Torneo Apertura 2008 (Paraguay)

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Primera División
Season2008 Apertura
2008 (C)

The Torneo Apertura 2008 (official name: Copa Tigo 2008) was the football (soccer) tournament that opened the season in the Paraguayan first division.

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Libertad 2218315313+4057
2 Nacional 2214354525+2045
3 Cerro Porteño 2211563426+838
4 Guaraní 2211383126+536
5 2 de Mayo 229492726+131
6 Sol de América 2283114039+127
7 3 de febrero 2283113240827
8 Olimpia 2275102332926
9 Sportivo Luqueño 2267933441125
10 Tacuary 2258924341023
11 12 de Octubre 22481029401120
12 Silvio Pettirossi 22341521472613
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.

Results

Matchday 1
Home TeamResultAway Team
Sol de América1 - 3Sportivo Luqueño
Libertad3 - 12 de Mayo
Cerro Porteño2 - 43 de Febrero
Silvio Pettirossi2 - 112 de Octubre
Guaraní2 - 0Tacuary
Olimpia0 - 1Nacional
Matchday 2
Home TeamResultAway Team
Cerro Porteño2 - 1Sol de América
2 de Mayo2 - 0Guaraní
Tacuary1 - 2Olimpia
12 de Octubre2 - 2Libertad
3 de Febrero0 - 0Silvio Pettirossi
Nacional1 - 3Sportivo Luqueño
Matchday 3
Home TeamResultAway Team
Libertad4 - 03 de Febrero
Sportivo Luqueño1 - 1Tacuary
Silvio Pettirossi1 - 2Cerro Porteño
Sol de América1 - 3Nacional
Guaraní1 - 012 de Octubre
Olimpia1 - 02 de Mayo
Matchday 4
Home TeamResultAway Team
Tacuary2 - 1Nacional
3 de Febrero1 - 2Guaraní
12 de Octubre1 - 2Olimpia
Silvio Pettirossi2 - 4Sol de América
Cerro Porteño0 - 2Libertad
2 de Mayo2 - 0Sportivo Luqueño
Matchday 5
Home TeamResultAway Team
Guaraní0 - 2Cerro Porteño
Libertad3 - 0Silvio Pettirossi
Sol de América4 - 1Tacuary
Nacional2 - 12 de Mayo
Sportivo Luqueño3 - 212 de Octubre
Olimpia2 - 13 de Febrero
Matchday 6
Home TeamResultAway Team
12 de Octubre1 - 3Nacional
Silvio Pettirossi1 - 2Guaraní
Libertad4 - 0Sol de américa
2 de Mayo1 - 2Tacuary
Cerro Porteño1 - 0Olimpia
3 de Febrero4 - 2Sportivo Luqueño
Matchday 7
Home TeamResultAway Team
Sol de América1 - 22 de Mayo
Nacional2 - 13 de Febrero
Guaraní0 - 3Libertad
Sportivo Luqueño0 - 5Cerro Porteño
Tacuary1 - 212 de Octubre
Olimpia3 - 3Silvio Pettirossi
Matchday 8
Home TeamResultAway Team
Libertad1 - 0Olimpia
Guaraní3 - 1Sol de América
Cerro Porteño0 - 0Nacional
3 de Febrero2 - 4Tacuary
12 de Octubre2 - 02 de Mayo
Silvio Pettirossi2 - 0Sportivo Luqueño
Matchday 9
Home TeamResultAway Team
Sportivo Luqueño0 - 1Libertad
2 de Mayo1 - 23 de Febrero
Sol de América2 - 312 de Octubre
Tacuary1 - 1Cerro Porteño
Nacional2 - 0Silvio Pettirossi
Olimpia0 - 2Guaraní
Matchday 10
Home TeamResultAway Team
Libertad1 - 1Nacional
Guaraní2 - 2Sportivo Luqueño
Silvio Pettirossi1 - 0Tacuary
3 de Febrero4 - 012 de Octubre
Olimpia0 - 1Sol de América
Cerro Porteño1 - 02 de Mayo
Matchday 11
Home TeamResultAway Team
Sportivo Luqueño0 - 1Olimpia
2 de Mayo3 - 1Silvio Pettirossi
Nacional1 - 0Guaraní
Sol de América2 - 13 de Febrero
12 de Octubre2 - 2Cerro Porteño
Tacuary1 - 2Libertad
Matchday 12
Home TeamResultAway Team
Sportivo Luqueño2 - 1Sol de América
2 de Mayo1 - 0Libertad
3 de Febrero1 - 0Cerro Porteño
