# 2024 Paraguayan Primera División season

The 2024 Primera División season (officially the Copa de Primera Tigo – ueno bank 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season, which consisted of two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), began on 19 January and ended on 29 November 2024. The fixtures for the season were announced on 4 December 2023.
Libertad entered the season as defending champions, having won both of the tournaments played in the 2023 season, and won a third league championship in a row in the Torneo Apertura, clinching their 25th league title with a 3–1 win over Olimpia on the last round of the tournament on 5 June. Olimpia eventually won their forty-seventh league championship in the Clausura tournament, clinching the title with two matches in hand after a scoreless draw with 2 de Mayo on 17 November.

## Teams

Twelve teams competed in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the 2023 season, and the top two teams in the 2023 Paraguayan División Intermedia: Sol de América and 2 de Mayo. Sol de América returned to the top flight after one season, clinching promotion with a 2–0 win over Fernando de la Mora on 17 September 2023, while 2 de Mayo sealed their return to Primera División after 15 years with a 1–1 draw against 3 de Febrero on 23 September 2023. The promoted teams replaced Guaireña and Resistencia, who ended in the bottom two places of the relegation table and were relegated to the second tier at the end of the previous season.
| Pos. | Relegated from 2023 Primera División |
| 11th | Guaireña |
| 12th | Resistencia |
| Pos. | Promoted from 2023 División Intermedia |
| 1st | Sol de América |
| 2nd | 2 de Mayo |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| 2 de Mayo | Pedro Juan Caballero | Río Parapití | 25,000 |
| Cerro Porteño | Asunción | General Pablo Rojas | 45,000 |
| General Caballero (JLM) | Juan León Mallorquín | Ka'arendy | 10,000 |
| Guaraní | Asunción | Rogelio Livieres | 6,000 |
| Libertad | Asunción | Tigo La Huerta | 10,000 |
| Nacional | Asunción | Arsenio Erico | 4,000 |
| Olimpia | Asunción | Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb | 25,000 |
| Sol de América | Villa Elisa | Luis Alfonso Giagni | 11,000 |
| Sportivo Ameliano | Villa Elisa | Luis Alfonso Giagni | 11,000 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 23,000 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | Asunción | Martín Torres | 3,000 |
| Tacuary | Asunción | Jardines del Kelito | 6,500 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Teams occasionally play home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.
* ↑ Used as home stadium for the season since Sportivo Ameliano's stadium Estadio José Tomás Silva in Asunción did not meet APF requirements.
* ↑ Used as home stadium for the season since Tacuary's stadium Estadio Toribio Vargas did not meet APF requirements.

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsors |
| 2 de Mayo | Felipe Giménez | Kyrios | Zero Grau, Banco Continental, Fleming |
| Cerro Porteño | Carlos Jara Saguier | Puma | Tigo, Ueno |
| General Caballero (JLM) | Humberto García | Kappa | Sanatorio San Sebastián, Kia |
| Guaraní | Francisco Arce | Kyrios | Tigo, Ueno |
| Libertad | Sergio Aquino (caretaker) | Puma | Tigo |
| Nacional | Víctor Bernay | Kappa | Kia, Banco Continental, Coca-Cola, Santa Clara |
| Olimpia | Martín Palermo | Nike | Tigo, Visión Banco |
| Sol de América | Roberto Torres | Diadora | Banco Continental, Kia |
| Sportivo Ameliano | Aldo Bobadilla | Netanya Sport | Kia, Banco Continental, Ayres |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Juan Pablo Pumpido | Kyrios | Comercial Vírgen del Rosario, Hydrate |
| Sportivo Trinidense | José Arrúa | Saltarín Rojo | Noroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef, Ueno |
| Tacuary | Enrique Vera | Temple | Kia, Fleming |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Torneo Apertura |||||||
| Sol de América | César Castro | Sacked | 24 November 2023 | Pre-season | Humberto Ovelar | 4 December 2023 |
| Guaraní | Pablo de Muner | Resigned | 1 December 2023 | Pre-season | Lucas Bovaglio | 9 December 2023 |
| Sportivo Ameliano | Humberto García | Resigned | 31 December 2023 | Pre-season | Pedro Sarabia | 1 January 2024 |
| Olimpia | Francisco Arce | Sacked | 6 February 2024 | 7th | Aureliano Torres | 6 February 2024 |
| Sol de América | Humberto Ovelar | Resigned | 10 February 2024 | 10th | Humberto García | 11 February 2024 |
| Olimpia | Aureliano Torres | End of caretaker spell | 13 February 2024 | 7th | Martín Palermo | 13 February 2024 |
| Tacuary | Vinícius Eutrópio | Sacked | 5 March 2024 | 10th | Aldo Bobadilla | 6 March 2024 |
| Cerro Porteño | Víctor Bernay | Sacked | 10 March 2024 | 7th | Jorge Achucarro | 11 March 2024 |
| Guaraní | Lucas Bovaglio | Sacked | 11 March 2024 | 6th | Claudio Vargas | 11 March 2024 |
| Cerro Porteño | Jorge Achucarro | End of caretaker spell | 16 March 2024 | 5th | Manolo Jiménez | 16 March 2024 |
| Guaraní | Claudio Vargas | End of caretaker spell | 21 March 2024 | 9th | Francisco Arce | 21 March 2024 |
| Nacional | Juan Pablo Pumpido | Resigned | 31 March 2024 | 12th | Víctor Bernay | 1 April 2024 |
| General Caballero (JLM) | Fabián Ponce | Sacked | 14 April 2024 | 8th | Aureliano Torres | 14 April 2024 |
| Sol de América | Humberto García | Sacked | 21 April 2024 | 10th | Ángel Martínez | 21 April 2024 |
| Sol de América | Ángel Martínez | End of caretaker spell | 13 May 2024 | 9th | Troadio Duarte | 13 May 2024 |
| Tacuary | Aldo Bobadilla | Resigned | 25 May 2024 | 9th | Álvaro Zuluaga | 27 May 2024 |
| Torneo Clausura |||||||
| Tacuary | Álvaro Zuluaga | End of caretaker spell | 7 June 2024 | Pre-tournament | Marcelo Palau | 7 June 2024 |
| General Caballero (JLM) | Aureliano Torres | Sacked | 9 June 2024 | Pre-tournament | Humberto García | 9 June 2024 |
| Sportivo Ameliano | Pedro Sarabia | Resigned | 10 August 2024 | 11th | Aldo Bobadilla | 11 August 2024 |
| Sol de América | Troadio Duarte | Sacked | 18 August 2024 | 11th | Roberto Torres | 18 August 2024 |
| Libertad | Ariel Galeano | Sacked | 19 August 2024 | 8th | Daniel Garnero | 20 August 2024 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Julio César Cáceres | Mutual agreement | 2 September 2024 | 9th | Juan Pablo Pumpido | 3 September 2024 |
| Tacuary | Marcelo Palau | Sacked | 23 September 2024 | 11th | Robert Pereira | 23 September 2024 |
| Cerro Porteño | Manolo Jiménez | Sacked | 30 September 2024 | 4th | Carlos Jara Saguier | 30 September 2024 |
| Tacuary | Robert Pereira | Sacked | 14 October 2024 | 11th | Enrique Vera | 14 October 2024 |
| Libertad | Daniel Garnero | Mutual agreement | 4 November 2024 | 9th | Sergio Aquino | 4 November 2024 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Caretaker manager.

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura, named "Homenaje a Iván Almeida", was the 129th official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2024 season. It started on 19 January and ended on 6 June.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Libertad (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 48 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 45 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 36 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Guaraní | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 31 | |
| 6 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Sol de América | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 26 | |
| 8 | Tacuary | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 23 | |
| 9 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 23 | |
| 10 | Nacional | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 22 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | General Caballero (JLM) | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 19 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Guaraní 6, 2 de Mayo 0.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Tacuary 4, Sportivo Ameliano 1.

### Results

| Home \ Away | 2DM | CCP | GCM | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | SOL | SPA | SLU | TRI | TAC |
| 2 de Mayo | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Cerro Porteño | 0–3 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| General Caballero (JLM) | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Guaraní | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Libertad | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Nacional | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Olimpia | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Sol de América | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 6–3 |
| Sportivo Ameliano | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–6 | 1–2 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 |
| Tacuary | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
* ↑ Match suspended after 55 minutes of play and awarded 3–0 to 2 de Mayo due to crowd disturbances by Cerro Porteño fans. The score at the time of suspension was 0–0.

