2020 Paraguayan Primera División season
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The 2020 División Profesional season (officially the Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season began on 17 January and ended on 30 December. The fixtures for the season were announced on 16 December 2019.[1] Olimpia were the defending champions after winning both tournaments of the 2019 season.
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 17 January – 30 December 2020 |
Champions | Apertura: Cerro Porteño (33rd title) Clausura: Olimpia (45th title) |
Relegated | San Lorenzo General Díaz |
Copa Libertadores | Cerro Porteño Olimpia Libertad Guaraní |
Copa Sudamericana | Nacional Guaireña 12 de Octubre River Plate |
Matches played | 205 |
Goals scored | 548 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Sebastián Ferreira (13 goals) Clausura: Jorge Recalde (9 goals) |
Biggest home win | Olimpia 7–0 Sportivo Luqueño (19 September) |
Biggest away win | River Plate 0–4 Olimpia (26 August) |
Highest scoring | Libertad 5–2 Guaireña (5 September) General Díaz 2–5 Sol de América (19 November) Nacional 4–3 Cerro Porteño (7 December) |
← 2019 2021 → |
On 26 September, Cerro Porteño won the Torneo Apertura and clinched their thirty-third domestic championship with one match to spare following a 3–1 victory over River Plate,[2] while the Torneo Clausura was won by Olimpia who clinched their forty-fifth domestic championship after defeating Guaraní on penalties in the final played on 30 December.
The tournament was suspended from 13 March to 21 July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]