2007 in Paraguayan football
The following article presents a summary of the 2007 football season in Paraguay.
First division results
The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 12 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 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 47 |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 43 |
3 | Libertad | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 40 |
4 | Olimpia | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 38 |
5 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 30 |
6 | Nacional | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 26 |
7 | Tacuary | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 26 |
8 | Trinidense | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 24 |
9 | Sol de América | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 23 |
10 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 23 |
11 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 21 |
12 | Guaraní | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 16 |
Torneo Clausura
Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
1 | Libertad | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 55 |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 21 | 49 |
3 | Olimpia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 38 |
4 | Sol de America | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 34 |
5 | Nacional | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 34 |
6 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 26 |
7 | Guaraní | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
8 | Tacuary | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 25 |
9 | Trinidense | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 19 |
11 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 19 |
12 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 13 |
Championship game playoff
The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.----
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Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 3-1.
Aggregate table
Relegation / Promotion
- Sportivo Trinidense automatically relegated to the after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
- Club 12 de Octubre finished second-to-last in the aggregate points table, so had to participate in the promotion play-off game against second division runners-up Club General Diaz. 12 de Octubre won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 5-4, so it remains in the first division.
Qualification to international competitions
- Sportivo Luqueño qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Torneo Apertura.
- Libertad qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Torneo Clausura and the 2008 Copa Sudamericana by winning the national championship.
- Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores as the best finisher in the aggregate points table.
- Olimpia Asunción qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana as the second-best finisher in the aggregate points table.
Lower divisions results
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
- Copa Libertadores 2007:
- *Libertad: quarterfinals
- *Cerro Porteño: group-stage
- *Tacuary: preliminary round
- Copa Sudamericana 2007:
- *Tacuary: preliminary second round
- *Libertad: preliminary first round
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Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Paraguay scorers | Report |
March 25, 2007 | Estadio Universitario Mexico | 2-1 | Friendly | Santa Cruz | ||
March 28, 2007 | 2-0 | Friendly | ||||
June 3, 2007 | 0-0 | Friendly | ||||
June 6, 2007 | Estadio Azteca Mexico | 1-0 | Friendly | Cardozo | ||
June 20, 2007 | 0-0 | Friendly | ||||
June 28, 2007 | Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela | 5-0 | Copa AméricaCopa América 2007 | Santa Cruz Cabañas | ||
July 2, 2007 | Estadio Agustín Tovar Barinas, Venezuela | 1- 3 | Copa América 2007 | Barreto Cardozo Cabañas | ||
July 5, 2007 | Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1-0 | Copa América 2007 | - | ||
July 8, 2007 | Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela | 6-0 | Copa América 2007 | - | ||
August 22, 2007 | 1-1 | Friendly | ||||
September 8, 2007 | 3-2 | Friendly | ||||
September 12, 2007 | 1-0 | Friendly | ||||
October 13, 2007 | Estadio Monumental "U" Lima, Peru | 0-0 | WCQ 2010 | - | ||
October 17, 2007 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | 1 -0 | WCQ 2010 | Haedo Valdez | ||
November 17, 2007 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | 5-1 | WCQ 2010 | Haedo Valdez Riveros Santa Cruz Ayala | ||
November 21, 2007 | Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago, Chile | 0-3 | WCQ 2010 | Cabañas da Silva |