2025 Copa de Primera

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The 2025 Copa de Primera (officially the Copa de Primera Tigo – ueno bank 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the 91st 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 24 January and ended on 30 November 2025.[1] The fixture draw for the season was held on 9 December 2024.[2]

Season2025
Dates24 January – 30 November 2025
ChampionsApertura: Libertad (26th title)
Clausura: Cerro Porteño (35th title)
RelegatedGeneral Caballero (JLM)
Tembetary
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División de Honor
Season2025
Dates24 January – 30 November 2025
ChampionsApertura: Libertad (26th title)
Clausura: Cerro Porteño (35th title)
RelegatedGeneral Caballero (JLM)
Tembetary
Copa LibertadoresCerro Porteño
Libertad
Guaraní
2 de Mayo (via Copa Paraguay)
Copa SudamericanaSportivo Trinidense
Nacional
Recoleta
Olimpia
Matches264
Goals629 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: Gustavo Caballero and Juan Iturbe (9 goals each)
Clausura: Six players (7 goals each)
Biggest home winNacional 4–0 Spvo. Luqueño
(17 May)
Spvo. Luqueño 5–1 Tembetary
(9 August)
Guaraní 4–0 Olimpia
(10 August)
Guaraní 4–0 Gral. Caballero
(31 August)
Biggest away winGral. Caballero 0–5 Libertad
(22 March)
Tembetary 1–6 Cerro Porteño
(31 May)
Highest scoringLibertad 5–2 Recoleta
(2 February)
Tembetary 1–6 Cerro Porteño
(31 May)
Spvo. Trinidense 4–3 Olimpia
(13 July)
Guaraní 3–4 Cerro Porteño
(16 August)
Gral. Caballero 5–2 Spvo. Luqueño
(19 September)
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In the Torneo Apertura, Libertad won its twenty-sixth league championship, clinching the title with a 1–0 win over 2 de Mayo on 1 June, the final matchday of the tournament.[3] The Torneo Clausura was won by Cerro Porteño, who claimed their thirty-fifth league title after defeating Tembetary 2–0 on 30 November.[4] Olimpia entered the season as defending champions, having won the 2024 Clausura tournament.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the 2024 season, and the top two teams in the 2024 Paraguayan División Intermedia: Deportivo Recoleta and Tembetary. Deportivo Recoleta, who rebranded to Recoleta Football Club for this season,[5] returned to the top flight after 23 years, clinching promotion with a 2–0 win over Pastoreo on 22 September 2024,[6] while Tembetary sealed their return to Primera División for the first time since 1997 by defeating Fernando de la Mora on 29 September 2024.[7] The promoted teams replaced Sol de América and Tacuary, 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 2025 Copa de Primera teams
Locations of the 2025 Copa de Primera 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 Livieres[ii]6,000
LibertadAsunciónLa Huerta14,000
NacionalAsunciónArsenio Erico7,500
OlimpiaAsunciónOsvaldo Domínguez Dibb[ii]25,000
RecoletaAsunciónRicardo Gregor[iii]4,000
Sportivo AmelianoVilletaAmeliano Villeta7,000
Sportivo LuqueñoItauguáLuis Alberto Salinas[iv]10,000
Sportivo TrinidenseAsunciónMartín Torres3,000
TembetaryVilla ElisaLuis Alfonso Giagni[v]11,000
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Teams occasionally play home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.
  2. [ii]
    Guaraní and Olimpia played their home matches at several stadiums across the country since their regular stadiums were closed for construction or remodeling works.[8]
  3. [iii]
    Used as home stadium for the season since Recoleta's stadium Estadio Roque Battilana did not meet APF requirements.[9]
  4. [iv]
    Used as home stadium for the season since Sportivo Luqueño's stadium Estadio Feliciano Cáceres in Luque was closed for remodeling works.
  5. [v]
    Used as home stadium for the season since Tembetary's stadium Complejo Tembetary in Villa Elisa did not meet APF requirements.[10]

