The 2005 Paraguayan Championship of the Primera División of Paraguay took place from February 11 to December 10, with the participation of ten clubs. The season consisted of three stages: the Apertura Tournament, which was won by Cerro Porteño; the Clausura Tournament, which was also claimed by Cerro Porteño, thus crowning them as the 2005 Season's Absolute Champion for the 27th time in its history.
Apertura Tournament 2005 The tournament began on February 11 and concluded on June 25. The format was a round-robin system, with home and away matches, played over 18 rounds. Cerro Porteño emerged as champions, earning a spot in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana.
Standings Pos.TeamsMPWDLGFGAGDPts.1.Cerro Porteño181062301515362.Guaraní1894521183313.Nacional1893625223304.3 de Febrero1877424177285.12 de Octubre1868422220266.Tacuary18411324195237.Libertad184772123-2198.Sportivo Luqueño183872022-2179.General Caballero182791628-121310.Olimpia182791027-1713
Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points
Pre-Sudamericana 2005 A play-off was held between the teams finishing in 2nd to 5th place. The winner earned a spot in the 2005 Copa Sudamericana.
Guaraní secured the spot by defeating Nacional 2–1 in the final match.
Semifinals
Final
2005 Clausura Tournament The tournament began on August 5 and ended on December 10. The competition format was a round-robin system, with 18 matchdays played, with home and away matches. The champion was Cerro Porteño. Standings Pos.TeamsMPWDLGFGAGDPts.1.Cerro Porteño181134342014362.Libertad1895430237323.Olimpia1894529209314.3 de Febrero1884631256285.Nacional1876524204276.Sportivo Luqueño1867527261257.Tacuary186662631-5248.Guaraní1862101825-7209.12 de Octubre182881833-151410.General Caballero1831141529-1410
Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points
Pre-Libertadores 2006 A play-off was held between the runners-up of the Apertura and Clausura Tournaments. The winner would earn a spot in the 2006 Copa Libertadores.
Libertad won the spot with an aggregate score of 5–3 against Guaraní.
Accumulated points
Resulting from the sum of the Apertura and Clausura.
Points Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD 1 Club Cerro Porteño7236219 6 6435+31 2 Club Nacional5736169 114942+7 3 Club 3 de Febrero56361511105542+13 4 Club Libertad51361312115146+5 5 Club Guaraní5136156 153943-4 6 Club Tacuary473610179 50500 7 Club Olimpia44361111143947-8 8 Club Sportivo Luqueño42369 15124748-1 9 Club 12 de Octubre40368 16124055-15 10 Club General Caballero23365 8 233157-16
Points=Pts; Played=PJ; Won=G; Drawn=E; Lost=P; GF=Goals For; GA=Goals Against; GD=Goal Difference
Qualified for 2006 Copa Libertadores and 2006 Copa Sudamericana Qualified for 2006 Copa Libertadores Qualified for 2006 Copa Sudamericana Relegated to División Intermedia
Relegations and promotions General Caballero was relegated to the División Intermedia, finishing in last place in the average standings.
The clubs 2 de Mayo and Fernando de la Mora were promoted to the top division after finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the División Intermedia tournament. As a result, the Primera División increased its number of participants to eleven for the 2006 season.
References
External links
RSSSF - 2005 Season Official website of the Paraguayan Football Association