Division Profesional - Clausura is a men’s league competition in Paraguay, with recorded coverage from the 2016 season through 2026. Use this page to follow live scores, upcoming fixtures, completed results and standings, alongside player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons. The page brings these core competition records together for quick reference, with season-by-season context where available.
Upcoming matches, Division Profesional - Clausura
Clausura - 19
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- Clausura - 19
Club Sp. San Lorenzo
Rubio NU
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- Clausura - 19Sportivo Luqueno
2 de Mayo
Clausura - 20
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- Clausura - 20
Olimpia
Sportivo Trinidense -
- Clausura - 20
Rubio NU
Libertad Asuncion
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- Clausura - 20
Deportivo Recoleta
Club Guarani
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- Clausura - 20
Nacional Asuncion
Cerro Porteno
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- Clausura - 20
Sportivo Ameliano
Sportivo Luqueno -
- Clausura - 20
2 de Mayo
Club Sp. San Lorenzo
Clausura - 21
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- Clausura - 21Sportivo Trinidense
Deportivo Recoleta
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- Clausura - 21Sportivo Luqueno
Olimpia
Latest played matches, Division Profesional - Clausura
Clausura - 19
Clausura - 18
Division Profesional - Clausura Standings
Primera Division: Clausura
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Olimpia | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 42 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Libertad Asuncion | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 33 | WLLWL |
| 3 |
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Nacional Asuncion | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 32 | LLWLW |
| 4 |
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Club Guarani | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 31 | LWWWL |
| 5 | Sportivo Trinidense | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 31 | DLWWD | |
| 6 |
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2 de Mayo | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 30 | DLDLW |
| 7 |
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Cerro Porteno | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 28 | DWLWD |
| 8 |
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Sportivo Ameliano | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 19 | LLLDL |
| 9 | Sportivo Luqueno | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 19 | WLLWL | |
| 10 |
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Deportivo Recoleta | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 16 | DLWDW |
| 11 |
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Rubio NU | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 16 | LWLLD |
| 12 |
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Club Sp. San Lorenzo | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 10 | WWLLD |
Division Profesional - Clausura Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
P. Vegetti
Cerro Porteno |
8 |
| 2 |
E. Vera
Libertad Asuncion |
7 |
| 3 |
I. Valdez
Nacional Asuncion |
5 |
| 4 |
G. Ávalos
Olimpia |
5 |
| 5 |
C. Ocampos
Sportivo Ameliano |
5 |
| 6 |
I. Maggi
Sportivo Luqueno |
4 |
| 7 |
J. Morel
Cerro Porteno |
4 |
| 8 |
H. Benítez
Nacional Asuncion |
4 |
| 9 |
E. Moreira
Sportivo Ameliano |
4 |
| 10 |
L. Abreu
Sportivo Trinidense |
4 |
Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A. Benítez
Libertad Asuncion |
4 |
| 2 |
G. Bogado
Sportivo Luqueno |
4 |
| 3 |
H. Benítez
Nacional Asuncion |
4 |
| 4 |
F. Alfonso
Olimpia |
3 |
| 5 |
I. Aliseda
Cerro Porteno |
3 |
| 6 |
O. Gaona
Nacional Asuncion |
3 |
| 7 |
W. Báez
Deportivo Recoleta |
3 |
| 8 |
C. Ocampos
Sportivo Ameliano |
3 |
| 9 |
I. Ramirez
Libertad Asuncion |
2 |
| 10 |
A. Rodríguez
Olimpia |
2 |
Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Division Profesional - Clausura teams participation since 2016
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Club Guarani | 11 |
| Nacional Asuncion | 11 |
| Cerro Porteno | 11 |
| Libertad Asuncion | 11 |
| Olimpia | 11 |
| Sportivo Luqueno | 10 |
| SOL DE America | 8 |
| General Diaz | 5 |
| General Caballero | 5 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 5 |
| Sportivo Ameliano | 5 |
| Deportivo Capiata | 4 |
| Club River Plate | 4 |
| Guairena FC | 4 |
| Rubio NU | 3 |
| Club Sp. San Lorenzo | 3 |
| 2 de Mayo | 3 |
| 12 de Octubre | 3 |
| Tacuary | 3 |
| Independiente F.b.c. | 2 |
| Deportivo Santani | 2 |
| Resistencia | 2 |
| Deportivo Recoleta | 2 |
| 3 de Febrero | 1 |
| Atlético Tembetary | 1 |
Division Profesional - Clausura top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | 35 | 296 |
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| Libertad Asuncion | 28 | 270 |
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| Sportivo Trinidense | 27 | 223 |
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| Cerro Porteno | 23 | 249 |
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| Nacional Asuncion | 20 | 202 |
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| Sportivo Luqueno | 20 | 202 |
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| Deportivo Recoleta | 19 | 187 |
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| 2 de Mayo | 18 | 191 |
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| Club Guarani | 18 | 231 |
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| Sportivo Ameliano | 16 | 224 |
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| Rubio NU | 16 | 220 |
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| Club Sp. San Lorenzo | 11 | 144 |
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Division Profesional - Clausura About
Division Profesional - Clausura is Paraguay’s top-flight men’s league closing tournament, also known as Paraguayan Primera Division - Clausura, and forms the second half of the country’s annual national championship.
Role in Paraguayan football
The competition belongs to the highest level of Paraguay’s football pyramid and is organised by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF). It follows the Apertura, or opening tournament, and provides the second major league title race of the calendar year. Although the Clausura is a domestic league competition, its consequences extend beyond Paraguay: performances influence continental qualification and contribute to the aggregate standings used across the national championship season.
The tournament is played by professional men’s clubs from the Primera División. Access is therefore based on participation in Paraguay’s top division, with the composition of the league refreshed through promotion from the División Intermedia and relegation from the top flight. Clubs must also meet the applicable sporting, administrative, infrastructure and licensing requirements established within the Paraguayan football system and, where relevant, South American competition regulations.
Origins and development
The recorded formation year associated with Paraguay’s top-level league structure is 1906, underlining the long historical tradition behind the competition. The first event recorded for this specific competition entry is dated 17 January 2020, while the available database coverage runs from the 2016 season through the 2026 season, with 11 seasons recorded. These dates describe the competition’s documented record and naming history rather than suggesting that Paraguay’s top-flight football began only with the modern Clausura entry.
The Clausura reflects the short-tournament model used in Paraguayan football. Splitting the annual championship into Apertura and Clausura stages creates two concentrated title contests while preserving a season-long aggregate picture. This structure gives clubs more than one route to major honours and keeps the battle for continental places and survival active throughout the year.
League format and match schedule
Division Profesional - Clausura uses a single-table double round-robin format rather than groups or a knockout bracket. The participating clubs meet every other team twice: once at home and once away. With 12 teams, that produces 22 matches per club across 22 rounds. There is no tournament seeding in the knockout sense; fixtures are arranged through the league schedule for the relevant edition.
The standard points system is straightforward:
- 3 points for a win;
- 1 point for a draw;
- 0 points for a defeat.
The club with the highest points total at the end of the scheduled rounds is champion. League matches are decided within normal playing time, so extra time and penalty shoot-outs are not part of the regular Clausura format.
Ties, title decisions and standings
A tie at the top of the table has a different consequence from a tie elsewhere in the standings. If teams finish level for first place, a decisive play-off match is used to determine the champion. For other positions, the ranking is resolved through the applicable sporting criteria, beginning with goal difference, followed by goals scored and head-to-head results as specified in the competition framework.
The Clausura table should also be read alongside the aggregate table. Results from the Apertura and Clausura are combined for wider season objectives, including the allocation of additional places in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. This means a club can remain highly relevant to the national campaign even if it does not win the closing tournament itself.
Calendar and sporting stakes
The Clausura normally takes place during the second half of the calendar year, typically beginning in July and concluding in December after the Apertura has finished. Most fixtures are scheduled at weekends, although midweek rounds may be required to accommodate the international calendar and other competition commitments.
Winning the Clausura brings the status of Champion of Paraguay and provides a direct route to the Copa Libertadores group stage under the stated competition framework. Other high-performing clubs can pursue continental qualification through the aggregate standings. At the opposite end of the table, every point matters to the promedio system, which assesses clubs through multi-season points-per-game averages. Teams with the weakest averages face relegation to the División Intermedia.
The result is a league with three connected races: the immediate Clausura title, the aggregate battle for South American qualification and the longer-term fight against relegation. That combination of a compact 22-round schedule, home-and-away consistency and wider season consequences makes Paraguay’s closing tournament one of the defining stages of the national football year.