The following article presents a summary of the 1912
association football season in
Paraguay.
First Division
The
Paraguayan first division
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championship was played for the "Copa El Diario", a
trophy
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issued by the newspaper of the same name. Four teams participated in the tournament which was played in a two-round
all-play-all system, being the team with the most points at the end of the two rounds the champion.
Club Olimpia
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won its first championship in history.
Guaraní and
Mbiguá were given permission to not participate in the tournament without being relegated.
Second Division
The
Paraguayan second division
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tournament was not played in 1912. However, a new team was admitted to the first division the following year: the newly found club
Cerro Porteño. They got promoted to the first division by winning a four-team promotion tournament in early 1913, played between Cerro Porteño, Club 10 de Agosto, El Porvenir and
River Plate Asunción.
Liga Centenario
This
dissident league accepted two new teams in 1912:
Libertad and
Atlántida SC
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. The winner at the end of the season was
River Plate Asunción, who defeated the reigning champions Bahía Blanca in the final.
References
Paraguay - League History 1906-1964by Karel Stokkermans at
RSSSF
Historia de la APF
External links
APF Website
Seasons in Paraguayan football
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