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2005 in Paraguayan football
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The following article presents a summary of the 2005 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
First division results
The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 10 teams participating in a two-round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.
Torneo Apertura
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Guaraní | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Nacional | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 3 de Febrero | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 12 de Octubre | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Tacuary | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Libertad | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 17 | |||||||||||
| General Caballero ZC | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Olimpia | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 13 |
Torneo Clausura
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Libertad | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 3 de Febrero | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Nacional | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Tacuary | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Guaraní | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 12 de Octubre | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 14 | |||||||||||
| General Caballero ZC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
Championship game playoff
Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and no playoff game was played.
Relegation / Promotion
- General Caballero ZC automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
- 2 de Mayo and Club Fernando de la Mora promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.
Qualification to international competitions
- Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2006 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura; and to the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and 2006 Copa Sudamericana by winning the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Runners-up playoff game
- Libertad (runners-up of the Clausura) qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2006 by winning the runners-up playoff game against Guaraní (runners-up of the Apertura) by an aggregate score of 5–3.
Copa Sudamericana 2005 Qualifiers
Semifinals
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 3-1 | 3 de Febrero | June 29 |
| Guaraní | 2-1 | 12 de Octubre | June 29 |
Final
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guaraní | 2-1 | Nacional | July 3 |
- Guaraní qualified to the Copa Sudamericana 2005 by winning the final.
Copa Sudamericana 2006 Qualifiers
Played between the Clausura tournament winner and the second-best finisher in the aggregate point table (Nacional).
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1-6 | Libertad | December 22 |
Lower divisions results
| Level | Tournament | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Intermedia | 2 de Mayo |
| 3rd (G.A. teams) | Primera de Ascenso | Club Rubio Ñú |
| 3rd (interior teams) | UFI Champions Cup | Club Choré Central |
| 4th (G.A. teams) | Segunda de Ascenso | 1° de Marzo |
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
- Copa Libertadores 2005:
- Cerro Porteño: round of 16
- Club Libertad: group-stage
- Tacuary: preliminary round
- Copa Sudamericana 2005:
- Cerro Porteño: round of 16
- Club Guaraní: preliminary first round
[[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay national team]]
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2005.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Paraguay scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2005 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | |||||
| Quito, Ecuador | 5 - 2 | WCQ 2006 | Cardozo | |||
| Cabañas | Report | |||||
| March 30, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco | |||||
| Asunción, Paraguay | 2 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Morinigo | |||
| Cardozo | Report | |||||
| June 5, 2005 | Beira Rio | |||||
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 4 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz | Report | ||
| June 8, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco | |||||
| Asunción, Paraguay | 4 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Gamarra | |||
| Santa Cruz | ||||||
| J.C. Cáceres | ||||||
| Núñez | Report | |||||
| September 3, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco | |||||
| Asunción, Paraguay | 1 - 0 | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz | Report | ||
| October 8, 2005 | José Pachencho Romero | |||||
| Maracaibo, Venezuela | 0 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Haedo Valdez | Report | ||
| October 12, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco | |||||
| Asunción, Paraguay | 0 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | - | Report |
References
- Paraguay 2005 by Eli Schmerler and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
- Diario ABC Color
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