# 2010 Paraguayan Primera División season

The 2010 División Profesional season (officially the 2010 Copa TIGO- Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay. It was the third season in which a champion was crowned for each tournament.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| 3 de Febrero | Ciudad del Este | Antonio Oddone Sarubbi | 28,000 |
| Cerro Porteño | Asunción | General Pablo Rojas | 32,000 |
| Guaraní | Asunción | Rogelio Livieres | 6,000 |
| Libertad | Asunción | Dr. Nicolás Leoz | 10,000 |
| Nacional | Asunción | Arsenio Erico | 4,000 |
| Olimpia | Asunción | Manuel Ferreira | 15,000 |
| Rubio Ñu | Asunción | La Arboleda | 5,000 |
| Sol de América | Villa Elisa | Luis Alfonso Giagni | 5,000 |
| Sport Colombia | Fernando de la Mora | Alfonso Colmán | 7,000 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 25,000 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | Asunción | Martín Torres | 3,000 |
| Tacuary | Asunción | Roberto Béttega | 7,000 |

## Torneo Apertura

The Campeonato de Apertura, also the Torneo TIGO Apertura for sponsorship reasons, is the first championship of the season. It began on January 30 and ended on May 30.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guaraní | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 49 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 45 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 39 | |
| 4 | Libertad | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 38 | |
| 5 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 38 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 35 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 25 | |
| 8 | Sol de América | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 19 | |
| 10 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sport Colombia | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 17 | |
| 12 | Tacuary | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 14 | |
* Copa TIGO 2010 Apertura champion
* Guaraní 10th title

### Results

| Home \ Away | 3FE | CEP | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RÑU | SOL | SPC | SPL | TAC | TRI |
| 3 de Febrero | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Guaraní | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 |
| Libertad | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Nacional | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Olimpia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Rubio Ñu | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sol de América | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sport Colombia | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Tacuary | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rodrigo Teixeira | Brazilian | Guaraní | 16 |
| 1 | Pablo Zeballos | Paraguayan | Cerro Porteño | 16 |
| 3 | Guillermo Beltrán | Paraguayan | Nacional | 8 |
| 3 | Nelson Cuevas | Paraguayan | Olimpia | 8 |
| 5 | Roberto Acuña | Paraguayan | Rubio Ñú | 7 |
| 5 | Miguel Cuéllar | Paraguayan | 3 de Febrero | 7 |
| 5 | Francisco Esteche | Paraguayan | Sportivo Luqueño | 7 |
| 5 | Jonathan Fabbro | Paraguayan | Guaraní | 7 |
| 5 | Roberto Gamarra | Paraguayan | Libertad | 7 |
| 10 | Diego Alfonso | Paraguayan | Tacuary | 6 |
| 10 | Julio dos Santos | Paraguayan | Cerro Porteño | 6 |
Source:

## Torneo Clausura

The Campeonato de Clausura, also the Torneo Tigo Clausura for sponsorship reasons, is the second championship of the season. It began on July 16 and ended December 12.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Libertad | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 49 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 46 | |
| 3 | Nacional | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 42 | |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 36 | |
| 5 | Olimpia | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 32 | |
| 6 | Rubio Ñu | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 28 | |
| 7 | Sport Colombia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 24 | |
| 8 | Tacuary | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | Sol de América | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 20 | |
| 10 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 18 | |
| 12 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 | |
* Copa TIGO 2010 Clausura champion
* Libertad 15th title

### Results

| Home \ Away | 3FE | CEP | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | RÑU | SOL | SPC | SPL | TAC | TRI |
| 3 de Febrero | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Cerro Porteño | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Guaraní | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Libertad | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 |
| Nacional | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Olimpia | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rubio Ñu | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Sol de América | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Sport Colombia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Tacuary | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 0–1 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Juan Carlos Ferreyra | Argentine | Olimpia | 12 |
| 1 | Roberto Nanni | Argentine | Cerro Porteño | 12 |
| 3 | Ángel Orué | Paraguayan | Libertad | 9 |
| 4 | Ariel Bogado | Paraguayan | Nacional | 8 |
| 4 | Manuel Maciel | Paraguayan | Libertad | 8 |
| 6 | Néstor Camacho | Paraguayan | Rubio Ñú | 6 |
| 6 | Jonathan Fabbro | Paraguayan | Guaraní | 6 |
| 6 | Pablo Zeballos | Paraguayan | Cerro Porteño | 6 |
| 9 | Julián Benítez | Paraguayan | Guaraní | 5 |
| 9 | Nery Cardozo | Paraguayan | Rubio Ñú | 5 |
| 9 | Hugo Luzardi | Paraguayan | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 |
| 9 | Jorge Núñez | Paraguayan | Cerro Porteño | 5 |
| 9 | Luis Ovelar | Paraguayan | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 |
| 9 | Sergio Samudio | Paraguayan | 3 de Febrero | 5 |
Source:

## International qualification

The two tournament champions earn the Paraguay 1 and Paraguay 2 berths in the Second Stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores. All remaining international qualification will be determined through a season-wide aggregate table. The Paraguay 3 in the 2011 Copa Libertadores berth goes to the best-placed non-champion. For the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, the Paraguay 1 berth goes to the highest placed champion. Paraguay 2 and Paraguay 3 will go to the highest placed teams who have not qualified to an international tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 44 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 91 | 2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 2 | Libertad | 44 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 79 | 30 | +49 | 87 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 3 | Guaraní | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 85 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 4 | Nacional | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 77 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Olimpia | 44 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 71 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 6 | Rubio Ñu | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 66 | |
| 7 | Sol de América | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 45 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 42 | |
| 9 | Sport Colombia | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 41 | |
| 10 | 3 de Febrero | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 39 | |
| 11 | Tacuary | 44 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 38 | |
| 12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 44 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 80 | −36 | 35 | |
* 1 2 Libertad and Guaraní qualified to the 2011 Copa Libertadores as the Clausura and Apertura champion, respectively.

## Relegation

Relegations is determined at the end of the season by computing an average (Spanish: promedio) of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average is relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.
| Pos | Team | '08 Pts | '09 Pts | '10 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Libertad | 101 | 82 | 87 | 270 | 132 | 2.0455 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 76 | 81 | 91 | 247 | 132 | 1.8712 |
| 3 | Guaraní | 79 | 67 | 85 | 231 | 132 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Nacional | 77 | 77 | 77 | 231 | 132 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 54 | 70 | 71 | 195 | 132 | 1.4773 |
| 6 | Rubio Ñú | 0 | 63 | 66 | 129 | 88 | 1.4659 |
| 7 | Sol de América | 63 | 50 | 45 | 158 | 132 | 1.197 |
| 8 | Tacuary | 52 | 64 | 37 | 155 | 132 | 1.1742 |
| 9 | Sportivo Luqueño | 49 | 51 | 42 | 142 | 132 | 1.0758 |
| 10 | 3 de Febrero | 51 | 43 | 38 | 132 | 132 | 1 |
| 11 | Sport Colombia | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 0.9318 | Relegated to the División Intermedia |
| 12 | Sportivo Trinidense | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 0.8409 | Relegated to the División Intermedia |