2005 Paraguayan Primera División season

2005 Paraguayan Primera División season 2005 Cerro Porteño (27th title) General Caballero Copa Libertadores Cerro PorteñoLibertadNacional Copa Sudamericana Cerro PorteñoLibertad 2004 2006 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.http://archivo.abc.com.py/2005-06-19/articulos/186124/celebracion-en-la-olla-por-el-titulo-y-visita-de-libertad ABC Color - Celebration at La Olla for the title and visit of Libertad. 2025-03-27 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113712/http://archivo.abc.com.py/2005-06-19/articulos/186124/celebracion-en-la-olla-por-el-titulo-y-visita-de-libertad dead 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 June 29, 2005 Nacional 3–1 (0–0) 3 de Febrero Defensores del Chaco Carlos Amarilla (PAR) Ariel Bogado 46' Troadio Duarte 65' Dante López 84' Domingo Ortiz 56' June 29, 2005 Guaraní 2–1 (1–0) 12 de Octubre Defensores del Chaco Nelson Valenzuela Edgar González 8' Osvaldo Díaz 90' Ignacio Rolón 74' 1,141 Final July 3, 2005 Guaraní 2–1 (1–1) Nacional Defensores del Chaco Carlos Torres (PAR) Carlos Recalde 8' Osvaldo Díaz 88' Víctor Quintana 35' 3,398 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.http://archivo.abc.com.py/2005-12-11/articulos/222409/la-fiesta-en-un-estadio-enteramente-azulgrana ABC Color - The celebration in a completely azulgrana stadium. 2025-03-27 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114443/http://archivo.abc.com.py/2005-12-11/articulos/222409/la-fiesta-en-un-estadio-enteramente-azulgrana dead 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.Mediotiempo Editorial 2025-03-27 Libertad es Subcampeón guaraní e irá a la Libertadores como tercero https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/libertad-subcampeon-guarani-ira-libertadores-tercero 2025-03-27 Mediotiempo es-mx Guaraní 2–1 (1–0) Libertad 14 December 2005 Defensores del Chaco 1,111 Carlos Amarilla ABC Color - Guaraní wins and gains slight advantage for the rematch. Cristian Sosa 18' Julián Benítez 51' Rodrigo López 71' Libertad 4–1 (1–0) Guaraní 18 December 2005 Defensores del Chaco 2,358 Carlos Torres ABC Color - Libertad destroza flechas aborígenes y está en la copa Cristian Riveros 5' Gustavo Morínigo 69' Gustavo Morínigo 73' Rodrigo López 76' Gilberto Velázquez 80' 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.2005-11-05 Olimpia conserva el liderato y manda al descenso al General https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/olimpia-conserva-el-liderato-y-manda-al-descenso-al-general/EC7MLZRB3RHZRDSBVRATDQJ6DY/story/ 2025-03-27 La Nación es 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.2 de Mayo de Pedro Juan le pone la corona a su ascenso - Deportes - ABC Color https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/2-de-mayo-de-pedro-juan-le-pone-la-corona-a-su-ascenso-848385.html 2025-03-27 www.abc.com.py es 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 Category:Paraguayan Primera División seasons Category:2005 in Paraguayan football Category:2005 in Paraguayan sport