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).

Results

Home \ Away 2DM CCP REC GCM GUA LIB NAC OLI SPA SLU TRI TEM
2 de Mayo —
Cerro Porteño — 3–1 a
Deportivo Recoleta — 2–4
General Caballero (JLM) —
Guaraní 3–1 —
Libertad — 0–1
Nacional —
Olimpia a 1–1 —
Sportivo Ameliano — 1–0
Sportivo Luqueño —
Sportivo Trinidense —
Tembetary —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: APF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libertad (C, Q) 23 12 8 3 35 16 +19 44 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cerro Porteño 23 12 6 5 36 19 +17 42 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
3 Guaraní 23 13 2 8 30 25 +5 41 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
4 Sportivo Trinidense 23 9 10 4 31 24 +7 37
5 Olimpia 23 8 10 5 28 23 +5 34
6 Sportivo Ameliano 23 8 8 7 24 20 +4 32
7 Deportivo Recoleta 23 6 9 8 31 35 −4 27
8 Nacional 23 7 5 11 24 29 −5 26
9 Sportivo Luqueño 23 5 10 8 14 25 −11 25
10 General Caballero (JLM) 23 5 7 11 20 29 −9 22
11 2 de Mayo 23 2 12 9 16 29 −13 18
12 Tembetary 23 3 9 11 17 32 −15 18
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. 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 championship between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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 División Intermedia for the following season.

Pos
 Team
 2023
Pts		 2024
Pts		 2025
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg Relegation
1 Libertad 99 74 44 217 111 1.955
2 Cerro Porteño 81 74 42 197 111 1.775
3 Olimpia 62 80 34 176 111 1.586
4 Guaraní 65 66 41 172 111 1.55
5 Sportivo Trinidense 65 46 37 148 111 1.333
6 Nacional 65 55 26 146 111 1.315
7 Sportivo Ameliano 57 56 32 145 111 1.306
8 2 de Mayo — 65 18 83 67 1.239
9 Sportivo Luqueño 51 61 25 137 111 1.234
10 Deportivo Recoleta — — 27 27 23 1.174
11 General Caballero (JLM) 49 47 22 118 111 1.063 Relegation to División Intermedia
12 Tembetary — — 18 18 23 0.783

Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: APF

See also

References

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