[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2020-paraguayan-primera-division-season\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2020-paraguayan-primera-division-season\/","headline":"2020 Paraguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n season","name":"2020 Paraguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n season","description":"before-content-x4 Football league season The 2020 Divisi\u00f3n Profesional season (officially the Copa de Primera TIGO-Visi\u00f3n Banco 2020 for sponsorship reasons)","datePublished":"2016-07-20","dateModified":"2016-07-20","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/27\/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/27\/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png","height":"13","width":"23"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2020-paraguayan-primera-division-season\/","wordCount":3535,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4Football league seasonThe 2020 Divisi\u00f3n Profesional season (officially the Copa de Primera TIGO-Visi\u00f3n Banco 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season of the Paraguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n, 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.On 26 September, Cerro Porte\u00f1o won the Torneo Apertura and clinched their thirty-third domestic championship with one match to spare following a 3\u20131 victory over River Plate,[2] while the Torneo Clausura was won by Olimpia who clinched their forty-fifth domestic championship after defeating Guaran\u00ed 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]Twelve teams competed in the season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Divisi\u00f3n Intermedia. The new teams were 2019 Divisi\u00f3n Intermedia champions Guaire\u00f1a and runners-up 12 de Octubre, with the former competing in the top tier for the first time ever and the latter returning after a five-year absence. Both teams replaced Deportivo Capiat\u00e1 and Deportivo Santan\u00ed, who were relegated to the second tier after seven and two years, respectively.Table of ContentsStadia and locations[edit]Managerial changes[edit]Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic[edit]Torneo Apertura[edit]Standings[edit]Results[edit]Top goalscorers[edit]Torneo Clausura[edit]First stage[edit]Standings[edit]Results[edit]Play-offs[edit]Quarter-finals[edit]Semi-finals[edit]Final[edit]Top goalscorers[edit]Aggregate table[edit]Relegation[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Stadia and locations[edit]Locations of the 2020 Primera Divisi\u00f3n teamsTeamManagerCityStadium[note 1]Capacity12 de Octubre Pedro SarabiaItaugu\u00e1Luis Alberto Salinas10,000Cerro Porte\u00f1o Francisco ArceAsunci\u00f3nGeneral Pablo Rojas45,000General D\u00edaz H\u00e9ctor MarecosLuqueGeneral Adri\u00e1n Jara3,500Asunci\u00f3nRiver Plate[note 2]6,500San LorenzoGunther Vogel[note 3]5,000Guaire\u00f1a Troadio DuarteVillarricaParque del Guair\u00e112,000Itaugu\u00e1Luis Alberto Salinas[note 4]10,000Guaran\u00ed Gustavo CostasAsunci\u00f3nRogelio Livieres6,000Libertad Juan Samudio (caretaker)Asunci\u00f3nDr. Nicol\u00e1s Leoz10,000Nacional Hern\u00e1n Rodrigo L\u00f3pezAsunci\u00f3nArsenio Erico4,000Olimpia N\u00e9stor GorositoAsunci\u00f3nManuel Ferreira25,000River Plate Ariel Galeano (caretaker)Asunci\u00f3nRiver Plate6,500San Lorenzo Roberto TorresSan LorenzoGunther Vogel5,000Sol de Am\u00e9rica Celso AyalaVilla ElisaLuis Alfonso Giagni10,000Sportivo Luque\u00f1o Luis EscobarLuqueFeliciano C\u00e1ceres25,000San LorenzoGunther Vogel[note 5]5,000Itaugu\u00e1Luis Alberto Salinas[note 6]10,000Asunci\u00f3nRiver Plate[note 7]6,500^ Teams occasionally play their home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunci\u00f3n. Derbies between Cerro Porte\u00f1o and Olimpia are also played at this stadium.^ Used by General D\u00edaz for their Torneo Apertura home match against Nacional since Estadio General Adri\u00e1n Jara was still not suitable for VAR use.^ Used by General D\u00edaz for their Torneo Apertura home match against Sportivo Luque\u00f1o since Estadio General Adri\u00e1n Jara was still not suitable for VAR use.^ Used by Guaire\u00f1a for their Torneo Apertura home match against River Plate since Estadio Parque del Guair\u00e1 was still not suitable for VAR use.^ Used by Sportivo Luque\u00f1o for their Torneo Apertura home match against Guaire\u00f1a since Estadio Feliciano C\u00e1ceres in Luque is closed for repairs.^ Used by Sportivo Luque\u00f1o for their Torneo Apertura home match against Libertad.