The 1994 Paraguayan Primera División Championship was the 84th season of the Primera División de Paraguay, the top-flight football league in Paraguay, organized by the Paraguayan Football League (LPF).
In the end, Cerro Porteño won their 23rd national title by defeating Olimpia in the final match.
Competition system The tournament was played in two stages using a single round-robin format, meaning each team played 19 matches. The winners of each stage faced each other in a final to determine the overall champion.
Due to a reform in the championship structure, six teams from outside the capital were included in the tournament. The six promoted clubs were: Deportivo Boquerón 12 de Octubre Football Club Club Cerro Porteño (Presidente Franco) Club 8 de Diciembre Club Pettirossi Club Guaraní (Coronel Oviedo)
Annual club changes {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | Promoted to Primera División Deportivo Humaitá (Champion of the 1993 Primera de Ascenso) Sportivo Trinidense (Runner-up of the 1993 Primera de Ascenso)
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Relegated to Primera de AscensoNone
Participating teams Team City Stadium Capacity8 de DiciembreCaaguazú??12 de OctubreItauguá??Cerro CoráAsunciónGeneral Andrés Rodríguez6,000Cerro PorteñoAsunciónGeneral Pablo Rojas45,000Cerro Porteño PFPresidente Franco??ColegialesAsunciónLuciano Zacarías15,000Deportivo BoquerónCiudad del Este??Humaitá FBCMariano Roque AlonsoPioneros de Corumba Cué7,000GuaraníAsunciónRogelio Livieres6,000Guaraní (Coronel Oviedo)Coronel Oviedo??LibertadAsunciónDr. Nicolás Leoz10,000NacionalAsunciónArsenio Erico4,000OlimpiaAsunciónManuel Ferreira15,000PettirossiEncarnación??Presidente HayesAsunciónKiko Reyes5,000River PlateAsunciónJardines del Kelito5,000Sol de AméricaVilla ElisaLuis Alfonso Giagni5,000Sport ColombiaFernando de la MoraAlfonso Colmán7,000Sportivo LuqueñoLuqueFeliciano Cáceres25,000Sportivo TrinidenseAsunciónMartín Ledesma3,000
First stage
Standings Pos.TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1.Cerro Porteño191351401624312.Olimpia191072331221273.Sport Colombia191144271710264.Colegiales19982391722265.Sportivo Luqueño191135351916256.Guaraní191045362412247.Cerro Corá19964231310248.Nacional1969423194219.Presidente Hayes19766242042010.12 de Octubre195104221842011.Deportivo Boquerón19847222202012.Humaitá FBC19676262601913.Libertad194782329−61514.River Plate194782331−81515.Sol de América195592132−111516.Cerro Porteño (PF)194692533−81417.Sportivo Trinidense192891424−101218.Guaraní (Coronel Oviedo)1918101533−181019.Pettirossi1917111340−27920.8 de Diciembre190712948−397
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Second stage
Standings Pos.TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1.Olimpia191621471334342.Cerro Porteño191162451926283.Humaitá FBC19104535269244.Sport Colombia1979325196235.Nacional1987424231236.Presidente Hayes1986532239227.Guaraní1986530228228.Sol de América1977521183219.Sportivo Luqueño19694292902110.Libertad197752022−22111.Cerro Porteño (PF)197482443−191812.Colegiales19568211921613.Deportivo Boquerón192125212101614.Cerro Corá1931062122−11615.River Plate196492332−91616.8 de Diciembre193972931−21517.12 de Octubre193881527−121418.Sportivo Trinidense1945101628−121319.Pettirossi1925121832−14920.Guaraní (Coronel Oviedo)1924132148−278
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Final match
ChampionCerro Porteño 23rd title
Qualification for international cups Two teams qualified for the 1995 Copa Libertadores: the champions (Cerro Porteño) and the runners-up (Olimpia).
Relegation
Aggregate points The aggregate points of a team are the sum of those earned in the first and second stages of the 1994 Championship. This determined, at the end of the tournament, the relegation to the Second Division of the team that finished last in the table.
Pos.TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts1.Olimpia382693802555612.Cerro Porteño3824113853550593.Sport Colombia3818137523616494.Guaraní38181010664620465.Sportivo Luqueño3817129644816466.Nacional381416847425447.Deportivo Humaitá3816111161529438.Colegiales38141410603624429.Presidente Hayes381512115643134210.Cerro Corá38121610443594011.Deportivo Boquerón38101612434303612.Libertad381114134351-83613.Sol de América381212144250-83614.12 de Octubre38818123745-83415.Cerro Porteño (PF)381110174976-273216.River Plate381011174663-173117.Sportivo Trinidense38613193052-222518.8 de Diciembre38316193879-412219.Pettirossi38312233172-411820.Guaraní (Coronel Oviedo)38312233681-4518
Pos=Position; Pld=Played; W=Won; D=Drawn; L=Lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points
Relegated to regional league.
Additional relegations Due to a structural reorganization of the tournament, teams that did not belong to the metropolitan area of Asunción were excluded from the following championship, and thus the five remaining clubs from the countryside were returned to their respective regional leagues.
In addition, River Plate and Sportivo Trinidense were relegated to the Second Division as they were the two lowest-ranked teams from the metropolitan area based on accumulated points.
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