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 Uruguay Jorge Bava Puma Tigo, Ueno
General Caballero (JLM) Paraguay Humberto Ovelar Kappa Sanatorio San Sebastián, Kia
Guaraní Argentina Víctor Bernay Kyrios Tigo, Ueno, Aposta.La
Libertad Argentina Pablo Guiñazú Puma Tigo
Nacional Paraguay Pedro Sarabia Kappa Kia, Banco Continental, Coca-Cola, Santa Clara
Olimpia Paraguay Ever Almeida Nike Tigo, Visión Banco
Recoleta Paraguay Jorge González Running Sport Ueno, BYD, Universidad Central del Paraguay
Sportivo Ameliano Argentina Roberto Nanni Netanya Sport Kia, Banco Continental, Ayres
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay Lucas Barrios Kyrios Comercial Vírgen del Rosario, Ueno, Betsson
Sportivo Trinidense Paraguay José Arrúa Lotto Noroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef, Ueno
Tembetary Paraguay Luis Fernando Escobar Temple Kia, engineering, Banco Continental
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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
Cerro Porteño Paraguay Carlos Jara Saguier Change of role 28 November 2024[11] Pre-season Argentina Diego Martínez 11 December 2024[12]
General Caballero (JLM) Paraguay Humberto García End of contract 3 December 2024[13] Paraguay Troadio Duarte 4 December 2024[14]
Sportivo Luqueño Argentina Juan Pablo Pumpido Resigned 1 February 2025[15] 9th Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo 3 February 2025[16]
Nacional Argentina Víctor Bernay 2 February 2025[17] 12th Paraguay Pedro Sarabia 3 February 2025[18]
General Caballero (JLM) Paraguay Troadio Duarte Sacked 4 April 2025[19] 8th Uruguay Sebastián Vázquez 6 April 2025[20]
Olimpia Argentina Martín Palermo 10 April 2025[21] 5th Paraguay Aureliano Torres[i] 10 April 2025[22]
Tembetary Paraguay Arturo Villasanti Resigned 10 April 2025[23] 9th Argentina Christian Díaz[ii] 16 April 2025[25]
2 de Mayo Paraguay Felipe Giménez 11 April 2025[26] 12th Uruguay Marcelo Palau 11 April 2025[27]
Sportivo Ameliano Paraguay Aldo Bobadilla Sacked 16 April 2025[28] 9th Paraguay Humberto García 17 April 2025[29]
Olimpia Paraguay Aureliano Torres End of caretaker spell 16 April 2025 3rd Argentina Fabián Bustos 17 April 2025[30]
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo Sacked 18 May 2025[31] 10th Paraguay Julio César Cáceres 18 May 2025[32]
Guaraní Paraguay Francisco Arce 2 June 2025[33] 3rd Argentina Víctor Bernay 4 June 2025[34]
Torneo Clausura
Olimpia Argentina Fabián Bustos Sacked 14 July 2025[35] 8th Argentina Ramón Díaz 17 July 2025[36]
General Caballero (JLM) Uruguay Sebastián Vázquez 19 July 2025[37] 12th Paraguay Humberto Ovelar 21 July 2025[38]
Tembetary Argentina Christian Díaz 27 July 2025[39] 11th Paraguay Luis Fernando Escobar 30 July 2025[40]
2 de Mayo Uruguay Marcelo Palau 24 August 2025[41] 8th Paraguay Felipe Giménez 25 August 2025[42]
Olimpia Argentina Ramón Díaz Resigned 24 August 2025[43] 9th Paraguay Ever Almeida 27 August 2025[44]
Libertad Paraguay Sergio Aquino 28 August 2025[45] 6th Argentina Pablo Guiñazú 29 August 2025[46]
Cerro Porteño Argentina Diego Martínez Sacked 18 September 2025[47] 3rd Paraguay Jorge Achucarro[i] 18 September 2025[48]
Paraguay Jorge Achucarro End of caretaker spell 27 September 2025[49] 2nd Uruguay Jorge Bava 29 September 2025[50]
Sportivo Ameliano Paraguay Humberto García Resigned 28 September 2025[51] 11th Argentina Roberto Nanni 30 September 2025[52]
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay Julio César Cáceres Sacked 4 October 2025[53] 10th Paraguay Lucas Barrios 6 October 2025[54]
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Notes
  1. [i]
    Caretaker manager.
  2. [ii]
    Pedro Sosa was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Apertura 14th round match against Olimpia.[24]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb",[55] was the 131st official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2025 season. It began on 24 January and ended on 2 June 2025.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libertad (C) 22 12 8 2 35 15 +20 44 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cerro Porteño 22 11 6 5 33 18 +15 39
3 Guaraní 22 12 2 8 27 24 +3 38
4 Sportivo Trinidense 22 8 10 4 27 22 +5 34
5 Olimpia 22 8 9 5 27 22 +5 33
6 Sportivo Ameliano 22 7 8 7 23 20 +3 29
7 Recoleta 22 6 9 7 29 31 −2 27
8 Nacional 22 7 4 11 23 28 −5 25
9 General Caballero (JLM) 22 5 7 10 19 26 −7 22[a]
10 Sportivo Luqueño 22 4 10 8 13 25 −12 22[a]
11 2 de Mayo 22 2 12 8 15 26 −11 18
12 Tembetary 22 3 9 10 17 31 −14 18
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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: General Caballero (JLM) 4, Sportivo Luqueño 1.

