Copa de Primera Tigo - ueno bank 2026

FIFA Region

CONMEBOL

Season

2026

Location

Paraguay

Abbreviation

PAR1

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Summary

The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (PAR1), or Primera División, or Copa de Primera Tigo – Ueno 2026, is the top level of league style football competition in Paraguay. At the end of the 2026 PAR1 Torneo Clausura, the listed PAR1 teams qualify for non-league play:

2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2026 PAR1 Torneo Apertura Torneo Clausura teams
2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- best team in the 2026 PAR1 Aggregate Table without a 2027 Copa Libertadores berth
2027 Copa Libertadores - First Stage:
- 2026 Copa Paraguay champion
2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th highest ranked teams in the 2026 PAR1 Aggregate Table without a 2027 Copa Libertadores berth

The 2026 PAR1 Aggregate Table combines points from both the 2026 PAR1 Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura Regular season matches to rank teams by average points/match.

The winner of the 2026 Copa Paraguay, typically a PAR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2027 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage. If the winner already has a berth, the berth goes to the runners-up.

Leagues Pyramid - Paraguay

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
PAR1	Copa de Primera Tigo – Ueno 2026	12
PAR2	División Intermedia	16
PAR3A	Primera División B	17
PAR3B	Primera División B Nacional	-

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
Apertura 23 Jan 2026 - 24 May 2026	Clausura 4 Jul 2026 - 30 Nov 2026		12: PAR1 (10) PAR2 (2)

Season Format

The 2026 PAR1 season is split into the 2026 PAR1 Torneo Apertura and 2026 PAR1 Torneo Clausura. In both torneos, each PAR1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 PAR1 teams (22 matches per torneo, 44 total matches). Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, (4) away goals scored, then (5) a playoff game (if needed to decide championship between two teams) or drawing (if three teams or more are tied).

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2026 Torneo Clausura, using the 2026 PAR1 Relegation Table, the 11th and 12th place teams will be relegated to the PAR2. The points/match average is based on the 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons.

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Torneo Apertura

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Club Olimpia	22	15 -4-3	49	-	37	17	20	11	8 -3-0	27	22	8	14	11	7 -1-3	22	15	9	6
2	Club Nacional	22	10 -9-3	39	-	31	22	9	11	7 -3-1	24	19	10	9	11	3 -6-2	15	12	12	0
3	Cerro Porteño	22	11 -5-6	38	-	30	22	8	11	6 -3-2	21	15	6	9	11	5 -2-4	17	15	16	-1
4	Sportivo Ameliano	22	8 -9-5	33	-	27	21	6	11	4 -4-3	16	15	11	4	11	4 -5-2	17	12	10	2
5	CS Trinidense	22	8 -8-6	32	-	30	24	6	11	6 -4-1	22	19	10	9	11	2 -4-5	10	11	14	-3
6	Club Libertad	22	9 -4-9	31	-	34	26	8	11	6 -3-2	21	19	11	8	11	3 -1-7	10	15	15	0
7	Club Guaraní	22	7 -8-7	29	-	27	23	4	11	6 -2-3	20	15	9	6	11	1 -6-4	9	12	14	-2
8	Deportivo Recoleta	22	8 -4-10	28	-	35	32	3	11	6 -3-2	21	21	12	9	11	2 -1-8	7	14	20	-6
9	Club Rubio Ñu	22	6 -5-11	23	-	15	26	-11	11	3 -3-5	12	10	10	0	11	3 -2-6	11	5	16	-11
10	Club 2 de Mayo	22	5 -7-10	22	-	18	35	-17	11	2 -4-5	10	9	12	-3	11	3 -3-5	12	9	23	-14
11	CS Luqueño	22	5 -5-12	20	-	24	33	-9	11	3 -1-7	10	14	19	-5	11	2 -4-5	10	10	14	-4
12	CS San Lorenzo	22	3 -6-13	15	-	14	41	-27	11	2 -4-5	10	7	19	-12	11	1 -2-8	5	7	22	-15
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