In today's world, 2017 Paraguayan Primera División season has become a very relevant topic. With a significant impact on different aspects of society, 2017 Paraguayan Primera División season has captured the attention of numerous experts and scholars seeking to understand its influence and implications. From its emergence to the present, 2017 Paraguayan Primera División season has generated debates, discussions and reflections in various areas, including politics, economics, culture and technology. In this article, we will explore the 2017 Paraguayan Primera División season phenomenon in depth, analyzing its origins, current developments, and possible future trends.
Season | 2017 |
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Dates | 3 February – 15 December 2017 |
Champions | Apertura: Libertad (20th title) Clausura: Cerro Porteño (32nd title) |
Relegated | Rubio Ñu Sportivo Trinidense |
Copa Libertadores | Cerro Porteño Libertad Guaraní Olimpia |
Copa Sudamericana | Sol de América General Díaz Sportivo Luqueño Nacional |
Matches played | 265 |
Goals scored | 673 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Santiago Salcedo (15 goals) Clausura: Rodrigo Bogarín and Diego Churín (11 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Nacional 5–0 Independiente CG (4 December) |
Biggest away win | General Díaz 0–5 Sol de América (30 March) Nacional 0–5 Sportivo Trinidense (15 September) |
Highest scoring | General Díaz 5–2 Guaraní (7 December) |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 División Profesional season (officially the 2017 Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay.
Team | Manager | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Cerro Porteño | ![]() |
Asunción | General Pablo Rojasa | 45,000 |
Deportivo Capiatá | ![]() |
Capiatá | Lic. Erico Galeano Segovia | 10,000 |
General Díaz | Vacant | Luque | General Adrián Jara | 3,500 |
Guaraní | ![]() |
Asunción | Rogelio Livieres | 6,000 |
Independiente | ![]() |
Asunción | Ricardo Gregor | 1,500 |
Libertad | ![]() |
Asunción | Dr. Nicolás Leoz | 10,000 |
Nacional | ![]() |
Asunción | Arsenio Erico | 4,000 |
Olimpia | ![]() |
Asunción | Manuel Ferreira | 15,000 |
Rubio Ñu | ![]() |
Asunción | La Arboleda | 5,000 |
Sol de América | ![]() |
Villa Elisa | Luis Alfonso Giagni | 5,000 |
Sportivo Luqueño | ![]() |
Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 25,000 |
Sportivo Trinidense | ![]() |
Asunción | Martín Torres | 3,000 |
a: Played its Torneo Apertura home games at Estadio Defensores del Chaco due to remodeling works at Estadio General Pablo Rojas.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Torneo Apertura | ||||||
Rubio Ñu | ![]() |
Resigned | 14 February[1] | 10th | ![]() |
14 February[2] |
Olimpia | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 February[3] | 4th | ![]() |
24 February[4] |
Sportivo Luqueño | ![]() |
25 February[5] | 11th | ![]() |
25 February[6] | |
Sportivo Trinidense | ![]() |
3 March[7] | 10th | ![]() |
4 March[8] | |
Cerro Porteño | ![]() |
6 March[9] | 3rd | ![]() |
6 March[10] | |
Nacional | ![]() ![]() |
Resigned | 19 March[11] | 10th | ![]() |
19 March[12] |
Cerro Porteño | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 19 March[13] | 4th | ![]() |
24 March[14] |
Sportivo Trinidense | ![]() |
Resigned | 3 April[15] | 12th | ![]() |
5 April[16] |
Deportivo Capiatá | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 April[17] | 9th | ![]() |
8 April[18] |
Sportivo Trinidense | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 9 April | 12th | ![]() ![]() |
9 April[19] |
Sportivo Luqueño | ![]() |
Resigned | 9 April[20] | 11th | ![]() |
10 April[21] |
Olimpia | ![]() |
10 May[22] | 5th | ![]() ![]() |
11 May[23] | |
Sportivo Trinidense | ![]() ![]() |
Signed by Olimpia | 11 May | 12th | ![]() |
12 May[24] |
Sportivo Luqueño | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 May | 11th | ![]() |
25 May[25] |
Deportivo Capiatá | ![]() |
9 June[26] | 10th | ![]() |
9 June | |
Cerro Porteño | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 June[27] | 4th | ![]() |
15 June[28] |
Torneo Clausura | ||||||
Rubio Ñu | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 June[29] | Pre-season | ![]() |
25 June[30] |
Sportivo Trinidense | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 25 June[31] | ![]() |
28 June[32] | |
Cerro Porteño | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 27 June | ![]() |
27 June[33] | |
Sol de América | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 August[34] | 12th | ![]() |
14 August[35] |
Deportivo Capiatá | ![]() |
11 September | 11th | ![]() |
11 September[36] | |
Rubio Ñu | ![]() |
30 September[37] | 8th | ![]() |
3 October[38] | |
Olimpia | ![]() ![]() |
30 September[39] | 2nd | ![]() |
1 October[40] | |
General Díaz | ![]() |
Signed by Olimpia | 1 October[40] | 1st | ![]() |
2 October[41] |
Sol de América | ![]() |
Resigned | 4 October[42] | 12th | ![]() |
4 October[43] |
Independiente CG | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 October[44] | 11th | ![]() |
18 October[44] |
Nacional | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 November[45] | 9th | ![]() |
6 November[45] |
General Díaz | ![]() |
6 December[46] | 4th |
The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 115th official championship of the Primera División, called "Mario Agustín Sapriza Nunes", and the first championship of the 2017 season. It began on February 3[47] and ended on June 24.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Libertad (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 49 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Guaraní | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 48 | |
