2002 in Paraguayan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2002 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.

## First division results

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### Torneo Apertura

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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.

Position  | Team  | Played  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | Scored  | Conceded  | Points

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1  | Sportivo Luqueño | 9  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 15  | 7  | 22
2  | 12 de Octubre | 9  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 4  | 19
3  | Libertad | 9  | 6  | 0  | 3  | 19  | 13  | 18
4  | Cerro Porteño | 9  | 5  | 0  | 4  | 17  | 15  | 15
5  | Sport Colombia | 9  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 23  | 13  | 14
6  | Sol de América | 9  | 4  | 1  | 4  | 13  | 13  | 13
7  | Olimpia | 9  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 13  | 15  | 11
8  | Guaraní | 9  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 14  | 19  | 9
9  | San Lorenzo | 9  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 7  | 14  | 4
10  | Deportivo Recoleta | 9  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 8  | 25  | 3

#### Apertura playoff stage

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The top eight teams qualified to this stage.

##### Quarterfinals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Cerro Porteño | 0-0
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Guaraní | 2-5  | Libertad | 1-1  | 1-4

##### Apertura final

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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

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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.

Position  | Team  | Played  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | Scored  | Conceded  | Points

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1  | 12 de Octubre | 18  | 10  | 2  | 6  | 30  | 24  | 32
2  | Libertad | 18  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 33  | 22  | 31
3  | Olimpia | 18  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 33  | 25  | 30
4  | Sportivo Luqueño | 18  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 19  | 17  | 27
5  | Guaraní | 18  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 29  | 26  | 26
6  | Sport Colombia | 18  | 8  | 2  | 8  | 23  | 27  | 26
7  | Cerro Porteño | 18  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 20  | 19  | 21
8  | Recoleta | 18  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 17  | 22  | 21
9  | Sol de América | 18  | 4  | 5  | 9  | 15  | 23  | 17
10  | San Lorenzo | 18  | 5  | 2  | 11  | 15  | 29  | 17

### Championship game playoff

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The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.

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November 10, 2002

12 de Octubre| 1–2| Libertad

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November 17, 2002

Libertad| 4–1| 12 de Octubre

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Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 6-2.

### Relegation / Promotion

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* 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

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* 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

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Position  | Team  | Played  | Wins  | Draws  | Losses  | Scored  | Conceded  | Points

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1  | Cerro Porteño | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 4  | 7
2  | Guaraní | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 6
3  | Sport Colombia | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 6  | 2
4  | Sportivo Luqueño | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 9  | 1

* Cerro Porteño qualifies to the 2003 Copa Libertadores by winning the Pre-Libertadores tournament.

## Lower divisions results

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Level  | Tournament  | Champion

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2nd | Intermedia | Tacuary
3rd (G.A. teams)  | Primera de Ascenso | Sportivo Trinidense
3rd (interior teams)  | UFI Champions Cup  | Cerro Porteño PF (Presidente Franco)
4th (G.A. teams)  | Segunda de Ascenso  | General Caballero (San Felipe)

## Paraguayan teams in international competitions

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* 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

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The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2002.

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score  | Comp  | Paraguay scorers  | Report

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June 2, 2002  | Asiad Main Stadium
Busan |  South Africa | 2 - 2 | World Cup | Santa Cruz 39'
Arce 55' | Report
June 7, 2002  | Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju |  Spain | 3 - 1 | World Cup | Puyol 10' (o.g.) | Report
June 12, 2002  | Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo |  Slovenia | 1 - 3 | World Cup | Cuevas 65',  84'
Campos 73' | Report
June 15, 2002  | Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo |  Germany | 0 - 1 | World Cup | \-  | Report Archived 2010-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
September 19, 2002  | Takhti Stadium
Tabriz |  Iran | 1 - 1 (4–3 pen)  | 2002 LG Cup | Bareiro 35' | Report

## References

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* Paraguay 2002 by Eli Schmerler, Andy Bolander and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
* Diario ABC Color

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