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The 2024 Copa de Primera (officially the Copa de Primera Tigo – ueno bank 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th season of the División de Honor, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season, which consisted of two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), began on 19 January and ended on 29 November 2024. The fixtures for the season were announced on 4 December 2023.[1]

Season2024
Dates19 January – 29 November 2024
ChampionsApertura: Libertad (25th title)
Clausura: Olimpia (47th title)
RelegatedSol de América
Tacuary
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División de Honor
Season2024
Dates19 January – 29 November 2024
ChampionsApertura: Libertad (25th title)
Clausura: Olimpia (47th title)
RelegatedSol de América
Tacuary
Copa LibertadoresOlimpia
Libertad
Cerro Porteño
Nacional (via Copa Paraguay)
Copa SudamericanaGuaraní
2 de Mayo
Sportivo Luqueño
Sportivo Ameliano
Matches264
Goals612 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Cecilio Domínguez (11 goals)
Clausura: Rodney Redes and Rodrigo Ruiz Díaz (7 goals each)
Biggest home winLibertad 5–0 Nacional
(21 May)
Biggest away winSpvo. Luqueño 2–6 Spvo. Trinidense
(5 June)
Gral. Caballero 0–4 Spvo. Ameliano
(13 September)
Tacuary 0–4 Sol de América
(26 October)
Highest scoringSol de América 6–3 Tacuary
(22 May)
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Libertad entered the season as defending champions, having won both of the tournaments played in the 2023 season, and won a third league championship in a row in the Torneo Apertura, clinching their 25th league title with a 3–1 win over Olimpia on the last round of the tournament on 5 June.[2] Olimpia eventually won their forty-seventh league championship in the Clausura tournament, clinching the title with two matches in hand after a scoreless draw with 2 de Mayo on 17 November.[3]

Teams

Twelve teams competed in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the 2023 season, and the top two teams in the 2023 Paraguayan División Intermedia: Sol de América and 2 de Mayo. Sol de América returned to the top flight after one season, clinching promotion with a 2–0 win over Fernando de la Mora on 17 September 2023,[4] while 2 de Mayo sealed their return to Primera División after 15 years with a 1–1 draw against 3 de Febrero on 23 September 2023.[5] The promoted teams replaced Guaireña and Resistencia, 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.

