2023 Paraguayan Primera División season explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:2023
Dates:27 January – 1 December 2023
Winners:Apertura: Libertad (23rd title)
Clausura: Libertad (24th title)
Relegated:Guaireña
Resistencia
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Libertad
Cerro Porteño
Sportivo Trinidense
Nacional (via Copa Paraguay)
Continentalcup2:Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Guaraní
Olimpia
Sportivo Ameliano
Sportivo Luqueño
League Topscorer:Apertura: Óscar Cardozo (10 goals)
Matches:264
Total Goals:664
Biggest Home Win:Libertad 5–0 Cerro Porteño
(2 April)
Nacional 5–0 Resistencia
(6 November)
Spvo. Trinidense 7–2 Guaireña
(29 November)
Biggest Away Win:Resistencia 0–4 Guaraní
(17 February)
Guaireña 1–5 Libertad
(7 October)
Highest Scoring:Spvo. Trinidense 7–2 Guaireña
(29 November)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Primera División season (officially the Copa de Primera Tigo – Ueno 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season consisted of two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura, and it began on 27 January and ended on 1 December 2023.[1] The fixtures for the season were announced on 14 November 2022.[2]

In the Torneo Apertura, Libertad were the champions, clinching their twenty-third title with three matches in hand following a 1–0 win over Olimpia and a 2–1 defeat for Cerro Porteño against General Caballero (JLM) on 20 May.[3] Libertad also won the Torneo Clausura, securing their twenty-fourth league championship with two games in hand and a 1–0 victory over Sportivo Luqueño on 12 November.[4] Olimpia started the season as defending champions, having won the 2022 Clausura tournament.[5]

Teams

Twelve teams competed in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the 2022 season, and the top two teams in the 2022 Paraguayan División Intermedia (Sportivo Trinidense and Sportivo Luqueño). The promoted teams replaced Sol de América and 12 de Octubre, who were relegated to the second tier at the end of the previous season.

Pos.width=300Relegated from 2022 Primera División
11thSol de América
12th12 de Octubre
Pos.width=300Promoted from 2022 División Intermedia
1stSportivo Trinidense
2ndSportivo Luqueño

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
45,000
10,000
12,000
6,000
10,000
4,000
25,000
11,000
Sportivo Ameliano3,000
23,000
3,000
11,000
Notes

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Cerro Porteño Víctor Bernay (caretaker)PumaTigo, Visión Banco
General Caballero (JLM) Fabián Ponce (caretaker)KappaSanatorio San Sebastián
Guaireña Humberto OvelarKyriosCoopeduc, CLS Remates
Guaraní Pablo de MunerKyriosTigo
Libertad Ariel GaleanoPumaTigo
Nacional Juan Pablo PumpidoKappaBanco Continental, Coca-Cola
Olimpia Francisco ArceNikeTigo, Visión Banco
Resistencia Carlos RecaldeLottoPulp, CPS
Sportivo Ameliano Humberto GarcíaGarcisAyres, FerreShop, Slots del Sol
Sportivo Luqueño Julio César CáceresKyriosComercial Vírgen del Rosario, Banco Río
Sportivo Trinidense José ArrúaSaltarín RojoNoroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef
Tacuary Vinícius EutrópioSaltarín RojoArgor, Fleming

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Sportivo Luqueño Miguel Ángel ZahzúResigned23 October 2022[6] Pre-season Gustavo Florentín27 October 2022[7]
Resistencia Mario JaraSacked17 November 2022[8] Miguel Ángel Zahzú24 November 2022[9]
Sportivo Ameliano Juan Pablo PumpidoResigned20 November 2022[10] Humberto García22 November 2022[11]
Guaraní Fernando JuberoMutual agreement24 November 2022[12] Hernán Rodrigo López24 November 2022[13]
Guaireña Troadio DuarteEnd of contract28 November 2022[14] Roberto Torres30 November 2022[15]
Tacuary Robert PereiraSacked3 February 2023[16] 12th Carlos Humberto Paredes6 February 2023[17]
Cerro Porteño Francisco Arce6 February 2023[18] 3rd Diego Gavilán6 February 2023[19]
Diego GavilánEnd of caretaker spell11 February 20233rd Facundo Sava12 February 2023[20]
General Caballero (JLM) Humberto OvelarSacked26 February 2023[21] 7th Troadio Duarte27 February 2023[22]
Olimpia Julio César Cáceres6 March 2023[23] 5th Carlos Aitor García6 March 2023[24]
Resistencia Miguel Ángel ZahzúResigned6 March 2023[25] 11th Sergio Órteman6 March 2023
Olimpia Carlos Aitor GarcíaEnd of caretaker spell12 March 20232nd Diego Aguirre11 March 2023[26]
Tacuary Carlos Humberto ParedesSacked27 March 2023[27] 12th Badayco Maciel28 March 2023[28]
Guaireña Roberto TorresMutual agreement2 April 2023[29] 10th Luciano Theiler4 April 2023[30]
Tacuary Badayco MacielEnd of caretaker spell12 April 202312th Iván Almeida13 April 2023[31]
Resistencia Sergio ÓrtemanSacked9 May 2023[32] 10th Carlos Recalde9 May 2023[33]
Sportivo Luqueño Gustavo FlorentínResigned30 May 2023[34] 8th Julio César Cáceres31 May 2023[35]
Guaraní Hernán Rodrigo LópezSacked10 June 2023[36] 4th Juan Pablo Pumpido9 June 2023[37]
Torneo Clausura
Cerro Porteño Facundo SavaSacked9 July 2023[38] 11th Víctor Bernay9 July 2023
Víctor BernayEnd of caretaker spell19 July 20237th Diego Gavilán19 July 2023[39]
Olimpia Diego AguirreSacked20 July 2023[40] 11th Francisco Arce21 July 2023[41]
Guaireña Luciano Theiler8 August 2023[42] 9th Humberto Ovelar8 August 2023
Guaraní Juan Pablo Pumpido13 August 2023[43] Buenaventura Ferreira13 August 2023
Nacional Pedro Sarabia23 August 2023[44] 8th Juan Pablo Pumpido26 August 2023[45]
Guaraní Buenaventura FerreiraEnd of caretaker spell27 August 2023[46] 6th Pablo de Muner23 August 2023
Tacuary Iván AlmeidaSacked17 September 2023[47] 7th Aldo Bobadilla18 September 2023[48]
Cerro Porteño Diego Gavilán18 September 2023[49] 2nd Víctor Bernay18 September 2023[50]
Libertad Daniel GarneroSigned by Paraguay20 September 2023[51] 1st Ariel Galeano22 September 2023[52]
Tacuary Aldo BobadillaResigned18 October 2023[53] 12th Vinícius Eutrópio20 October 2023[54]
General Caballero (JLM) Troadio DuarteSacked12 November 2023[55] 9th Fabián Ponce13 November 2023[56]

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Homenaje al Dr. Marcelo Pecci", was the 127th official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2022 season. It started on 27 January and ended on 11 June.[1]

Top scorers

RankNameClubGoals
align=center 1 Óscar CardozoLibertadalign=center 10
align=center 2 Marcelo PérezSportivo Luqueñoalign=center 8
align=center 3 Pedro DelvalleSportivo Trinidensealign=center 7
4 Claudio AquinoCerro Porteño6
Néstor CamachoGuaraní
Lorenzo MelgarejoLibertad
Cristhian OcamposNacional
Elías SarquisSportivo Ameliano
Iván ValdezTacuary
Héctor VillalbaLibertad

Source: Soccerway

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, named "Centenario del Club Tacuary", was the 128th official championship of the Primera División and the second and last championship of the 2022 season. It began on 7 July and ended on 1 December.[1]

Top scorers

RankNameClubGoals
align=center 1 Óscar CardozoLibertadalign=center 11
align=center 2 Gustavo AguilarNacionalalign=center 9
align=center 3 Elvio VeraSportivo Amelianoalign=center 8
4 Oscar GiménezSportivo Trinidense7
Héctor VillalbaLibertad
6 Cecilio DomínguezCerro Porteño6
Alfio OviedoCerro Porteño
Kevin ParzajukGuaireña
José VerdúnGuaireña

