Clausura Paraguay 1997

						
Clausura
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Table:
 
 1.Cerro Corá             12  8  1/2  1  22-11  28
 2.Guaraní                12  6  1/4  1  22-16  24
 3.San Lorenzo            12  5  2/1  4  13-10  20
 4.Sportivo Luqueño       12  4  3/2  3  18-16  20
 5.Olimpia                12  4  4/0  4  18-16  20
 6.Atlético Colegiales    12  4  3/2  3  18-18  20
 7.Cerro Porteño          12  4  1/4  3  15-13  18
 8.Nacional               12  4  1/2  5  14-23  16  [*]
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Atlético Tembetary     12  4  1/2  5  31-27  16  [*]
10.Sport Colombia         12  3  1/3  5  20-19  14
11.Presidente Hayes       12  3  2/1  6  13-18  14
12.Sol de América         12  3  1/1  7  11-15  12
13.Libertad               12  2  3/0  7   8-21  12

[*] it would seem the round 8 match between Tembetary and Nacional (won 5-2
    by the former) was awarded to Nacional, although the goal differences
    were not adjusted; it seems this match is also the reason that Nacional
    occupied 8th place ahead of Tembetary in the final standings.

Round 1 [Jul 27]
Olimpia    2-2 Cerro P     [Olimpia 4-2 pen]
Guarani    4-1 Cerro C
Luqueno    2-1 Tembetary
S Lorenzo  0-1 Colegiales
Sol        2-3 Nacional
Colombia   2-1 P Hayes 
Libertad free

Round 2 [Aug 3]
Nacional   1-0 Olimpia
Colegiales 2-1 Sol
Colombia   1-1 Cerro P     [Cerro P 4-2 pen]
Guarani    1-1 Libertad    [Libertad 3-2 pen]
Tembetary  2-1 S Lorenzo
Cerro C    2-1 Luqueno
P Hayes free

Round 3 [Aug 10]
P Hayes    0-0 Cerro P     [P Hayes 4-1 pen]
Olimpia    2-2 Colegiales  [Olimpia 4-3 pen]
Luqueno    3-0 Libertad 
S Lorenzo  0-0 Cerro C     [S Lorenzo 3-2 pen]
Sol        0-0 Tembetary   [Tembetary 4-3 pen]
Colombia   3-3 Nacional    [Nacional on pen]
Guarani free

Round 4 [Aug 17]
Tembetary  1-0 Olimpia
Guarani    1-1 Luqueno     [Luqueno 5-3 pen]
Nacional   2-1 P Hayes
Colegiales 1-4 Colombia
Cerro C    1-0 Sol
Libertad   0-1 S Lorenzo
Cerro P free

Round 5 [Aug 24]
Cerro P    2-1 Nacional
Olimpia    0-0 Cerro C     [Olimpia 2-0 pen]
S Lorenzo  1-1 Guarani     [S Lorenzo 8-7 pen]
Sol        0-1 Libertad
Colombia   5-1 Tembetary
P Hayes    1-1 Colegiales  [Colegiales 5-4 pen]
Luqueno free

Round 6 [Aug 31]
Olimpia    3-2 Libertad
Cerro P    1-0 Colegiales
Guarani    3-2 Sol
S Lorenzo  2-1 Luqueno
P Hayes    3-2 Tembetary
Cerro C    3-1 Colombia
Nacional free

Round 7 [Sep 7]
Guarani    1-0 Olimpia
Cerro P    3-1 Tembetary
Cerro C    2-0 P Hayes
Sol        2-0 Luqueno
Colegiales 2-0 Nacional
Colombia   1-2 Libertad
S Lorenzo free

Round 8 [Sep 21]
Cerro C    2-1 Cerro P
Luqueno    2-2 Olimpia     [Olimpia 5-3 pen]            
Tembetary  5-2 Nacional    [*]
Libertad   0-2 P Hayes
Guarani    1-0 Colombia
S Lorenzo  2-0 Sol
Colegiales free
[*] for some reason, it seems a win was awarded to Nacional, while the
    goal difference remained 5-2 in favour of Tembetary

Round 9 [Sep 28]
P Hayes    1-3 Guarani  
Cerro P    1-1 Libertad    [Libertad 4-1 pen]
Nacional   0-3 Cerro C  
Olimpia    2-1 S Lorenzo
Colegiales 4-4 Tembetary   [Colegiales 4-3 pen]
Colombia   1-2 Luqueno   
Sol free

Round 10 [Oct 5]
Cerro C    2-1 Colegiales
Sol        2-1 Olimpia
Guarani    2-2 Cerro P     [Guarani 5-3 pen]
Libertad   0-0 Nacional    [Libertad 4-2 pen]
Luqueno    1-1 P Hayes     [P Hayes 3-0 pen]
S Lorenzo  0-0 Colombia    [Colombia 4-3 pen]
Tembetary free

