The following article presents a summary of the 1906
football (soccer)
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Paraguay
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.
Overview
Shortly after the foundation of the governing body of football, the Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol (known today as
Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
The Paraguayan Football Association ( ; APF) (Guarani language, Guarani: ''Paraguái Mangapy Atyguasu''), is the omnibus governing body of football (soccer), football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league system, Paraguayan fo ...
) on June 18, the first championship was organized with the participation of the five original founding clubs and Club 14 de Mayo. The first match was played on July 8 between
Olimpia and
Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to
Ethnography
* Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia)
* Guarani language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay
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, resulting in a 1–1 tie.
Salvador Melián of Guaraní has the honor of being the first scorer in Paraguayan league history, while Miguel Díaz of Olimpia was the second scorer in the 1-1 tie match.
Liga Paraguaya
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Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to
Ethnography
* Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia)
* Guarani language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay
* G ...
was the first Paraguayan champion. The tournament was played between six teams in a two round
all-play-all system, being the team with the most points at the end of the two rounds the champion. Guaraní played 10 games, winning 8, drawing 2 and not losing any of them.
*Note: A playoff match was played to decide the second place, as both Olimpia and Libertad finished with the same number of points. Olimpia won the match 5-4.
See also
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Football in Paraguay
Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and in ...
References
Paraguay - League History 1906-1964by Karel Stokkermans at
RSSSF
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Historia de la APF
External links
APF Website
Paraguayan Primera División seasons
Para
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