2014 Paraguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Apertura: Libertad (17th title) Clausura: Libertad (18th title) |
| Relegated |
3 de Febrero 12 de Octubre |
| Copa Libertadores |
Libertad Guaraní Cerro Porteño |
| Copa Sudamericana |
Nacional Olimpia Sportivo Luqueño |
| Matches played | 264 |
| Goals scored | 726 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Apertura:  Hernán Rodrigo López  Christian Ovelar (19 goals)Clausura: Fernando Fernández (17 goals) |
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The 2014 División Profesional season (officially the 2014 Copa TIGO- Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay.
Teams
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 de Febrero | Ciudad del Este | Antonio Oddone Sarubbi | 28,000 |
| 12 de Octubre | Itauguá | Juan Canuto Pettengill | 8,000 |
| Cerro Porteño | Asunción | General Pablo Rojas | 32,000 |
| 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 Luqueño | Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 25,000 |
Torneo Apertura
The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 110º official championship of the Primera División, called "Dr. Nicolás Leoz, Centenario del club 12 de Octubre", and is the first championship of the 2014 season. It began on February 14 and will end on June 29.
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 50 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Guaraní | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 46 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 33 | |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 31 | |
| 5 | Sol de América | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Nacional | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 28 | |
| 9 | Capiatá | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 26 | |
| 10 | General Díaz | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 19 | |
| 11 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 15 | |
| 12 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 14 |
Updated to games played on June 19, 2014.
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] | 3DF | 12O | CER | CAP | GDI | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RÑU | SOL | SPL |
| 3 de Febrero | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| 12 de Octubre | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 5–5 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 6–3 | 0–0 | |
| Capiatá | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| General Díaz | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Guaraní | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Libertad | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Nacional | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Olimpia | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rubio Ñu | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
| Sol de América | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Updated to games played on 19 Jun 2014.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernán Rodrigo López |
Libertad | 19 (5) |
| Christian Ovelar |
Sol de América | 19 (6) | |
| 3 | Jorge Benítez |
Guaraní | 17 |
| 4 | Fernando Fernández |
Guaraní | 14 |
Source: Soccerway
Torneo Clausura
The Campeonato de Clausura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, will be the 111º official championship of the Primera División, and was the second championship of the 2014 season.
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 46 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 44 | |
| 3 | Guaraní | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 41 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 35 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Olimpia | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 30 | |
| 7 | General Díaz | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 29 | |
| 8 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 25 | |
| 9 | Sol de América | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Capiatá | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 21 | |
| 11 | Rubio Ñú | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 20 | |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 6 December 2014.
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] | 3DF | 12O | CER | CAP | GDI | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RÑU | SOL | SPL |
| 3 de Febrero | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| 12 de Octubre | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | |
| Cerro Porteño | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Capiatá | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| General Díaz | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Guaraní | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Libertad | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Nacional | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Olimpia | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Rubio Ñu | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Sol de América | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Updated to games played on 6 December 2014.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Fernández |
Guaraní | 17 |
| 2 | Federico Santander |
Guaraní | 11 |
| 3 | José María Ortigoza |
Cerro Porteño | 10 (1) |
Aggregate table
In 2014, 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 2015 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 2015 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 | Libertad | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 35 | +47 | 96 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | Guaraní | 44 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 105 | 60 | +45 | 87 | 2015 Copa Libertadores Second Stage 1 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 58 | +33 | 75 | 2015 Copa Libertadores First Stage 1 |
| 4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 632 | 2015 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Olimpia | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 632 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 62 | |
| 7 | Sol de América | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 55 | |
| 8 | Rubio Ñú | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 50 | |
| 9 | General Díaz | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 48 | |
| 10 | Capiatá | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 47 | |
| 11 | 3 de Febrero | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 39 | |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | 44 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 31 |
Updated to games played on December 2014.
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
1 As Libertad won both the Apertura and Clausura, Guaraní qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage, and Cerro Porteño qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage.
2 Positions decided by draw, as both clubs agreed to not play the extra playoff game.[1][2]
(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 of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average are relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.
| Pos | Team | 2012 Pts | 2013 Pts | 2014 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 91 | 75 | 96 | 262 | 132 | 1.9848 | |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 86 | 87 | 75 | 248 | 132 | 1.8788 | |
| 3 | Guaraní | 73 | 77 | 87 | 237 | 132 | 1.7955 | |
| 4 | Nacional | 77 | 79 | 62 | 218 | 132 | 1.6515 | |
| 5 | Olimpia | 79 | 55 | 63 | 197 | 132 | 1.4924 | |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 59 | 54 | 63 | 176 | 132 | 1.3333 | |
| 7 | Capiatá | — | 65 | 47 | 111 | 88 | 1.2614 | |
| 8 | General Díaz | — | 61 | 48 | 109 | 88 | 1.2386 | |
| 9 | Sol de América | 60 | 46 | 55 | 161 | 132 | 1.2197 | |
| 10 | Rubio Ñu | 36 | 50 | 50 | 136 | 132 | 1.0303 | |
| 11 | 3 de Febrero | — | — | 39 | 39 | 44 | 0.8864 | Relegated to the División Intermedia |
| 12 | 12 de Octubre | — | — | 31 | 31 | 44 | 0.7045 |
Updated to games played on 30 November 2014.
Source: D10 Paraguay
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
References
External links
- APF's official website (Spanish)
- 2014 season on RSSSF