Results

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Home \ Away 2DM CCP GCM GUA LIB NAC OLI REC SPA SLU TRI TEM
2 de Mayo — 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1
Cerro Porteño 1–1 — 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
General Caballero (JLM) 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–5 2–4 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1
Guaraní 0–1 0–2 2–1 — 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–0
Libertad 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 — 1–0 2–1 5–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0
Nacional 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 0–3 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–0
Olimpia 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–0 3–1 4–2 3–0
Recoleta 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1
Sportivo Ameliano 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 — 2–2 0–1 2–0
Sportivo Luqueño 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–1
Sportivo Trinidense 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–1
Tembetary 1–1 1–6 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 —
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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 Gustavo Caballero Nacional 9
Paraguay Juan Iturbe Cerro Porteño
3 Paraguay Fernando Fernández Guaraní 8
4 Paraguay Lorenzo Melgarejo Libertad 7
5 Paraguay Teodoro Arce General Caballero (JLM) 6
Paraguay Néstor Camacho Sportivo Trinidense
Paraguay Rodney Redes Olimpia
Paraguay Juan Romero Sportivo Trinidense
Uruguay Alejandro Silva Recoleta
Argentina Jonathan Torres Cerro Porteño
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Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, named "Homenaje a los 90 años del Club Sportivo Trinidense",[56] was the 132nd official championship of the Primera División and the second and last championship of the 2025 season. It began on 4 July and ended on 30 November 2025.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cerro Porteño (C) 22 13 7 2 33 18 +15 46 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Guaraní 22 14 3 5 44 20 +24 45
3 Nacional 22 9 8 5 26 17 +9 35
4 Sportivo Trinidense 22 8 9 5 25 21 +4 33[a]
5 2 de Mayo 22 9 6 7 28 27 +1 33[a]
6 Recoleta 22 9 5 8 35 30 +5 32
7 Libertad 22 6 8 8 26 24 +2 26
8 Olimpia 22 6 8 8 33 38 −5 26
9 Sportivo Luqueño 22 7 4 11 27 36 −9 25
10 General Caballero (JLM) 22 6 6 10 22 33 −11 24
11 Sportivo Ameliano 22 5 4 13 22 40 −18 19
12 Tembetary 22 3 6 13 20 37 −17 15
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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 Trinidense 6, 2 de Mayo 0.

