2020 Paraguayan Primera División season
The 2020 División Profesional season (officially the Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season began on 17 January and ended on 30 December. The fixtures for the season were announced on 16 December 2019. Olimpia were the defending champions after winning both tournaments of the 2019 season.
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 17 January – 30 December 2020 |
Champions | Apertura: Cerro Porteño (33rd title) Clausura: Olimpia (45th title) |
Relegated | San Lorenzo General Díaz |
Copa Libertadores | Cerro Porteño Olimpia Libertad Guaraní |
Copa Sudamericana | Nacional Guaireña 12 de Octubre River Plate |
Matches played | 205 |
Goals scored | 548 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Sebastián Ferreira (13 goals) Clausura: Jorge Recalde (9 goals) |
Biggest home win | Olimpia 7–0 Sportivo Luqueño (19 September) |
Biggest away win | River Plate 0–4 Olimpia (26 August) |
Highest scoring | Libertad 5–2 Guaireña (5 September) General Díaz 2–5 Sol de América (19 November) Nacional 4–3 Cerro Porteño (7 December) |
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On 26 September, Cerro Porteño won the Torneo Apertura and clinched their thirty-third domestic championship with one match to spare following a 3–1 victory over River Plate, while the Torneo Clausura was won by Olimpia who clinched their forty-fifth domestic championship after defeating Guaraní on penalties in the final played on 30 December.
The tournament was suspended from 13 March to 21 July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.