1961 Paraguayan Primera División season

The 1961 season of the Paraguayan Primera División, the top category of Paraguayan football, was played by 11 teams. The national champions were Cerro Porteño.

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Olimpia	20	12	4	4	39	19	+20	28
2	Cerro Porteño	20	11	6	3	43	19	+24	28
3	Sportivo Luqueño	20	12	4	4	42	23	+19	28
4	Guaraní	20	9	9	2	40	29	+11	27
5	Libertad	20	9	6	5	36	29	+7	24
6	Nacional	20	6	8	6	30	26	+4	20
7	River Plate	20	4	8	8	21	29	−8	16
8	San Lorenzo	20	4	6	10	22	39	−17	14
9	Sol de América	20	5	3	12	30	43	−13	13
10	Presidente Hayes	20	2	7	11	25	47	−22	11
11	Tembetary	20	4	3	13	25	50	−25	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Championship Playoffs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cerro Porteño	4	3	1	0	11	2	+9	7
2	Olimpia	4	2	1	1	8	9	−1	5
3	Sportivo Luqueño	4	0	0	4	3	11	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

10th/11th-place play-offs

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Presidente Hayes	5–1	Atlético Tembetary

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Presidente Hayes	1–1	Atlético Tembetary

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Promotion/relegation play-offs

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Rubio Ñu	3–1	Atlético Tembetary

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Atlético Tembetary	2–1	Rubio Ñu

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Atlético Tembetary	3–1	Rubio Ñu

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External links

• Paraguay 1961 season at RSSSF