Paraguay - League History 1906-1959 (original) (raw)

1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | Guerra Civil | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |1929 | 1930 | 1931 | Guerra del Chaco | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |1954 | 1955 | 1956 |1957 | 1958 | 1959

1906

NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name); organised by the LPF (Liga Paraguaya de F�tbol, founded June 18, 1906).

Known Results [Jul 8 (first match)] Guaran� 1-1 Olimpia [Salvador Meli�n 1-0; Miguel D�az 1-1] [Jul 15] Guaran� 7-1 Libertad [dates not known] Guaran� 2-0 General D�az Guaran� 2-0 Nacional Guaran� 8-0 14 de Mayo Olimpia 1-1 Guaran� Libertad 0-3 Guaran� General D�az 0-1 Guaran� Nacional 1-3 Guaran� 14 de Mayo 0-5 Guaran� Olimpia 1-1 Libertad Libertad 0-0 Olimpia

Final Table: 1.Guaran� 10 8 2 0 33- 4 18 2.Olimpia 14 3.Libertad 12 4.General D�az 8 5.Nacional 4 6.14 de Mayo 2

NB: one match (of Libertad?) apparently not played

Second Place Playoff Olimpia 5-4 Libertad

1907

NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).

Top Final Table: 1.Guaran� (unbeaten) 2.Olimpia 3.Libertad other participants (5 in all): Nacional Atl�ntida

1908

No championship due to a coup.

1909

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 Mbigu� [Jul 18] Guaran� 0-0 Nacional [Jul 25] Nacional 1-0 Atl�ntida [Aug 1] Olimpia 0-1 Nacional [Aug 8] Nacional 0-2 Atl�ntida [Aug 15] Nacional 2-1 Libertad [Aug 22] Olimpia 1-1 Nacional [Aug 29] Mbigu� 1-4 Nacional [Sep 5] Nacional 2-0 Guaran�

Final Table: 1.Nacional 10 6 3 1 15 Libertad 10 7 1 2 15 3.Olimpia 10 6 2 2 14 4.Atl�ntida 10 4 1 5 9 5.Mbigu� 10 2 2 6 6 6.Guaran� 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]

1910

NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).

Final Table: 1.Libertad Atl�ntida other participants (6 in all) Nacional Olimpia Mbigu� Guaran�

Championship Playoff [Oct 9; ref: Jos� Massi] Libertad 2-1 Atl�ntida

Segunda Divisi�n (first ever edition, for Copa Intendencia Municipal)

Champions: Nacional B (Sol de Am�rica were promoted)

NB: there also was a third division, restricted to youth teams.

1911

NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).

Known Results [Jun 11] Nacional 3-2 Libertad [Jun 18] Guaran� 2-2 Nacional [Jun 25] Nacional 5-1 Olimpia [Jul 2] Nacional 3-1 Atl�ntida [Jul 9] Nacional 5-2 Sol de Am�rica [Jul 23] Nacional 2-2 Atl�ntida [Jul 30] Olimpia 0-1 Nacional [Aug 6] Nacional 3-2 Guaran� [Aug 20] Libertad n/p Nacional
[Aug 27] Nacional 4-4 Sol de Am�rica

Final Table: 1.Nacional 9 6 3 0 28-16 15 2.Atl�ntida 10 13 3.Sol de Am�rica 10 12 4.Guaran� 10 9 5.Olimpia 10 8 6.Libertad 9 0 1 8 1 Relegated

NB: one match not played

Segunda Divisi�n (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)

Champions: Presidente Hayes (promoted)

A dissident league under the name 'Liga Centenario' (later called Asociaci�n Paraguaya de F�tbol) was formed, with as participants in its initial season: Bah�a Blanca (champions), El Triunfo (Ypacara�), Marte Atl�tico (Luque), Vencedor (Luque), 14 de Mayo, Sport Asunceno, Boy Scouts, Uni�n Paraguaya, Mariscal L�pez, Sastre Sport and River Plate. It organised seven championships before folding in 1917.

1912

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 Am�rica 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 Am�rica. Guaran� and Mbigu� 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 Divisi�n: no tournament (other sources give Guaran� as winners, presumably because they re-entered the top level 1913).

Liga Centenario 1912: Atl�ntida and Libertad joined this rebel league; champions were River Plate (won decisive match 8-0 against Bah�a Blanca).

1913

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 Porte�o; the other 3 participants were 10 de Agosto (San Lorenzo), El Porvenir (Ypacara�) and River Plate.

Round 1 [Aug 3] Cerro Porte�o 5-1 Nacional Sol de Am�rica w/o Olimpia Guaran� bye

Round 2 [Aug 10] Sol de Am�rica 1-4 Guaran� Cerro Porte�o w/o Olimpia Nacional bye

Other Known Results: Cerro Porte�o 5-0 Nacional Cerro Porte�o 2-2 Olimpia [also reported 3-1]

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 8 7 1 0 15 2.Sol de Am�rica 8 10 3.Nacional 8 7 4.Olimpia 8 5 5.Guaran� 8 3

NB: Guaran�'s total missing from source and computed on the assumption that all clubs played 8 matches.

