2024 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2024 football season in Paraguay, which is the 114th season of competitive football in the country.

First Division

The 2024 Primera División started on 19 January 2024 and is expected to end on 9 December 2024.^[1]

Torneo Apertura

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

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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Guaraní 6, 2 de Mayo 0.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Tacuary 4, Sportivo Ameliano 1.

Torneo Clausura

Aggregate table

Relegation

Second Division

The second-tier División Intermedia started in 5 April and ended in 14 October 2024.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Deportivo Recoleta (C, P)	30	19	8	3	57	20	+37	65	Promotion to Primera División
2	Tembetary (P)	30	19	5	6	46	24	+22	62	Promotion to Primera División
3	Sportivo Carapeguá	30	17	7	6	45	27	+18	58
4	San Lorenzo	30	12	10	8	35	31	+4	46
5	Resistencia	30	13	6	11	35	35	0	45
6	Encarnación	30	12	8	10	43	39	+4	44
7	Rubio Ñu	30	11	9	10	33	35	−2	42^[a]
8	Deportivo Santaní	30	11	9	10	35	33	+2	42^[a]
9	Guaireña^[b]	30	10	11	9	30	25	+5	38^[c]
10	Independiente (CG)	30	10	8	12	33	37	−4	38^[c]
11	12 de Junio	30	10	8	12	35	35	0	38^[c]
12	Martín Ledesma	30	8	12	10	28	35	−7	36
13	Fernando de la Mora	30	8	11	11	31	33	−2	35
14	3 de Febrero	30	6	11	13	24	37	−13	29
15	Pastoreo	30	6	5	19	28	50	−22	23
16	Atlético Colegiales	30	2	4	24	28	70	−42	10

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; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Rubio Ñu 6, Deportivo Santaní 0.
^ Guaireña were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay a debt with player Enrique Borja.^[3]
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head points: Guaireña 7, Independiente (CG) 5, 12 de Junio 4.

Relegation

Relegation was determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the total of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The three teams with the lowest average were relegated to Primera División B or Primera División B Nacional for the following season, depending on their geographical location.

Pos	Team	2022 Pts	2023 Pts	2024 Pts	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg	Relegation
1	Tembetary	—	—	62	62	30	2.067
2	Deportivo Recoleta	—	51	65	116	60	1.933
3	Sportivo Carapeguá	—	43	58	101	60	1.683
4	San Lorenzo	54	42	46	142	90	1.578
5	Resistencia	—	—	45	45	30	1.5
6	Independiente (CG)	41	51	41	133	90	1.478
7	Encarnación	—	—	44	44	30	1.467
8	Fernando de la Mora	48	48	35	131	90	1.456
9	Rubio Ñu	44	44	42	130	90	1.444
10	Deportivo Santaní	33	44	42	119	90	1.322
11	Pastoreo	53	43	23	119	90	1.322
12	Guaireña	—	—	38	38	30	1.267
13	12 de Junio	—	—	38	38	30	1.267
14	Martín Ledesma (R)	45	31	36	112	90	1.244	Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana
15	3 de Febrero (R)	35	39	29	103	90	1.144	Relegation to Primera B Nacional
16	Atlético Colegiales (R)	36	32	10	78	90	0.867	Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana

Source: APF

Third Division

The Third Division is divided into three leagues: the Primera B Metropolitana, the Primera B Nacional and the Campeonato Nacional de Interligas.

Primera B Metropolitana

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Deportivo Capiatá (C, P)	34	22	9	3	63	31	+32	75	Promotion to División Intermedia
2	River Plate (P)	34	18	13	3	56	28	+28	67	Promotion to División Intermedia
3	Atlántida	34	19	7	8	41	27	+14	64
4	Benjamín Aceval	34	18	7	9	65	35	+30	61
5	12 de Octubre ITG	34	15	13	6	45	34	+11	58
6	Cristóbal Colón JAS	34	17	6	11	62	43	+19	57
7	24 de Setiembre	34	15	11	8	60	41	+19	56
8	Olimpia de Itá	34	12	13	9	47	41	+6	49
9	3 de Febrero FBC	34	13	9	12	45	44	+1	48
10	3 de Noviembre	34	12	8	14	50	37	+13	44
11	Sport Colombia	34	12	8	14	40	43	−3	44
12	Silvio Pettirossi	34	9	8	17	43	49	−6	35
13	Sportivo Limpeño	34	8	10	16	37	50	−13	34
14	General Díaz	34	8	8	18	32	54	−22	32
15	Presidente Hayes	34	7	10	17	32	59	−27	31
16	29 de Setiembre	34	7	9	18	38	72	−34	30
17	12 de Octubre SDO	34	6	11	17	43	61	−18	29
18	Cristóbal Colón ÑEM	34	4	8	22	36	86	−50	20

Source: APF
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Relegation

Primera B Nacional

Promotion

Campeonato Nacional de Interligas

Domestic cup

Copa Paraguay

Super cup

Supercopa Paraguay

Paraguayan clubs in international competitions

List of Paraguayan representatives at continental competitions and their best result.

