# 2005 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2005 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.

## First division results

The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 10 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.

### Torneo Apertura

| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Guaraní | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Nacional | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 30 |
| 4 | 3 de Febrero | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 28 |
| 5 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
| 6 | Tacuary | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 23 |
| 7 | Libertad | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 19 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 17 |
| 9 | General Caballero ZC | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 13 |
| 10 | Olimpia | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 13 |

### Torneo Clausura

| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Libertad | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 32 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | 3 de Febrero | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 28 |
| 5 | Nacional | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 27 |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 7 | Tacuary | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 24 |
| 8 | Guaraní | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 20 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 14 |
| 10 | General Caballero ZC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 10 |

### Championship game playoff

Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and no playoff game was played.

### Relegation / Promotion

* General Caballero ZC automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
* 2 de Mayo and Club Fernando de la Mora promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.

### Qualification to international competitions

* Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2006 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura; and to the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and 2006 Copa Sudamericana by winning the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

#### Runners-up playoff game

* Libertad (runners-up of the Clausura) qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2006 by winning the runners-up playoff game against Guaraní (runners-up of the Apertura) by an aggregate score of 5–3.

#### Copa Sudamericana 2005 Qualifiers

Semifinals
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| Nacional | 3-1 | 3 de Febrero | June 29 |
| Guaraní | 2-1 | 12 de Octubre | June 29 |
Final
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| Guaraní | 2-1 | Nacional | July 3 |
* Guaraní qualified to the Copa Sudamericana 2005 by winning the final.

#### Copa Sudamericana 2006 Qualifiers

Played between the Clausura tournament winner and the second-best finisher in the aggregate point table (Nacional).
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| Nacional | 1-6 | Libertad | December 22 |

## Lower divisions results

| Level | Tournament | Champion |
| 2nd | Intermedia | 2 de Mayo |
| 3rd (G.A. teams) | Primera de Ascenso | Club Rubio Ñú |
| 3rd (interior teams) | UFI Champions Cup | Club Choré Central |
| 4th (G.A. teams) | Segunda de Ascenso | 1° de Marzo |

## Paraguayan teams in international competitions

* Copa Libertadores 2005:
** Cerro Porteño: round of 16
** Club Libertad: group-stage
** Tacuary: preliminary round
* Copa Sudamericana 2005:
** Cerro Porteño: round of 16
** Club Guaraní: preliminary first round

## Paraguay national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2005.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Paraguay scorers | Report |
| March 27, 2005 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 - 2 | WCQ 2006 | Cardozo 10' Cabañas 14' | Report |
| March 30, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Chile | 2 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Morinigo 37' Cardozo 59' | Report |
| June 5, 2005 | Beira Rio Porto Alegre, Brazil | Brazil | 4 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz 72' | Report |
| June 8, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Bolivia | 4 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Gamarra 17' Santa Cruz 45+1' J.C. Cáceres 54' Núñez 68' | Report |
| September 3, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Argentina | 1 - 0 | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz 14' | Report |
| October 8, 2005 | José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Haedo Valdez 64' | Report |
| October 12, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Colombia | 0 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | - | Report |