Segunda Divisi�n (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)

Champions: River Plate

Liga Centenario 1913: champions: Libertad; other participants included Atl�ntida, 14 de Mayo and Rubio �u

1914

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 Porte�o drw Guaran� River Plate 1-2 Sol de Am�rica [Aug 2] Olimpia 3-0 River Plate Guaran� abd Sol de Am�rica [Aug 9] Olimpia 2-0 Guaran� Cerro Porte�o abd Sol de Am�rica [Aug 16] Olimpia 2-2 Cerro Porte�o Sol de Am�rica 3-1 Nacional [Aug 23] Cerro Porte�o 1-0 River Plate Olimpia n/p Sol de Am�rica Nacional 8-0 Guaran� [Sep 6] Nacional 0-8 Olimpia Sol de Am�rica drw River Plate Cerro Porte�o drw? Guaran� [Sep 13] Sol de Am�rica 3-2 Guaran� River Plate 2-3 Olimpia Cerro Porte�o 7-0 Nacional [Sep 20] Guaran� n/p Olimpia [Sep 27] Nacional 6-0 Sol de Am�rica River Plate 3-1 Guaran� Cerro Porte�o abd Olimpia [abandoned at 0-2 in 50'] [Nov 8] Cerro Porte�o 0-2 Olimpia [remaining 40' from Sep 27] [Oct 4] Olimpia 3-2 Sol de Am�rica River Plate 4-0 Cerro Porte�o [Oct 11] Olimpia awd Guaran� [awarded to Guaran�; originally won River Plate 3-5 Sol de Am�rica by Olimpia] [Oct 18] Guaran� - River Plate Cerro Porte�o 4-1 Sol de Am�rica [Nov 8] Guaran� lt Nacional [Nov 15] Cerro Porte�o 2-3 Sol de Am�rica [annulled, result replay not known] [Jan 24, 1915] Olimpia 0-0 Sol de Am�rica

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 15 Cerro Porte�o 15 3.River Plate 9 4.Sol de Am�rica 8 5.Nacional 6 6.Guaran� 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 Porte�o

Championship Playoff Replay Olimpia 1-1 Cerro Porte�o

Championship Playoff Second Replay Olimpia 3-2 Cerro Porte�o

Segunda Divisi�n (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)

Champions: 10 de Agosto (San Lorenzo; predecessor of Sportivo San Lorenzo)

Liga Centenario 1914: champions: Libertad; other participants included Atl�ntida

1915

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 Guaran� Cerro Porte�o 2-1 Sol de Am�rica [Aug 1] Nacional 3-2 Olimpia Cerro Porte�o 4-1 Guaran� [Aug 8] Cerro Porte�o 5-1 Olimpia Guaran� lt Sol de Am�rica River Plate 2-2 Nacional [Aug 15] Sol de Am�rica 2-2 Nacional [Sep 19] Olimpia 5-0 Cerro Porte�o

Table (published Sep 25): 1.Olimpia 8 6 0 2 12 2.Cerro Porte�o 8 6 0 2 10 (?) 3.Nacional 7 4 1 2 9 4.Sol de Am�rica 8 4 1 3 9 5.River Plate 7 3 0 3 6 (?) 6.Guaran� 8 6 (?) NB: table apparently includes more wins than losses but misses some draws

[Sep 26] Olimpia 3-0 Guaran� Sol de Am�rica abd Nacional [abandoned at 3-0 in 28'] [Oct 3] Sol de Am�rica 2-1 Olimpia [Nov 7] Cerro Porte�o 3-2 River Plate

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 10 12 Olimpia 10 12 3.Guaran� 10 11 4.Sol de Am�rica 10 10 5.Nacional 10 9 6.River Plate 10 6

Championship Playoff [Nov 25, at Sol de Am�rica] Cerro Porte�o 1-1 Olimpia [Bareiro 30; Jos� Talavera 25] [Olimpia: David Gracia; Pedro Laconich, J.Sosa Gaona; A.Vel�squez, Mena, Leopoldo Caballero; Wilfrido Carreras, Vicente Caballero, Francisco Caballero (�Pancholo�), Carlos Oliva, Bareiro; Cerro Porte�o: ?; Clemente Talavera, Pe�a; Denis, G�mez, ?; ?, Jos� Talavera, Roa, ?, ?; ref: Adolfo Ort�zar]

Championship Playoff Replay [Dec 5, at Nacional (Quinta Stewart)] Cerro Porte�o 7-3 Olimpia [aet, 3-3 after 90'] [ref: Adolfo Ort�zar] NB: Cerro Porte�o's nickname (El Cicl�n de Barrio Obrero) apparently dates back from this match.

Segunda Divisi�n (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)

Champions: Marte Atl�tico (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: Atl�ntida; other participants included Libertad

1916

NB: played for the Copa el Diario (issued by newspaper of that name).

Known Result [Oct 8] Cerro Porte�o 2-1 Olimpia

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 12 11 0 1 22 2.Guaran� 12 15 3.Nacional 12 13 4.Cerro Porte�o 12 12 River Plate 12 12 6.Sol de Am�rica 12 7 7.Mariscal L�pez 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 Divisi�n (for Copa Intendencia Municipal)

Champions: Marte Atl�tico (Luque) (unbeaten); thanks to their win Marte Atl�tico were allowed to keep the trophy (Copa Intendencia Municipal).

Asociaci�n Paraguaya de F�tbol (new name for Liga Centenario) 1916: champions: Libertad (beating Atl�ntida in the final)

1917

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 14 23 2.River Plate 14 19 3.Cerro Porte�o 14 18 Guaran�
Nacional
Mariscal L�pez
Marte Atl�tico 8.Sol de Am�rica

NB: for unclear reasons, Mariscal L�pez (who did not finish last) were relegated (or withdrew) rather than Sol de Am�rica.

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: Villa del Salto (won championship final 3-2 against Cerro Porte�o B but renounced on promotion for economic reasons).

Divisi�n Transitoria (organised by the Liga Paraguaya de F�tbol for those clubs from the Asociaci�n Paraguaya de F�tbol 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 Divisi�n) but Boys Scouts apparently renounced.

