The following article presents a summary of the 1996 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
Thirteen teams participated in the championship which was played in two tournament (Apertura and Clausura), being the champions Guaraní and Cerro Porteño. In the Final Apertura versus Clausura Champions, Club Cerro Porteño won its 24th championship.
Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional football club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. The club was founded on July 25, 1902, by a group of young Paraguayans, and the name stems from the idea of its principal founding member, William Paats, a Dutchman based in Paraguay, who is considered the father of Paraguayan football for having introduced the practice of the sport in the South American country. Internationally, the club is referred to as Olimpia Asunción in order to distinguish it from Latin American football clubs of the same name.
Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón is a Paraguayan football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Paraguayan Primera División club Guaraní.
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its president is Raúl Zapag and the manager is Víctor Bernay. Its main rival is Club Olimpia. They play their home games at the 45,000-seat General Pablo Rojas Stadium, also known as La Nueva Olla.
The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol, also known as the Primera División, or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco, is the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. Currently, there are 12 teams in the first division.
The following article presents a summary of the 2007 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The 2006 División Profesional season was the 72nd season of professional football in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 2005 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 2004 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 2003 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 2002 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 2001 football in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 2008 association football season in Paraguay. One of the most noticeable changes in the 2008 season is that the first division tournament will not longer have a single champion for the year; instead there will be two champions in the season, one being the winner of the Apertura tournament and the other being the winner of the Clausura tournament.
The following article presents a summary of the 2000 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 1999 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 1998 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The following article presents a summary of the 1997 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
The 2009 Paraguayan Primera División season is the 75th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay. It is the second season in which a champion will be crowned for each tournament.
The 2010 División Profesional season was the 76th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay. It was the third season in which a champion was crowned for each tournament.
The 2012 División Profesional season was the 78th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay.
The 2014 División Profesional season was the 80th season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay.