2026 Copa de Primera

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División de Honor
Season2026
Dates23 January – 29 November 2026
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The 2026 Copa de Primera (officially the Copa de Primera Tigo – ueno bank 2026 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 92nd season of the División de Honor, the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. The season, which will consist of two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), is scheduled to begin on 23 January and end on 29 November 2026. The fixture draw for both of the season's tournaments was held on 3 December 2025.[1]

Cerro Porteño will enter the season as defending champions, having won the 2025 Clausura tournament.

Teams

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Twelve teams will compete in this season: the top ten teams in the relegation table of the 2025 season and the top two teams in the 2025 Paraguayan División Intermedia.

Team changes

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General Caballero (JLM) and Tembetary were relegated to the second tier league División Intermedia after ending in the bottom two places of the relegation table at the end of the 2025 season, and they were replaced by the 2025 División Intermedia champions Rubio Ñu and runners-up San Lorenzo.

Rubio Ñu, who returned to the top flight after 8 years, clinched promotion with a 1–0 win over Sportivo Carapeguá on 14 September 2025,[2] while San Lorenzo returned to the Copa de Primera for the first time since 2020 by defeating Fernando de la Mora on 4 October 2025, the final matchday of the División Intermedia tournament.[3]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2026 Copa de Primera teams outside Asunción
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Locations of the 2026 Copa de Primera teams – Asunción
Team City Stadium[i] Capacity
2 de Mayo Pedro Juan Caballero Río Parapití 25,000
Cerro Porteño Asunción General Pablo Rojas 45,000
Guaraní Asunción La Arboleda[ii] 8,000
Libertad Asunción La Huerta 14,000
Nacional Asunción Arsenio Erico 7,500
Olimpia Capiatá Erico Galeano[iii] 13,500
Recoleta Asunción Ricardo Gregor[iv] 4,000
Rubio Ñu Asunción La Arboleda 8,000
San Lorenzo San Lorenzo Gunther Vogel 5,000
Sportivo Ameliano Villeta Ameliano Villeta 7,000
Sportivo Luqueño Itauguá Luis Alberto Salinas[v] 10,000
Sportivo Trinidense Asunción Martín Torres 3,000
Notes
  1. ^ Teams occasionally play home matches at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.
  2. ^ Guaraní play their home matches at Estadio La Arboleda since their stadium Estadio Rogelio Livieres was closed for reconstruction.[4]
  3. ^ Olimpia play their home matches at Estadio Erico Galeano since their stadium Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb in Asunción was closed for reconstruction.[5]
  4. ^ Recoleta play their home matches at Estadio Ricardo Gregor since their stadium Estadio Roque Battilana did not meet APF requirements.[6]
  5. ^ Sportivo Luqueño play their home matches at Estadio Luis Alberto Salinas since their stadium Estadio Feliciano Cáceres in Luque is closed for remodeling works.

Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsors
2 de Mayo Paraguay Eduardo Ledesma Kyrios Zero Grau, Banco Continental, Fleming
Cerro Porteño Uruguay Jorge Bava Puma Tigo, Ueno
Guaraní Argentina Víctor Bernay Kyrios Tigo, Ueno, Aposta.La
Libertad Paraguay Francisco Arce Puma Tigo
Nacional Paraguay Felipe Giménez Kappa Kia, Banco Continental, Coca-Cola, Santa Clara
Olimpia Argentina Pablo Sánchez Nike Tigo, Visión Banco
Recoleta Paraguay Jorge González Running Sport Ueno, BYD, Universidad Central del Paraguay
Rubio Ñu Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo Garcis Lácteos Trébol, Pinturas Bambi
San Lorenzo Uruguay Sergio Órteman Temple Ochsi, Guairá Pisos
Sportivo Ameliano Argentina Roberto Nanni Netanya Sport Kia, Banco Continental, Ayres
Sportivo Luqueño Paraguay Lucas Barrios Kyrios Comercial Vírgen del Rosario, Ueno, Betsson
Sportivo Trinidense Paraguay José Arrúa Lotto Noroda, Lácteos Trébol, Chorti Beef, Ueno

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Olimpia Paraguay Ever Almeida Sacked 26 November 2025[7] Pre-season Argentina Pablo Sánchez 28 November 2025[8]
2 de Mayo Paraguay Felipe Giménez Resigned 27 November 2025[9] Paraguay Eduardo Ledesma 5 December 2025[10]
Libertad Argentina Pablo Guiñazú Sacked 1 December 2025[11] Paraguay Francisco Arce 5 December 2025[12]
Nacional Paraguay Pedro Sarabia End of contract 1 December 2025[13] Paraguay Felipe Giménez 15 December 2025[14]
Rubio Ñu Paraguay Héctor Marecos 11 December 2025[15] Paraguay Gustavo Morínigo 11 December 2025[15]

Torneo Apertura

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The Torneo Apertura will be the 133rd official División de Honor championship and the first tournament of the 2026 season. It is scheduled to begin on 23 January and end on 24 May 2026.[16]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2 de Mayo 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 Guaraní 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Libertad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Olimpia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Recoleta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Rubio Ñu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 San Lorenzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sportivo Ameliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sportivo Luqueño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sportivo Trinidense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 January 2026. Source: APF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Overall goal difference, 5) Goals for, 6) Playoff game (if needed to decide championship between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).

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Results

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Home \ Away 2DM CCP GUA LIB NAC OLI REC RUB SSL SPA SLU TRI
2 de Mayo —
Cerro Porteño — a
Guaraní —
Libertad —
Nacional —
Olimpia a —
Recoleta —
Rubio Ñu —
San Lorenzo —
Sportivo Ameliano —
Sportivo Luqueño —
Sportivo Trinidense —
First match(es) will be played: 23 January 2026. Source: APF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

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The Torneo Clausura will be the 134th official División de Honor championship and the second tournament of the 2026 season. It is scheduled to begin on 24 July and end on 29 November 2026.[17]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2 de Mayo 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 Guaraní 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Libertad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Olimpia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Recoleta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Rubio Ñu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 San Lorenzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sportivo Ameliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sportivo Luqueño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sportivo Trinidense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2026. Source: APF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Overall goal difference, 5) Goals for, 6) Playoff game (if needed to decide championship between two teams) or Drawing of lots (if three teams or more are tied).

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Results

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Home \ Away 2DM CCP GUA LIB NAC OLI REC RUB SSL SPA SLU TRI
2 de Mayo —
Cerro Porteño — a
Guaraní —
Libertad —
Nacional —
Olimpia a —
Recoleta —
Rubio Ñu —
San Lorenzo —
Sportivo Ameliano —
Sportivo Luqueño —
Sportivo Trinidense —
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2026. Source: APF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation

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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 División Intermedia for the following season.

Pos
 Team
 2024
Pts		 2025
Pts		 2026
Pts		 Total
Pts		 Total
Pld		 Avg Relegation
1 Cerro Porteño 74 85 0 159 88 1.807
2 Guaraní 66 83 0 149 88 1.693
3 Libertad 74 70 0 144 88 1.636
4 Olimpia 80 59 0 139 88 1.58
5 Recoleta — 59 0 59 44 1.341
6 2 de Mayo 65 51 0 116 88 1.318
7 Nacional 55 60 0 115 88 1.307
8 Sportivo Trinidense 46 67 0 113 88 1.284
9 Sportivo Luqueño 61 47 0 108 88 1.227
10 Sportivo Ameliano 56 48 0 104 88 1.182
11 Rubio Ñu — — 0 0 0 0 Relegation to División Intermedia
12 San Lorenzo — — 0 0 0 0

Source: APF

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