Apertura Paraguay 2009
1942 Known Results [Apr 12] Nacional 2-4 River Plate [Apr 19] Sp. Luqueño 2-3 Nacional [May 3] Atlántida 3-6 Nacional [May 10] Olimpia 2-2 Nacional [May 17] Sol de América 3-6 Nacional [May 24] Cerro Porteño 3-3 Nacional [May 31] Nacional 3-5 Guaraní [Jun 12] Nacional 3-1 Pdte. Hayes [Jun 21] Libertad 1-2 Nacional [Jul 5] Nacional 6-2 River Plate [Jul 12] Nacional 4-2 Sp. Luqueño [Jul 19] Nacional 4-1 Atlántida [Jul 26] Nacional 4-1 Olimpia [Aug 2] Nacional 1-2 Sol de América [Aug 9] Nacional 1-2 Cerro Porteño [Aug 23] Guaraní 1-3 Nacional [Aug 30] Pdte. Hayes 0-7 Nacional [Sep 6] Nacional 4-1 Libertad Final Table: 1.Nacional 18 12 2 4 64-36 26 Cerro Porteño 18 12 2 4 50-30 26 3.Guaraní 18 11 3 4 43-26 25 4.Olimpia 18 9 5 4 47-28 23 5.Libertad 18 8 3 7 41-36 19 6.Sol de América 18 5 7 6 33-35 17 7.Sportivo Luqueño 18 5 2 11 30-42 12 (18 5 2 11 42-30 12) 8.Presidente Hayes 18 11 (18 4 4 10 51-24 12) Atlántida 18 11 (18 5 3 10 40-58 13) 10.River Plate 18 10 (18 3 2 13 29-29 8) NB: source for table: site Nacional; listed records for bottom 4 clubs are absurd and table does not add up NB: after 15 rounds, Guaraní had led with 24 points, holding a 4-point advantage over both Nacional and Cerro Porteño, but while those two won their last 3 matches, Guaraní managed only 1 draw. Championship Playoff First Leg Nacional 3-0 Cerro Porteño Second Leg Nacional w/o Cerro Porteño NB: Cerro Porteño protested against Nacional fielding Arsenio Erico in the first match, as Erico had already played for Independiente in Argentina; the 'Tribunal de Penas' decided the relevant article in the regulations, prohibiting players to play for two clubs during the season, only applied if both clubs were Paraguayan and let the result stand; thereupon, Cerro Porteño withdrew. Topscorer: Francisco Sosa (Cerro Porteño) 23 goals Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel@rsssf.com) Last updated: 27 Jun 2007 (C) Copyright Karel Stokkermans and RSSSF 2007