2007 in Paraguayan football
# 2007 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2007 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.

## First division results

The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 12 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 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | Libertad | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Olimpia | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 38 |
| 5 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 30 |
| 6 | Nacional | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 26 |
| 7 | Tacuary | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 26 |
| 8 | Trinidense | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 24 |
| 9 | Sol de América | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 23 |
| 10 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 23 |
| 11 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 21 |
| 12 | Guaraní | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 16 |

### Torneo Clausura

| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Libertad | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 55 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Sol de America | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 34 |
| 5 | Nacional | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 34 |
| 6 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 26 |
| 7 | Guaraní | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
| 8 | Tacuary | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 25 |
| 9 | Trinidense | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
| 10 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 19 |
| 11 | 3 de Febrero | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 19 |
| 12 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 13 |

### Championship game playoff

The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.

Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 3-1.

### Aggregate table

| Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | DIFF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Club Libertad | 95 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 30 | +36 |
| 2 Cerro Porteño | 92 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 39 | +55 |
| 3 Olimpia | 76 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 44 | +18 |
| 4 Club Sportivo Luqueño | 66 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 63 | +6 |
| 5 Club Nacional | 60 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 |
| 6 Club Sol de América | 57 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 53 | -2 |
| 7 Tacuary | 51 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 61 | -16 |
| 8 Club 12 de Octubre | 49 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 50 | 67 | -17 |
| 9 Club 3 de Febrero | 49 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 66 | -22 |
| 10 Sportivo Trinidense | 48 | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 57 | -18 |
| 11 Club Guaraní | 41 | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 66 | -16 |
| 12 Club 2 de Mayo | 34 | 44 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 73 | -33 |

* Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2008 and Copa Sudamericana 2008
* Qualified to Copa Libertadores 2008
* Qualified to Copa Sudamericana 2008
* Relegated to second division

### Relegation / Promotion

* Sportivo Trinidense automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
* Club 12 de Octubre finished second-to-last in the aggregate points table, so had to participate in the promotion play-off game against second division runners-up Club General Diaz. 12 de Octubre won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 5-4, so it remains in the first division.

### Qualification to international competitions

* Sportivo Luqueño qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Torneo Apertura.
* Libertad qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2008 by winning the Torneo Clausura and the 2008 Copa Sudamericana by winning the national championship.
* Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores as the best finisher in the aggregate points table.
* Olimpia Asunción qualified to the 2008 Copa Sudamericana as the second-best finisher in the aggregate points table.

## Lower divisions results

| Level | Tournament | Champion |
| - | - | - |
| 2nd | Intermedia | Silvio Pettirossi |
| 3rd (G.A. teams) | Primera de Ascenso | Sport Colombia |
| 3rd (interior teams) | UFI Champions Cup | Benjamín Aceval (Villa Hayes) |

## Paraguayan teams in international competitions

* Copa Libertadores 2007:
   * Libertad: quarterfinals
   * Cerro Porteño: group-stage
   * Tacuary: preliminary round
* Copa Sudamericana 2007:
   * Tacuary: preliminary second round
   * Libertad: preliminary first round

## Paraguay national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2007.

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Paraguay scorers | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 25, 2007 | Estadio Universitario Mexico | Mexico | 2-1 | Friendly | Santa Cruz 89' | |
| March 28, 2007 | | Colombia | 2-0 | Friendly | | |
| June 3, 2007 | | Austria | 0-0 | Friendly | | |
| June 6, 2007 | Estadio Azteca Mexico | Mexico | 1-0 | Friendly | Cardozo 88' | |
| June 20, 2007 | | Bolivia | 0-0 | Friendly | | |
| June 28, 2007 | Estadio José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela | Colombia | 5-0 | Copa AméricaCopa América 2007 | Santa Cruz 30' 46' 80' Cabañas 84' 88' | Report |
| July 2, 2007 | Estadio Agustín Tovar Barinas, Venezuela | United States | 1- 3 | Copa América 2007 | Barreto 29' Cardozo 56' Cabañas 90+2' | Report |
| July 5, 2007 | Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Argentina | 1-0 | Copa América 2007 | - | Report |
| July 8, 2007 | Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela | Mexico | 6-0 | Copa América 2007 | - | Report |
| August 22, 2007 | | Venezuela | 1-1 | Friendly | | |
| September 8, 2007 | | Venezuela | 3-2 | Friendly | | |
| September 12, 2007 | | Colombia | 1-0 | Friendly | | |
| October 13, 2007 | Estadio Monumental "U" Lima, Peru | Peru | 0-0 | WCQ 2010 | - | Report |
| October 17, 2007 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Uruguay | 1 -0 | WCQ 2010 | Haedo Valdez 14' | Report |
| November 17, 2007 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | Ecuador | 5-1 | WCQ 2010 | Haedo Valdez 8' Riveros 26' 87' Santa Cruz 50' Ayala 82' | Report |
| November 21, 2007 | Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago, Chile | Chile | 0-3 | WCQ 2010 | Cabañas 24' da Silva 45+1' 56' | Report |
