2007 in Paraguayan football
The following article presents a summary of the 2007 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
First division results
The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 12 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
Position |
Team |
Played |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
Scored |
Conceded |
Points |
1 |
Sportivo Luqueño |
22 |
14 |
5 |
3 |
45 |
22 |
47 |
2 |
Cerro Porteño |
22 |
13 |
4 |
5 |
42 |
18 |
43 |
3 |
Libertad |
22 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
30 |
16 |
40 |
4 |
Olimpia |
22 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
29 |
21 |
38 |
5 |
3 de Febrero |
22 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
23 |
25 |
30 |
6 |
Nacional |
22 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
25 |
23 |
26 |
7 |
Tacuary |
22 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
32 |
26 |
8 |
Trinidense |
22 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
24 |
39 |
24 |
9 |
Sol de América |
22 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
19 |
29 |
23 |
10 |
12 de Octubre |
22 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
27 |
38 |
23 |
11 |
2 de Mayo |
22 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
24 |
32 |
21 |
12 |
Guaraní |
22 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
26 |
39 |
16 |
Torneo Clausura
Position |
Team |
Played |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
Scored |
Conceded |
Points |
1 |
Libertad |
22 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
36 |
14 |
55 |
2 |
Cerro Porteño |
22 |
15 |
4 |
3 |
52 |
21 |
49 |
3 |
Olimpia |
22 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
33 |
23 |
38 |
4 |
Sol de America |
22 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
32 |
24 |
34 |
5 |
Nacional |
22 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
37 |
30 |
34 |
6 |
12 de Octubre |
22 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
23 |
29 |
26 |
7 |
Guaraní |
22 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
24 |
27 |
25 |
8 |
Tacuary |
22 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
25 |
29 |
25 |
9 |
Trinidense |
22 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
18 |
24 |
10 |
Sportivo Luqueño |
22 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
24 |
41 |
19 |
11 |
3 de Febrero |
22 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
21 |
41 |
19 |
12 |
2 de Mayo |
22 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
16 |
41 |
13 |
Championship game playoff
The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.
Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 3-1.
Aggregate table
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Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2008 and Copa Sudamericana 2008 |
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Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2008 |
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Qualified to Copa Sudamericana 2008 |
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Relegated to second division |
Relegation / Promotion
- Sportivo Trinidense automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
- Club 12 de Octubre finished second-to-last in the aggregate points table, so had to participate in the promotion play-off game against second division runners-up Club General Diaz. 12 de Octubre won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 5-4, so it remains in the first division.
Qualification to international competitions
- Sportivo Luqueño qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Torneo Apertura.
- Libertad qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Torneo Clausura and the 2008 Copa Sudamericana by winning the national championship.
- Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores as the best finisher in the aggregate points table.
- Olimpia Asunción qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana as the second-best finisher in the aggregate points table.
Lower divisions results
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2007.
Date |
Venue |
Opponents |
Score |
Comp |
Paraguay scorers |
Report |
March 25, 2007 |
Estadio Universitario Mexico |
Mexico |
2-1 |
Friendly |
Santa Cruz 89' |
|
March 28, 2007 |
|
Colombia |
2-0 |
Friendly |
|
|
June 3, 2007 |
|
Austria |
0-0 |
Friendly |
|
|
June 6, 2007 |
Estadio Azteca Mexico |
Mexico |
1-0 |
Friendly |
Cardozo 88' |
|
June 20, 2007 |
|
Bolivia |
0-0 |
Friendly |
|
|
June 28, 2007 |
Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Colombia |
5-0 |
Copa AméricaCopa América 2007 |
Santa Cruz 30' 46' 80' Cabañas 84' 88' |
Report |
July 2, 2007 |
Estadio Agustín Tovar Barinas, Venezuela |
United States |
1- 3 |
Copa América 2007 |
Barreto 29' Cardozo 56' Cabañas 90+2' |
Report |
July 5, 2007 |
Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
Argentina |
1-0 |
Copa América 2007 |
- |
Report |
July 8, 2007 |
Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela |
Mexico |
6-0 |
Copa América 2007 |
- |
Report |
August 22, 2007 |
|
Venezuela |
1-1 |
Friendly |
|
|
September 8, 2007 |
|
Venezuela |
3-2 |
Friendly |
|
|
September 12, 2007 |
|
Colombia |
1-0 |
Friendly |
|
|
October 13, 2007 |
Estadio Monumental "U" Lima, Peru |
Peru |
0-0 |
WCQ 2010 |
- |
Report |
October 17, 2007 |
Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay |
Uruguay |
1 -0 |
WCQ 2010 |
Haedo Valdez 14' |
Report |
November 17, 2007 |
Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay |
Ecuador |
5-1 |
WCQ 2010 |
Haedo Valdez 8' Riveros 26' 87' Santa Cruz 50' Ayala 82' |
Report |
November 21, 2007 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago, Chile |
Chile |
0-3 |
WCQ 2010 |
Cabañas 24' da Silva 45+1' 56' |
Report |
References
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