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Cecilio Domínguez | Cerro Porteño | 11 |
| 2 | Jorge Sanguina | General Caballero (JLM) | 8 |
| 3 | Brahian Ayala | 2 de Mayo | 7 |
| 3 | Alan Pereira | Sportivo Trinidense | 7 |
| 5 | Adrián Alcaraz | Guaraní | 6 |
| 5 | Óscar Cardozo | Libertad | 6 |
| 5 | Fernando Fernández | Cerro Porteño | 6 |
| 8 | Facundo Bruera | Olimpia | 5 |
| 8 | Lisandro Cabrera | Sol de América | 5 |
| 8 | Diego Duarte | Nacional | 5 |
| 8 | Walter González | Guaraní | 5 |
| 8 | Juan Iturbe | Cerro Porteño | 5 |
| 8 | Paul Riveros | Guaraní | 5 |
| 8 | Ronald Roa | Sol de América | 5 |
| 8 | Derlis Rodríguez | Tacuary | 5 |
Source: Soccerway

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura, named "Homenaje a los 120 años del Club Nacional", was the 130th official championship of the Primera División and the second and last championship of the 2024 season. It began on 19 July and ended on 29 November.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olimpia (C) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 44 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Guaraní | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 35 | |
| 3 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 34 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Ameliano | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 33 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 33 | |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 29 | |
| 7 | General Caballero (JLM) | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | Libertad | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 26 | |
| 10 | Sportivo Trinidense | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Sol de América | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | Tacuary | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 17 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Sportivo Ameliano 4, Nacional 1.

### Results

| Home \ Away | 2DM | CCP | GCM | GUA | LIB | NAC | OLI | SOL | SPA | SLU | TRI | TAC |
| 2 de Mayo | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Cerro Porteño | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| General Caballero (JLM) | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Guaraní | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Libertad | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Nacional | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Olimpia | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Sol de América | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Sportivo Ameliano | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 |
| Tacuary | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rodney Redes | Olimpia | 7 |
| 1 | Rodrigo Ruiz Díaz | 2 de Mayo | 7 |
| 3 | Lisandro Cabrera | Sol de América | 6 |
| 3 | Francisco da Costa | Cerro Porteño | 6 |
| 3 | Marcelo Ferreira | Sportivo Luqueño | 6 |
| 6 | Brahian Ayala | 2 de Mayo | 5 |
| 6 | Paul Charpentier | Sportivo Trinidense | 5 |
| 6 | Walter González | Guaraní | 5 |
| 6 | Rubén Lezcano | Libertad | 5 |
Source: Soccerway

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olimpia (C) | 44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Libertad (C) | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 74 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 74 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Guaraní | 44 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 66 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | 2 de Mayo | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 61 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Sportivo Ameliano | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Nacional | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 55 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 9 | Sol de América | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 47 | |
| 10 | General Caballero (JLM) | 44 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 47 | |
| 11 | Sportivo Trinidense | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 46 | |
| 12 | Tacuary | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 40 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Libertad 7, Cerro Porteño 4.
* ↑ Nacional qualified for the Copa Libertadores first stage as 2024 Copa Paraguay runners-up, since the cup winners Libertad qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage on league performance.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Sol de América 10, General Caballero (JLM) 1.

## 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.
| Pos | Team | 2022 Pts | 2023 Pts | 2024 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Libertad | 91 | 99 | 74 | 264 | 132 | 2 | |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 98 | 81 | 74 | 253 | 132 | 1.917 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 92 | 62 | 80 | 234 | 132 | 1.773 | |
| 4 | 2 de Mayo | — | — | 65 | 65 | 44 | 1.477 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 71 | 65 | 55 | 191 | 132 | 1.447 | |
| 6 | Guaraní | 55 | 65 | 66 | 186 | 132 | 1.409 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueño | — | 51 | 61 | 112 | 88 | 1.273 | |
| 8 | Sportivo Trinidense | — | 65 | 46 | 111 | 88 | 1.261 | |
| 9 | Sportivo Ameliano | 48 | 57 | 56 | 161 | 132 | 1.22 | |
| 10 | General Caballero (JLM) | 51 | 49 | 47 | 147 | 132 | 1.114 | |
| 11 | Sol de América (R) | — | — | 47 | 47 | 44 | 1.068 | Relegation to División Intermedia |
| 12 | Tacuary (R) | 53 | 44 | 40 | 137 | 132 | 1.038 | Relegation to División Intermedia |
Source: APF

## Season awards

On 9 December 2024, 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.
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Best Player | Gastón Olveira | Olimpia |
| Revelation Player | César Olmedo | Olimpia |
| People's Player | Gastón Olveira | Olimpia |
| Best Goal | Agustín Manzur | Guaraní |
| Best Goalkeeper | Gastón Olveira | Olimpia |
| Best Manager | Martín Palermo | Olimpia |
| Best Referee | Juan Gabriel Benítez | Juan Gabriel Benítez |
| Best Assistant Referee | Eduardo Cardozo | Eduardo Cardozo |
| Best VAR Referee | Carlos Figueredo | Carlos Figueredo |
| Season's Top Scorer | Brahian Ayala (12 goals) | 2 de Mayo |
| Fair Play Team | Cerro Porteño | Cerro Porteño |
| Most Minutes played by U-18s | Tacuary | Tacuary |