Team	2024 Copa Libertadores	2024 Copa Sudamericana
Cerro Porteño	Group stage	Knockout round play-offs
Guaraní	N/A	First stage
Libertad	Group stage	Quarter-finals
Nacional	Third stage	Group stage
Olimpia	N/A	First stage
Sportivo Ameliano	N/A	Round of 16
Sportivo Luqueño	N/A	Group stage
Sportivo Trinidense	Third stage	Group stage

National men's team

The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguayan national men's team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2024.

25 March Friendly	Russia	Cancelled	Paraguay	Moscow, Russia
20:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: VTB Arena
Note: Match was cancelled due to the Crocus City Hall attack.

7 June Friendly	Peru	0–0	Paraguay	Lima, Peru
19:30 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

11 June Friendly	Chile	3–0	Paraguay	Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3	Dávila 17', 37' Vargas 53'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)

16 June Friendly	Panama	0–1	Paraguay	Panama City, Panama
17:30 UTC−5		Report	Velázquez 25'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

24 June 2024 Copa América	Colombia	2–1	Paraguay	Houston, United States
17:00 UTC−5	Muñoz 32' Lerma 42'	Report	Enciso 69'	Stadium: NRG Stadium Attendance: 67,059 Referee: Dario Herrera (Argentina)

28 June 2024 Copa América	Paraguay	1–4	Brazil	Paradise, United States
18:00 UTC−7	Alderete 48'	Report	Vinícius 35', 45+5' Savinho 43' Paquetá 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 46,939 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2 July 2024 Copa América	Costa Rica	2–1	Paraguay	Austin, United States
20:00 UTC−5	Calvo 3' Alcócer 7'	Report	Sosa 55'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 12,765 Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)

6 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Uruguay	0–0	Paraguay	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 47,741 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

10 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Paraguay	1–0	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
20:30 UTC−4	D. Gómez 20'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 31,962 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ecuador	0–0	Paraguay	Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

15 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Paraguay	2–1	Venezuela	Asunción, Paraguay
20:00 UTC−3	Sanabria 59', 74'	Report	Aramburu 25'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 28,531 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Paraguay	v	Argentina	Asunción, Paraguay
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	v	Paraguay	La Paz, Bolivia
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

National women's team

The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguayan national women's team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2024.

16 February Friendly	Panama	2–0	Paraguay	Penonomé, Panama
20:00	Rangel 14' Jaén 59'			Stadium: Estadio Universidad Latina

22 February W Gold Cup Group C	Costa Rica	0–1	Paraguay	Houston, United States
21:00 (20:00 UTC−6)		Report	Chamorro 51'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

25 February W Gold Cup Group C	Paraguay	0–4	Canada	Houston, United States
17:00 (16:00 UTC−6)		Report	Leon 25', 49', 57' Smith 39'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

28 February W Gold Cup Group C	Paraguay	3–2	El Salvador	Houston, United States
21:00 (20:00 UTC−6)	J. Martínez 18' (pen.), 86' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Fisher 69' Fuentes 83'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

3 March W Gold Cup Quarter-finals	Mexico	3–2	Paraguay	Los Angeles, United States
17:00 (14:00 UTC−8)	Ovalle 31', 69' Luna 49'	Report	Barbosa 64' Fernández 72'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

4 April Friendly	FC Barcelona	7-0	Paraguay	Barcelona, Spain
11:15 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper

7 April Friendly	Catalonia	5–1	Paraguay	Palamós, Spain
12:00 UTC+2	Aparicio 16' Baudet 33' Llompart 41' Kanteh 51' Losada 78'	Report	R. Fernández 50'	Stadium: Estadi Palamós Costa Brava Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Cecilia Muñoz di Giovambattista (Spain)

References

^ "El calendario 2024 de la Primera División" [The 2024 calendar of Primera División] (in Spanish). APF. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ La Intermedia 2024 tiene esta hoja de ruta
^ "Guaireña perderá puntos por causa de "Zlatan"" [Guaireña will be deducted points due to "Zlatan"] (in Spanish). Versus. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[table_hth_GUA0.31832583356571-2] Head-to-head points: Guaraní 6, 2 de Mayo 0.

[table_hth_TAC0.31832583356571-3] Head-to-head points: Tacuary 4, Sportivo Ameliano 1.

[table_hth_RUB0.55151565910853-5] Head-to-head points: Rubio Ñu 6, Deportivo Santaní 0.

[table_note_GUA0.55151565910853-7] Guaireña were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay a debt with player Enrique Borja.^[3]

[table_hth_GUA0.55151565910853-8] Head-to-head points: Guaireña 7, Independiente (CG) 5, 12 de Junio 4.

[Fixture-1] "El calendario 2024 de la Primera División" [The 2024 calendar of Primera División] (in Spanish). APF. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[4] La Intermedia 2024 tiene esta hoja de ruta

[6] "Guaireña perderá puntos por causa de "Zlatan"" [Guaireña will be deducted points due to "Zlatan"] (in Spanish). Versus. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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