2002 in Paraguayan football

none The following article presents a summary of the 2002 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. PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints1Sportivo Luqueño 971115722212 de Octubre 961294193Libertad 96031913184Cerro Porteño 95041715155Sport Colombia94232313146Sol de América 94141313137Olimpia 93241315118Guaraní 9306141999San Lorenzo9045714410Deportivo Recoleta90368253 Apertura playoff stage The top eight teams qualified to this stage. Quarterfinals Guaraní 4-1 Sportivo Luqueño 2-1 2-0 Olimpia 4-2 12 de Octubre 3-1 1-1 Sol de América 4-8 Libertad 3-3 1-5 Sport Colombia 1-3 Cerro Porteño 0-2 1-1 |} Semifinals Cerro Porteño 0-0 (5 - 3 pen) Olimpia 0-0 0-0 Guaraní 2-5 Libertad 1-1 1-4 |} Apertura final Cerro Porteño 1-3 Libertad 0-3 1-0 |} Libertad wins the Apertura tournament final by an aggregate score of 3-1 on May 11, 2002. Torneo Clausura The Clausura tournament was played in a two-round all-play-all system, with the champion being the team with the most points at the end of the two rounds. PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints112 de Octubre 1810263024322Libertad 189453322313Olimpia 188643325304Sportivo Luqueño187651917275Guaraní187562926266Sport Colombia 188282327267Cerro Porteño185672019218Recoleta 185671722219Sol de América1845915231710San Lorenzo185211152917 Championship game playoff The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners. November 10, 2002 12 de Octubre 1–2 Libertad November 17, 2002 Libertad 4–1 12 de Octubre Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 6-2. Relegation / Promotion Recoleta automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last in the average points table based over a three-year period. San Lorenzo finished second-to-last in the aggregate points table, so had to participate in the promotion play-off game against second division runners-up Club Presidente Hayes. San Lorenzo won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 4-3, so it remains in the first division. Tacuary promoted to the first division by winning the second division tournament. Qualification to international competitions Libertad qualified to the 2003 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura. 12 de Octubre qualified to the 2003 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Clausura. Olimpia qualified to the 2003 Copa Libertadores as holders of the 2002 edition. A four team playoff (based on best positions in the aggregate points table) was played to determine the 4th participant in the 2003 Copa Libertadores. Pre-Libertadores playoff PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints1Cerro Porteño 32109472Guaraní 32015463Sport Colombia 30215624Sportivo Luqueño 3012491 Cerro Porteño qualifies to the 2003 Copa Libertadores by winning the Pre-Libertadores tournament. Lower divisions results LevelTournamentChampion2ndIntermedia Tacuary3rd (G.A. teams)Primera de AscensoSportivo Trinidense3rd (interior teams)UFI Champions CupCerro Porteño PF (Presidente Franco)4th (G.A. teams)Segunda de AscensoGeneral Caballero (San Felipe) Paraguayan teams in international competitions Intercontinental Cup Olimpia: runners-up Copa Libertadores 2002: Olimpia: Champions Cerro Porteño: group-stage 12 de Octubre: group-stage Copa Sudamericana 2002: Libertad: preliminary second round Cerro Porteño: preliminary first round Paraguay national team The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2002. DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompParaguay scorersReport June 2, 2002 Asiad Main Stadium Busan RSA 2 - 2 World Cup Santa Cruz 39Arce 55 Report June 7, 2002 Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju ESP 3 - 1 World Cup Puyol 10 o.g. Report June 12, 2002 Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo SVN 1 - 3 World Cup Cuevas 65, 84Campos 73 Report June 15, 2002 Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo GER 0 - 1 World Cup -Report https://web.archive.org/web/20100615212947/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/results/matches/match%3D43950049/report.html 2010-06-15 September 19, 2002 Takhti Stadium Tabriz Iran 1 - 1 (4–3 pen) 2002 LG Cup Bareiro 35Report References Paraguay 2002 by Eli Schmerler, Andy Bolander and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF Diario ABC Color Category:Seasons in Paraguayan football