2013 Paraguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Apertura: Nacional (9th title) Clausura: Cerro Porteño (30th title) |
| Relegated |
Cerro Porteño (PF) Sportivo Carapeguá |
| Copa Libertadores |
Cerro Porteño Nacional Guaraní |
| Copa Sudamericana |
Cerro Porteño Libertad General Díaz Capiatá |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 351 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Apertura: Julián Benítez (Nacional – 13 goals) Clausura: Guillermo Beltrán (Cerro Porteño – 3 goals) |
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The 2013 División Profesional season (officially the 2013 Copa TIGO- Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay.
Teams
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | Asunción | General Pablo Rojas | 32,000 |
| Cerro Porteño (PF) | Presidente Franco | Juan Eudes Pereira | 5,000 |
| Capiatá | Capiatá | Capiatá | 6,000 |
| Guaraní | Asunción | Rogelio Livieres | 6,000 |
| General Díaz | Luque | General Adrián Jara | 3,500 |
| 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 Carapeguá | Carapeguá | Municipal de Carapeguá | 6,500 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 25,000 |
Torneo Apertura
The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 108º official championship of the Primera División, called "Don Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb", and was the first championship of the 2013 season. It began on February 9 and ended on June 30.
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacional | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 46 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Guaraní | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 40 | |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 37 | |
| 4 | Libertad | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Olimpia | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sol de América | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 29 | |
| 7 | General Díaz | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Capiatá | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 27 | |
| 9 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 25 | |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 25 | |
| 11 | Cerro Porteño (PF) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 19 | |
| 12 | Sportivo Carapeguá | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 16 |
Updated to games played on June 2013.
Source: APF
Rules for classification:
1st points. If two teams are tied on points, a playoff game will be held to break the tie. If more than two clubs are tied on points, the following will be used as a tiebreaker: 1st goal difference; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away-goals scored; 4th draw of lots
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | CER | CPF | CAP | GDI | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RÑU | SOL | SCA | SPL |
| Cerro Porteño | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cerro Porteño (PF) | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Capiatá | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| General Díaz | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Guaraní | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Libertad | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Nacional | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| Rubio Ñu | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sol de América | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Sportivo Carapeguá | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on 2013.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Attendances
| # | Team | Total | Low | High | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL |
Topscorers
| # | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Julián Benítez |
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| 2 |  Rodrigo Teixeira |
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| 3 | Ángel Romero |
Torneo Clausura
The Campeonato de Clausura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 109º official championship of the Primera División, and was the second championship of the 2013 season.
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 50 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Libertad | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 39 | |
| 3 | Capiatá | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 38 | |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 37 | |
| 5 | General Díaz | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 29 | |
| 8 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 25 | |
| 9 | Olimpia | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Sportivo Carapeguá | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sol de América | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 17 | |
| 12 | Cerro Porteño (PF) | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 16 |
Updated to games played on December 2013.
Source: APF
Rules for classification:
1st points. If two teams are tied on points, a playoff game will be held to break the tie. If more than two clubs are tied on points, the following will be used as a tiebreaker: 1st goal difference; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away-goals scored; 4th draw of lots
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | CER | CPF | CAP | GDI | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RÑU | SOL | SCA | SPL. |
| Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Cerro Porteño (PF) | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Capiatá | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| General Díaz | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Guaraní | 2–3 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Libertad | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Nacional | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | |
| Olimpia | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rubio Ñu | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sol de América | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | |
| Sportivo Carapeguá | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Updated to games played on December 2013.
Source: Futebol365
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Attendances
| # | Team | Total | Low | High | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL |
Topscorers
| # | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rodrigo López |
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Aggregate table
In 2013, Paraguay have seven slots in international cups (three in the Copa Libertadores de America and four in the Copa Sudamericana). These seven slots will be filled by five teams.
- For the 2014 Copa Libertadores, the champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments qualify automatically. The third representative (going into the first round play-off) is the best placed non-champion from the cumulative table of both the Apertura and Clausura.
- For the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, the champion (Apertura or Clausura) with the better Apertura and Clausura cumulatives qualify, with the 4th, 5th, 6th best placed teams from the Apertura and Clausura cumulatives.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 87 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Nacional | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 79 | 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Guaraní | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 77 | 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Libertad | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 75 | 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Capiatá | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 65 | |
| 6 | General Díaz | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 61 | |
| 7 | Olimpia | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 55 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 54 | |
| 9 | Rubio Ñu | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 50 | |
| 10 | Sol de América | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 46 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Carapeguá | 44 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 38 | |
| 12 | Cerro Porteño (PF) | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 35 |
Updated to games played on December 2013.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1st points. If two teams are tied on points, a playoff game will be held to break the tie. If more than two clubs are tied on points, the following will be used as a tiebreaker: 1st goal difference; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away-goals scored; 4th draw of lots
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation
Relegations is determined at the end of the season by computing an average (Spanish: promedio) of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average is relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.
| Pos | Team | 2011 Pts | 2012 Pts | 2013 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 79 | 91 | 75 | 245 | 132 | 1.8561 | |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 67 | 86 | 87 | 240 | 132 | 1.8182 | |
| 3 | Nacional | 83 | 77 | 79 | 239 | 132 | 1.8106 | |
| 4 | Olimpia | 88 | 79 | 55 | 222 | 132 | 1.6818 | |
| 5 | Guaraní | 58 | 73 | 77 | 208 | 132 | 1.5758 | |
| 6 | Capiatá | — | — | 65 | 65 | 44 | 1.4773 | |
| 7 | General Díaz | — | — | 61 | 61 | 44 | 1.3864 | |
| 8 | Sol de América | 49 | 60 | 46 | 155 | 132 | 1.1742 | |
| 9 | Sportivo Luqueño | 35 | 59 | 54 | 148 | 132 | 1.1212 | |
| 10 | Rubio Ñu | 58 | 36 | 50 | 144 | 132 | 1.0909 | |
| 11 | Cerro Porteño (PF) | — | 53 | 35 | 88 | 88 | 1 | Relegated to the División Intermedia |
| 12 | Sportivo Carapeguá | — | 45 | 38 | 83 | 88 | 0.9432 |
Updated to games played on 2013.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
See also
External links
- APF's official website (in Spanish)
- Season rules (in Spanish)
- 2013 season on RSSSF