12 de Octubre3 - 1Silvio Pettirossi
Tacuary2 - 5Guaraní
Nacional4 - 0Olimpia
Matchday 13
Home TeamResultAway Team
Sol de América3 - 1Cerro Porteño
Guaraní1 - 12 de Mayo
Olimpia2 - 2Tacuary
Libertad1 - 112 de Octubre
Silvio Pettirossi0 - 13 de Febrero
Sportivo Luqueño0 - 5Nacional
Matchday 14
Home TeamResultAway Team
3 de Febrero0 - 4Libertad
Tacuary0 - 0Sportivo Luqueño
Cerro Porteño1 - 0Silvio Pettirossi
Nacional2 - 1Sol de América
12 de Octubre0 - 1Guaraní
2 de Mayo0 - 1Olimpia
Matchday 15
Home TeamResultAway Team
Nacional0-1Tacuary
Guaraní0-13 de Febrero
Olimpia0-012 de Octubre
Sol de América4-0Silvio Pettirossi
Libertad2-0Cerro Porteño
Sportivo Luqueño1-12 de Mayo
Matchday 16
Home TeamResultAway Team
Cerro Porteño1-0Guaraní
Silvio Pettirossi0-4Libertad
Tacuary0-2Sol de América
2 de Mayo0-4Nacional
12 de Octubre0-3Sportivo Luqueño
3 de Febrero3-1Olimpia
Matchday 17
Home TeamResultAway Team
Nacional3-112 de Octubre
Guaraní1-0Silvio Pettirossi
Sol de américa0-1Libertad
Tacuary1-12 de Mayo
Olimpia1-2Cerro Porteño
Sportivo Luqueño2-13 de Febrero
Matchday 18
Home TeamResultAway Team
2 de Mayo2-0Sol de América
3 de Febrero2-2Nacional
Libertad3-1Guaraní
Cerro Porteño3-3Sportivo Luqueño
12 de Octubre1-1Tacuary
Silvio Pettirossi2-3Olimpia
Matchday 19
Home TeamResultAway Team
Olimpia1-2Libertad
Sol de América1-1Guaraní
Nacional0-3Cerro Porteño
Tacuary2-13 de Febrero
2 de Mayo1-112 de Octubre
Sportivo Luqueño3-3Silvio Pettirossi
Matchday 20
Home TeamResultAway Team
Libertad4-3Sportivo Luqueño
3 de Febrero1-32 de Mayo
12 de Octubre3-3Sol de América
Cerro Porteño0-0Tacuary
Silvio Pettirossi1-4Nacional
Guaraní2-0Olimpia
Matchday 21
Home TeamResultAway Team
Nacional1-4Libertad
Sportivo Luqueño1-3Guaraní
Tacuary1-1Silvio Pettirossi
12 de Octubre0-03 de Febrero
Sol de América2-2Olimpia
2 de Mayo2-1Cerro Porteño
Matchday 22
Home TeamResultAway Team
Olimpia1 - 1Sportivo Luqueño
Silvio Pettirossi0 - 22 de Mayo
Guaraní2 - 3Nacional
3 de Febrero1 - 5Sol de América
Cerro Porteño4 - 312 de Octubre
Libertad2 - 0Tacuary

Top scorers

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabio Escobar Nacional 13
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Julio Aguilar 12 de Octubre 12
Flag of Paraguay.svg José Ortigoza Sol de América 12
4 Flag of Paraguay.svg Juan Eduardo Samudio Libertad 11
Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén Gigena Sportivo Luqueño 11
6 Flag of Paraguay.svg Ariel Bogado Nacional 10
7 Flag of Paraguay.svg José A. Franco 3 de Febrero 9
Flag of Paraguay.svg Edison Giménez Olimpia 9
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Émerson Matías 2 de Mayo 8
10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Pablo Giménez Cerro Porteño 7
11 Flag of Paraguay.svg Raúl Román Nacional 6
Flag of Argentina.svg Jonathan Fabbro Guaraní 6
Flag of Colombia.svg Vladimir Marín Libertad 6
Flag of Paraguay.svg Edgar Benítez Santander Sol de América 6
Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Morinigo Nacional 6
Flag of Paraguay.svg Dante López Libertad 6
Last Updated: June 29, 2008, * Scorer Stats (in Spanish)

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