1999 in Paraguayan football

none The following article presents a summary of the 1999 football (soccer) season in Paraguay. First division results Torneo Apertura The Apertura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Apertura champion. PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints1Olimpia10820268262Sportivo Luqueño 106312213213Cerro Porteño 105412112194Guaraní 104421612165Sol de América 10433139156San Lorenzo103431514137Atl. Colegiales10415161913812 de Octubre102531112119Cerro Corá102351723910Presidente Hayes100461022411Resistencia100196291 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 PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Olimpia321095[3]10212 de Octubre 320153[0]63Sol de América 310247[1]44San Lorenzo301236[0.5]1.5 Group B PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Atlético Colegiales330091[0]92Cerro Porteño320145[2]83Guaraní310235[1.5]4.54Sportivo Luqueño300305[2.5]2.5 Semifinals Olimpia 1 - 0 Cerro Porteño Atlético Colegiales 1 - 0 12 de Octubre |} Apertura final Olimpia 2 - 0 Atlético Colegiales 1-0 1-0 |} Olimpia wins the Apertura tournament final by aggregate score of 2–0. Torneo Clausura The Clausura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Clausura champion. PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints1Cerro Porteño10712258222Sportivo Luqueño 105322214183Olimpia10451139174San Lorenzo 1037011816512 de Octubre 103701610166Guaraní 102621315127* Presidente Hayes 1026268128Atl. Colegiales1023591299Cerro Corá102351016910Sol de América10136513611Resistencia101274215 * Presidente Hayes finished in the top eight but their average points over three years forced the team to be relegated so they did not take part of the playoff stage. Cerro Cora took their place instead. 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. Cerro Cora replaced Presidente Hayes in playoff stage due to Hayes being relegated to the second division. Group stage Group A PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Cerro Porteño 321062[3]102Cerro Corá 321063[0]73San Lorenzo 310247[1.5]4.54Guaraní300326[0.5]0.5 Group B PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints1Olimpia320153[2]82Sportivo Luqueño311154[2.5]6.5312 de Octubre311122[1]54Atlético Colegiales310225[0]3 Semifinals Cerro Porteño 1 - 1 (4 - 3 pen) Sportivo Luqueño Olimpia 0 - 1 Cerro Corá |} Clausura final Cerro Porteño 5 - 1 Cerro Corá 3-0 2-1 |} Cerro P. wins the Clausura tournament final by aggregate score of 5–1. National championship game The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners. Cerro Porteño 2 - 4 Olimpia 0-1 2-3 |} Olimpia declared as national champions by aggregate score of 4–2. Relegation / Promotion Presidente Hayes and Resistencia automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last and second-to-last in the average points table based over a three-year period. Universal promoted to the first division by winning the second division tournament. Qualification to international competitions Olimpia qualified to the 2000 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura. Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2000 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Clausura. The remaining spot for Copa Libertadores was decided in a playoff game between the runners-up of the Apertura (Atl. Colegiales) and Clausura (Cerro Cora). Colegiales won 2-1 and secured a spot for the Copa Libertadores. Lower divisions results LevelTournamentChampion2ndIntermediaUniversal3rd (G.A. teams)Primera de AscensoTacuary3rd (interior teams)UFI Champions CupSport Barrio Guaraní (San Lorenzo)4th (G.A. teams)Segunda de AscensoPilcomayo Paraguayan teams in international competitions Copa Libertadores 1999: Cerro Porteño: Semi-finals Olimpia: Group stage Copa MERCOSUR 1999: Olimpia: Quarter-finals Cerro Porteño: Group stage Copa CONMEBOL 1999: San Lorenzo: First round Paraguay national team The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in the year 1999. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompParaguay scorersFixture according to the RSSSF-list at https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/para-intres.html 1999-02-10 Lansdowne Road Dublin, Ireland IRL 2 - 0 FF = Friendly match 464 1999-03-03 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala GUA 2 - 3 FFriendly Tournament named "Copa de la Paz" Peralta70 Centurión 86 Caballero 89 465 1999-03-05 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala JAM 3 - 1 F Unknown 466 1999-03-07 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala BOL 3 - 0 F Caballero18 Toledo 61 González 67 467 1999-03-31 National Stadium Kingston, Jamaica JAM 3 - 0 F 468 1999-04-22 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres Luque, Paraguay COL 0 - 2 F 469 1999-04-28 Monumental Río Parapití Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay MEX 2 - 1 F Cáceres 20 Caballero 65 470 1999-06-17 Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Ciudad del Este, Paraguay URU 2 - 3 F Santa Cruz 37 Toledo78 471 1999-06-24 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay COL 2 - 1 F Ovelar 46 Ayala70 (pk) 472 1999-06-29 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay BOL 0 - 0 CA991999 Copa América match - 473 1999-07-02 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay JPN 1947 4 - 0 CA99 Benítez 18, 62Santa Cruz 40, 86 474 1999-07-05 Monumental Río Parapití Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay PER 1 - 0 CA99 Santa Cruz86 475 1999-07-10 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción URU 1 - 1 ( 3 - 5 PS) CA99 Benítez 15 476 1999-10-13 Soldier Field Chicago, United States MEX 0 - 1 F Toledo 65 477 1999-10-15 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala GUA 0 - 0 F 478 1999-11-03 Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay BOL 0 - 0 FTrofeo Paz del Chaco 479 1999-11-17 Estadio Domingo Burgueño Maldonado, Uruguay URU 0 - 1 F Benítez 11 480 Notes References Paraguay 1999 by Eli Schmerler, Andy Bolander and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF Diario ABC Color Category:Seasons in Paraguayan football