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Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams
Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams – Asunción
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Team City Stadium[i] Capacity
2 de MayoPedro Juan CaballeroRío Parapití25,000
Cerro PorteñoAsunciónGeneral Pablo Rojas45,000
General Caballero (JLM)Juan León MallorquínKa'arendy10,000
GuaraníAsunciónRogelio Livieres6,000
LibertadAsunciónTigo La Huerta10,000
NacionalAsunciónArsenio Erico4,000
OlimpiaAsunciónOsvaldo Domínguez Dibb25,000
Sol de AméricaVilla ElisaLuis Alfonso Giagni11,000
Sportivo AmelianoVilla ElisaLuis Alfonso Giagni[ii]11,000
Sportivo LuqueñoLuqueFeliciano Cáceres23,000
Sportivo TrinidenseAsunciónMartín Torres3,000
TacuaryAsunciónJardines del Kelito[iii]6,500
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Teams occasionally play home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.
  2. [ii]
    Used as home stadium for the season since Sportivo Ameliano's stadium Estadio José Tomás Silva in Asunción did not meet APF requirements.
  3. [iii]
    Used as home stadium for the season since Tacuary's stadium Estadio Toribio Vargas did not meet APF requirements.[6]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsors
2 de Mayo Paraguay Felipe Giménez Kyrios Zero Grau, Banco Continental, Fleming
Cerro Porteño Paraguay Carlos Jara Saguier Puma Tigo, Ueno
General Caballero (JLM) Paraguay Humberto García Kappa Sanatorio San Sebastián, Kia
Guaraní Paraguay Francisco Arce Kyrios Tigo, Ueno
Libertad Paraguay Sergio Aquino (caretaker) Puma Tigo
Nacional Argentina Víctor Bernay Kappa Kia, Banco Continental, Coca-Cola, Santa Clara
Olimpia Argentina Martín Palermo Nike Tigo, Visión Banco
Sol de América Paraguay Roberto Torres Diadora Banco Continental, Kia
Sportivo Ameliano Paraguay Aldo Bobadilla Netanya Sport Kia, Banco Continental, Ayres
Sportivo Luqueño Argentina Juan Pablo Pumpido Kyrios Comercial Vírgen del Rosario, Hydrate
Sportivo Trinidense Paraguay José Arrúa Saltarín Rojo Noroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef, Ueno
Tacuary Paraguay Enrique Vera Temple Kia, Fleming
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Sol de América Paraguay César Castro Sacked 24 November 2023[7] Pre-season Paraguay Humberto Ovelar 4 December 2023[8]
Guaraní Argentina Pablo de Muner Resigned 1 December 2023[9] Argentina Lucas Bovaglio 9 December 2023[10]
Sportivo Ameliano Paraguay Humberto García 31 December 2023[11] Paraguay Pedro Sarabia 1 January 2024[12]
Olimpia Paraguay Francisco Arce Sacked 6 February 2024[13] 7th Paraguay Aureliano Torres[i] 6 February 2024[14]
Sol de América Paraguay Humberto Ovelar Resigned 10 February 2024[15] 10th Paraguay Humberto García 11 February 2024[16]
Olimpia Paraguay Aureliano Torres End of caretaker spell 13 February 2024 7th Argentina Martín Palermo 13 February 2024[17]
Tacuary Brazil Vinícius Eutrópio Sacked 5 March 2024[18] 10th Paraguay Aldo Bobadilla 6 March 2024[19]
Cerro Porteño Argentina Víctor Bernay 10 March 2024[20] 7th Paraguay Jorge Achucarro[i] 11 March 2024[21]
Guaraní Argentina Lucas Bovaglio 11 March 2024[22] 6th Paraguay Claudio Vargas[i] 11 March 2024[22]
Cerro Porteño Paraguay Jorge Achucarro End of caretaker spell 16 March 2024 5th Spain Manolo Jiménez 16 March 2024[23]
Guaraní Paraguay Claudio Vargas 21 March 2024 9th Paraguay Francisco Arce 21 March 2024[24]
Nacional Argentina Juan Pablo Pumpido Resigned 31 March 2024[25] 12th Argentina Víctor Bernay 1 April 2024[26]
General Caballero (JLM) Argentina Fabián Ponce Sacked 14 April 2024[27] 8th Paraguay Aureliano Torres 14 April 2024[28]
Sol de América Paraguay Humberto García 21 April 2024[29] 10th Paraguay Ángel Martínez[i] 21 April 2024[30]
Paraguay Ángel Martínez End of caretaker spell 13 May 2024 9th Paraguay Troadio Duarte 13 May 2024[31]
Tacuary Paraguay Aldo Bobadilla Resigned 25 May 2024[32] Colombia Álvaro Zuluaga[i] 27 May 2024[33]
Torneo Clausura
Tacuary Colombia Álvaro Zuluaga End of caretaker spell 7 June 2024 Pre-tournament Uruguay Marcelo Palau 7 June 2024[34]
General Caballero (JLM) Paraguay Aureliano Torres Sacked 9 June 2024 Paraguay Humberto García 9 June 2024[35]
Sportivo Ameliano Paraguay Pedro Sarabia Resigned 10 August 2024[36] 11th Paraguay Aldo Bobadilla 11 August 2024[37]
Sol de América Paraguay Troadio Duarte Sacked 18 August 2024[38] Paraguay Roberto Torres 18 August 2024[38]
Libertad Paraguay Ariel Galeano 19 August 2024[39] 8th Argentina Daniel Garnero 20 August 2024[40]
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay Julio César Cáceres Mutual agreement 2 September 2024[41] 9th Argentina Juan Pablo Pumpido 3 September 2024[42]
Tacuary Uruguay Marcelo Palau Sacked 23 September 2024[43] 11th Paraguay Robert Pereira 23 September 2024[44]
Cerro Porteño Spain Manolo Jiménez 30 September 2024[45] 4th Paraguay Carlos Jara Saguier 30 September 2024[46]
Tacuary Paraguay Robert Pereira 14 October 2024[47] 11th Paraguay Enrique Vera 14 October 2024[47]
Libertad Argentina Daniel Garnero Mutual agreement 4 November 2024[48] 9th Paraguay Sergio Aquino[i] 4 November 2024[48]
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Caretaker manager.

