The following article presents a summary of the 2008 association football season in Paraguay. One of the most noticeable changes in the 2008 season is that the first division tournament will not longer have a single champion for the year; instead there will be two champions in the season, one being the winner of the Apertura tournament and the other being the winner of the Clausura tournament.[1]
The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 12 teams participating in a two round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.
See main article: Torneo Apertura 2008 (Paraguay).
See main article: Torneo Clausura 2008 (Paraguay).
The team with the worst average points over the last three years is automatically relegated to the second division league, and the second-worst team plays a playoff match against the second division runner-up. The winner of the playoff match plays in the first division the following year.
| Team | Average | Points | Played | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertad | 2.179 | 279 | 126 | 83/40 | 95/44 | 101/44 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2.023 | 259 | 126 | 92/40 | 92/44 | 75/44 |
| Nacional | 1.484 | 190 | 126 | 53/40 | 60/44 | 77/44 |
| Olimpia | 1.406 | 180 | 126 | 50/40 | 76/44 | 54/44 |
| Sol de América | 1.363 | 120 | 86 | N/A | 57/44 | 63/44 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1.335 | 171 | 126 | 56/40 | 66/44 | 49/44 |
| Tacuary | 1.335 | 171 | 126 | 66/40 | 51/44 | 54/44 |
| Guaraní | 1.265 | 162 | 126 | 42/40 | 41/44 | 79/44 |
| 2 de Mayo | 1.126 | 142 | 126 | 58/40 | 34/44 | 50/42 |
| 12 de Octubre | 1.132 | 145 | 126 | 42/40 | 49/44 | 53/44 |
| 3 de Febrero | 1.062 | 136 | 126 | 36/40 | 49/44 | 51/44 |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 0.500 | 22 | 42 | N/A | N/A | 22/44 |
| To promotion game (against second division runner-up) | ||
| Relegated to |
The promotion was played between 3 de Febrero and the second division runner-up General Caballero ZC. The first game ended with a 3-0 score favorable to 3 de Febrero, while the second finished 2-1 in favor of General Caballero. Since the aggregate score was 4-2 for 3 de Febrero, they remain in the first division.
| width= 20% | Team | width= 20% | Copa Libertadores 2008 | width= 20% | Copa Sudamericana 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertad | Group Stage (finished 4th in the group) | First Round (eliminated by Defensor Sporting) | |||
| Club Sportivo Luqueño | Group Stage (finished 3rd in the group) | N/A | |||
| Cerro Porteño | Preliminary Round (eliminated by Cruzeiro) | N/A | |||
| Olimpia | N/A | First Round (eliminated by Universidad Católica) |
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2008.
Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification