Paraguay. In a nut shell, the new Olimpia was in full force.
Nacional (Asuncion) earned promotion from II Division.
General Caballero (Asuncion) was last with 19 points in the top league and was relegated.
Sport Colombia (Fernando de la Mora) – 11th with 25 points.
Tembetary (Ypane) – 10th with 25 points.
San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo) – 9th with 28 points.
River Plate (Asuncion) – 8th with 29 points. Standing from left: Tranquilino Ibarra, Jorge Coronel, Benito Giménez, Freddy Frutos, Dionisio Benítez, Ortiz.
First row: Gerardo Olavarrieta, Giménez, Vicente Muñoz , Juan R. Sandoval.
Sol de America (Barrio Obrero, Asuncion) – 7th with 31 points.
Libertad (Asuncion) – 6th with 34 points.
Sportivo Luqueno (Luque) – 5th with 35 points. Back: Marcos Aquino, Cantero, Ramírez, Juan C. Ojeda, Aquino, Solís.
Front: Agustín Arrúa, Julio E. Gaona, Centurión, Merardo Robles, Nicolás Azuaga.
Colegiales (4 Mojones) – 4th with 36 points.
Cerro Porteno (Asuncion) – 3rd with 40 points. Standing from left: Gato, Rivarola, Zabala, Jacquet, Garay, Barrios
Front: Struway, Riveros, Raschle, Robson, el Zanahoria Britez Romàn.
Guarani (Asuncion) – 2nd with 44 points.
Olimpia (Asincion) – very strong season of the new team successfully built by their Uruguayan coach Luis Cubilla and still very young. In the small Paraguayan league teams 3 times against each other, so at the end 33 games were played. Olimpia won 19 times, tied 12 games and lost only 2. Scored 74 goals, permitting only 35. That made them confident champions with 50 points – 6 points ahead of Libertad. This was the 32nd title for Olimpia, second a row too, and domestic season did not prevent them from playing strong Copa Libertadores season, reaching the final and losing the trophy only at penalty shoot-out.