Source: Soccerway

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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Pts !		width=50Total
Pts !		width=50Total
Pld !		width=50Avg !Relegation
1 Libertad65 91 99 255 124
2 Cerro Porteño66 98 81 245 124
3 Olimpia51 92 62 205 124
4 Nacional50 71 65 186 124
5 Sportivo Trinidense— — 65 65 44
6 Guaraní61 55 65 181 124
7 Sportivo Ameliano— 48 57 105 88
8 Sportivo Luqueño— — 51 51 44
9 — 51 49 100 88
10 Tacuary— 53 44 97 88
11 Guaireña (R)44 50 41 135 124
12 Resistencia (R)— 49 36 85 88
Source: APF

Season awards

On 4 December 2023, a ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association in Luque to announce the winners of the season awards (Premios de Primera), who were chosen based on voting by the managers of the Primera División 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]

AwardWinnerClub
Best Player Óscar CardozoLibertad
Revelation Player Romeo BenítezGuaraní
People's Player Damián BobadillaCerro Porteño
Best Goal Jorge Ortega
Tacuary
Best Goalkeeper Martín SilvaLibertad
Best Manager Daniel GarneroLibertad
Best RefereeJuan Gabriel Benítez
Best Assistant RefereeEduardo Cardozo
Best VAR RefereeCarlos Paul Benítez
Top Scorer Óscar Cardozo Libertad
Fair Play TeamLibertad
Most Minutes played by U-18sLibertad

