1997 in Paraguayan football
- 1997 in Paraguayan football
The following article presents a summary of the 1997 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
results
Torneo Apertura
The Apertura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. It is important to note that 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.
emifinals
Apertura final
Cerro P. wins the Apertura tournament.
Torneo Clausura
The Clausura tournament was played in a single all-play-all system. It is important to note that 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.
emifinals
Clausura final
Olimpia wins the Clausura tournament.
National championship game
The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.
Olimpia declared as national champions by aggregate score of 2-1.
Relegation / Promotion
* Tembetary and Sport Colombia automatically relegated to the after finishing last and second-to-last in the average points table based over a three year period.
* 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
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.
References
* [http://rsssf.com/tablesp/para97.html Paraguay 1997] by Eli Schmerler, Andy Bolander and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
* [http://www.abc.com.py/ Diario ABC Color]
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