Results

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Home \ Away 2DM CCP GCM GUA LIB NAC OLI REC SPA SLU TRI TEM
2 de Mayo — 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–1
Cerro Porteño 3–2 — 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–1
General Caballero (JLM) 0–1 2–1 — 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 5–2 0–0 1–1
Guaraní 3–1 3–4 4–0 — 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
Libertad 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 — 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–1
Nacional 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–1 — 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Olimpia 3–3 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Recoleta 2–0 1–3 0–0 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 — 3–1 2–3 2–4 3–1
Sportivo Ameliano 2–3 0–1 1–4 1–1 0–4 3–0 1–1 1–4 — 0–1 0–0 1–0
Sportivo Luqueño 0–3 0–1 2–0 2–3 1–4 2–1 2–4 0–0 0–1 — 1–0 5–1
Sportivo Trinidense 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–3 2–3 1–0 2–0 — 1–1
Tembetary 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 3–0 —
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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 Matías Cáceres 2 de Mayo 7
Paraguay Juan Iturbe Cerro Porteño
Paraguay Elvio Vera Sportivo Ameliano
Paraguay Marcelo Pérez Sportivo Luqueño
Argentina Paul Charpentier Tembetary
Paraguay Hugo Quintana Olimpia
7 Paraguay Iván Ramírez Guaraní 6
Paraguay Néstor Camacho Sportivo Trinidense
Paraguay Lucas González Recoleta
Paraguay Hugo Fernández Libertad
Paraguay Adrián Alcaraz Olimpia
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Source: Besoccer

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cerro Porteño (C) 44 24 13 7 66 36 +30 85 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Guaraní 44 26 5 13 71 44 +27 83 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
3 Libertad (C) 44 18 16 10 61 39 +22 70 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
4 Sportivo Trinidense 44 16 19 9 52 43 +9 67 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Nacional 44 16 12 16 49 45 +4 60
6 Recoleta 44 15 14 15 64 61 +3 59
7 Olimpia 44 14 17 13 60 60 0 59
8 2 de Mayo 44 11 18 15 43 53 −10 51 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage[a]
9 Sportivo Ameliano 44 12 12 20 45 60 −15 48
10 Sportivo Luqueño 44 11 14 19 40 61 −21 47
11 General Caballero (JLM) 44 11 13 20 41 59 −18 46
12 Tembetary 44 6 15 23 37 68 −31 33
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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 international qualification between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    2 de Mayo qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage as 2025 Copa Paraguay runners-up since the Copa Paraguay champions General Caballero (JLM) were relegated and therefore became ineligible to qualify for South American competition.

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
2023
Pts		2024
Pts		2025
Pts		Total
Pts		Total
Pld		AvgRelegation
1Libertad 9974702431321.841
2Cerro Porteño 8174852401321.818
3Guaraní 6566832141321.621
4Olimpia 6280592011321.523
5Nacional 6555601801321.364
6Sportivo Trinidense 6546671781321.348
7Recoleta ——5959441.341
82 de Mayo —6551116881.318
9Sportivo Ameliano 5756481611321.22
10Sportivo Luqueño 5161471591321.205
11General Caballero (JLM) (R) 4947461421321.076 Relegation to División Intermedia
12Tembetary (R) ——3333440.75
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Source: APF

Season awards

On 3 December 2025, a ceremony was held at the CARDIF Social Pavilion in Luque to announce the winners of the season awards (Premios de Primera), who were chosen based on voting by the managers of the División de Honor teams, local sports journalists, the APF's Referee Commission, the public, as well as the tournament's official broadcaster Tigo Sports and official statistics.[57]

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Award Winner Club
Fair Play Team Cerro Porteño
Most Minutes played by U-20s/U-18s Cerro Porteño
Best Club of the 2025 Youth Divisions Cerro Porteño
Club with the greatest growth and development in Youth Divisions Guaraní
Season's Top Scorer Paraguay Juan Iturbe (16 goals) Cerro Porteño
Best Goalkeeper Argentina Alexis Martín Arias Cerro Porteño
Revelation Player Paraguay Alexandro Maidana Guaraní
People's Player Paraguay Blas Riveros Cerro Porteño
Best Goal Paraguay Matías Cáceres 2 de Mayo
Best Player Paraguay Blas Riveros Cerro Porteño
Best Manager Paraguay Felipe Giménez 2 de Mayo
Best Referee Juan Gabriel Benítez
Best Assistant Referee Eduardo Cardozo
Best VAR Referee Carlos Figueredo
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