Torneo Apertura 2008 (Paraguay)
The Torneo Apertura 2008 (official name: Copa Tigo 2008) was the football (soccer) tournament that opened the season in the Paraguayan first division.
| Season | 2008 Apertura |
|---|---|
← 2007 (C) 2008 (C) → | |
The tournament began on February 15 and ended on June 29 with the participation of 12 teams, playing a two-legged all play all system. Club Libertad accumulated the most points and became the champions, securing a spot for the Copa Libertadores 2009.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 13 | +40 | 57 |
| 2 | Nacional | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 45 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 38 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 |
| 5 | Club 2 de Mayo | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 31 |
| 6 | Sol de América | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 27 |
| 7 | Club 3 de febrero | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 27 |
| 8 | Olimpia | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 26 |
| 9 | Sportivo Luqueño | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 25 |
| 10 | Tacuary | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 23 |
| 11 | Club 12 de Octubre | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 20 |
| 12 | Silvio Pettirossi | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on June 24, 2008. Source: League Stats (in Spanish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
| Matchday 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Sol de América | 1 - 3 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Libertad | 3 - 1 | 2 de Mayo |
| Cerro Porteño | 2 - 4 | 3 de Febrero |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 2 - 1 | 12 de Octubre |
| Guaraní | 2 - 0 | Tacuary |
| Olimpia | 0 - 1 | Nacional |
| Matchday 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Cerro Porteño | 2 - 1 | Sol de América |
| 2 de Mayo | 2 - 0 | Guaraní |
| Tacuary | 1 - 2 | Olimpia |
| 12 de Octubre | 2 - 2 | Libertad |
| 3 de Febrero | 0 - 0 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Nacional | 1 - 3 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Matchday 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Libertad | 4 - 0 | 3 de Febrero |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1 - 1 | Tacuary |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 1 - 2 | Cerro Porteño |
| Sol de América | 1 - 3 | Nacional |
| Guaraní | 1 - 0 | 12 de Octubre |
| Olimpia | 1 - 0 | 2 de Mayo |
| Matchday 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Tacuary | 2 - 1 | Nacional |
| 3 de Febrero | 1 - 2 | Guaraní |
| 12 de Octubre | 1 - 2 | Olimpia |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 2 - 4 | Sol de América |
| Cerro Porteño | 0 - 2 | Libertad |
| 2 de Mayo | 2 - 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Matchday 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Guaraní | 0 - 2 | Cerro Porteño |
| Libertad | 3 - 0 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Sol de América | 4 - 1 | Tacuary |
| Nacional | 2 - 1 | 2 de Mayo |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 3 - 2 | 12 de Octubre |
| Olimpia | 2 - 1 | 3 de Febrero |
| Matchday 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| 12 de Octubre | 1 - 3 | Nacional |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 1 - 2 | Guaraní |
| Libertad | 4 - 0 | Sol de américa |
| 2 de Mayo | 1 - 2 | Tacuary |
| Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | Olimpia |
| 3 de Febrero | 4 - 2 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Matchday 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Sol de América | 1 - 2 | 2 de Mayo |
| Nacional | 2 - 1 | 3 de Febrero |
| Guaraní | 0 - 3 | Libertad |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 - 5 | Cerro Porteño |
| Tacuary | 1 - 2 | 12 de Octubre |
| Olimpia | 3 - 3 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Matchday 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Libertad | 1 - 0 | Olimpia |
| Guaraní | 3 - 1 | Sol de América |
| Cerro Porteño | 0 - 0 | Nacional |
| 3 de Febrero | 2 - 4 | Tacuary |
| 12 de Octubre | 2 - 0 | 2 de Mayo |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 2 - 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Matchday 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 - 1 | Libertad |
| 2 de Mayo | 1 - 2 | 3 de Febrero |
| Sol de América | 2 - 3 | 12 de Octubre |
| Tacuary | 1 - 1 | Cerro Porteño |
| Nacional | 2 - 0 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Olimpia | 0 - 2 | Guaraní |
| Matchday 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Libertad | 1 - 1 | Nacional |
| Guaraní | 2 - 2 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 1 - 0 | Tacuary |
| 3 de Febrero | 4 - 0 | 12 de Octubre |
| Olimpia | 0 - 1 | Sol de América |
| Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | 2 de Mayo |
| Matchday 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 - 1 | Olimpia |
| 2 de Mayo | 3 - 1 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Nacional | 1 - 0 | Guaraní |
| Sol de América | 2 - 1 | 3 de Febrero |
| 12 de Octubre | 2 - 2 | Cerro Porteño |
| Tacuary | 1 - 2 | Libertad |
| Matchday 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2 - 1 | Sol de América |
| 2 de Mayo | 1 - 0 | Libertad |
| 3 de Febrero | 1 - 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| 12 de Octubre | 3 - 1 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Tacuary | 2 - 5 | Guaraní |
| Nacional | 4 - 0 | Olimpia |
| Matchday 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Sol de América | 3 - 1 | Cerro Porteño |
| Guaraní | 1 - 1 | 2 de Mayo |
| Olimpia | 2 - 2 | Tacuary |
| Libertad | 1 - 1 | 12 de Octubre |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 0 - 1 | 3 de Febrero |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 - 5 | Nacional |
| Matchday 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| 3 de Febrero | 0 - 4 | Libertad |
| Tacuary | 0 - 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Nacional | 2 - 1 | Sol de América |
| 12 de Octubre | 0 - 1 | Guaraní |
| 2 de Mayo | 0 - 1 | Olimpia |
| Matchday 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Nacional | 0-1 | Tacuary |
| Guaraní | 0-1 | 3 de Febrero |
| Olimpia | 0-0 | 12 de Octubre |
| Sol de América | 4-0 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Libertad | 2-0 | Cerro Porteño |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1-1 | 2 de Mayo |
| Matchday 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Cerro Porteño | 1-0 | Guaraní |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 0-4 | Libertad |
| Tacuary | 0-2 | Sol de América |
| 2 de Mayo | 0-4 | Nacional |
| 12 de Octubre | 0-3 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 3 de Febrero | 3-1 | Olimpia |
| Matchday 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Nacional | 3-1 | 12 de Octubre |
| Guaraní | 1-0 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Sol de américa | 0-1 | Libertad |
| Tacuary | 1-1 | 2 de Mayo |
| Olimpia | 1-2 | Cerro Porteño |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2-1 | 3 de Febrero |
| Matchday 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| 2 de Mayo | 2-0 | Sol de América |
| 3 de Febrero | 2-2 | Nacional |
| Libertad | 3-1 | Guaraní |
| Cerro Porteño | 3-3 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 12 de Octubre | 1-1 | Tacuary |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 2-3 | Olimpia |
| Matchday 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Olimpia | 1-2 | Libertad |
| Sol de América | 1-1 | Guaraní |
| Nacional | 0-3 | Cerro Porteño |
| Tacuary | 2-1 | 3 de Febrero |
| 2 de Mayo | 1-1 | 12 de Octubre |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 3-3 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| Matchday 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Libertad | 4-3 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 3 de Febrero | 1-3 | 2 de Mayo |
| 12 de Octubre | 3-3 | Sol de América |
| Cerro Porteño | 0-0 | Tacuary |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 1-4 | Nacional |
| Guaraní | 2-0 | Olimpia |
| Matchday 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Nacional | 1-4 | Libertad |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1-3 | Guaraní |
| Tacuary | 1-1 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| 12 de Octubre | 0-0 | 3 de Febrero |
| Sol de América | 2-2 | Olimpia |
| 2 de Mayo | 2-1 | Cerro Porteño |
| Matchday 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Olimpia | 1 - 1 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 0 - 2 | 2 de Mayo |
| Guaraní | 2 - 3 | Nacional |
| 3 de Febrero | 1 - 5 | Sol de América |
| Cerro Porteño | 4 - 3 | 12 de Octubre |
| Libertad | 2 - 0 | Tacuary |
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fabio Escobar |
Nacional | 13 |
| 2 | Julio Aguilar |
12 de Octubre | 12 |
| José Ortigoza |
Sol de América | 12 | |
| 4 | Juan Eduardo Samudio |
Libertad | 11 |
 Rubén Gigena |
Sportivo Luqueño | 11 | |
| 6 | Ariel Bogado |
Nacional | 10 |
| 7 | José A. Franco |
3 de Febrero | 9 |
| Edison Giménez |
Olimpia | 9 | |
| 9 |  Émerson Matías |
2 de Mayo | 8 |
| 10 | Pablo Giménez |
Cerro Porteño | 7 |
| 11 | Raúl Román |
Nacional | 6 |
| Jonathan Fabbro |
Guaraní | 6 | |
 Vladimir Marín |
Libertad | 6 | |
| Edgar Benítez Santander |
Sol de América | 6 | |
| Gustavo Morinigo |
Nacional | 6 | |
| Dante López |
Libertad | 6 | |
| Last Updated: June 29, 2008, * Scorer Stats (in Spanish) | |||
References
- (in Spanish) Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol Website
- Paraguay 2008 by Eli Schmerler and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
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