2019 Paraguayan Primera División season

The 2019 División Profesional season (officially the Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay. The season began on 22 January and ended on 15 December. The fixtures for the season were announced on 13 December 2018. Olimpia were the defending champions after winning both tournaments of the 2018 season, and won a third championship in a row in the Torneo Apertura with three matches to spare after defeating Deportivo Santaní by a 6–0 score on 4 May. Olimpia also crowned themselves in the Torneo Clausura, winning a fourth title in a row with one matchday remaining, following a 2–2 draw at home against Guaraní on 8 December.

Primera División
Season2019
Dates22 January – 15 December 2019
ChampionsApertura: Olimpia (43rd title)
Clausura: Olimpia (44th title)
RelegatedDeportivo Capiatá
Deportivo Santaní
Copa LibertadoresOlimpia
Libertad
Cerro Porteño
Guaraní
Copa SudamericanaSol de América
Nacional
River Plate
Sportivo Luqueño
Matches played264
Goals scored724 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura: William Mendieta and
Roque Santa Cruz (11 goals each)
Clausura: Roque Santa Cruz (15 goals)
Biggest home winCerro Porteño 7–2 Sol de América
(18 March)
Guaraní 5–0 General Díaz
(1 September)
Cerro Porteño 5–0 Nacional
(10 November)
Biggest away winDeportivo Santaní 0–6 Olimpia
(4 May)
Deportivo Capiatá 0–6 Olimpia
(30 August)
Highest scoringCerro Porteño 7–2 Sol de América
(18 March)
2018
2020
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.