2022 Paraguayan Primera División season

The 2022 División Profesional season (officially the Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco 2022 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 88th season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season is scheduled to begin on 4 February and end on 13 November 2022.[1] The fixtures for the season will be announced on 14 December 2021.[2] Cerro Porteño will be the defending champions after winning the 2021 Clausura tournament.

Primera División
Season2022
Dates4 February – 13 November 2022
← 2021
2023 →

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the season: the top eight teams in the relegation table of the 2021 season, the top three teams in the 2021 Paraguayan División Intermedia (General Caballero (JLM), Resistencia, and Tacuary), as well as Sportivo Ameliano, winners of the promotion/relegation play-off. The promoted teams will replace River Plate and Sportivo Luqueño, who were relegated to the second tier at the end of the previous season.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams
Team Manager City Stadium[note 1] Capacity
12 de Octubre Pedro SarabiaItauguáLuis Alberto Salinas10,000
Cerro Porteño Francisco ArceAsunciónGeneral Pablo Rojas45,000
General Caballero (JLM) Gustavo BobadillaJuan León MallorquínKa'arendy3,000
Guaireña Troadio DuarteVillarricaParque del Guairá12,000
Guaraní Fernando JuberoAsunciónRogelio Livieres6,000
Libertad Daniel GarneroAsunciónDr. Nicolás Leoz10,000
Nacional Hernán Rodrigo LópezAsunciónArsenio Erico4,000
Olimpia Julio César CáceresAsunciónManuel Ferreira25,000
Resistencia Roberto TorresAsunciónTomás Beggan Correa3,500
Sol de América Juan Pablo PumpidoVilla ElisaLuis Alfonso Giagni11,000
Sportivo Ameliano Humberto GarcíaAsunciónJosé Tomás Silva800
Tacuary Daniel LanataAsunciónToribio Vargas3,000
  1. Teams occasionally play their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción. Derbies between Cerro Porteño and Olimpia are also usually played at this stadium.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
General Caballero (JLM) Humberto Ovelar Resigned 22 October 2021[3] Pre-season Gustavo Bobadilla 4 December 2021[4]
Resistencia Pablo Caballero Sacked 25 November 2021[5] Roberto Torres 27 November 2021[6]

Torneo Apertura

The Campeonato de Apertura, will be the 125th official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2022 season. It is scheduled to start on 4 February and end on 3 July.[1]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 12 de Octubre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cerro Porteño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 General Caballero (JLM) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Guaireña 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Guaraní 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Libertad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Olimpia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Resistencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sol de América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sportivo Ameliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Tacuary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 February 2022. Source: APF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Drawing of lots.

Torneo Clausura

The Campeonato de Clausura will be the 126th official championship of the Primera División and the second championship of the 2022 season. It is scheduled to begin on 15 July and end on 13 November.[1]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 12 de Octubre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Cerro Porteño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 General Caballero (JLM) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Guaireña 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Guaraní 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Libertad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Olimpia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Resistencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sol de América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sportivo Ameliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Tacuary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 15 July 2022. Source: APF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Drawing of lots.

References
  1. "Sin cambios en el sistema de la Copa de Primera" [No changes in the Copa de Primera system] (in Spanish). Diario HOY. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. "Se vienen los Premios de Primera 2021" [The 2021 Premios de Primera are coming] (in Spanish). Diario HOY. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. "Humberto Ovelar cierra su ciclo en General Caballero JLM" [Humberto Ovelar closes his cycle at General Caballero JLM] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "Bobadilla será el DT de General Caballero" [Bobadilla will be General Caballero's manager] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. "¡Sorpresa! Pablo Caballero deja de ser técnico de Resistencia" [Surprise! Pablo Caballero ceases to be the manager of Resistencia] (in Spanish). Versus. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. "Roberto Torres dirigirá a Resistencia" [Roberto Torres will manage Resistencia] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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