1997 in Paraguayan football

none The following article presents a summary of the 1997 football (soccer) season in Paraguay. First division results 1997 Paraguayan Primera División Championship Torneo Apertura The Apertura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. After every draw during this stage the game went on to a penalty kick shootout, awarding two points to the winner of the shootout and one point to the losing team. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Apertura champion. PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsP.K. Wins / P.K. LossesLossesScoredConcededPoints1Olimpia 1274/01227292Cerro Porteño 1271/042315233Sol de América1260/24118204Libertad1250/521713205San Lorenzo 1251/241517196Guaraní1251/241815197 Presidente Hayes1243/051317188Sportivo Luqueño1250/161522169Nacional1232/3416211610Sport Colombia1223/3417151511Tembetary1241/1614161512Atl. Colegiales1232/079151313Cerro Corá1222/17152411 Note: an extra match had to be played between Sportivo Luqueño and Nacional to decide the 8th spot for the playoff stage since both teams finished with the same number of points. The extra match was won by Sportivo Luqueño 2-0. Also, draws were done to determine the 3rd and 5th place and they were won by Sol de America and San Lorenzo respectively. Apertura playoff stage The top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage. Group stage Group A PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsP.K. Wins / P.K. LossesLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Olimpia320/0152[3]92Sportivo Luqueño 320/0175[0]63Libertad 310/0259[1.5]4.54Guaraní310/0223[0.5]3.5 Group B PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsP.K. Wins / P.K. LossesLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Cerro Porteño321/0074[2.5]10.52Sol de América311/0144[2]73 San Lorenzo310/1144[1]54Presidente Hayes300/1214[0]1 Semifinals Olimpia 0 - 1 Sol de América Cerro Porteño 1 - 0 Sportivo Luqueño |} Apertura final Cerro Porteño 1 - 1(4 - 3 pen) Sol de América |} Cerro P. wins the Apertura tournament. Torneo Clausura The Clausura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. After every draw during this stage the game went on to a penalty kick shootout, awarding two points to the winner of the shootout and one point to the losing team. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Clausura champion. PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsP.K. Wins / P.K. LossesLossesScoredConcededPoints1Cerro Corá 1281/212211282Guaraní 1261/412216243San Lorenzo 1252/141310204Sportivo Luqueño 1243/231816205Olimpia 1244/041816206Atl. Colegiales1243/231818207Cerro Porteño 1241/431513188Nacional1241/251423169Tembetary1241/2531271610Sport Colombia1231/3520191411Presidente Hayes1232/1613181412Sol de América 1231/1711151213Libertad1223/0782112 Clausura playoff stage The top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage. Group stage Group A PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsP.K. Wins / P.K. LossesLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Sportivo Luqueño 330/0093[1.5]10.52Guaraní311/0156[2.5]7.53Nacional 310/1177[0]44Cerro Porteño300/03611[0]0 Group B PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsP.K. Wins / P.K. LossesLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Olimpia320/1062[1]82Cerro Corá311/0143[3]83San Lorenzo310/1124[2]64Atl. Colegiales301/0214[0.5]2.5 Semifinals Olimpia 4 - 2 Guaraní Cerro Corá 2 - 2 (6 - 5 pen) Sportivo Luqueño |} Clausura final Olimpia 3 - 0 Cerro Corá |} Olimpia wins the Clausura tournament. National championship game The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners. Cerro Porteño 1 - 2 Olimpia 0-1 1-1 |} Olimpia declared as national champions by aggregate score of 2-1. Relegation / Promotion Tembetary and Sport Colombia automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last and second-to-last in the accumulated table Apertura/Clausura (Opening/Closing). 12 de Octubre promoted to the first division by winning the second division tournament. Qualification to international competitions Cerro Porteño qualified to the 1998 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura. Olimpia qualified to the 1998 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Clausura. Lower divisions results LevelTournamentChampion2ndIntermedia12 de Octubre3rd Primera de Ascenso12 de Octubre (Santo Domingo)4thSegunda de AscensoAtlántida Paraguayan teams in international competitions Copa Libertadores 1997: Club Guaraní: Round of 16 Cerro Porteño: Group Stage Supercopa Sudamericana 1997: Olimpia: Group Stage Copa CONMEBOL 1997: Sportivo Luqueño: First round Paraguay national team The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 1997. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompParaguay scorersReport January 12, 1997 Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa Mérida VEN 0 - 2 WCQ 1998 M.A. Benítez 6Enciso 62 Report February 12, 1997 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción PER 2 - 1 WCQ 1998 Rivarola 12A. Rojas 40 Report April 2, 1997 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción COL 2 - 1 WCQ 1998 Gamarra 6D. Soto 82 Report April 30, 1997 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción URU 3 - 1 WCQ 1998 A. Rojas 37J. Cardozo 73D. Soto 83 Report 1997-06-04 Hermann Stadium St. Louis, United States USA 0 - 0 F N/A 1997-06-11 Estadio Félix Capriles Cochabamba, Bolivia CHI 0 - 1 CA97 Acuña 28 N/A 1997-06-14 Estadio Félix Capriles Cochabamba, Bolivia ECU 2 - 0 CA97 N/A 1997-06-17 Estadio Félix Capriles Cochabamba, Bolivia ARG 1 - 1 CA97 Chilavert 74 (pk) N/A 1997-06-22 Estadio Ramón Aguilera Santa Cruz, Bolivia BRA 2 - 0 CA97 N/A July 6, 1997 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción ARG 1 - 2 WCQ 1998 R. Acuña 59 Report July 20, 1997 Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago CHI 2 - 1 WCQ 1998 H. Brizuela 61 Report August 20, 1997 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito ECU 2 - 1 WCQ 1998 R. Báez Report September 10, 1997 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción BOL 2 - 1 WCQ 1998 M.A. Benítez 26C. Gamarra 37 Report October 12, 1997 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción VEN 1 - 0 WCQ 1998 F. Torres 69 Report November 16, 1997 Estadio Nacional Lima PER 1 - 0 WCQ 1998 - Report References Paraguay 1997 by Eli Schmerler, Andy Bolander and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF Diario ABC Color Category:Seasons in Paraguayan football