NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name);
organised by the LPF (Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol, founded June 18, 1906).
Known Results
[Jul 8 (first match)]
Guaraní 1-1 Olimpia
[Salvador Melián 1-0; Miguel Díaz 1-1]
[Jul 15]
Guaraní 7-1 Libertad
[dates not known]
Guaraní 2-0 General Díaz
Guaraní 2-0 Nacional
Guaraní 8-0 14 de Mayo
Olimpia 1-1 Guaraní
Libertad 0-3 Guaraní
General Díaz 0-1 Guaraní
Nacional 1-3 Guaraní
14 de Mayo 0-5 Guaraní
Olimpia 1-1 Libertad
Libertad 0-0 Olimpia
Final Table:
1.Guaraní 10 8 2 0 33- 4 18
2.Olimpia 14
3.Libertad 12
4.General Díaz 8
5.Nacional 4
6.14 de Mayo 2
NB: one match (of Libertad?) apparently not played
Second Place Playoff
Olimpia 5-4 Libertad
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name). Top Final Table: 1.Guaraní (unbeaten) 2.Olimpia 3.Libertad other participants (5 in all): Nacional Atlántida
No championship due to a coup.
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name). Known Results [Jul 4] Libertad o/w Nacional [awarded 0-2] [Jul 11] Nacional drw Mbiguá [Jul 18] Guaraní 0-0 Nacional [Jul 25] Nacional 1-0 Atlántida [Aug 1] Olimpia 0-1 Nacional [Aug 8] Nacional 0-2 Atlántida [Aug 15] Nacional 2-1 Libertad [Aug 22] Olimpia 1-1 Nacional [Aug 29] Mbiguá 1-4 Nacional [Sep 5] Nacional 2-0 Guaraní Final Table: 1.Nacional 10 6 3 1 15 Libertad 10 7 1 2 15 3.Olimpia 10 6 2 2 14 4.Atlántida 10 4 1 5 9 5.Mbiguá 10 2 2 6 6 6.Guaraní 10 0 1 9 1 Championship Playoff [Nov 21; ref: Williams Paats] Nacional 3-1 Libertad [Clemente Ferreira 5, 15, Cesar Molina 58; Amaro Medina 26]
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name). Final Table: 1.Libertad Atlántida other participants (6 in all) Nacional Olimpia Mbiguá Guaraní Championship Playoff [Oct 9; ref: José Massi] Libertad 2-1 Atlántida Segunda División (first ever edition, for Copa Intendencia Municipal) Champions: Nacional B (Sol de América were promoted) NB: there also was a third division, restricted to youth teams.
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name). Known Results [Jun 11] Nacional 3-2 Libertad [Jun 18] Guaraní 2-2 Nacional [Jun 25] Nacional 5-1 Olimpia [Jul 2] Nacional 3-1 Atlántida [Jul 9] Nacional 5-2 Sol de América [Jul 23] Nacional 2-2 Atlántida [Jul 30] Olimpia 0-1 Nacional [Aug 6] Nacional 3-2 Guaraní [Aug 20] Libertad n/p Nacional [Aug 27] Nacional 4-4 Sol de América Final Table: 1.Nacional 9 6 3 0 28-16 15 2.Atlántida 10 13 3.Sol de América 10 12 4.Guaraní 10 9 5.Olimpia 10 8 6.Libertad 9 0 1 8 1 Relegated NB: one match not played Segunda División (for Copa Intendencia Municipal) Champions: Presidente Hayes (promoted) A dissident league under the name 'Liga Centenario' (later called Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol) was formed, with as participants in its initial season: Bahía Blanca (champions), El Triunfo (Ypacaraí), Marte Atlético (Luque), Vencedor (Luque), 14 de Mayo, Sport Asunceno, Boy Scouts, Unión Paraguaya, Mariscal López, Sastre Sport and River Plate. It organised seven championships before folding in 1917.
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 6 4 1 1 9
2.Sol de América 6 8
3.Nacional 6 5
4.Presidente Hayes 6 2 Relegated
NB: Nacional did not show for final match against Olimpia, thereby
handing their opponents the title at the cost of Sol de América.
Guaraní and Mbiguá were allowed ('for once') to abstain from
participation without losing top level status.
Presidente Hayes lost various matches by walk-over and were
temporarily dissolved after the season (reappearing in 1917).
Segunda División: no tournament (other sources give Guaraní as winners,
presumably because they re-entered the top level 1913).
Liga Centenario 1912: Atlántida and Libertad joined this rebel league;
champions were River Plate (won decisive match 8-0 against Bahía Blanca).
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).
As the league statutes required it to have at least 5 participants,
a qualifying tournament was held for clubs aspiring to enter. It was
won by Cerro Porteño; the other 3 participants were 10 de Agosto (San
Lorenzo), El Porvenir (Ypacaraí) and River Plate.
Round 1 [Aug 3]
Cerro Porteño 5-1 Nacional
Sol de América w/o Olimpia
Guaraní bye
Round 2 [Aug 10]
Sol de América 1-4 Guaraní
Cerro Porteño w/o Olimpia
Nacional bye
Other Known Results:
Cerro Porteño 5-0 Nacional
Cerro Porteño 2-2 Olimpia [also reported 3-1]
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 8 7 1 0 15
2.Sol de América 8 10
3.Nacional 8 7
4.Olimpia 8 5
5.Guaraní 8 3
NB: Guaraní's total missing from source and computed on the assumption
that all clubs played 8 matches.
Segunda División (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)
Champions: River Plate
Liga Centenario 1913: champions: Libertad; other participants included
Atlántida, 14 de Mayo and Rubio Ñu
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).
Known Results (Source: El Nacional)
[Jul 26]
Olimpia w/o Nacional [Nacional walked off]
Cerro Porteño drw Guaraní
River Plate 1-2 Sol de América
[Aug 2]
Olimpia 3-0 River Plate
Guaraní abd Sol de América
[Aug 9]
Olimpia 2-0 Guaraní
Cerro Porteño abd Sol de América
[Aug 16]
Olimpia 2-2 Cerro Porteño
Sol de América 3-1 Nacional
[Aug 23]
Cerro Porteño 1-0 River Plate
Olimpia n/p Sol de América
Nacional 8-0 Guaraní
[Sep 6]
Nacional 0-8 Olimpia
Sol de América drw River Plate
Cerro Porteño drw? Guaraní
[Sep 13]
Sol de América 3-2 Guaraní
River Plate 2-3 Olimpia
Cerro Porteño 7-0 Nacional
[Sep 20]
Guaraní n/p Olimpia
[Sep 27]
Nacional 6-0 Sol de América
River Plate 3-1 Guaraní
Cerro Porteño abd Olimpia [abandoned at 0-2 in 50']
[Nov 8]
Cerro Porteño 0-2 Olimpia [remaining 40' from Sep 27]
[Oct 4]
Olimpia 3-2 Sol de América
River Plate 4-0 Cerro Porteño
[Oct 11]
Olimpia awd Guaraní [awarded to Guaraní; originally won
River Plate 3-5 Sol de América by Olimpia]
[Oct 18]
Guaraní - River Plate
Cerro Porteño 4-1 Sol de América
[Nov 8]
Guaraní lt Nacional
[Nov 15]
Cerro Porteño 2-3 Sol de América [annulled, result replay not known]
[Jan 24, 1915]
Olimpia 0-0 Sol de América
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 15
Cerro Porteño 15
3.River Plate 9
4.Sol de América 8
5.Nacional 6
6.Guaraní 5
NB: one match apparently not played
NB: the below championship playoff (desempate) is reported by [Bes 96]
but not confirmed by contemporary newspapers; Olimpia may have won the
championship outright; the known results from the Nacional and El Diario
newspapers suggest Olimpia had a considerable advantage in points
Championship Playoff
Olimpia 2-2 Cerro Porteño
Championship Playoff Replay
Olimpia 1-1 Cerro Porteño
Championship Playoff Second Replay
Olimpia 3-2 Cerro Porteño
Segunda División (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)
Champions: 10 de Agosto (San Lorenzo; predecessor of Sportivo San Lorenzo)
Liga Centenario 1914: champions: Libertad; other participants included
Atlántida
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).
Known Results
[Jul 25]
Olimpia 3-2 River Plate
Nacional 5-2 Guaraní
Cerro Porteño 2-1 Sol de América
[Aug 1]
Nacional 3-2 Olimpia
Cerro Porteño 4-1 Guaraní
[Aug 8]
Cerro Porteño 5-1 Olimpia
Guaraní lt Sol de América
River Plate 2-2 Nacional
[Aug 15]
Sol de América 2-2 Nacional
[Sep 19]
Olimpia 5-0 Cerro Porteño
Table (published Sep 25):
1.Olimpia 8 6 0 2 12
2.Cerro Porteño 8 6 0 2 10 (?)
3.Nacional 7 4 1 2 9
4.Sol de América 8 4 1 3 9
5.River Plate 7 3 0 3 6 (?)
6.Guaraní 8 6 (?)
NB: table apparently includes more wins than losses but misses
some draws
[Sep 26]
Olimpia 3-0 Guaraní
Sol de América abd Nacional [abandoned at 3-0 in 28']
[Oct 3]
Sol de América 2-1 Olimpia
[Nov 7]
Cerro Porteño 3-2 River Plate
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 10 12
Olimpia 10 12
3.Guaraní 10 11
4.Sol de América 10 10
5.Nacional 10 9
6.River Plate 10 6
Championship Playoff [Nov 25, at Sol de América]
Cerro Porteño 1-1 Olimpia
[Bareiro 30; José Talavera 25]
[Olimpia: David Gracia; Pedro Laconich, J.Sosa Gaona; A.Velásquez, Mena,
Leopoldo Caballero; Wilfrido Carreras, Vicente Caballero,
Francisco Caballero (“Pancholo”), Carlos Oliva, Bareiro;
Cerro Porteño: ?; Clemente Talavera, Peña; Denis, Gómez, ?; ?,
José Talavera, Roa, ?, ?;
ref: Adolfo Ortúzar]
Championship Playoff Replay [Dec 5, at Nacional (Quinta Stewart)]
Cerro Porteño 7-3 Olimpia [aet, 3-3 after 90']
[ref: Adolfo Ortúzar]
NB: Cerro Porteño's nickname (El Ciclón de Barrio Obrero) apparently
dates back from this match.
Segunda División (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)
Champions: Marte Atlético (Luque), runners-up: 10 de Agosto (San Lorenzo);
Marte renounced on promotion, supposedly in order to be able to
claim the trophy (Copa Intendencia Municipal) for keeps.
Liga Centenario 1915: champions: Atlántida; other participants included
Libertad
NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).
Known Result
[Oct 8]
Cerro Porteño 2-1 Olimpia
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 12 11 0 1 22
2.Guaraní 12 15
3.Nacional 12 13
4.Cerro Porteño 12 12
River Plate 12 12
6.Sol de América 12 7
7.Mariscal López 12 3
NB: River Plate's total missing from source and computed on the assumption
that all clubs played 12 matches.
Thanks to their third win, Olimpia were allowed to keep the trophy (Copa
el Diario).
Segunda División (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)
Champions: Marte Atlético (Luque) (unbeaten); thanks to their win Marte
Atlético were allowed to keep the trophy (Copa Intendencia
Municipal).
Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (new name for Liga Centenario) 1916:
champions: Libertad (beating Atlántida in the final)
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 14 23
2.River Plate 14 19
3.Cerro Porteño 14 18
Guaraní
Nacional
Mariscal López
Marte Atlético
8.Sol de América
NB: for unclear reasons, Mariscal López (who did not finish last) were
relegated (or withdrew) rather than Sol de América.
Segunda División
Champions: Villa del Salto (won championship final 3-2 against
Cerro Porteño B but renounced on promotion for economic
reasons).
División Transitoria (organised by the Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol for
those clubs from the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol who would like
to return to the LPF).
1.Libertad 10 16 Promoted
2.Boys Scouts 10 15 Promoted
Presidente Hayes
Sastre Sport
Vencedor
10 de Agosto
NB: the first two clubs were to be promoted (along with the champions
of the Segunda División) but Boys Scouts apparently renounced.
Gran Partido Final [Nov 4]
Olimpia 0-1 Libertad
[Rufino Gorostiaga 83]
Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol 1917: champions: Atlántida; other
participants: Rubio Ñu, 14 de Mayo, Sport Asunceno, El Triunfo (Ypacaraí).
NB: although no promotion was foreseen for the clubs wishing to
remain in the dissident league, Atlántida were included in the
top level of the LPF 1918 after all, while the APF was disbanded.
Known Results Cerro Porteño 9-0 Marte Atlético Guaraní 11-1 Marte Atlético River Plate 12-2 Sol de América Final Table: 1.Cerro Porteño 16 21 Nacional 16 21 3.Olimpia 16 18 4.River Plate 16 17 5.Guaraní 16 16 Libertad 16 16 7.Marte Atlético 16 14 8.Atlántida 16 11 9.Sol de América 16 10 Relegation Playoff Championship Playoff [Nov 10] Cerro Porteño abd Nacional [abandoned at 1-2 in 105'] [Lázaro Avila 1-0; Faustino Casado 83, Escalada (1st half extra time] [Jan 12, 1919 (delay due to influenza epidemy)] Cerro Porteño 2-2 Nacional [aet; only final 15'] [Lázaro Avila 2-2] Championship Playoff Replay Cerro Porteño 1-1 Nacional [?; Clemente Ferreira] Championship Playoff Second Replay Cerro Porteño 4-2 Nacional [score had been 0-2 at 70'; Cerro Porteño's 4 goals in the final twenty minutes gave rise to the expression of a victory 'a lo Cerro', at the last moment] División Intermedia (new second level between first and second division) Participants (7): Vencedor (Luque) Mariscal López Boys Scout Sastre Sport 14 de Mayo Presidente Hayes 10 de Agosto (San Lorenzo) Champions: Sastre Sport (promoted) Runners-Up(?): Vencedor (Luque) (promotion playoff) Promotion/Relegation Playoff [in 1919, ahead of start of league] Sol de América 5-2 Vencedor
Known Result [Oct 12]
River Plate 16-0 Marte Atlético
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 26
2.River Plate 23
?.Olimpia 22
?.Libertad 21
Guaraní 21
?.Sol de América ?
?.Nacional 15
Atlántida 15
9.Sastre Sport 9
10.Marte Atlético 5 Relegated
NB: Sol de América is missing from the above table; as the points
totals (which add up to 157) make no sense if only 9 teams
played (making for 72 matches or 144 points), it can be assumed
they did actually play; in case all 10 teams finished all 18
matches, no points were deducted and the points totals given
above are all correct, Sol should have finished on 23 points.
División Intermedia
Participants (10):
Cerro Porteño B
River Plate B
Olimpia B
Cerro Corá
Villa del Salto
El Triunfo (Ypacaraí)
Vencedor (Luque)
Mariscal López
Presidente Hayes
10 de Agosto (San Lorenzo)
Champions: Presidente Hayes (promoted)
Final Table:
1.Libertad 26
2.Olimpia 25
3.Cerro Porteño 21
4.Atlántida 17
5.Presidente Hayes 15
Nacional 15
Sol de América 15
8.Guaraní 13
9.River Plate 11
Sastre Sport 11 Relegated
NB: 11 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 18 matches.
División Intermedia
Champions: Cerro Porteño B
NB: following the title of Cerro Porteño's reserve team it was
decided to restrict the 2nd level to teams eligible for
promotion in case they would win the competition.
Instead of Cerro Porteño B, Club Atlético Triunfo gained access
to the first division; they were different from El Triunfo (Ypacaraí).
Copa Italia 1920
Knock-Out Tournament
Final
Libertad 2-0 Sol de América
NB: in early rounds, Libertad had eliminated River Plate, Guaraní
and Nacional while Sol de América had beaten Cerro Porteño and
Olimpia.
Copa Manila 1920
Winners: Sol de América
River Plate 16-0 Marte Atlético
Known Result [May 8, opening match of season]
Olimpia 1-2 Cerro Porteño
Final Table:
1.Guaraní 26
2.Nacional 25
3.Sol de América 22
4.River Plate 21
Olimpia 21
6.Libertad 20
7.Cerro Porteño 18
8.Presidente Hayes 13
9.Atlántida 9
10.Atlético Triunfo 5 [?] Relegated
NB: competition finished on April 9, 1922 (!)
NB: Triunfo listed with 9 points in source but not equal in place
with Atlántida; as the sum of points would be 184 (4 more than
possible) if they really would have obtained 9 points, it is
assumed this is a typo and should actually read 5.
División Intermedia
Known Result [Mar 8, 1921]
Sp. Luqueño 8-0 Tembetary
NB: Sportivo Luqueño had been formed on March 1, 1921 as a merger
of Marte Atlético, General Aquino and Vencedor.
Champions: Sastre Sport (promoted)
No championship was held due to civil war.
Known Result [Jan 6, 1924]
Guaraní 2-1 Libertad
Final Table:
1.Guaraní 29
2.Olimpia 26
3.Libertad 23
4.Nacional 20
5.Atlántida 17
6.Cerro Porteño 14
River Plate 14
8.Sol de América 13
Presidente Hayes 13
10.Sastre Sport 8
NB: 3 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 18 matches.
División Intermedia
Participants (10):
Deportivo Meilicke
Adolfo Riquelme
Sportivo Luqueño
San Antonio
San Lorenzo SC
Rubio Ñu
Presidente Franco de Isla Valle
Atlético Tembetary
Mariscal López
Universo
Champions: Deportivo Meilicke (promoted; later changed name to
General Caballero)
Known Results
[Jun 22]
Gen. Caballero 0-2 Nacional
[Jun 29]
Nacional 2-1 Pdte. Hayers
[Jul 13]
Guaraní 0-1 Nacional
[Jul 20]
Nacional 2-0 Sol de América
[Jul 27]
Nacional 3-1 River Plate
[Aug 3]
Sastre Sport 1-5 Nacional
[Aug 10]
Atlántida 0-3 Nacional
[Aug 31]
Nacional 4-2 Olimpia
[Sep 7]
Nacional bye
[Sep 14]
Nacional 3-0 Cerro Porteño
[Dec 28 (or Dec 26?)]
Libertad 3-1 Nacional
Final Table:
1.Nacional 10 9 0 1 26- 8 18
2.Libertad 16 (14)
3.Olimpia 12 (11)
4.River Plate 11 ( 8)
5.Guaraní 11 (10)
6.Sol de América 9 ( 7)
7.Presidente Hayes 9 ( 6)
8.Cerro Porteño 8 ( 8)
9.Atlántida 7 ( 7)
10.General Caballero 6 ( 4) Relegated
11.Sastre Sport 3 ( 5) [inferred] Relegated
NB: number of points of Sastre Sport not given but they did participate
and 3 points are 'missing' from the total of 110;
points between brackets as listed on site Nacional (12 points missing)
División Intermedia
Champions: Sportivo Luqueño (promoted)
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 28
2.Guaraní 22
?.Nacional
?.Sol de América 20
5.Libertad 16
Presidente Hayes 16
7.Sportivo Luqueño 15
8.River Plate 14
9.Cerro Porteño 13
10.Atlántida 11 Relegated
NB: number of points of Nacional not given; 25 points are missing but
Guaraní definitely finished as runners-up so presumably some
matches were not played or points deducted and Nacional finished
third or fourth.
División Intermedia
Confirmed Participants:
Sastre Sport
Rubio Ñu
Atlético Tembetary
14 de Julio
San Lorenzo SC
San Antonio
Universo
Champions: Sastre Sport (promoted)
Known Results
[May 9]
Nacional 3-1 Cerro Porteño
[May 16]
Sp. Luqueño 1-3 Nacional
[Jun 13]
Libertad 1-2 Nacional
[Jun 20]
Guaraní 1-1 Nacional
[Jun 27]
River Plate 0-2 Nacional
[Jul 4]
Nacional 4-1 Pdte. Hayes
[Jul 11]
Nacional abd Sol de América [abandoned at 2-0 due to injury
[Jul 18] to referee; other source: 5-1]
Nacional w/o Olimpia [Olimpia walked off]
[Jul 25]
Nacional 3-0 Sastre Sport
[Aug 22]
Cerro Porteño 0-3 Nacional
[Aug 29]
Nacional 2-0 Sp. Luqueño
[Sep 5]
Nacional 2-2 Libertad [2-0?]
[Sep 12]
Nacional 2-0 Guaraní
[Sep 19]
Nacional 2-1 River Plate
[Oct 3]
Pdte. Hayes 0-5 Nacional
[Dec 19]
Sol de América 2-2 Nacional [0-2?]
[Dec 26]
Olimpia 3-1 Nacional
[Jan 2]
Sastre Sport 0-3 Nacional
[Jan 9]
Nacional 3-0 Sol de América [replay Jul 11]
Final Table:
1.Nacional 18 14 3 1 43-13 31 [*]
2.Olimpia 24 (23)
3.River Plate 18
Sol de América 18
5.Cerro Porteño 17 (18)
Libertad 17 (19)
Sportivo Luqueño 17
8.Guaraní 16
Presidente Hayes 16 (10)
10.Sastre Sport 5 ( 8) Relegated
NB: 1 point 'missing' from the total of 180;
points between brackets as listed on site Nacional (12 points missing)
NB: after their relegation in 1926, Sastre Sport never returned to the
top flight.
División Intermedia
Champions: Rubio Ñu (promoted)
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 24
2.Nacional 21
Libertad 21
4.Cerro Porteño 19
5.Sportivo Luqueño 17
6.River Plate 16
Sol de América 16
Presidente Hayes 16
9.Guaraní 15
10.Rubio Ñu 9 Relegated
NB: 6 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 18 matches.
División Intermedia
Champions: Atlántida (promoted)
Campeonato Nacional 1927/28 (first edition)
Known Results (all knock-out matches)
Ypacaraí 3-1 Luque
Ypacaraí 3-0 Pinasco
Ypacaraí 1-1 4-0 Pirayú
Final
Ypacaraí 3-1 Paraguarí
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 27 Playoff
Libertad 27 Playoff
3.Nacional 22
4.Guaraní 21
5.River Plate 20 [inferred]
6.Sportivo Luqueño 16
7.Atlántida 15
Cerro Porteño 15
9.Sol de América 10
10.Presidente Hayes 7 Relegated
NB: number of points of River Plate not given; 20 points are missing
should all clubs have played the full programme of 18 matches.
NB: Libertad gained the right for a playoff for the championship
against Olimpia after having an annulled goal in one of their
matches declared 'valid' after the championship had finished
(and Olimpia already declared champions). After long discussions,
a playoff was finally organised in July 1929, which took three
matches and at which the 'Copa Congreso' was at stake.
Championship Playoff
First Leg [Jul 1929]
Olimpia 1-1 Libertad
Second Leg [Jul 1929]
Olimpia 0-0 Libertad
Third Leg [Jul 1929]
Olimpia 2-1 Libertad
División Intermedia
Champions: General Caballero de Zeballos Cué (promoted)
NB: due to the 1928 championship playoff organised in July 1929,
only a 'half' championship starting in July 1929 was organised.
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 9 7 2 0 16
2.Libertad 11
3.Sportivo Luqueño 9
River Plate 9
5.Guaraní 8
6.Nacional 7
7.Atlántida 6
8.Sol de América 4
9.Cerro Porteño 3
General Caballero 3
NB: 14 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 9 matches (clearly up to 7 matches were never
played). No teams were relegated.
División Intermedia
Participants: 16 (record)
Final Match (decisive for title)
C.A.L.T. 3-1 Presidente Hayes
NB: in spite of their loss, Presidente Hayes were declared champions by
the Liga Paraguaya, on the grounds that C.A.L.T. (Compañia Americana
de Luz y Tracción; the club later changed name to Atlético Corrales)
did not possess their own field.
Promoted: C.A.L.T., Presidente Hayes, Presidente Alvear and Universo.
Liga Amateur
Champions: Atlético San Blas
NB: due to the 1930 World Cup and the extension of the league to 14
clubs, only a 'half' championship starting Sep 21, 1930, was
organised.
Final Round [Nov 30, 1930]
Olimpia 3-1 River Plate
Libertad 2-1 Pdte. Alvear
Top Final Table:
1.Libertad 13 22
2.River Plate 13 21
Other Participants (12):
Olimpia
Sportivo Luqueño
Guaraní
Nacional
Atlántida
Sol de América
Cerro Porteño
General Caballero
C.A.L.T.
Presidente Hayes
Presidente Alvear
Universo
División Intermedia
Champions: Sastre Sport (not promoted; club disappeared after
Guerra del Chaco)
Start: May 3, 1931; ended: Jun 26, 1932.
NB: season suffered from a long interruption due to the political
circumstances as well as a proposed rebel federation (the
'Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol', supported by Libertad,
Cerro Porteño, Nacional, Guaraní, River Plate, Sol de América
and General Caballero) which eventually did not come into
being; after the first half of the season Universo led the
table with 23 points but after the restart on Feb 8, 1932,
they soon disappeared from that unfamiliar spot.
Top Final Ranking:
1.Olimpia
2.Libertad
No official championship organised due to the Guerra del Chaco between
Paraguay and Bolivia.
Instead a Torneo pro Hospital del Chaco involving 8 clubs was
organised.
Top Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 7 11
Sol de América 7 11
Other Participants (6):
C.A.L.T.
Nacional
General Caballero
Atlántida
Libertad
River Plate
División Intermedia
Champions: Atlético Tembetary (not promoted due to Guerra del Chaco)
On Jul 7, 1935, the Liga Paraguaya excluded various clubs to reduce
the number of top flight teams, ruling that participating clubs must
possess a playing field within the borders of Asunción. Because of
this, Presidente Alvear, Sportivo Luqueño, C.A.L.T., Universo and
General Caballero were excluded from participation. However, C.A.L.T.,
possessing a modern stadium and influential directors, were later
admitted to the league.
NB: only a 'half' championship was organised.
Known Results
Round 1? [Sep 15]
Cerro Porteño 1-0 Nacional [abandoned in 65'; Nacional walked
Round 3 [Nov 17] off after being refused a penalty]
Sol de América 4-3 Cerro Porteño [Cerro had led 3-0]
Final Round [Dec 8]
Olimpia 1-3 Cerro Porteño
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 9 8 0 1 16
2.Sol de América 9 12
3.Libertad 9 11
4.Olimpia 9 10
5.Nacional 9 9
C.A.L.T. 9 9
7.Guaraní 9 7
8.Atlántida 9 6
9.Presidente Hayes 9 5
River Plate 9 5
NB: C.A.L.T. were forced to rename after the season, as a football club
was not allowed to advertise a private company; they chose the name
Atlético Corrales after a battle of that name.
Topscorer: Pedro Osorio (Cerro Porteño) 16 goals
División Intermedia
On Oct 29, 1935, the league decided to suspend the championships of the
lower divisions including the Intermedia. It was later decided to grant
Sportivo Luqueño the right of participation in the 1936 championship.
NB: championship was abandoned in November 1936 in order to prepare a
good team for the South American championship in Buenos Aires at
the end of December. On Feb 28, 1937, it was decided not to resume
the league and declare leaders Olimpia champions.
Known Result
[Nov 13]
Atl. Corrales 3-2 Olimpia
Table at Abandonment:
1.Olimpia 12 10 1 1 21
2.Atlántida 12 15
Nacional 11 15
4.Libertad 13
Sportivo Luqueño 13
6.Sol de América 11
7.Cerro Porteño 10
River Plate 10
9.Presidente Hayes 8
Atlético Corrales 8
11.Guaraní 6
Topscorer: Flaminio Silva (Olimpia) 34 goals (in 12 matches!)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
As no lower level championship was organised, various clubs organised
themselves in a rival organisation, the Federación Paraguaya, which
organised its own championship, divided into four series, whose winners
played off for the overall title.
Serie Winners:
Serie A: Presidente Alvear
Serie B: 13 de Julio
Serie C: Tacuarí
Serie D: Rubio Ñu
Overall Champions: Presidente Alvear
NB: during its existence (until 1950), the leagues of the Federación
Paraguaya had the following clubs as its participants:
San Antonio, Universo, Deportivo Recoleta, 24 de Setiembre,
12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo, General Caballero, Pilcomayo,
General Díaz, Fernando de la Mora, Atlético Tembetary,
Presidente Franco, 14 de Julio, Humaitá, Tacuarí, Itá Ybaté,
Independiente de Campo Grande, Atlético Sajonia, Juventud,
Vencedor, Sport Botánico, Coronel Franco, Resistencia,
12 de Octubre de Villa Aurelia, Sportivo Villa Aurelia,
Atlético Barrio Oriental, Rubio Ñu, Cerro Corá, 12 de Junio,
12 de Mayo (or 14 de Mayo?), Presidente Alvear, San Gerónimo,
Sport Colombia, Peñarol, Sportivo General Genes, Deportivo Pinozá,
Sport Ciudad Nueva, Sport América, Sportivo Trinidense,
Primero de Setiembre, Jóvenes Unidos.
Liga Amateur de Foot Ball
Champions: Atlético San Blas
NB: during its existence (it was founded in 1927), the following
clubs participated in championships of the amateur league:
Asunicón FBC, San Vicente, Trinidense, 22 de Setiembre,
Pettirossi, Primero de Marzo, Curupayty, Mercedeños,
Atlético San Blas, Boquerón, Ciudad Nueva, Vista Alegre,
Nanawa, Unión Pacífica, 12 de Junio, Arroyo Ferreira,
Barracas, Peñarol, Ciudad Alta, Cerveceros, Ytororó,
Atlético Rosarino, Sastre Sport, Pessolani and others.
Known Results
Round 1 [Jul 18]
Cerro Porteño 8-1 Olimpia
Round ?
Olimpia 0-1 Cerro Porteño
Olimpia 2-1 Atl. Corrales
Olimpia abd Libertad [abandoned at half-time at 0-0]
Olimpia 0-0 Libertad [last 45' played after last round]
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 29
2.Cerro Porteño 28
3.Guaraní 25
Atlético Corrales 25
5.Sol de América 20
6.River Plate 19
7.Nacional 18
8.Libertad 17
Presidente Hayes 17
10.Sportivo Luqueño 13 [inferred]
11.Atlántida 9
NB: number of points of Sportivo Luqueño not given; 13 points are missing
should all clubs have played the full programme of 20 matches.
Topscorer: Francisco Sosa (Guaraní) 21 goals
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: not known
Overall Champions: General Caballero de Zeballos Cué
Liga Amateur de Foot Ball
Champions: Atlético San Blas
Campeonato Nacional 1937 (second edition)
NB: 25 leagues from the 'Interior' entered the tournament; Asunción
were represented by the Liga Amateur.
First Round
Villarrica 3-3 Encarnación
Concepción drw Puerto Pinasco
Asunción bt Luque
First Round Replays
Villarrica w/o Encarnación [Encarnación dns]
Concepción bt Puerto Pinasco
Second Round
Villarrica 4-1 Concepción
San Lorenzo bt Asunción
Third Round
Paraguarí bt Villarrica
Final [Jan 1937]
Paraguarí 3-2 San Lorenzo
Known Results
Round ?
Olimpia 0-1 Cerro Porteño
[Jul 10]
Cerro Porteño abd River Plate [abandoned in 86' at 2-2 when Cerro
[Aug 16] Porteño had a penalty awarded to them]
Cerro Porteño lt Libertad [temporarily awarded to Cerro Porteño
[Sep 11] due to 'caso Montalbetti'; award was
Cerro Porteño 10-1 Atl. Corrales revoked and original score stood]
Cerro Porteño 2-2 River Plate [final 4'; awarded penalty was missed]
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 35
2.Cerro Porteño 32
3.Libertad 24
4.Atlántida 21
5.Nacional 19
Atlético Corrales 19
7.Guaraní 17
Sol de América 17
9.River Plate 14
10.Presidente Hayes 13 [inferred]
11.Sportivo Luqueño 9
NB: number of points of Presidente Hayes not given; 13 points are missing
should all clubs have played the full programme of 20 matches.
Topscorers: Martín Flor (Cerro Porteño) 17 goals
Amado Salinas (Libertad) 17 goals
División Intermedia
NB: organised for the first time since the Guerra del Chaco
Champions: Atlético Sajonia (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: Atlético Tembetary and Deportivo Recoleta
Overall Champions: Deportivo Recoleta
Liga Amateur de Foot Ball
Champions: Vista Alegre
Campeonato Nacional 1938/39 (third edition)
NB: 30 leagues from the 'Interior' entered the tournament; Asunción
were represented by the Liga Amateur.
First Round
Puerto Pinasco bt Concepción
Villarrica bt Caazapá
Caacupé bt Barrero Grande
Alberdi bt Pilar
Asunción awd Villa Elisa [Asunción won but were disqualified]
Second Round
Encarnación 7-0 San Pedro
Villarrica bt Coronel Oviedo
Third Round?
Villarrica bt San Lorenzo
Puerto Pinasco bt Encarnación
Final [Jan 1939]
Villarrica 5-2 Puerto Pinasco
Top Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 28
2.Olimpia 24
3.Nacional 20
4.Presidente Hayes 17
5.Libertad 16
.Atlántida
.Guaraní
.Sol de América
.River Plate
.Sportivo Luqueño
Topscorer: Teófilo Espínola (Libertad) 28 goals
NB: Atlético Corrales obtained permission to sit out the championship,
as they went on a trip of the Americas, from April 4, 1939 to April
19, 1940, during which they played 53 matches, in Argentina (Mendoza),
Chile (Valparaíso; Santiago), Cuba (La Habana), Mexico (Ciudad de
México, including a 4-4 draw against the Basque team (Euzkadi) which
had left Spain due to the Civil War; Cuernavaca), El Salvador (San
Salvador), Costa Rica (San José), Colombia (Barranquilla; Cali; Bogotá;
Antioquía), Dutch Antilles (Curacao, presumably in Willemstad), Surinam
(Paramaribo), Venezuela (Caracas; La Guaira), and Ecuador (Quito).
División Intermedia
Champions: 24 de Setiembre (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: Sport América and Deportivo Recoleta
Overall Champions: Sport América
Tercera División
Champions: Deportivo Pinozá
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 34
2.Sol de América 22
3.Guaraní 21
4.Libertad 19
Nacional 19
Sportivo Luqueño 19
Atlético Corrales 19
8.River Plate 17
Presidente Hayes 17
10.Olimpia 16 [*]
11.Atlántida 15 [*]
[*] Olimpia lost the points from a match against Atlántida they had won
2-1, finishing last on 14 points while Atlántida had 17 points at
the end of the 1940 season. Four (sic!) years later, in 1944,
Olimpia were returned the points, leading to the above final table.
NB: 2 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 20 matches. No teams were relegated.
Topscorer: José Vinsac (Cerro Porteño) 30 goals
División Intermedia
Champions: Sport Colombia (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: Deportivo Recoleta and Atlético Tembetary
Overall Champions: Deportivo Recoleta
Tercera División
Champions: Deportivo Pinozá
Known Results
Cerro Porteño 1-2 Olimpia
Olimpia 2-1 Cerro Porteño
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 20 34
2.Olimpia 20 33
3.Nacional 20 26
4.Guaraní 20 22
Presidente Hayes 20 22
6.River Plate 20 21
7.Sol de América 20 20
8.Atlántida 20 17
9.Libertad 20 11
10.Sportivo Luqueño 20 8
11.Atlético Corrales 20 6 Relegated
Topscorers: Benjamín Laterza (Cerro Porteño) 18 goals
Fabio Baudo Franco (Nacional) 18 goals
División Intermedia
Champions: Rubio Ñu (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: At. B. Oriental and Atlético Tembetary
Overall Champions: Atlético Tembetary
Tercera División
Champions: Rubio Ñu (B)
Liga Amateur de Foot Ball (last ever edition)
Champions: Asunción FBC
Known Results
[Apr 12]
Nacional 2-4 River Plate
[Apr 19]
Sp. Luqueño 2-3 Nacional
[May 3]
Atlántida 3-6 Nacional
[May 10]
Olimpia 2-2 Nacional
[May 17]
Sol de América 3-6 Nacional
[May 24]
Cerro Porteño 3-3 Nacional
[May 31]
Nacional 3-5 Guaraní
[Jun 12]
Nacional 3-1 Pdte. Hayes
[Jun 21]
Libertad 1-2 Nacional
[Jul 5]
Nacional 6-2 River Plate
[Jul 12]
Nacional 4-2 Sp. Luqueño
[Jul 19]
Nacional 4-1 Atlántida
[Jul 26]
Nacional 4-1 Olimpia
[Aug 2]
Nacional 1-2 Sol de América
[Aug 9]
Nacional 1-2 Cerro Porteño
[Aug 23]
Guaraní 1-3 Nacional
[Aug 30]
Pdte. Hayes 0-7 Nacional
[Sep 6]
Nacional 4-1 Libertad
Final Table:
1.Nacional 18 12 2 4 64-36 26
Cerro Porteño 18 12 2 4 50-30 26
3.Guaraní 18 11 3 4 43-26 25
4.Olimpia 18 9 5 4 47-28 23
5.Libertad 18 8 3 7 41-36 19
6.Sol de América 18 5 7 6 33-35 17
7.Sportivo Luqueño 18 5 2 11 30-42 12 (18 5 2 11 42-30 12)
8.Presidente Hayes 18 11 (18 4 4 10 51-24 12)
Atlántida 18 11 (18 5 3 10 40-58 13)
10.River Plate 18 10 (18 3 2 13 29-29 8)
NB: source for table: site Nacional;
listed records for bottom 4 clubs are absurd and table does not add up
NB: after 15 rounds, Guaraní had led with 24 points, holding a 4-point
advantage over both Nacional and Cerro Porteño, but while those two
won their last 3 matches, Guaraní managed only 1 draw.
Championship Playoff
First Leg
Nacional 3-0 Cerro Porteño
Second Leg
Nacional w/o Cerro Porteño
NB: Cerro Porteño protested against Nacional fielding Arsenio Erico in
the first match, as Erico had already played for Independiente in
Argentina; the 'Tribunal de Penas' decided the relevant article in
the regulations, prohibiting players to play for two clubs during
the season, only applied if both clubs were Paraguayan and let the
result stand; thereupon, Cerro Porteño withdrew.
Topscorer: Francisco Sosa (Cerro Porteño) 23 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1942
NB: this was a competition played as a single round robin ahead of
the official championship, between 1942 and 1952; it was also
(confusingly) referred to as 'Torneo de Honor'.
Winners: Nacional
División Intermedia
Champions: 24 de Setiembre (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: Universo and Deportivo Recoleta
Overall Champions: Deportivo Recoleta
Tercera División
Champions: Rubio Ñu (B)
Known Result
Round 1
Pdte. Hayes 2-1 Libertad
NB: only loss of Libertad during season
Final Table:
1.Libertad 18 14 3 1 31
2.Olimpia 18 24
3.Sol de América 18 22
4.Guaraní 18 19
5.Cerro Porteño 18 17
6.Nacional 18 16
7.Presidente Hayes 18 14
Atlántida 18 14
9.River Plate 18 12
10.Sportivo Luqueño 18 11
NB: ABC Color published the following league table in 2005:
Final Table:
1.Libertad 18 14 3 1 55-22 31 Champions
2.Olimpia 18 10 3 5 37-30 23
3.Sol de América 18 8 6 4 38-30 22
4.Guaraní 18 9 1 8 47-39 19
5.Cerro Porteño 18 9 1 8 41-37 19
6.Nacional 18 6 4 8 34-43 16
7.Atlántida 18 5 4 9 33-40 14
8.Presidente Hayes 18 5 4 9 27-43 14
9.River Plate 18 4 5 9 31-43 13
10.Sportivo Luqueño 18 4 3 11 25-37 11
NB: this table shows 2 more wins than losses and total goal difference +4;
apparently Cerro Porteño actually had a 8-1-9 record while Olimpia may
have obtained both points from a draw with River Plate.
Topscorer: Atilio Melone (Guaraní) 27 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1943
Winners: Olimpia
División Intermedia
Champions: 24 de Setiembre (not promoted)
NB: 24 de Setiembre won the championship because Sport Colombia
lost their last match by default for showing late.
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: not known
Overall Champions: Deportivo Recoleta
Tercera División
Champions: 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 26
2.Libertad 24
Guaraní 24 [*]
4 Nacional 22
5.Olimpia 20
6.Presidente Hayes 18
7.Sol de América 15
8.River Plate 13
9.Sportivo Luqueño 7
Atlántida 7
[*] gained 2 points from a protest after the end of the championship;
it is not clear which team had 2 points taken from them;
NB: 4 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 18 matches. No teams were relegated.
Second Place Playoff
Libertad 5-2 Guaraní
Topscorers: Porfirio Rolón (Libertad) 18 goals
Sixto Noceda (Presidente Hayes) 18 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1944
Winners: Nacional
División Intermedia
Champions: Sport Colombia (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: not known
Overall Champions: General Genes
Tercera División
Champions: Sport Colombia (B)
Final Round
Libertad 5-0 Cerro Porteño
Final Table:
1.Libertad 18 13 1 4 58-31 27
2.Cerro Porteño 18 11 2 5 40-31 24
3.Presidente Hayes 18 8 4 6 41-32 20
Sol de América 18 9 2 7 39-33 20
Olimpia 18 8 4 6 38-34 20
6.Nacional 18 7 4 7 35-27 18
Guaraní 18 9 0 9 43-42 18
8.Atlántida 18 5 2 11 33-50 12
9.Sportivo Luqueño 18 5 1 12 32-51 11
10.River Plate 18 4 2 12 31-59 10
NB: source for above table: ABC Color; [Bes 96] omits River Plate
and instead credits Sportivo Luqueño with only 10 points.
Topscorer: Porfirio Rolón (Libertad) 18 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1945
Winners: Nacional
NB: according to [Bes 96]; a publication by the Paraguayan FA from 1965
credits the win to Cerro Porteño
División Intermedia
Champions: Sport Colombia (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes
Serie Winners: not known
Overall Champions: 12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo
Known Results
[Jun 16]
Nacional 2-4 Sol de América
[Jun 30]
Atlántida 1-1 Nacional
[Jul 14]
Nacional 2-1 Guaraní
[Jul 21]
Olimpia 2-1 Nacional
[Jul 27]
Cerro Porteño 1-3 Nacional
[Aug 3]
Nacional 8-2 Sp. Luqueño
[Aug 11]
Libertad 1-2 Nacional
[Aug 18]
Nacional 8-2 Pdte. Hayes
[Aug 25]
River Plate 1-2 Nacional
[Sep 8]
Sol de América 0-3 Nacional
[Sep 15]
Nacional 4-2 Atlántida
[Sep 29]
Guaraní 2-3 Nacional
[Oct 6]
Nacional 3-0 Olimpia
[Oct 12]
Nacional 0-2 Cerro Porteño
[Oct 19]
Sp. Luqueño 1-6 Nacional
[Oct 27]
Nacional 0-0 Libertad
[Nov 3]
Pdte. Hayes 2-3 Nacional
[Nov 10]
Nacional 7-0 River Plate
Final Table:
1.Nacional 18 13 2 3 58-24 28
2.Sol de América 18 9 6 3 55-32 24
Cerro Porteño 18 10 4 4 38-23 24
4.Olimpia 18 9 3 6 54-38 21
Guaraní 18 7 7 4 47-34 21
Libertad 18 8 5 5 33-32 21
7.Atlántida 18 4 8 6 33-33 16
8.Presidente Hayes 18 5 3 10 34-52 13
9.Sportivo Luqueño 18 3 2 13 33-56 8 (3 3 12)
10.River Plate 18 1 2 15 20-67 4
NB: source for table: site Nacional;
it lists Luqueño with 3 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses which must be wrong,
and shows a total goal difference of +14
Second Place Playoff
Sol de América bt Cerro Porteño
Topscorer: Leocadio Marín (Olimpia) 25 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1946
Winners: Nacional
División Intermedia
Champions: Deportivo Pinozá (not promoted)
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes (last ever completed edition)
Serie Winners: Oriental, 12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo, Sport América
and Peñarol
Overall Champions: 12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo
Round 17? Guaraní 12-4 Sol de América Round 17? Olimpia 3-0 Guaraní Round 18 Cerro Porteño 3-2 Olimpia Final Table: 1.Olimpia 18 26 2.Guaraní 18 24 3.Nacional 18 23 4.Cerro Porteño 18 21 5.River Plate 18 18 6.Atlántida 18 17 7.Sportivo Luqueño 18 16 8.Sol de América 18 15 9.Libertad 18 12 10.Presidente Hayes 18 8 Topscorer: Leocadio Marín (Olimpia) 27 goals Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1947 Winners: Olimpia Federación Paraguaya de Deportes (edition not finished) Serie Winners: General Genes (other series not finished) Overall Champions: none
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 18 12 4 2 28
2.Cerro Porteño 18 25
3.Sportivo Luqueño 18 23
4.Guaraní 18 19
5.Nacional 18 15
River Plate 18 15
7.Libertad 18 14
Presidente Hayes 18 14
Atlántida 18 14
10.Sol de América 18 13
Topscorer: Fabio Franco (Nacional) 24 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1948
Winners: Olimpia
División Intermedia
Champions: Asunción FBC (promoted)
NB: Asunción FBC, from the barrio Tuyucuá, had joined the Intermedia for
the 1948 season and won it then for the only time ever.
Tercera División
Champions: Deportivo Pinozá
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes (edition not finished)
Serie Winners: Deportivo Recoleta (other series not finished)
Overall Champions: none
Round 21
Sp. Luqueño 6-0 Nacional
Guaraní 7-1 River Plate
Round 22
Nacional drw Sol de América
Atlántida 0-4 Guaraní
Final Table:
1.Guaraní 20 27
2.Nacional 20 26
3.Cerro Porteño 20 24
4.Presidente Hayes 20 22
5.Olimpia 20 21
6.River Plate 20 20
Atlántida 20 20
8.Libertad 20 19
9.Sportivo Luqueño 20 18
10.Sol de América 20 16
11.Asunción FBC 20 7 Relegated
Topscorer: Darío Jara Saguier (Cerro Porteño) 18 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1949
Winners: Cerro Porteño
División Intermedia
Champions: Sportivo San Lorenzo (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: Fernando de la Mora
Federación Paraguaya de Deportes (edition not finished)
Serie Winners: Resistencia (other series not finished)
Overall Champions: none
NB: this was the last season any matches were organised by the FPD; in
1950, only nine clubs had remained, which then either left for the
LPF or continued as independent clubs.
Campeonato Nacional 1949/50 (fourth edition)
NB: 13 leagues from the 'Interior' entered the tournament
First Round
[Dec 10, 1949]
Concepción bt Encarnación
Final [Jan 7, 1950]
Villarrica 1-1 Liga Central
Final Replay [Jan 8, 1950]
Liga Central 3-1 Villarrica
NB: Liga Central players came from Guarambaré, Itá, Itauguá and Yaguarón
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 28
2.Libertad 26
3.Olimpia 25
4.Sportivo Luqueño 22
5.Nacional 20
Guaraní 20
Presidente Hayes 20
8.Sol de América 17
9.Sp. San Lorenzo 15
10.River Plate 14
11.Atlántida 12 Relegated
NB: 1 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 20 matches.
Topscorer: Darío Jara Saguier (Cerro Porteño) 18 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1950
Winners: Cerro Porteño
División Intermedia
Champions: Sport Colombia (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: Fernando de la Mora
Campeonato Nacional 1950 (fifth edition)
NB: the four finalists (Villarrica, Alberdi, Concepción and Liga del Sud)
played a round robin for the title.
Final Match [Dec 13, 1950]
Villarrica 3-3 Concepción
Final Ranking:
1.Villarrica
2.Alberdi
Final Table:
1.Sportivo Luqueño 20 29
2.Cerro Porteño 20 25
3.Nacional 20 24
4.Libertad 20 23
5.Guaraní 20 22
6.Olimpia 20 20
7.Presidente Hayes 20 19
8.Sol de América 20 17
9.River Plate 20 16
10.Sp. San Lorenzo 20 14
11.Sport Colombia 20 11 Relegated
Topscorer: Antonio Ramón Gómez (Libertad) 19 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1951
Winners: Olimpia
NB: according to [Bes 96]; a publication by the Paraguayan FA from 1965
does not list winners for 1951 and 1952
Segunda División (new name for División Intermedia)
Champions: Atlántida (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: General Caballero (Barrio Parque) [also called GC (San Felipe)]
Campeonato Nacional 1951 (sixth edition)
NB: 18 leagues from the 'Interior' entered the tournament
Known Results
Villarrica 1-2 Encarnación [Villarrica won after a protest]
Liga del Sur bt Villarrica
Final Match
Liga Central 1-0 Misiones
Final Table:
1.Presidente Hayes 28
2.Sol de América 24
Libertad 24
4.Nacional 23
5.Olimpia 22
6.Cerro Porteño 21
7.Sportivo Luqueño 18
8.River Plate 16
Atlántida 16
10.Guaraní 15 [inferred]
11.Sp. San Lorenzo 13 Relegated
NB: number of points of Guaraní not given; 15 points are missing
should all clubs have played the full programme of 20 matches
Topscorers: Antonio Ramón Gómez (Libertad) 16 goals
Rubén Fernández (Libertad) 16 goals
Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1952
Winners: Libertad (unbeaten)
NB: according to [Bes 96]; a publication by the Paraguayan FA from 1965
does not list winners for 1951 and 1952
NB: last edition; Nacional were awarded definite possession of the trophy.
Segunda División
Champions: General Genes (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: Silvio Pettirossi
Campeonato Nacional 1952 (seventh edition)
Final Round
Final Table:
1.Liga Central
Concepción
Encarnación
NB: after an additional playoff, Liga Central won the championship
Second Place Playoff
Concepción 4-2 Encarnación
Final Table:
1.Sportivo Luqueño 20 29
2.Cerro Porteño 20 27
Libertad 20 27
4.Presidente Hayes 20 25
Olimpia 20 25
6.Nacional 20 22
7.Guaraní 20 15
8.Atlántida 20 13
Sol de América 20 13
River Plate 20 13
11.General Genes 20 11 Relegated
Topscorer: Antonio Acosta (Presidente Hayes) 15 goals
Segunda División
Champions: Sportivo San Lorenzo (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: Tacuarí
Campeonato Nacional 1953 (eighth edition)
NB: 36 leagues from the 'Interior' entered the tournament; they
were divided over 5 groups
Elimination Rounds
Misiones bt Liga Central
Final Round
Villarrica 1-1 Concepción
Misiones bt Ypacaraí
Final Table:
1.Ypacaraí
2.Misiones
Final Table:
1.Cerro Porteño 20 32
2.Libertad 20 29
3.Olimpia 20 28
4.Sol de América 20 24
5.Presidente Hayes 20 19
Sportivo Luqueño 20 19
Nacional 20 22
8.Guaraní 20 15
Sp. San Lorenzo 20 15
10.River Plate 20 13 Relegated
11.Atlántida 20 7 Relegated
Topscorer: Máximo Rolón (Libertad) 24 goals
Segunda División
Champions: Rubio Ñu (not promoted)
NB: Rubio Ñu were not promoted as the first level was reduced to 9 clubs
Tercera División
Championship not finished
Campeonato Nacional 1954/55 (ninth edition)
NB: 11 leagues from the 'Interior' qualified after regional elimination
rounds (which were held for the first time) for the final tournament
in Asunción; they were divided over 2 groups
Group 1
Winners: Pirebebuy
Group 2
Winners: Villarrica
Final
First Leg
Villarrica 1-0 Pirebebuy
Second Leg
Villarrica 4-1 Pirebebuy
First Phase:
1.Libertad 16 13 1 2 35-17 27 Qualified
2.Olimpia 16 8 3 5 23-16 19 Qualified
3.Sol de América 16 7 5 4 27-24 19 Qualified
4.Cerro Porteño 16 7 3 6 23-23 17 Qualified
5.Guaraní 16 6 5 5 19-23 17 Qualified
6.Presidente Hayes 16 5 4 7 32-35 14
7.Nacional 16 3 6 7 27-26 12 Relegation Playoff
8.Sportivo Luqueño 16 4 4 8 23-32 12 Relegation Playoff
9.Sp. San Lorenzo 16 2 3 11 15-28 7 Relegated
Relegation Playoff (over 3 legs)
Nacional bt Luqueño
Second Phase (computed from Aggregate Table):
1.Cerro Porteño 4 3 0 1 8- 4 6
2.Libertad 4 2 1 1 12- 4 5
3.Guaraní 4 2 0 2 10-12 4
4.Olimpia 4 2 1 1 5- 3 5
5.Sol de América 4 0 0 4 3-14 0
NB: total goal difference +1
Aggregate Table:
1.Libertad 20 15 2 3 47-21 32 [37] Champions
2.Olimpia 20 10 4 6 28-19 24 [29]
3.Cerro Porteño 20 10 3 7 31-27 23 [29]
4.Guaraní 20 8 5 7 29-35 21 [25]
5.Sol de América 20 7 5 8 30-38 19 [19]
6.Presidente Hayes 16 5 4 7 32-35 14
7.Nacional 16 3 6 7 27-26 12 Relegation Playoff
8.Sportivo Luqueño 16 4 4 8 23-32 12 Relegation Playoff
9.Sp. San Lorenzo 16 2 3 11 15-28 7 Relegated
NB: total goal difference +1
NB: source for above tables: ABC Color; point totals between square
brackets as given by [Bes 96], which appears to count the points
from the final phase twice.
Topscorer: Máximo Rolón (Libertad) 25 goals
Segunda División
Champions: General Genes (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: Tembetary
Campeonato Nacional 1955 (tenth edition)
NB: 6 leagues from the 'Interior' qualified after regional elimination
rounds for the final tournament in Asunción
Final Ranking:
1.Liga Central
2.Liga Serrana
First Phase: 1.Libertad Olimpia Sol de América Cerro Porteño Guaraní Presidente Hayes Nacional 8.General Genes Relegated NB: played as double round robin, 14 matches for all 8 clubs Second Phase (between top 5 First Phase) 1.Olimpia NB: played as single round robin, 4 matches for all 5 clubs Championship Playoff First Leg Olimpia 1-0 Libertad Second Leg Olimpia 5-1 Libertad Topscorer: Máximo Rolón (Libertad) 23 goals Segunda División Champions: Sportivo Luqueño (promoted) Tercera División Champions: Cerro Corá
Round 14
Sol de América 0-1 Olimpia
Guaraní drw Cerro Porteño
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 14 17
2.Cerro Porteño 14 16
Sol de América 14 16
Guaraní 14 16
5.Sportivo Luqueño 14 14
6.Libertad 14 12
7.Nacional 14 11
8.Presidente Hayes 14 10 Relegated
NB: among the second-placed teams, Cerro Porteño had the best goal average,
but all three were credited with finishing runners-up.
Topscorer: Juan Bautista Agüero (Olimpia) 14 goals
Segunda División
Champions: River Plate (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: Silvio Pettirossi
Campeonato Nacional 1957 (eleventh edition)
NB: 4 leagues from the 'Interior' qualified after regional elimination
rounds for the final tournament in Asunción
Round ?
Villarrica drw Villeta
Paraguarí bt Villarrica
Round 3
Villeta 1-0 Paraguarí
Liga Central bt Villarrica
Final Ranking:
1.Villeta
2.Paraguari
3.Liga Central
4.Villarrica 3 0 1 2 1
Round 14 Libertad 3-2 Olimpia Final Table: 1.Olimpia 14 8 5 1 21 2.Cerro Porteño 14 17 3.Guaraní 14 16 4.Nacional 14 15 Sportivo Luqueño 14 15 6.Sol de América 14 11 7.Libertad 14 10 8.River Plate 14 7 NB: no clubs relegated, top level extended to 10 clubs Topscorer: Juan Bautista Agüero (Olimpia) 16 goals Segunda División Champions: Presidente Hayes (promoted) Promoted: General Caballero de Zeballos Cué Tercera División Champions: Fernando de la Mora
Round ?
Olimpia 4-1 Cerro Porteño
Final Table:
1.Olimpia 18 15 3 0 33
2.Cerro Porteño 24
3.Sportivo Luqueño 18
4.Libertad 17
General Caballero 17
Sol de América 17
7.Guaraní 16
8.River Plate 14
9.Nacional 11
10.Presidente Hayes 11 Relegated
NB: 2 points less than expected should all clubs have played the
full programme of 18 matches; presumably Nacional's points
total is incorrect and should read 13 (or otherwise they should
have played off with Presidente Hayes against relegation)
Topscorer: Ramón Rodríguez (River Plate) 17 goals
Segunda División
Champions: Atlético Tembetary (promoted)
Tercera División
Champions: Sportivo Ameliano
Campeonato Nacional Interligas 1959 (twelfth edition)
NB: 8 leagues from the 'Interior' qualified after regional elimination
rounds for the final tournament in Asunción; tournament officially
called 'Interligas' for the first time
Group Stage
Known Results
Misiones 2-2 Concepción
Villarrica bt Encarnación
Group 1
Concepción
Liga Central
Misiones
Paraguarí
Group 2
Villarrica
Encarnación
Capiatá
Puerto Rosario
Final
Liga Central bt Capiatá
See 1960 season file.
See 1961 season file.
See 1962 season file.
See 1963 season file.
See 1964 season file.
See 1965 season file.
See 1966 season file.
See 1967 season file.
Sources: [Bes 96], newspapers: El Diario, El Nacional
Thanks to Carlos Darío Torres (Última Hora) for providing additions and corrections on 1913, 1914 and 1915.
Thanks to Juan Pablo Andrés for providing the league tables of 1943, 1945 and 1955 as published by ABC Color.
Thanks to Hans Schöggl for additional data from sites of Nacional and Cerro Porteño.
Obviously the author welcomes any additional information or correction; please mail those to karel.rsssf@gmail.com.
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