2001 in Paraguayan football
- 2001 in Paraguayan football
The following article presents a summary of the 2001 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
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.*Libertad advances to next round due to better position in the Apertura table.
emifinals
Clausura final
Cerro Porteño wins the Clausura tournament final in a penalty shootout.
Championship game playoff
Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and no playoff game was played.
Relegation / Promotion
* Cerro Corá automatically relegated to the after finishing last in the average points table based over a three year period.
Atl. Colegiales 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 Sport Colombia. Sport Colombia won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 5-1, so Colegiales was relegated to the second division.
* Deportivo Recoleta promoted to the first division by winning the second division tournament.
Qualification to international competitions
*Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2002 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura.
*The remaining two spots for Copa Libertadores where decided in the Pre-Libertadores playoff tournament.
Pre-Libertadores playoff
Six teams participated based on aggregate points during the year. Sportivo Luqueño entered the playoff with three bonus points by winning the runners-up game against Guarani.
References
* [http://rsssf.com/tablesp/para01.html Paraguay 2001] by Eli Schmerler, Andy Bolander and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
* [http://www.abc.com.py/ Diario ABC Color]
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