^ Used by Sportivo Luque\u00f1o for their Torneo Apertura home match against Guaran\u00ed.Managerial changes[edit]^ Taking office from 14 November 2020 onwards.Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic[edit]On 10 March, and following a 15-day suspension of all public or private mass gathering events ordered by the Paraguayan government as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Paraguayan Football Association announced that every match of its official competitions, including the Primera Divisi\u00f3n, would be played behind closed doors during that period of time.[46] However, on 13 March the APF announced the suspension of the tournament, following advise from its Medical Directorate.[47]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On 28 May 2020, the APF and the presidents of the 12 Primera Divisi\u00f3n clubs reached an agreement to resume the competition on 17 July, with the ninth round of the Torneo Apertura.[48] The plan to resume competition included socialization of health protocols to the Paraguayan government and application of COVID-19 tests before the start of individual training sessions on 10 June, with collective training to resume between 16 and 22 June.[49] On the early morning of 17 July, within hours of the planned resumption of the competition, the APF announced the postponement of the matches involving 12 de Octubre, Guaran\u00ed and San Lorenzo, due to the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in those clubs,[50] and after consultation with its Medical Directorate as well as the presidents of the league’s 12 clubs, the governing body officially announced the postponement of the return of the competition to at least 22 July.[51]Following new tests in those three clubs which reported negative results, the competition was eventually confirmed to resume on 21 July, with the River Plate vs. Nacional and Cerro Porte\u00f1o vs. Libertad matches.Due to the four-month suspension of the season caused by the pandemic, the format for the Torneo Clausura had to be altered. Instead of the originally scheduled double round-robin, there was a first stage in which teams played each other once for a total of 11 games, five of which at home and another away, with the remaining match (on the sixth matchday) being played on neutral ground. The top eight teams after that single round-robin stage qualified for a play-off stage, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played as single matches, and a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.[52]Torneo Apertura[edit]The Campeonato de Apertura, named “Dr. Emilio Insfr\u00e1n Villalba”, was the 121st official championship of the Primera Divisi\u00f3n and the first championship of the 2020 season. It started on 17 January and concluded on 4 October. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was scheduled to conclude on 31 May.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Standings[edit]Source: APF, SoccerwayRules 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.(C) ChampionResults[edit]Source: SoccerwayLegend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.^ Match awarded 3\u20130 to Olimpia due to Guaran\u00ed fielding more foreign players than allowed. The match originally ended with Guaran\u00ed winning by a 4\u20132 score.[53]Top goalscorers[edit]Source: SoccerwayTorneo Clausura[edit]The Campeonato de Clausura, named “Profesor Crist\u00f3bal Maldonado”, was the 122nd official championship of the Primera Divisi\u00f3n and the second championship of the 2020 season. It started on 16 October and concluded on 30 December with the final.[52]First stage[edit]Standings[edit]Source: APF, SoccerwayRules 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.Results[edit]Source: SoccerwayLegend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.Play-offs[edit]Quarter-finals[edit]Semi-finals[edit]Final[edit]Top goalscorers[edit]Source: SoccerwayAggregate table[edit]Source: APFRules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide international qualification between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Goals for, 5) Away goals for, 6) Drawing of lots.(C) ChampionNotes:Relegation[edit]Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average will be relegated to the Divisi\u00f3n Intermedia for the following season.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4 Updated to matches played on 19 December 2020. Source: APFReferences[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2020-paraguayan-primera-division-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2020 Paraguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n season"}}]}]