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Homenaje a Iván Almeida",[49] was the 129th official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2024 season. It started on 19 January and ended on 6 June.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libertad (C) 22 14 6 2 42 16 +26 48 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cerro Porteño 22 13 6 3 40 17 +23 45
3 Olimpia 22 9 9 4 28 21 +7 36
4 Sportivo Luqueño 22 10 5 7 25 22 +3 35
5 Guaraní 22 8 7 7 31 25 +6 31[a]
6 2 de Mayo 22 9 4 9 28 25 +3 31[a]
7 Sol de América 22 7 5 10 26 39 −13 26
8 Tacuary 22 5 8 9 26 38 −12 23[b]
9 Sportivo Ameliano 22 6 5 11 17 32 −15 23[b]
10 Nacional 22 6 4 12 24 35 −11 22
11 Sportivo Trinidense 22 6 3 13 30 34 −4 21
12 General Caballero (JLM) 22 3 10 9 22 35 −13 19
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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]
    Head-to-head points: Guaraní 6, 2 de Mayo 0.
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head points: Tacuary 4, Sportivo Ameliano 1.

Results

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Home \ Away 2DM CCP GCM GUA LIB NAC OLI SOL SPA SLU TRI TAC
2 de Mayo — 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1
Cerro Porteño 0–3[a] — 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 3–1 0–1
General Caballero (JLM) 1–0 2–2 — 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1
Guaraní 3–2 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–0
Libertad 3–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 — 5–0 0–0 4–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
Nacional 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 — 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1
Olimpia 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 — 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1
Sol de América 1–0 0–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 — 2–1 0–3 2–3 6–3
Sportivo Ameliano 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 — 1–3 0–2 0–1
Sportivo Luqueño 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 — 2–6 1–2
Sportivo Trinidense 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–3
Tacuary 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–4 0–0 2–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 —
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Source: APF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. [a]
    Match suspended after 55 minutes of play and awarded 3–0 to 2 de Mayo due to crowd disturbances by Cerro Porteño fans. The score at the time of suspension was 0–0.[50]

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paraguay Cecilio Domínguez Cerro Porteño 11
2 Paraguay Jorge Sanguina General Caballero (JLM) 8
3 Paraguay Brahian Ayala 2 de Mayo 7
Paraguay Alan Pereira Sportivo Trinidense
5 Paraguay Adrián Alcaraz Guaraní 6
Paraguay Óscar Cardozo Libertad
Paraguay Fernando Fernández Cerro Porteño
8 Argentina Facundo Bruera Olimpia 5
Argentina Lisandro Cabrera Sol de América
Paraguay Diego Duarte Nacional
Paraguay Walter González Guaraní
Paraguay Juan Iturbe Cerro Porteño
Paraguay Paul Riveros Guaraní
Paraguay Ronald Roa Sol de América
Paraguay Derlis Rodríguez Tacuary
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Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, named "Homenaje a los 120 años del Club Nacional",[49] was the 130th official championship of the Primera División and the second and last championship of the 2024 season. It began on 19 July and ended on 29 November.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia (C) 22 12 8 2 29 13 +16 44 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Guaraní 22 7 14 1 22 15 +7 35
3 2 de Mayo 22 9 7 6 25 18 +7 34
4 Sportivo Ameliano 22 9 6 7 21 16 +5 33[a]
5 Nacional 22 8 9 5 22 16 +6 33[a]
6 Cerro Porteño 22 8 5 9 26 28 −2 29
7 General Caballero (JLM) 22 6 10 6 18 21 −3 28
8 Sportivo Luqueño 22 6 8 8 27 32 −5 26
9 Libertad 22 7 5 10 23 29 −6 26
10 Sportivo Trinidense 22 6 7 9 25 28 −3 25
11 Sol de América 22 5 6 11 22 26 −4 21
12 Tacuary 22 4 5 13 17 35 −18 17
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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]
    Head-to-head points: Sportivo Ameliano 4, Nacional 1.