Gran Partido Final [Nov 4] Olimpia 0-1 Libertad [Rufino Gorostiaga 83]

Asociaci�n Paraguaya de F�tbol 1917: champions: Atl�ntida; other participants: Rubio �u, 14 de Mayo, Sport Asunceno, El Triunfo (Ypacara�).

NB: although no promotion was foreseen for the clubs wishing to remain in the dissident league, Atl�ntida were included in the top level of the LPF 1918 after all, while the APF was disbanded.

1918

Known Results Cerro Porte�o 9-0 Marte Atl�tico Guaran� 11-1 Marte Atl�tico River Plate 12-2 Sol de Am�rica

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 16 21 Nacional 16 21 3.Olimpia 16 18 4.River Plate 16 17 5.Guaran� 16 16 Libertad 16 16 7.Marte Atl�tico 16 14 8.Atl�ntida 16 11 9.Sol de Am�rica 16 10 Relegation Playoff

Championship Playoff [Nov 10] Cerro Porte�o abd Nacional [abandoned at 1-2 in 105'] [L�zaro Avila 1-0; Faustino Casado 83, Escalada (1st half extra time] [Jan 12, 1919 (delay due to influenza epidemy)] Cerro Porte�o 2-2 Nacional [aet; only final 15'] [L�zaro Avila 2-2]

Championship Playoff Replay Cerro Porte�o 1-1 Nacional
[?; Clemente Ferreira]

Championship Playoff Second Replay Cerro Porte�o 4-2 Nacional
[score had been 0-2 at 70'; Cerro Porte�o's 4 goals in the final twenty minutes gave rise to the expression of a victory 'a lo Cerro', at the last moment]

Divisi�n Intermedia (new second level between first and second division)

Participants (7): Vencedor (Luque) Mariscal L�pez 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 Am�rica 5-2 Vencedor

1919

Known Result [Oct 12] River Plate 16-0 Marte Atl�tico

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 26 2.River Plate 23 ?.Olimpia 22 ?.Libertad 21 Guaran� 21 ?.Sol de Am�rica ? ?.Nacional 15 Atl�ntida 15 9.Sastre Sport 9 10.Marte Atl�tico 5 Relegated

NB: Sol de Am�rica 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.

Divisi�n Intermedia

Participants (10): Cerro Porte�o B River Plate B Olimpia B Cerro Cor� Villa del Salto El Triunfo (Ypacara�) Vencedor (Luque) Mariscal L�pez Presidente Hayes 10 de Agosto (San Lorenzo)

Champions: Presidente Hayes (promoted)

1920

Final Table: 1.Libertad 26 2.Olimpia 25 3.Cerro Porte�o 21 4.Atl�ntida 17 5.Presidente Hayes 15 Nacional 15 Sol de Am�rica 15 8.Guaran� 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.

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Cerro Porte�o B

NB: following the title of Cerro Porte�o'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 Porte�o B, Club Atl�tico Triunfo gained access to the first division; they were different from El Triunfo (Ypacara�).

Copa Italia 1920

Knock-Out Tournament

Final Libertad 2-0 Sol de Am�rica

NB: in early rounds, Libertad had eliminated River Plate, Guaran� and Nacional while Sol de Am�rica had beaten Cerro Porte�o and Olimpia.

Copa Manila 1920

Winners: Sol de Am�rica River Plate 16-0 Marte Atl�tico

1921

Known Result [May 8, opening match of season] Olimpia 1-2 Cerro Porte�o

Final Table: 1.Guaran� 26 2.Nacional 25 3.Sol de Am�rica 22 4.River Plate 21 Olimpia 21 6.Libertad 20 7.Cerro Porte�o 18 8.Presidente Hayes 13 9.Atl�ntida 9 10.Atl�tico Triunfo 5 [?] Relegated

NB: competition finished on April 9, 1922 (!)

NB: Triunfo listed with 9 points in source but not equal in place with Atl�ntida; 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.

Divisi�n Intermedia

Known Result [Mar 8, 1921] Sp. Luque�o 8-0 Tembetary

NB: Sportivo Luque�o had been formed on March 1, 1921 as a merger of Marte Atl�tico, General Aquino and Vencedor.

Champions: Sastre Sport (promoted)

1922

No championship was held due to civil war.

1923

Known Result [Jan 6, 1924] Guaran� 2-1 Libertad

Final Table: 1.Guaran� 29 2.Olimpia 26 3.Libertad 23 4.Nacional 20 5.Atl�ntida 17 6.Cerro Porte�o 14 River Plate 14 8.Sol de Am�rica 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.

Divisi�n Intermedia

Participants (10): Deportivo Meilicke Adolfo Riquelme Sportivo Luque�o San Antonio San Lorenzo SC Rubio �u Presidente Franco de Isla Valle Atl�tico Tembetary Mariscal L�pez Universo

Champions: Deportivo Meilicke (promoted; later changed name to General Caballero)

1924

Known Results [Jun 22] Gen. Caballero 0-2 Nacional [Jun 29] Nacional 2-1 Pdte. Hayers [Jul 13] Guaran� 0-1 Nacional [Jul 20] Nacional 2-0 Sol de Am�rica [Jul 27] Nacional 3-1 River Plate [Aug 3] Sastre Sport 1-5 Nacional [Aug 10] Atl�ntida 0-3 Nacional [Aug 31] Nacional 4-2 Olimpia [Sep 7] Nacional bye [Sep 14] Nacional 3-0 Cerro Porte�o
[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.Guaran� 11 (10) 6.Sol de Am�rica 9 ( 7) 7.Presidente Hayes 9 ( 6) 8.Cerro Porte�o 8 ( 8) 9.Atl�ntida 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)

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Sportivo Luque�o (promoted)

1925

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 28 2.Guaran� 22 ?.Nacional
?.Sol de Am�rica 20 5.Libertad 16 Presidente Hayes 16 7.Sportivo Luque�o 15 8.River Plate 14 9.Cerro Porte�o 13 10.Atl�ntida 11 Relegated

NB: number of points of Nacional not given; 25 points are missing but Guaran� definitely finished as runners-up so presumably some matches were not played or points deducted and Nacional finished third or fourth.

Divisi�n Intermedia

Confirmed Participants: Sastre Sport Rubio �u Atl�tico Tembetary 14 de Julio San Lorenzo SC San Antonio Universo

Champions: Sastre Sport (promoted)

1926

Known Results [May 9] Nacional 3-1 Cerro Porte�o
[May 16] Sp. Luque�o 1-3 Nacional [Jun 13] Libertad 1-2 Nacional [Jun 20] Guaran� 1-1 Nacional [Jun 27] River Plate 0-2 Nacional [Jul 4] Nacional 4-1 Pdte. Hayes [Jul 11] Nacional abd Sol de Am�rica [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 Porte�o 0-3 Nacional [Aug 29] Nacional 2-0 Sp. Luque�o [Sep 5] Nacional 2-2 Libertad [2-0?] [Sep 12] Nacional 2-0 Guaran� [Sep 19] Nacional 2-1 River Plate [Oct 3] Pdte. Hayes 0-5 Nacional [Dec 19] Sol de Am�rica 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 Am�rica [replay Jul 11]

Final Table: 1.Nacional 18 14 3 1 43-13 31 [*] 2.Olimpia 24 (23) 3.River Plate 18 Sol de Am�rica 18 5.Cerro Porte�o 17 (18) Libertad 17 (19) Sportivo Luque�o 17 8.Guaran� 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.

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Rubio �u (promoted)

1927

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 24 2.Nacional 21 Libertad 21 4.Cerro Porte�o 19 5.Sportivo Luque�o 17 6.River Plate 16 Sol de Am�rica 16 Presidente Hayes 16 9.Guaran� 15 10.Rubio �u 9 Relegated

NB: 6 points less than expected should all clubs have played the full programme of 18 matches.

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Atl�ntida (promoted)

Campeonato Nacional 1927/28 (first edition)

Known Results (all knock-out matches) Ypacara� 3-1 Luque Ypacara� 3-0 Pinasco Ypacara� 1-1 4-0 Piray� Final Ypacara� 3-1 Paraguar�

1928

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 27 Playoff Libertad 27 Playoff 3.Nacional 22 4.Guaran� 21 5.River Plate 20 [inferred] 6.Sportivo Luque�o 16 7.Atl�ntida 15 Cerro Porte�o 15 9.Sol de Am�rica 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

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: General Caballero de Zeballos Cu� (promoted)

1929

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 Luque�o 9 River Plate 9 5.Guaran� 8 6.Nacional 7 7.Atl�ntida 6 8.Sol de Am�rica 4 9.Cerro Porte�o 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.

Divisi�n 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. (Compa�ia Americana de Luz y Tracci�n; the club later changed name to Atl�tico Corrales) did not possess their own field.

Promoted: C.A.L.T., Presidente Hayes, Presidente Alvear and Universo.

Liga Amateur

Champions: Atl�tico San Blas

1930

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 Luque�o Guaran�
Nacional
Atl�ntida
Sol de Am�rica
Cerro Porte�o
General Caballero
C.A.L.T. Presidente Hayes Presidente Alvear Universo

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Sastre Sport (not promoted; club disappeared after Guerra del Chaco)

1931

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 'Asociaci�n Paraguaya de F�tbol', supported by Libertad, Cerro Porte�o, Nacional, Guaran�, River Plate, Sol de Am�rica 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

1932

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 Porte�o 7 11 Sol de Am�rica 7 11 Other Participants (6): C.A.L.T.
Nacional
General Caballero
Atl�ntida
Libertad River Plate

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Atl�tico Tembetary (not promoted due to Guerra del Chaco)

1935

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 Asunci�n. Because of this, Presidente Alvear, Sportivo Luque�o, 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 Porte�o 1-0 Nacional [abandoned in 65'; Nacional walked Round 3 [Nov 17] off after being refused a penalty] Sol de Am�rica 4-3 Cerro Porte�o [Cerro had led 3-0] Final Round [Dec 8] Olimpia 1-3 Cerro Porte�o

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 9 8 0 1 16 2.Sol de Am�rica 9 12 3.Libertad 9 11 4.Olimpia 9 10 5.Nacional 9 9 C.A.L.T. 9 9 7.Guaran� 9 7 8.Atl�ntida 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 Atl�tico Corrales after a battle of that name.

Topscorer: Pedro Osorio (Cerro Porte�o) 16 goals

Divisi�n 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 Luque�o the right of participation in the 1936 championship.

1936

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.Atl�ntida 12 15 Nacional 11 15 4.Libertad 13 Sportivo Luque�o 13 6.Sol de Am�rica 11 7.Cerro Porte�o 10 River Plate 10 9.Presidente Hayes 8 Atl�tico Corrales 8 11.Guaran� 6

Topscorer: Flaminio Silva (Olimpia) 34 goals (in 12 matches!)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

As no lower level championship was organised, various clubs organised themselves in a rival organisation, the Federaci�n 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: Tacuar� Serie D: Rubio �u

Overall Champions: Presidente Alvear

NB: during its existence (until 1950), the leagues of the Federaci�n 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 D�az, Fernando de la Mora, Atl�tico Tembetary, Presidente Franco, 14 de Julio, Humait�, Tacuar�, It� Ybat�, Independiente de Campo Grande, Atl�tico Sajonia, Juventud, Vencedor, Sport Bot�nico, Coronel Franco, Resistencia, 12 de Octubre de Villa Aurelia, Sportivo Villa Aurelia, Atl�tico Barrio Oriental, Rubio �u, Cerro Cor�, 12 de Junio, 12 de Mayo (or 14 de Mayo?), Presidente Alvear, San Ger�nimo, Sport Colombia, Pe�arol, Sportivo General Genes, Deportivo Pinoz�, Sport Ciudad Nueva, Sport Am�rica, Sportivo Trinidense, Primero de Setiembre, J�venes Unidos.