Round 11 [Oct 19]
Cerro P    1-2 Luqueno
Nacional   0-1 Guarani
Colombia   1-1 Sol         [Sol 4-2 pen]
P Hayes    2-1 S Lorenzo
Colegiales 1-0 Libertad 
Tembetary  3-3 Cerro C     [Cerro C 3-1 pen]
Olimpia free

Round 12 [Oct 26]
Colegiales 1-1 Guarani     [Colegiales 4-2 pen]
S Lorenzo  1-0 Cerro P 
Olimpia    3-1 Colombia
Tembetary  5-1 Libertad
Luqueno    1-1 Nacional    [Luqueno 5-3 pen]
Sol        1-0 P Hayes 
Cerro C free

Round 13 [Nov 1]
Luqueno    2-2 Colegiales  [Luqueno 4-3 pen]
Cerro C    3-0 Libertad
Tembetary  6-3 Guarani
Cerro P    1-0 Sol
P Hayes    1-3 Olimpia
Nacional   1-3 S Lorenzo
Colombia free

Table:
 
 1.Cerro Corá             12  8  1/2  1  22-11  28
 2.Guaraní                12  6  1/4  1  22-16  24
 3.San Lorenzo            12  5  2/1  4  13-10  20
 4.Sportivo Luqueño       12  4  3/2  3  18-16  20
 5.Olimpia                12  4  4/0  4  18-16  20
 6.Atlético Colegiales    12  4  3/2  3  18-18  20
 7.Cerro Porteño          12  4  1/4  3  15-13  18
 8.Nacional               12  4  1/2  5  14-23  16  [*]
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Atlético Tembetary     12  4  1/2  5  31-27  16  [*]
10.Sport Colombia         12  3  1/3  5  20-19  14
11.Presidente Hayes       12  3  2/1  6  13-18  14
12.Sol de América         12  3  1/1  7  11-15  12
13.Libertad               12  2  3/0  7   8-21  12

[*] it would seem the round 8 match between Tembetary and Nacional (won 5-2
    by the former) was awarded to Nacional, although the goal differences
    were not adjusted; it seems this match is also the reason that Nacional
    occupied 8th place ahead of Tembetary in the final standings.

Atlético Tembetary and Sport Colombia were relegated and
replaced by 12 de Octubre (Itaugua).

Second Stage:

Group A

 1.Sportivo Luqueño        3  3  0/0  0   9- 3  10,5  (1,5 BP)
 2.Guaraní                 3  1  1/0  1   5- 6   7,5  (2,5 BP)
 3.Nacional                3  1  0/1  1   7- 7   4    (0   BP)
 4.Cerro Porteño           3  0  0/0  3   6-11   0    (0   BP)

Group B

 1.Olimpia                 3  2  0/1  0   6- 2   8    (1   BP)
 2.Cerro Corá              3  1  1/0  1   4- 3   8    (3   BP)
 3.San Lorenzo             3  1  0/1  1   2- 4   6    (2   BP)
 4.Atlético Colegiales     3  0  1/0  2   1- 4   2,5  (0,5 BP)

Round 1 [Nov 9]
Guarani    1-1 Nacional    [Guarani 4-3 pen]
Cerro P    1-3 Luqueno
S Lorenzo  1-0 Colegiales
Olimpia    2-1 Cerro C

Round 2 [Nov 23]
Cerro P    2-4 Guarani
Luqueno    3-2 Nacional 
Cerro C    2-0 Colegiales 
Olimpia    3-0 S Lorenzo

Round 3 [Nov 30]
Luqueno    3-0 Guarani
Nacional   4-3 Cerro P
Colegiales 1-1 Olimpia     [Colegiales 5-4 pen]
S Lorenzo  1-1 Cerro C     [Cerro C 4-3 pen]

Group A

 1.Sportivo Luqueño        3  3  0/0  0   9- 3  10,5  (1,5 BP)
 2.Guaraní                 3  1  1/0  1   5- 6   7,5  (2,5 BP)
 3.Nacional                3  1  0/1  1   7- 7   4    (0   BP)
 4.Cerro Porteño           3  0  0/0  3   6-11   0    (0   BP)

Group B

 1.Olimpia                 3  2  0/1  0   6- 2   8    (1   BP)
 2.Cerro Corá              3  1  1/0  1   4- 3   8    (3   BP)
 3.San Lorenzo             3  1  0/1  1   2- 4   6    (2   BP)
 4.Atlético Colegiales     3  0  1/0  2   1- 4   2,5  (0,5 BP)

Group B Playoff [Dec 2]
Olimpia    2-1 Cerro C


Semifinals [Dec 5]
Olimpia    4-2 Guarani
Cerro C    2-2 Luqueno     [Cerro C 6-5 pen]

Final [Dec 10]
Olimpia    3-0 Cerro C
  [Gabriel Gonzalez 33, Mauro Caballero 74, Felix Torres 85]


1997 Championship Playoff

First Leg [Dec 14]
Olimpia    1-0 Cerro P

Second Leg [Dec 21]
Cerro P    1-1 Olimpia

Olimpia 1997 champions.


Author: RSSSF
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Last updated: 21 Sep 1999

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