# 2006 Paraguayan Primera División season

The 2006 División Profesional season was the 72nd season of professional football in Paraguay.

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Libertad | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 42 | 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 40 | |
| 3 | Tacuary | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 34 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 33 | |
| 5 | 12 de Octubre | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 28 | |
| 6 | Olimpia | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 27 | |
| 7 | 2 de Mayo | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 25 | |
| 8 | Nacional | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 24 | |
| 9 | Guaraní | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 21 | |
| 10 | 3 de Febrero | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | Fernando de la Mora | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 12 | |

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 52 | 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Libertad | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 41 | |
| 3 | 2 de Mayo | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 33 | |
| 4 | Tacuary | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 32 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 29 | |
| 6 | Olimpia | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Luqueño | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 23 | |
| 8 | Guaraní | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | 3 de Febrero | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 17 | |
| 10 | 12 de Octubre | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 14 | |
| 11 | Fernando de la Mora | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 12 | |

## Championship game playoff

The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.
Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 2–1.

### Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 92 | Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2007 |
| 2 | Libertad | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 83 | Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2007 and Copa Sudamericana 2007 |
| 3 | Tacuary | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 66 | Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2007 and Copa Sudamericana 2007 |
| 4 | 2 de Mayo | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 58 | |
| 5 | Sportivo Luqueño | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 56 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 53 | |
| 7 | Olimpia | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 50 | |
| 8 | Guaraní | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 42 | |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 42 | |
| 10 | 3 de Febrero | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 36 | |
| 11 | Fernando de la Mora | 40 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 35 | 83 | −48 | 24 | Relegated to second division |

### Relegation / Promotion

* Fernando de la Mora automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
* Sol de América and Sportivo Trinidense promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.

### Qualification to international competitions

* Libertad qualified to the 2007 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and the 2007 Copa Sudamericana by winning the national championship.
* Cerro Porteño qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2007 by winning the Torneo Clausura
* Tacuary qualified to the 2007 Copa Libertadores as the best finisher in the aggregate points table and the 2007 Copa Sudamericana by winning the Copa Sudamericana Qualifiers (see below).

#### Copa Sudamericana Qualifiers

Semifinals
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| 2 de Mayo | 1-1 | Tacuary | December 13 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2-0 | Sportivo Luqueño | December 13 |
* Note: Tacuary advanced to the final due to better position in the aggregate points table.
Final
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| Tacuary | 3-2 | Cerro Porteño | December 17 |