Liga Amateur de Foot Ball

Champions: Atl�tico San Blas

NB: during its existence (it was founded in 1927), the following clubs participated in championships of the amateur league: Asunic�n FBC, San Vicente, Trinidense, 22 de Setiembre, Pettirossi, Primero de Marzo, Curupayty, Mercede�os, Atl�tico San Blas, Boquer�n, Ciudad Nueva, Vista Alegre, Nanawa, Uni�n Pac�fica, 12 de Junio, Arroyo Ferreira, Barracas, Pe�arol, Ciudad Alta, Cerveceros, Ytoror�, Atl�tico Rosarino, Sastre Sport, Pessolani and others.

1937

Known Results Round 1 [Jul 18] Cerro Porte�o 8-1 Olimpia Round ? Olimpia 0-1 Cerro Porte�o 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 Porte�o 28 3.Guaran� 25 Atl�tico Corrales 25 5.Sol de Am�rica 20 6.River Plate 19 7.Nacional 18 8.Libertad 17 Presidente Hayes 17 10.Sportivo Luque�o 13 [inferred] 11.Atl�ntida 9

NB: number of points of Sportivo Luque�o not given; 13 points are missing should all clubs have played the full programme of 20 matches.

Topscorer: Francisco Sosa (Guaran�) 21 goals

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: not known Overall Champions: General Caballero de Zeballos Cu�

Liga Amateur de Foot Ball

Champions: Atl�tico San Blas

Campeonato Nacional 1937 (second edition)

NB: 25 leagues from the 'Interior' entered the tournament; Asunci�n were represented by the Liga Amateur.

First Round Villarrica 3-3 Encarnaci�n Concepci�n drw Puerto Pinasco Asunci�n bt Luque

First Round Replays Villarrica w/o Encarnaci�n [Encarnaci�n dns] Concepci�n bt Puerto Pinasco

Second Round Villarrica 4-1 Concepci�n San Lorenzo bt Asunci�n

Third Round Paraguar� bt Villarrica

Final [Jan 1937] Paraguar� 3-2 San Lorenzo

1938

Known Results Round ? Olimpia 0-1 Cerro Porte�o [Jul 10] Cerro Porte�o abd River Plate [abandoned in 86' at 2-2 when Cerro [Aug 16] Porte�o had a penalty awarded to them] Cerro Porte�o lt Libertad [temporarily awarded to Cerro Porte�o [Sep 11] due to 'caso Montalbetti'; award was Cerro Porte�o 10-1 Atl. Corrales revoked and original score stood] Cerro Porte�o 2-2 River Plate [final 4'; awarded penalty was missed]

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 35 2.Cerro Porte�o 32 3.Libertad 24 4.Atl�ntida 21 5.Nacional 19 Atl�tico Corrales 19 7.Guaran� 17 Sol de Am�rica 17 9.River Plate 14 10.Presidente Hayes 13 [inferred] 11.Sportivo Luque�o 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: Mart�n Flor (Cerro Porte�o) 17 goals Amado Salinas (Libertad) 17 goals

Divisi�n Intermedia

NB: organised for the first time since the Guerra del Chaco

Champions: Atl�tico Sajonia (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: Atl�tico 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; Asunci�n were represented by the Liga Amateur.

First Round Puerto Pinasco bt Concepci�n Villarrica bt Caazap� Caacup� bt Barrero Grande Alberdi bt Pilar Asunci�n awd Villa Elisa [Asunci�n won but were disqualified]

Second Round Encarnaci�n 7-0 San Pedro Villarrica bt Coronel Oviedo

Third Round? Villarrica bt San Lorenzo Puerto Pinasco bt Encarnaci�n

Final [Jan 1939] Villarrica 5-2 Puerto Pinasco

1939

Top Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 28 2.Olimpia 24 3.Nacional 20 4.Presidente Hayes 17 5.Libertad 16 .Atl�ntida
.Guaran�
.Sol de Am�rica
.River Plate
.Sportivo Luque�o

Topscorer: Te�filo Esp�nola (Libertad) 28 goals

NB: Atl�tico 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 (Valpara�so; Santiago), Cuba (La Habana), Mexico (Ciudad de M�xico, 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 Jos�), Colombia (Barranquilla; Cali; Bogot�; Antioqu�a), Dutch Antilles (Curacao, presumably in Willemstad), Surinam (Paramaribo), Venezuela (Caracas; La Guaira), and Ecuador (Quito).

