2005 in Paraguayan football
The following article presents a summary of the 2005 football season in Paraguay.
First division results
The first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 10 teams participating in a two round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.Torneo Apertura
Torneo Clausura
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Libertad | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 32 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | 3 de Febrero | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 28 |
| 5 | Nacional | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 27 |
| 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| 7 | Tacuary | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 24 |
| 8 | Guaraní | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 20 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 14 |
| 10 | General Caballero ZC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
Championship game playoff
Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and no playoff game was played.Relegation / Promotion
- General Caballero ZC automatically relegated to the after finishing last in the aggregate points table.
- 2 de Mayo and Club Fernando de la Mora promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.
Qualification to international competitions
- Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2006 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura; and to the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and 2006 Copa Sudamericana by winning the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
Runners-up playoff game
- Libertad qualified to the Copa Libertadores 2006 by winning the runners-up playoff game against Guaraní by an aggregate score of 5-3.
Copa Sudamericana 2005 Qualifiers
Semifinals| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| Nacional | 3-1 | 3 de Febrero | June 29 |
| Guaraní | 2-1 | 12 de Octubre | June 29 |
Final
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| Guaraní | 2-1 | Nacional | July 3 |
- Guaraní qualified to the Copa Sudamericana 2005 by winning the final.
Copa Sudamericana 2006 Qualifiers
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 | Date |
| Nacional | 1-6 | Libertad | December 22 |
Lower divisions results
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
- Copa Libertadores 2005:
- *Cerro Porteño: round of 16
- *Club Libertad: group-stage
- *Tacuary: preliminary round
- Copa Sudamericana 2005:
- *Cerro Porteño: round of 16
- *Club Guaraní: preliminary first round
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| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Paraguay scorers | Report |
| March 27, 2005 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador | 5 - 2 | WCQ 2006 | Cardozo Cabañas | ||
| March 30, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | 2 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Morinigo Cardozo | ||
| June 5, 2005 | Beira Rio Porto Alegre, Brazil | 4 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz | ||
| June 8, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | 4 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Gamarra Santa Cruz J.C. Cáceres Núñez | ||
| September 3, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | 1 - 0 | WCQ 2006 | Santa Cruz | ||
| October 8, 2005 | José Pachencho Romero Maracaibo, Venezuela | 0 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | Haedo Valdez | ||
| October 12, 2005 | Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay | 0 - 1 | WCQ 2006 | - |