3 | Olimpia | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 36 | |
4 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 35 | |
5 | Sol de América | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 34 | |
6 | Independiente | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 29 | |
7 | General Díaz | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 25 | |
8 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 24 | |
9 | Nacional | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 23 | |
10 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 | |
11 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 17 | |
12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 15 |
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Libertad | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Independiente CG | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
Guaraní | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Olimpia | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
Sportivo Luqueño | 7 |
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Sportivo Trinidense | 7 | |
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Libertad | 7 | |
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Rubio Ñu | 7 |
Source: Soccerway
The Campeonato de Clausura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 116th official championship of the Primera División, called "Centenario del Club General Díaz - Dr. Hassel Aguilar Sosa", and the second championship of the 2017 season. It began on July 21 and ended on December 10.[49]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cerro Porteño (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 45 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Olimpia | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 42 | |
3 | Guaraní | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 37 | |
4 | General Díaz | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 35 | |
5 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 | |
6 | Sol de América | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 28 | |
7 | Nacional | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 27 | |
8 | Libertad | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 26 | |
9 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 26 | |
10 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 25 | |
11 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 19 | |
12 | Independiente | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 18 |
Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Guaraní | 11 |
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Cerro Porteño | 11 | |
3 | ![]() |
General Díaz | 9 |
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Olimpia | 9 | |
5 | ![]() |
Sportivo Luqueño | 8 |
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Olimpia | 8 | |
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Cerro Porteño | 8 | |
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Sol de América | 8 | |
9 | ![]() |
Nacional | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
Libertad | 6 |
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Deportivo Capiatá | 6 | |
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Cerro Porteño | 6 | |
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Sol de América | 6 |
Source: Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guaraní | 44 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 85 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
2 | Cerro Porteño (C) | 44 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 80 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
3 | Olimpia | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 78 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage |
4 | Libertad (C) | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 75 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
5 | Sol de América | 44 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
6 | General Díaz | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 60 | |
7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 50 | |
8 | Nacional | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 50 | |
9 | Deportivo Capiatá | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 50 | |
10 | Independiente | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 47 | |
11 | Rubio Ñu | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 45 | |
12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 44 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 34 |
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 |
2015 Pts |
2016 Pts |
2017 Pts |
Total Pts |
Total Pld |
Avg | Relegation |
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1 | Guaraní | 86 | 83 | 85 | 254 | 132 | 1.9242 | |
2 | Olimpia | 79 | 90 | 78 | 247 | 132 | 1.8712 | |
3 | Cerro Porteño | 96 | 66 | 80 | 242 | 132 | 1.8333 | |
4 | Libertad | 76 | 83 | 75 | 234 | 132 | 1.7727 | |
5 | Sol de América | 57 | 63 | 62 | 182 | 132 | 1.3788 | |
6 | Deportivo Capiatá | 54 | 67 | 50 | 171 | 132 | 1.2955 | |
7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 57 | 53 | 50 | 160 | 132 | 1.2121 | |
8 | General Díaz | 45 | 46 | 60 | 151 | 132 | 1.1439 | |
9 | Nacional | 43 | 54 | 50 | 147 | 132 | 1.1136 | |
10 | Independiente (O) | — | — | 47 | 47 | 44 | 1.0682 | Qualification to Relegation playoff decider |
11 | Rubio Ñu (R) | 48 | 48 | 45 | 141 | 132 | 1.0682 | |
12 | Sportivo Trinidense (R) | — | — | 34 | 34 | 44 | 0.7727 | Relegation to División Intermedia |
Source: APF
Since Independiente CG and Rubio Ñu ended with the same average, a match on neutral ground between both teams was played to determine the second relegated team. The loser was relegated to the División Intermedia.