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: 24 de Setiembre (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: Sport Am�rica and Deportivo Recoleta Overall Champions: Sport Am�rica

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Deportivo Pinoz�

1940

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 34 2.Sol de Am�rica 22 3.Guaran� 21 4.Libertad 19 Nacional 19 Sportivo Luque�o 19 Atl�tico Corrales 19 8.River Plate 17 Presidente Hayes 17 10.Olimpia 16 [] 11.Atl�ntida 15 []

[*] Olimpia lost the points from a match against Atl�ntida they had won 2-1, finishing last on 14 points while Atl�ntida 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: Jos� Vinsac (Cerro Porte�o) 30 goals

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Sport Colombia (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: Deportivo Recoleta and Atl�tico Tembetary Overall Champions: Deportivo Recoleta

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Deportivo Pinoz�

1941

Known Results Cerro Porte�o 1-2 Olimpia Olimpia 2-1 Cerro Porte�o

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 20 34 2.Olimpia 20 33 3.Nacional 20 26 4.Guaran� 20 22 Presidente Hayes 20 22 6.River Plate 20 21 7.Sol de Am�rica 20 20 8.Atl�ntida 20 17 9.Libertad 20 11 10.Sportivo Luque�o 20 8 11.Atl�tico Corrales 20 6 Relegated

Topscorers: Benjam�n Laterza (Cerro Porte�o) 18 goals Fabio Baudo Franco (Nacional) 18 goals

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Rubio �u (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: At. B. Oriental and Atl�tico Tembetary Overall Champions: Atl�tico Tembetary

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Rubio �u (B)

Liga Amateur de Foot Ball (last ever edition)

Champions: Asunci�n FBC

1942

Known Results [Apr 12] Nacional 2-4 River Plate [Apr 19] Sp. Luque�o 2-3 Nacional [May 3] Atl�ntida 3-6 Nacional [May 10] Olimpia 2-2 Nacional [May 17] Sol de Am�rica 3-6 Nacional [May 24] Cerro Porte�o 3-3 Nacional [May 31] Nacional 3-5 Guaran� [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. Luque�o [Jul 19] Nacional 4-1 Atl�ntida [Jul 26] Nacional 4-1 Olimpia [Aug 2] Nacional 1-2 Sol de Am�rica [Aug 9] Nacional 1-2 Cerro Porte�o
[Aug 23] Guaran� 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 Porte�o 18 12 2 4 50-30 26 3.Guaran� 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 Am�rica 18 5 7 6 33-35 17 7.Sportivo Luque�o 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) Atl�ntida 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, Guaran� had led with 24 points, holding a 4-point advantage over both Nacional and Cerro Porte�o, but while those two won their last 3 matches, Guaran� managed only 1 draw.

Championship Playoff

First Leg Nacional 3-0 Cerro Porte�o

Second Leg Nacional w/o Cerro Porte�o

NB: Cerro Porte�o 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 Porte�o withdrew.

Topscorer: Francisco Sosa (Cerro Porte�o) 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

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: 24 de Setiembre (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: Universo and Deportivo Recoleta Overall Champions: Deportivo Recoleta

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Rubio �u (B)

1943

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 Am�rica 18 22 4.Guaran� 18 19 5.Cerro Porte�o 18 17 6.Nacional 18 16 7.Presidente Hayes 18 14 Atl�ntida 18 14 9.River Plate 18 12 10.Sportivo Luque�o 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 Am�rica 18 8 6 4 38-30 22 4.Guaran� 18 9 1 8 47-39 19 5.Cerro Porte�o 18 9 1 8 41-37 19 6.Nacional 18 6 4 8 34-43 16 7.Atl�ntida 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 Luque�o 18 4 3 11 25-37 11

NB: this table shows 2 more wins than losses and total goal difference +4; apparently Cerro Porte�o actually had a 8-1-9 record while Olimpia may have obtained both points from a draw with River Plate.

Topscorer: Atilio Melone (Guaran�) 27 goals

Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1943

Winners: Olimpia

Divisi�n 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.

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: not known Overall Champions: Deportivo Recoleta

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)

1944

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 26 2.Libertad 24 Guaran� 24 [*] 4 Nacional 22 5.Olimpia 20 6.Presidente Hayes 18 7.Sol de Am�rica 15 8.River Plate 13 9.Sportivo Luque�o 7 Atl�ntida 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 Guaran�

Topscorers: Porfirio Rol�n (Libertad) 18 goals Sixto Noceda (Presidente Hayes) 18 goals

Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1944

Winners: Nacional

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Sport Colombia (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: not known Overall Champions: General Genes

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Sport Colombia (B)

1945

Final Round Libertad 5-0 Cerro Porte�o

Final Table: 1.Libertad 18 13 1 4 58-31 27 2.Cerro Porte�o 18 11 2 5 40-31 24 3.Presidente Hayes 18 8 4 6 41-32 20 Sol de Am�rica 18 9 2 7 39-33 20 Olimpia 18 8 4 6 38-34 20 6.Nacional 18 7 4 7 35-27 18 Guaran� 18 9 0 9 43-42 18 8.Atl�ntida 18 5 2 11 33-50 12 9.Sportivo Luque�o 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 Luque�o with only 10 points.

Topscorer: Porfirio Rol�n (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 Porte�o

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Sport Colombia (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes

Serie Winners: not known Overall Champions: 12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo

1946

Known Results [Jun 16] Nacional 2-4 Sol de Am�rica [Jun 30] Atl�ntida 1-1 Nacional [Jul 14] Nacional 2-1 Guaran� [Jul 21] Olimpia 2-1 Nacional [Jul 27] Cerro Porte�o 1-3 Nacional [Aug 3] Nacional 8-2 Sp. Luque�o [Aug 11] Libertad 1-2 Nacional [Aug 18] Nacional 8-2 Pdte. Hayes [Aug 25] River Plate 1-2 Nacional [Sep 8] Sol de Am�rica 0-3 Nacional [Sep 15] Nacional 4-2 Atl�ntida [Sep 29] Guaran� 2-3 Nacional [Oct 6] Nacional 3-0 Olimpia [Oct 12] Nacional 0-2 Cerro Porte�o [Oct 19] Sp. Luque�o 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 Am�rica 18 9 6 3 55-32 24 Cerro Porte�o 18 10 4 4 38-23 24 4.Olimpia 18 9 3 6 54-38 21 Guaran� 18 7 7 4 47-34 21 Libertad 18 8 5 5 33-32 21 7.Atl�ntida 18 4 8 6 33-33 16 8.Presidente Hayes 18 5 3 10 34-52 13 9.Sportivo Luque�o 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 Luque�o 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 Am�rica bt Cerro Porte�o

Topscorer: Leocadio Mar�n (Olimpia) 25 goals

Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1946

Winners: Nacional

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Deportivo Pinoz� (not promoted)

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes (last ever completed edition)

Serie Winners: Oriental, 12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo, Sport Am�rica and Pe�arol Overall Champions: 12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo

1947

Round 17? Guaran� 12-4 Sol de Am�rica Round 17? Olimpia 3-0 Guaran� Round 18 Cerro Porte�o 3-2 Olimpia

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 18 26 2.Guaran� 18 24 3.Nacional 18 23 4.Cerro Porte�o 18 21 5.River Plate 18 18 6.Atl�ntida 18 17 7.Sportivo Luque�o 18 16 8.Sol de Am�rica 18 15 9.Libertad 18 12 10.Presidente Hayes 18 8

Topscorer: Leocadio Mar�n (Olimpia) 27 goals

Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1947

Winners: Olimpia

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes (edition not finished)

Serie Winners: General Genes (other series not finished) Overall Champions: none

1948

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 18 12 4 2 28 2.Cerro Porte�o 18 25 3.Sportivo Luque�o 18 23 4.Guaran� 18 19 5.Nacional 18 15 River Plate 18 15 7.Libertad 18 14 Presidente Hayes 18 14 Atl�ntida 18 14 10.Sol de Am�rica 18 13

Topscorer: Fabio Franco (Nacional) 24 goals

Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1948

Winners: Olimpia

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Asunci�n FBC (promoted)

NB: Asunci�n FBC, from the barrio Tuyucu�, had joined the Intermedia for the 1948 season and won it then for the only time ever.

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Deportivo Pinoz�

Federaci�n Paraguaya de Deportes (edition not finished)

Serie Winners: Deportivo Recoleta (other series not finished) Overall Champions: none

1949

Round 21 Sp. Luque�o 6-0 Nacional Guaran� 7-1 River Plate

Round 22 Nacional drw Sol de Am�rica Atl�ntida 0-4 Guaran�

Final Table: 1.Guaran� 20 27 2.Nacional 20 26 3.Cerro Porte�o 20 24 4.Presidente Hayes 20 22 5.Olimpia 20 21 6.River Plate 20 20 Atl�ntida 20 20 8.Libertad 20 19 9.Sportivo Luque�o 20 18 10.Sol de Am�rica 20 16 11.Asunci�n FBC 20 7 Relegated

Topscorer: Dar�o Jara Saguier (Cerro Porte�o) 18 goals

Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1949

Winners: Cerro Porte�o

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Sportivo San Lorenzo (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Fernando de la Mora

Federaci�n 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] Concepci�n bt Encarnaci�n

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 Guarambar�, It�, Itaugu� and Yaguar�n

1950

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 28 2.Libertad 26 3.Olimpia 25 4.Sportivo Luque�o 22 5.Nacional 20 Guaran� 20 Presidente Hayes 20 8.Sol de Am�rica 17 9.Sp. San Lorenzo 15 10.River Plate 14 11.Atl�ntida 12 Relegated

NB: 1 points less than expected should all clubs have played the full programme of 20 matches.

Topscorer: Dar�o Jara Saguier (Cerro Porte�o) 18 goals

Plaqueta Artur Millington Drake 1950

Winners: Cerro Porte�o

Divisi�n Intermedia

Champions: Sport Colombia (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Fernando de la Mora

Campeonato Nacional 1950 (fifth edition)

NB: the four finalists (Villarrica, Alberdi, Concepci�n and Liga del Sud) played a round robin for the title.

Final Match [Dec 13, 1950] Villarrica 3-3 Concepci�n

Final Ranking: 1.Villarrica 2.Alberdi

1951

Final Table: 1.Sportivo Luque�o 20 29 2.Cerro Porte�o 20 25 3.Nacional 20 24 4.Libertad 20 23 5.Guaran� 20 22 6.Olimpia 20 20 7.Presidente Hayes 20 19 8.Sol de Am�rica 20 17 9.River Plate 20 16 10.Sp. San Lorenzo 20 14 11.Sport Colombia 20 11 Relegated

Topscorer: Antonio Ram�n G�mez (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 Divisi�n (new name for Divisi�n Intermedia)

Champions: Atl�ntida (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

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 Encarnaci�n [Villarrica won after a protest] Liga del Sur bt Villarrica

Final Match Liga Central 1-0 Misiones

1952

Final Table: 1.Presidente Hayes 28 2.Sol de Am�rica 24 Libertad 24 4.Nacional 23 5.Olimpia 22 6.Cerro Porte�o 21 7.Sportivo Luque�o 18 8.River Plate 16 Atl�ntida 16 10.Guaran� 15 [inferred] 11.Sp. San Lorenzo 13 Relegated

NB: number of points of Guaran� not given; 15 points are missing should all clubs have played the full programme of 20 matches

Topscorers: Antonio Ram�n G�mez (Libertad) 16 goals Rub�n Fern�ndez (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 Divisi�n

Champions: General Genes (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Silvio Pettirossi

Campeonato Nacional 1952 (seventh edition)

Final Round

Final Table: 1.Liga Central Concepci�n Encarnaci�n

NB: after an additional playoff, Liga Central won the championship

Second Place Playoff Concepci�n 4-2 Encarnaci�n

1953

Final Table: 1.Sportivo Luque�o 20 29 2.Cerro Porte�o 20 27 Libertad 20 27 4.Presidente Hayes 20 25 Olimpia 20 25 6.Nacional 20 22 7.Guaran� 20 15 8.Atl�ntida 20 13 Sol de Am�rica 20 13 River Plate 20 13 11.General Genes 20 11 Relegated

Topscorer: Antonio Acosta (Presidente Hayes) 15 goals

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: Sportivo San Lorenzo (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Tacuar�

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 Concepci�n Misiones bt Ypacara�

Final Table: 1.Ypacara� 2.Misiones

1954

Final Table: 1.Cerro Porte�o 20 32 2.Libertad 20 29 3.Olimpia 20 28 4.Sol de Am�rica 20 24 5.Presidente Hayes 20 19 Sportivo Luque�o 20 19 Nacional 20 22 8.Guaran� 20 15 Sp. San Lorenzo 20 15 10.River Plate 20 13 Relegated 11.Atl�ntida 20 7 Relegated

Topscorer: M�ximo Rol�n (Libertad) 24 goals

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: Rubio �u (not promoted)

NB: Rubio �u were not promoted as the first level was reduced to 9 clubs

Tercera Divisi�n

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 Asunci�n; 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

1955

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 Am�rica 16 7 5 4 27-24 19 Qualified 4.Cerro Porte�o 16 7 3 6 23-23 17 Qualified 5.Guaran� 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 Luque�o 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 Luque�o

Second Phase (computed from Aggregate Table): 1.Cerro Porte�o 4 3 0 1 8- 4 6 2.Libertad 4 2 1 1 12- 4 5 3.Guaran� 4 2 0 2 10-12 4 4.Olimpia 4 2 1 1 5- 3 5 5.Sol de Am�rica 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 Porte�o 20 10 3 7 31-27 23 [29] 4.Guaran� 20 8 5 7 29-35 21 [25] 5.Sol de Am�rica 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 Luque�o 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: M�ximo Rol�n (Libertad) 25 goals

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: General Genes (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Tembetary

Campeonato Nacional 1955 (tenth edition)

NB: 6 leagues from the 'Interior' qualified after regional elimination rounds for the final tournament in Asunci�n

Final Ranking: 1.Liga Central 2.Liga Serrana

1956

First Phase: 1.Libertad
Olimpia
Sol de Am�rica
Cerro Porte�o
Guaran�
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: M�ximo Rol�n (Libertad) 23 goals

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: Sportivo Luque�o (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Cerro Cor�

1957

Round 14 Sol de Am�rica 0-1 Olimpia Guaran� drw Cerro Porte�o

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 14 17 2.Cerro Porte�o 14 16 Sol de Am�rica 14 16 Guaran� 14 16 5.Sportivo Luque�o 14 14 6.Libertad 14 12 7.Nacional 14 11 8.Presidente Hayes 14 10 Relegated

NB: among the second-placed teams, Cerro Porte�o had the best goal average, but all three were credited with finishing runners-up.

Topscorer: Juan Bautista Ag�ero (Olimpia) 14 goals

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: River Plate (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Silvio Pettirossi

Campeonato Nacional 1957 (eleventh edition)

NB: 4 leagues from the 'Interior' qualified after regional elimination rounds for the final tournament in Asunci�n

Round ? Villarrica drw Villeta Paraguar� bt Villarrica Round 3 Villeta 1-0 Paraguar� Liga Central bt Villarrica

Final Ranking: 1.Villeta 2.Paraguari 3.Liga Central 4.Villarrica 3 0 1 2 1

1958

Round 14 Libertad 3-2 Olimpia

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 14 8 5 1 21 2.Cerro Porte�o 14 17 3.Guaran� 14 16 4.Nacional 14 15 Sportivo Luque�o 14 15 6.Sol de Am�rica 14 11 7.Libertad 14 10 8.River Plate 14 7

NB: no clubs relegated, top level extended to 10 clubs

Topscorer: Juan Bautista Ag�ero (Olimpia) 16 goals

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: Presidente Hayes (promoted) Promoted: General Caballero de Zeballos Cu�

Tercera Divisi�n

Champions: Fernando de la Mora

1959

Round ? Olimpia 4-1 Cerro Porte�o

Final Table: 1.Olimpia 18 15 3 0 33 2.Cerro Porte�o 24 3.Sportivo Luque�o 18 4.Libertad 17 General Caballero 17 Sol de Am�rica 17 7.Guaran� 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: Ram�n Rodr�guez (River Plate) 17 goals

Segunda Divisi�n

Champions: Atl�tico Tembetary (promoted)

Tercera Divisi�n

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 Asunci�n; tournament officially called 'Interligas' for the first time

Group Stage

Known Results Misiones 2-2 Concepci�n Villarrica bt Encarnaci�n

Group 1 Concepci�n Liga Central Misiones Paraguar�

Group 2 Villarrica Encarnaci�n Capiat� Puerto Rosario

Final Liga Central bt Capiat�

1960

See 1960 season file.

1961

See 1961 season file.

1962

See 1962 season file.

1963

See 1963 season file.

1964

See 1964 season file.

1965

See 1965 season file.

1966

See 1966 season file.

1967

See 1967 season file.

About this document

Sources: [Bes 96], newspapers: El Diario, El Nacional

Thanks to Carlos Dar�o Torres (�ltima Hora) for providing additions and corrections on 1913, 1914 and 1915.

Thanks to Juan Pablo Andr�s for providing the league tables of 1943, 1945 and 1955 as published by ABC Color.

Thanks to Hans Sch�ggl for additional data from sites of Nacionaland Cerro Porte�o.

Obviously the author welcomes any additional information or correction; please mail those to karel.rsssf@gmail.com.

Prepared and maintained by _Karel Stokkermans_for theRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel.rsssf@gmail.com) Last updated: 11 Jul 2022

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