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calendarios definidos para el 2023. Schedules set for 2023. es. ABC Color. 14 November 2022. 14 November 2022.
  2. Web site: El calendario 2023 de Primera. The 2023 calendar of Primera. es. APF. 14 November 2022. 14 November 2022.
  3. Web site: ¡Llegó la estrella 23 para el Gumarelo!: Libertad derrotó a Olimpia y sentenció el Torneo Apertura 2023. The 23rd star for the Gumarelo arrived! Libertad defeated Olimpia and sentenced the 2023 Apertura Tournament. es. ABC Color. 20 May 2023. 20 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Libertad logra el doblete y se consagra campeón del Clausura. Libertad achieve the double and become Clausura champions. es. D10. 12 November 2023. 12 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Olimpia festeja la 46 tras un sufrido partido ante Nacional. Olimpia celebrate the 46th after a hard-fought match against Nacional. es. D10. 12 November 2022. 12 November 2022.
  6. Web site: ¿Y esto? Luqueño despidió oficialmente a Miguel Zahzú. And this? Luqueño officially said goodbye to Miguel Zahzú. es. Versus. 23 October 2022. 16 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Gustavo Florentín es nuevo entrenador del Sportivo Luqueño. Gustavo Florentín is Sportivo Luqueño's new manager. es. ABC Color. 27 October 2022. 16 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Resistencia busca técnico para la próxima temporada. Resistencia seek a manager for the upcoming season. es. Diario HOY. 18 November 2022. 18 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Miguel Ángel Zahzú es el nuevo entrenador de Resistencia. Miguel Ángel Zahzú is Resistencia's new manager. es. ABC Color. 24 November 2022. 24 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Juan Pablo Pumpido no continuará en Sportivo Ameliano. Juan Pablo Pumpido will not continue at Sportivo Ameliano. es. El Nacional. 20 November 2022. 20 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Oficial: Humberto García regresa a Sportivo Ameliano para 2023. Official: Humberto García returns to Sportivo Ameliano for 2023. es. ABC Color. 22 November 2022. 23 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Oficial: Fernando Jubero rescindió vínculo con Guaraní. Official: Fernando Jubero rescinded link with Guaraní. es. ABC Color. 24 November 2022. 24 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Rodrigo López, el reemplazante de Fernando Jubero en Guaraní. Rodrigo López, the replacement for Fernando Jubero at Guaraní. es. ABC Color. 24 November 2022. 24 November 2022.
  14. Web site: Troadio Duarte cierra el ciclo en Guaireña. Troadio Duarte ends his cycle at Guaireña. D10. es. 28 November 2022. 16 December 2022.
  15. Web site: Roberto Torres firmó hasta 2023 y fue presentado en Guaireña. Roberto Torres signed until 2023 and was presented at Guaireña. ABC Color. es. 30 November 2022. 16 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Robert Pereira ya no es técnico de Tacuary. Robert Pereira is no longer manager of Tacuary. D10. es. 4 February 2023. 6 February 2023.
  17. Web site: Carlos Humberto Paredes toma el mando de Tacuary. Carlos Humberto Paredes takes the helm of Tacuary. D10. es. 6 February 2023. 6 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Francisco Arce ya no es técnico de Cerro Porteño. Francisco Arce is no longer manager of Cerro Porteño. D10. es. 6 February 2023. 6 February 2023.
  19. Web site: Diego Gavilán dirigirá interinamente a Cerro Porteño. Diego Gavilán will manage Cerro Porteño on an interim basis. D10. es. 6 February 2023. 6 February 2023.
  20. Web site: Cerro Porteño presentó a Facundo Sava. Cerro Porteño presented Facundo Sava. ABC Color. es. 12 February 2023. 12 February 2023.
  21. Web site: Cambio fugaz: General Caballero despidió a Humberto Ovelar y ya tiene nuevo DT. Fleeting change: General Caballero fired Humberto Ovelar and already have a new manager. Versus. es. 26 February 2023. 27 February 2023.
  22. Web site: Troadio Duarte asume en General Caballero y debutará ante su exequipo. Troadio Duarte takes over at General Caballero and will debut against his former team. Versus. es. 27 February 2023. 27 February 2023.
  23. Web site: Olimpia despide a Julio César Cáceres. Olimpia sack Julio César Cáceres. D10. es. 6 March 2023. 6 March 2023.
  24. Web site: El sorpresivo técnico interino que tendrá Olimpia tras la salida de Julio Cáceres. The surprising caretaker manager Olimpia will have following the departure of Julio Cáceres. Versus. es. 6 March 2023. 6 March 2023.
  25. Web site: Sergio Orteman es el nuevo técnico de Resistencia. Sergio Orteman is Resistencia's new manager. Hoy. es. 6 March 2023. 6 March 2023.
  26. Web site: Oficial: Diego Aguirre es el nuevo entrenador de Olimpia. Official: Diego Aguirre is the new manager of Olimpia. ABC Color. es. 11 March 2023. 11 March 2023.
  27. Web site: Tacuary oficializó la salida de Carlos Humberto Paredes. Tacuary made official the departure of Carlos Humberto Paredes. ABC Color. es. 28 March 2023. 4 April 2023.
  28. Web site: Badayco Maciel, el interino que sustituye a Paredes en Tacuary. Badayco Maciel, the interim who replaces Paredes at Tacuary. ABC Color. es. 29 March 2023. 4 April 2023.
  29. Web site: Otro DT que se va: Roberto "Tiburón" Torres ya no es entrenador de Guaireña. Another manager leaving: Roberto Shark Torres is no longer manager of Guaireña. Versus. es. 2 April 2023. 4 April 2023.
  30. Web site: Guaireña presenta a Luciano Theiler. Guaireña present Luciano Theiler. D10. es. 4 April 2023. 4 April 2023.
  31. Web site: Tacuary vuelve a apostar por Iván Almeida. Tacuary bet on Iván Almeida again. D10. es. 13 April 2023. 13 April 2023.
  32. Web site: Resistencia le cierra las puertas a Órteman. Resistencia close the doors to Órteman. D10. es. 9 May 2023. 9 May 2023.
  33. Web site: Resistencia cesó a Orteman y ya tiene confirmado al nuevo DT. Resistencia dismissed Orteman and has already confirmed the new manager. Versus. es. 9 May 2023. 9 May 2023.
  34. Web site: Gustavo Florentín renuncia a la dirección técnica de Luqueño. Gustavo Florentín resigns from Luqueño's technical direction. D10. es. 31 May 2023. 31 May 2023.
  35. Web site: Julio Cáceres, nuevo entrenador del Sportivo Luqueño. Julio Cáceres, new manager of Sportivo Luqueño. D10. es. 31 May 2023. 31 May 2023.
  36. Web site: Guaraní: Rodrigo López no continuará. Guaraní: Rodrigo López will not continue. ABC Color. es. 6 June 2023. 10 June 2023.
  37. Web site: Guaraní: Juan Pablo Pumpido será el nuevo adiestrador aurinegro. Guaraní: Juan Pablo Pumpido will be the new gold-and-black coach. ABC Color. es. 9 June 2023. 11 June 2023.
  38. Web site: La lista de jugadores que no seguirán en Cerro Porteño. The list of players that will not continue at Cerro Porteño. es. D10. 9 July 2023. 9 July 2023.
  39. Web site: Diego Gavilán asume en el Ciclón. Diego Gavilán takes over at the Cyclone. es. D10. 20 July 2023. 20 July 2023.
  40. Web site: Olimpia despide a Diego Aguirre. Olimpia fire Diego Aguirre. es. D10. 20 July 2023. 20 July 2023.
  41. Web site: Olimpia anuncia a Francisco Arce. Olimpia announce Francisco Arce. es. D10. 21 July 2023. 21 July 2023.
  42. Web site: Oficial: Guaireña comunicó el fin de ciclo de Luciano Theiler. Official: Guaireña announced the end of Luciano Theiler's cycle. es. ABC Color. 8 August 2023. 16 August 2023.
  43. Web site: Guaraní despide a Juan Pablo Pumpido. Guaraní fire Juan Pablo Pumpido. es. D10. 13 August 2023. 14 August 2023.
  44. Web site: Pedro Sarabia ya no sigue como entrenador de Nacional. Pedro Sarabia no longer continues as manager of Nacional. es. D10. 23 August 2023. 19 September 2023.
  45. Web site: Juan Pumpido, oficialmente, nuevo estratega. Juan Pumpido, officially, new strategist. es. D10. 26 August 2023. 19 September 2023.
  46. Web site: De Muner es el DT elegido por Guaraní. De Muner is the manager chosen by Guaraní. es. D10. 24 August 2023. 27 August 2023.
  47. Web site: Iván Almeida es destituido de Tacuary. Iván Almeida is dismissed from Tacuary. es. D10. 17 September 2023. 20 September 2023.
  48. Web site: Tacuary oficializa a Aldo Bobadilla como DT. Tacuary make Aldo Bobadilla official as manager. es. Versus. 18 September 2023. 20 September 2023.
  49. Web site: Cerro Porteño oficializa la salida de Diego Gavilán. Cerro Porteño makes the departure of Diego Gavilán official. es. D10. 18 September 2023. 18 September 2023.
  50. Web site: El sucesor de Diego Gavilán en Cerro Porteño es.... Diego Gavilán's successor at Cerro Porteño is.... es. ABC Color. 18 September 2023. 18 September 2023.
  51. Web site: La Copa Paraguay, la despedida de Daniel Garnero para asumir en.... The Copa Paraguay, Daniel Garnero's farewell to take over at.... es. ABC Color. 19 September 2023. 20 September 2023.
  52. Web site: Galeano y el Patito asumen el gran desafío. Galeano and Duckling take on the big challenge. es. D10. 22 September 2023. 26 September 2023.
  53. Web site: Aldo Bobadilla renuncia como entrenador de Tacuary. Aldo Bobadilla resigns as manager of Tacuary. es. D10. 19 October 2023. 21 October 2023.
  54. Web site: Tacuary tiene nuevo entrenador. Tacuary have a new manager. es. D10. 20 October 2023. 21 October 2023.
  55. Web site: Troadio Duarte ya no es técnico de General Caballero. Troadio Duarte is no longer manager of General Caballero. es. Versus. 13 November 2023. 13 November 2023.
  56. Web site: La versión de Troadio Duarte sobre su salida de "General". Troadio Duarte's version of his departure from "General". es. ABC Color. 15 November 2023. 16 November 2023.
  57. Web site: Los destacados del 2023. The outstanding ones of 2023. APF. es. 4 December 2023. 5 December 2023.

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