2016 Paraguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Libertad (19th title) |
| Relegated | River Plate |
| Copa Libertadores |
Libertad Olimpia Guaraní |
| Copa Sudamericana |
Deportivo Capiatá Sol de América Cerro Porteño |
|
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 División Profesional season (officially the 2016 Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) is the 82nd season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay.
Teams
Stadia and location
| Team | Manager | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño |  Roberto Torres | Asunción | General Pablo Rojas | 32,000 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | Humberto García | Capiatá | Lic. Erico Galeano Segovia | 10,000 |
| General Caballero | Aldo Bobadilla | Asunción | Hugo Bogado Vaceque | 5,000 |
| General Díaz |  Mario Jara | Luque | General Adrián Jara | 3,500 |
| Guaraní |  Fernando Jubero | Asunción | Rogelio Livieres | 6,000 |
| Libertad | Pedro Sarabia | Asunción | Dr. Nicolás Leoz | 10,000 |
| Nacional |  Daniel Raschle | Asunción | Arsenio Erico | 4,000 |
| Olimpia | Francisco Arce | Asunción | Manuel Ferreira | 15,000 |
| River Plate | Gabino Román | Asunción | River Plate | 5,000 |
| Rubio Ñu | Alicio Solalinde | Asunción | La Arboleda | 5,000 |
| Sol de América | Mario Jacquet | Villa Elisa | Luis Alfonso Giagni | 5,000 |
| Sportivo Luqueño |  Eduardo Rivera | Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 25,000 |
Torneo Apertura
The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, was the 113th official championship of the Primera División, called "Abraham Zapag", and is the first championship of the 2016 season. It began on January 22 and ended on May 22.
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 44 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Olimpia | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 43 | |
| 3 | Sol de América | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 35 | |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 35 | |
| 5 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Capiatá | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | General Caballero | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 26 | |
| 10 | General Díaz | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 24 | |
| 11 | Nacional | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 23 | |
| 12 | River Plate | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 16 |
Updated to games played on May 25, 2016.
Source: APF
Rules for classification:
1st points. If two teams are tied on points, a playoff game will be held to break the tie. If more than two clubs are tied on points, the following will be used as a tiebreaker: 1st goal difference; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away-goals scored; 4th drawing of lots
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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Torneo Clausura
The Campeonato de Clausura, also the Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons, is the 114h official championship of the Primera División, called "Centenario de la Conmebol", and the second championship of the 2016 season. It began on July 8 and will end on December 11.
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaraní | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 42 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Olimpia | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Capiatá | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 33 | |
| 4 | Libertad | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Cerro Porteño | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 30 | |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 26 | |
| 7 | Nacional | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 25 | |
| 8 | Sol de América | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 24 | |
| 9 | General Díaz | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 21 | |
| 10 | General Caballero | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 20 | |
| 11 | Rubio Ñu | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 14 | |
| 12 | River Plate | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 12 |
Updated to games played on December 3, 2016.
Source: APF, Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1st points. If two teams are tied on points, a playoff game will be held to break the tie. If more than two clubs are tied on points, the following will be used as a tiebreaker: 1st goal difference; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away-goals scored; 4th drawing of lots
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Aggregate table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia (TQ) | 41 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 95 | 50 | +45 | 83 | 2017 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 2 | Guaraní (TQ) | 41 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 77 | |
| 3 | Libertad (Q) | 41 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 76 | 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Capiatá (Q) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 63 | 2017 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Cerro Porteño (Q) | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 61 | |
| 6 | Sol de América (Q) | 41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 59 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 53 | |
| 8 | Nacional | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 65 | 75 | −10 | 48 | |
| 9 | Rubio Ñu | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 47 | |
| 10 | General Caballero | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 58 | 78 | −20 | 46 | |
| 11 | General Díaz | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 45 | |
| 12 | River Plate | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 85 | −45 | 28 |
Updated to games played on December 3, 2016.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1st points. If two teams are tied on points, a playoff game will be held to break the tie. If more than two clubs are tied on points, the following will be used as a tiebreaker: 1st goal difference; 2nd goals scored; 3rd away-goals scored; 4th drawing of lots
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Relegation
Relegations 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 are relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.
| Pos | Team | 2014 Pts | 2015 Pts | 2016 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaraní | 87 | 86 | 77 | 250 | 129 | 1.938 | |
| 2 | Libertad | 96 | 76 | 76 | 248 | 129 | 1.9225 | |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 75 | 96 | 61 | 232 | 129 | 1.7984 | |
| 4 | Olimpia | 63 | 79 | 83 | 225 | 129 | 1.7442 | |
| 5 | Sportivo Luqueño | 63 | 57 | 53 | 173 | 130 | 1.3308 | |
| 6 | Sol de América | 55 | 57 | 59 | 171 | 129 | 1.3256 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Capiatá | 47 | 54 | 63 | 164 | 130 | 1.2615 | |
| 8 | Nacional | 62 | 43 | 48 | 153 | 130 | 1.1769 | |
| 9 | Rubio Ñu | 50 | 48 | 47 | 145 | 130 | 1.1154 | |
| 10 | General Caballero | — | — | 46 | 46 | 42 | 1.0952 | |
| 11 | General Díaz | 48 | 45 | 45 | 138 | 129 | 1.0698 | Relegated to the División Intermedia |
| 12 | River Plate (R) | — | — | 28 | 28 | 42 | 0.6667 |
Updated to games played on December 3, 2016.
Source: APF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
See also
References
External links
- APF's official website (Spanish)
- 2016 season on RSSSF