2019 Copa Paraguay
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 28 May – 5 December 2019 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Libertad (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Guaraní |
| Third place | Deportivo Capiatá |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 224 (3.5 per match) |
The 2019 Copa Paraguay was the second edition of the Copa Paraguay, Paraguay's domestic football cup competition. The competition started on 28 May 2019 and concluded on 5 December 2019.[1] Libertad won their first title in the competition by beating defending champions Guaraní in the final by a 3–0 score. With both champions Libertad and runners-up Guaraní being already qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores, and third-placed team Deportivo Capiatá being relegated at the end of the season, the berth to the 2020 Copa Sudamericana the winners were originally entitled to was transferred to the Primera División aggregate table eighth-placed team, Sportivo Luqueño.
Format
[edit ]For this edition, the competition was expanded from 48 to 64 teams, with the Primera B, Primera C, and UFI being entitled to more berths. Given the expansion, the competition did not feature any preliminary rounds for teams from the lower tiers and the 64 teams directly qualified for the first round.[2] Ties in all rounds were played as a single game, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.
Teams
[edit ]64 teams competed in this edition of the competition: the 12 Primera División and 16 División Intermedia teams, as well as 11 from the Primera B, 8 from the Primera C, and the 17 champions from each department of Paraguay representing the UFI.
Primera División
[edit ]All of the 12 Primera División teams took part in the competition:
División Intermedia
[edit ]All of the 16 División Intermedia teams took part:
Primera B
[edit ]The 9 teams ranked from 2nd to 10th place in the 2018 Primera B season and the top two in the 2018 Primera C season qualified:
Primera C
[edit ]Teams ranked from 3rd to 10th place in the previous Primera C season qualified:
- 1° de Marzo
- 12 de Octubre (SD)
- Atlético Juventud
- General Caballero (CG)
- Humaitá
- Oriental
- Silvio Pettirossi
- Sport Colonial
UFI
[edit ]The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:[3]
- Sportivo San Juan (Concepción)
- Porvenir FC (San Pedro)
- Sport Valenzolano (Cordillera)
- 12 de Octubre (PY) (Guairá)
- Sol de América (P) (Caaguazú)
- 16 de Agosto (Caazapá)
- Athletic FBC (Itapúa)
- 19 de Marzo FBC (Misiones)
- Sud América (Paraguarí)
- SCD San Antonio (Alto Paraná)
- 3 de Mayo (Central)
- 1° de Marzo FBC (Ñeembucú)
- Aquidabán (Amambay)
- Sport Santo Domingo (Canindeyú)
- Independiente (N) (Presidente Hayes)
- Nueva Estrella (Boquerón)
- Sport Puerto Diana (Alto Paraguay)
Round of 64
[edit ]The draw for the round of 64 was held on 16 May 2019 and the matches were played from 28 May to 25 July 2019.[1] [4]
- Arzamendia 21'
- Duarte 8', 65'
- Delvalle 66'
- Galeano 83'
Referee: David Ojeda
- Cáceres 84'
- Mena 34', 75'
- Aquino 57'
- Benítez 73'
- Ledesma 80'
Referee: Osmar Soto
- Ortiz 3', 5', 24', 26', 41', 42', 67'
- Zorrila 9', 18'
- Martínez 29', 37', 86'
- Popp 47'
- Portillo 49', 50'
- Sosa 84'
- Barboza 16'
- Paya 61' (pen.)
- Pérez 69'
Referee: Juan Franco
- Ríos 35'
- Villamayor 46'
- Ovejero 87'
Referee: Víctor Ruiz Díaz
- Martínez 26' (pen.)
- D. González 85'
- Florenciañez 4' (pen.)
- Benítez 64'
Referee: Carmen Gómez
- C. González soccer ball with red X
- Soler soccer ball with check mark
- Martínez soccer ball with check mark
- Aguilera soccer ball with red X
- Alfaro soccer ball with red X
- soccer ball with check mark Mora
- soccer ball with check mark Blanco
- soccer ball with check mark Lovera
- soccer ball with red X Benítez
- Espinoza 90+6'
- López 40'
Referee: Paulino de los Santos Palacios
- González soccer ball with check mark
- Báez soccer ball with check mark
- Fretes soccer ball with red X
- Espinoza soccer ball with red X
- soccer ball with check mark López
- soccer ball with check mark Da Silva
- soccer ball with red X Osmar
- soccer ball with check mark González
- Pérez 32'
- Garay 39'
- Matta 86'
- Peralta 87'
Referee: Alberto Candia
- Montenegro 23'
- De la Cruz 24'
- Ortega 52' (pen.)
- Candia 86'
Referee: Sergio Melgarejo
- Sanabria 17'
- Rivero 35'
- Benítez 40'
- H. Martínez 48'
- Franco 54', 55'
- A. Martínez 59'
- Aquino 69'
Referee: Sixto Mercado
- Vargas 13', 14'
- A. Fernández 22'
- A. Cáceres 67'
- Otazú 70'
- Said 86'
Referee: Víctor Robles
- Doldán 11', 21', 52'
- Ríos 39'
- Santa Cruz 62'
Referee: César Herrera
Round of 32
[edit ]Matches in this round were played from 7 August to 3 September 2019.
- Roa soccer ball with check mark
- Bareiro soccer ball with red X
- Duarte soccer ball with check mark
- Lugo soccer ball with check mark
- Villalba soccer ball with check mark
- Palacios soccer ball with check mark
- Gómez soccer ball with check mark
- Lesme soccer ball with check mark
- Ávalos soccer ball with red X
- Ovejero soccer ball with check mark
- Barrientos soccer ball with red X
- Presentado soccer ball with check mark
- Ríos soccer ball with red X
- Nicolicchia soccer ball with red X
- Minseong soccer ball with red X
- Peralta soccer ball with check mark
- soccer ball with check mark Martínez
- soccer ball with check mark Barrios
- soccer ball with check mark Portillo
- soccer ball with check mark Carballo
Bracket
[edit ]Round of 16
[edit ]Matches in this round were played from 10 to 19 September 2019.
- Viudez soccer ball with check mark
- Fernández soccer ball with check mark
- Ovelar soccer ball with check mark
- De la Cruz soccer ball with red X
- Montenegro soccer ball with check mark
- Ortigoza 3', 88'
- R. Fernández 18'
- Florentín 67'
- Aquino 76'
Referee: Carlos Benítez
Quarterfinals
[edit ]Matches in this round were played from 9 to 16 October 2019.
Semifinals
[edit ]The semifinals were played on 5 and 6 November 2019.
- Aguada 55'
- Redes 27'
- Ortigoza 33'
- Florentín 40'
- Aquino 49'
- F. Fernández 90+3'
Referee: Julio Quintana
Final
[edit ]Third place play-off
[edit ]| Sol de América | 0–0 | Deportivo Capiatá |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 | ||
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Empezó a jugarse la Copa de todos". APF. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Más equipos en Copa Paraguay para el 2019". HOY. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Están los 17 representantes de UFI para la Copa Paraguay". APF. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "La segunda edición de la Copa Paraguay ya conoce sus cruces". Tigo Sports. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Copa Paraguay 2019: Le damos paso a la Albirroja" (in Spanish). APF. 29 May 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Copa Paraguay on the official website of the Paraguayan Football Association (in Spanish)
- Copa Paraguay 2019, Soccerway.com