Results

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

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paraguay Rodney Redes Olimpia 7
Paraguay Rodrigo Ruiz Díaz 2 de Mayo
3 Argentina Lisandro Cabrera Sol de América 6
Brazil Francisco da Costa Cerro Porteño
Paraguay Marcelo Ferreira Sportivo Luqueño
6 Paraguay Brahian Ayala 2 de Mayo 5
Argentina Paul Charpentier Sportivo Trinidense
Paraguay Walter González Guaraní
Paraguay Rubén Lezcano Libertad
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Source: Soccerway

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia (C) 44 21 17 6 57 34 +23 80 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Libertad (C) 44 21 11 12 65 45 +20 74[a]
3 Cerro Porteño 44 21 11 12 66 45 +21 74[a] Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Guaraní 44 15 21 8 53 40 +13 66 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 2 de Mayo 44 18 11 15 53 43 +10 65
6 Sportivo Luqueño 44 16 13 15 52 54 −2 61
7 Sportivo Ameliano 44 15 11 18 38 48 −10 56
8 Nacional 44 14 13 17 46 51 −5 55 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage[b]
9 Sol de América 44 12 11 21 49 65 −16 47[c]
10 General Caballero (JLM) 44 9 20 15 40 57 −17 47[c]
11 Sportivo Trinidense 44 12 10 22 55 62 −7 46
12 Tacuary 44 9 13 22 43 73 −30 40
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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
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head points: Libertad 7, Cerro Porteño 4.
  2. [b]
    Nacional qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage as 2024 Copa Paraguay runners-up, since the cup winners Libertad qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage on league performance.
  3. [c]
    Head-to-head points: Sol de América 10, General Caballero (JLM) 1.

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 were relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.

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Pos
Team
2022
Pts		2023
Pts		2024
Pts		Total
Pts		Total
Pld		AvgRelegation
1Libertad 9199742641322
2Cerro Porteño 9881742531321.917
3Olimpia 9262802341321.773
42 de Mayo ——6565441.477
5Nacional 7165551911321.447
6Guaraní 5565661861321.409
7Sportivo Luqueño —5161112881.273
8Sportivo Trinidense —6546111881.261
9Sportivo Ameliano 4857561611321.22
10General Caballero (JLM) 5149471471321.114
11Sol de América (R) ——4747441.068 Relegation to División Intermedia
12Tacuary (R) 5344401371321.038
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Source: APF

Season awards

On 9 December 2024, a ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association in Luque to announce the winners of the season awards (Premios de Primera), who were chosen based on voting by the managers of the Primera División teams, local sports journalists, the APF's Referee Commission, the public, as well as the tournament's official broadcaster Tigo Sports and official statistics.[51]

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Award Winner Club
Best Player Uruguay Gastón Olveira Olimpia
Revelation Player Paraguay César Olmedo Olimpia
People's Player Uruguay Gastón Olveira Olimpia
Best Goal Argentina Agustín Manzur Guaraní
Best Goalkeeper Uruguay Gastón Olveira Olimpia
Best Manager Argentina Martín Palermo Olimpia
Best Referee Juan Gabriel Benítez
Best Assistant Referee Eduardo Cardozo
Best VAR Referee Carlos Figueredo
Season's Top Scorer Paraguay Brahian Ayala (12 goals) 2 de Mayo
Fair Play Team Cerro Porteño
Most Minutes played by U-18s Tacuary
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