The 2022 División Profesional season (officially the Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco 2022 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 88th season of the
Paraguayan Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
. The season is scheduled to begin on 4 February and end on 13 November 2022.
The fixtures for the season were announced on 14 December 2021.
will be the defending champions after winning the
2021 Clausura tournament.
Teams
Twelve teams will compete in the season: the top eight teams in the relegation table of the
2021 season, the top three teams in the
2021 Paraguayan División Intermedia
The 2021 División Intermedia season, named ''"Cincuentenario del Club Atlético 3 de Febrero y Homenaje al Lic. Miguel Ángel Cañete Alderete"'', was the 103rd season of the second-tier league of Paraguayan football and 24th under the Paraguayan ...
(
General Caballero (JLM),
Resistencia, and
Tacuary), as well as
Sportivo Ameliano
Club Sportivo Ameliano, also simply known as Ameliano, is a Paraguayan football club based in Virgen del Huerto neighborhood in the city of Asunción. The club competes in the Paraguayan Primera División for the 2022 season after their promot ...
, winners of the
promotion/relegation play-off. The promoted teams will replace
River Plate and
Sportivo Luqueño, who were relegated to the second tier at the end of the previous season.
Stadia and locations
Managerial changes
Torneo Apertura
The Campeonato de Apertura, will be the 125th official championship of the Primera División and the first championship of the 2022 season. It is scheduled to start on 4 February and end on 3 July.
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Standings
Results
Torneo Clausura
The Campeonato de Clausura will be the 126th official championship of the Primera División and the second championship of the 2022 season. It is scheduled to begin on 15 July and end on 13 November.[
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Standings
Results
References
External links
APF's official website
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Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
Paraguayan Primera División seasons
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...