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The Torneo Apertura 2008 (official name: Copa Tigo 2008) was the football (soccer) tournament that opened the season in the Paraguayan first division.
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 | 2 de Mayo | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 31 |
6 | Sol de América | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 27 |
7 | 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 | 12 de Octubre | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 20 |
12 | Silvio Pettirossi | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 13 |
Matchday 1 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
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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) |
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