The following article presents a summary of the 1996 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
First division Thirteen teams participated in the championship which was played in two tournament (Apertura and Clausura), being the champions Guaraní and Cerro Porteño. In the Final Apertura versus Clausura Champions, Club Cerro Porteño won its 24th championship.
Relegation/Promotion Deportivo Humaitá automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the season-wide aggregate table. Cerro Corá promoted to the first division by winning the second division tournament.
Qualification to international competitions Club Guaraní qualified to the 1997 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura. Cerro Porteño qualified to the 1997 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Clausura. Sportivo Luqueño qualified to the 1997 Copa Conmebol like the runner-up of the Torneo Apertura.
Paraguay national team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompParaguay scorersFixtureaccording to the RSSSF-site on 1996-02-14 Estadio Olímpico Patria Sucre, Bolivia 4–1 FF= Friendly match Unknown 424 1996-04-21 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 3–0 F Gamarra Báez Ferreira 425 1996-04-24 Estadio Metropolitano Barranquilla, Colombia 1–0 WCQ 1998WCQ 1998= 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 426 1996-06-02 Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay 0–2 WCQ 1998 Arce Rojas 427 1996-06-26 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 1–2 F Esteche 428 1996-07-26 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 2–0 F Ayala Cardozo 429 1996-08-08 Workers Stadium Beijing, PR China 0–2 F Unknown 430 1996-09-01 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina 1–1 WCQ 1998 Chilavert 431 1996-10-09 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 2–1 WCQ 1998 Gamarra Rivarola 432 1996-11-10 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay 1–0 WCQ 1998 Benítez 433 1996-12-15 Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia 0–0 WCQ 1998 434
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References Paraguay 1996 by Eli Schmerler, Andy Bolander and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF