2001 Paraguayan Primera División season
| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cerro Porteño |
| Promoted | Deportivo Recoleta Sport Colombia |
| Relegated | Colegiales Cerro Corá |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 Paraguayan Championship of the Paraguayan First Division was held from February 7 to December 5, with the participation of ten clubs. It consisted of three stages: the Apertura Tournament, won by Cerro Porteño; the Clausura Tournament, also won by Cerro Porteño, which crowned Club Cerro Porteño as the Absolute Champion of the 2001 season for the 25th time in its history.
Participating Teams
[edit]| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 de Octubre | Itauguá | Juan Canuto Pettengill | 8,000 |
| Colegiales | Asunción | Luciano Zacarías | 15,000 |
| Cerro Corá | Asunción | Andrés Rodríguez | 6,000 |
| Cerro Porteño | Asunción | General Pablo Rojas | 32,910 |
| Guaraní | Asunción | Rogelio Livieres | 6,000 |
| Libertad | Asunción | Dr. Nicolás Leoz | 10,000 |
| Olimpia | Asunción | Manuel Ferreira | 15,000 |
| San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | Ciudad Universitaria | 3,000 |
| Sol de América | Villa Elisa | Luis Alfonso Giagni | 5,000 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 25,000 |
2001 Apertura Tournament
[edit]The tournament started on March 3 and ended on June 24. The competition format was a round-robin system, with only home-and-away matches, spanning 9 rounds of play. Club Cerro Porteño was crowned the champion.[1]
First Phase
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos. | Teams | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Libertad | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 2. | Sportivo Luqueño | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 19 |
| 3. | Olimpia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 18 |
| 4. | Guaraní | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 5. | Cerro Porteño | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| 6. | Sol de América | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 10 |
| 7. | Cerro Corá | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 9 |
| 8. | Colegiales | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 8 |
| 9. | San Lorenzo | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 5 |
| 10. | 12 de Octubre | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 3 |
Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GF=Goals scored; GA=Goals conceded; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points
| Qualified for the Final Stage of the Apertura Tournament |
Final Stage
[edit]The top 8 teams at the end of the first phase qualified for the final stage, which consisted of knockout rounds, starting from the quarterfinals, with home and away matches. The winner of the final was crowned champion of the Apertura Tournament 2001. The winner was Club Cerro Porteño.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Colegiales | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Libertad1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Libertad | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sol de América | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Olimpia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Olimpia | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Corá | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
1 Libertad clasificó a las semifinales, a pesar de haber empatado en el marcador global con Colegiales 2 a 2, por el hecho de estar mejor ubicado al final de la primera fase del Torneo Apertura.
Clausura Tournament 2001
[edit]The tournament began on August 3 and concluded on December 5 with the definition of the runner-up between Guaraní and Sportivo Luqueño. The competition format was a round-robin system, with only home games, and a total of 9 matchdays. The winner was Cerro Porteño, which also made them the overall champion of the 2001 season.
First phase
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos. | Teams | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cerro Porteño | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 2. | Libertad | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 3. | 12 de Octubre | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 4. | Cerro Corá[n 1] | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 5. | San Lorenzo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| 6. | Sportivo Luqueño | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 10 |
| 7. | Guaraní | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
| 8. | Sol de América | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 9 |
| 9. | Colegiales[n 1] | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 10. | Olimpia | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 7 |
Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points
- ^ a b Cerro Corá did not qualify for the second phase, due to their relegation to the Segunda División de Paraguay. This also included Colegiales, which could not qualify as they had to play promotion matches.
| Qualified for the Final Phase of the Apertura Tournament |
Results
[edit]Final Stage
[edit]The top 8 teams at the end of the first phase advanced to the final stage, which consisted of knockout rounds, starting from the quarter-finals, with home and away matches (except for Cerro Corá and San Lorenzo, see the reasons above). The winner of the final was crowned the 2001 Clausura Tournament champion. The winner was Club Cerro Porteño.[2][3]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Libertad 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Sol de América | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Libertad | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 de Octubre | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 3 | 1 | 4 (7) | ||||||||||||||
| Guaraní | 4 | 0 | 4 (6) | ||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Olimpia | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
1 Libertad advanced to the semifinals despite drawing 2-2 on aggregate with Sol de América, due to a higher position in the first phase of the Torneo Clausura.
2002 Pre-Libertadores Playoff
[edit]A playoff was held between the 6 best-ranked teams in the first phase of the Torneo Clausura to determine the remaining two spots for the 2002 Copa Libertadores (excluding Cerro Porteño, which already had a spot, and Cerro Corá, due to relegation). The format was a round-robin, with only first-leg matches. Sportivo Luqueño received 3 additional points for being the 2001 Championship runner-up. The top two teams at the end of the playoff were awarded the remaining two spots to compete in the 2002 Copa Libertadores.
Standings
[edit]| Pos. | Teams | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 de Octubre | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2. | Olimpia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3. | Libertad | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 4. | Guaraní | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 5. | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 6. | Sol de América | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points
| Qualified for the 2002 Copa Libertadores |
Results
[edit]Runner-up Determination
[edit]As Sportivo Luqueño won the runner-up position in the Apertura Tournament, and Guaraní did the same in the Clausura Tournament, a tiebreaker was necessary. The match was played at Olimpia's stadium. Despite Luqueño's victory, which secured them the annual runner-up title, they were not awarded a spot in the next year's Copa Libertadores, just as Guaraní had experienced the previous year.
| Sportivo Luqueño | 2–2 (0–0) | Guaraní |
|---|---|---|
| Victorino Peralta 53' Osvaldo Cohener 56' |
Hugo Ovelar 58' Nery Ortiz 86' |
Final Season Standings
[edit]First, the parameters used to determine the classification type of each team for the next year are outlined, along with an explanation of what they consist of. Following this, a detailed explanation of the results will be provided.
Cumulative Points
[edit]The cumulative points are the result of the sum of the points earned by each team in the 2001 Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Libertad | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 |
| 2nd | Cerro Porteño | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
| 3rd | Sportivo Luqueño | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 |
| 4th | Guaraní | 28 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 |
| 5th | Olimpia | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 |
| 6th | Cerro Corá | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 31 | -3 |
| 7th | 12 de Octubre | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 |
| 8th | Sol de América | 19 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 34 | -9 |
| 9th | Colegiales | 17 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -9 |
| 10th | San Lorenzo | 17 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -16 |
Pts=Points; MP=Matches played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference
| Qualified for the 2002 Copa Libertadores |
- Note: Olimpia and Cerro Porteño participated in the 2001 Copa Mercosur as invited teams.
Average points
[edit]A team's average points is the quotient obtained by dividing its accumulated points over the last three seasons by the number of matches it has played during that period.
Promotion
[edit]This consists of a two-legged playoff, with reciprocal home advantage, to determine which division the second-to-last team in the Average Points table and the second team from the immediate lower category will play in the following year. The rules stipulated that in the case of a points tie at the end of the matches, goal difference would be considered. If the tie persisted, penalty kicks would be taken.
| Sport Colombia | 1–0 | Club Atlético Colegiales (Paraguay) |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Leite |
With a global score of 5–1, Sport Colombia ascended to the Primera División, while Colegiales was relegated to the Segunda División.
For International Tournaments
[edit]The accumulated points table was taken into account to determine the APF representatives in the Conmebol competitions for the following year.
- 2002 Copa Libertadores (three qualifiers). In the first spot, the absolute champion of the 2001 Paraguayan Football Championship (Cerro Porteño). In the second spot, the winner of the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 2002 (12 de Octubre). In the third spot, the team placed second in the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores 2002 (Olimpia).
For Relegation and Promotion Playoff
[edit]The average points table was used to determine relegation and the dispute for a spot in the Primera División for the following clubs:
- Cerro Corá, which was directly relegated to the Second Division for finishing in the last position of the aforementioned ranking. In its place, the champion of the División Intermedia, Deportivo Recoleta, was promoted.
- And Colegiales, which, due to having the second worst average, had to play the promotion playoff in two home-and-away matches against the runner-up of the División Intermedia, Club Sport Colombia. The first match ended with a 1-0 victory for Sport Colombia. The decisive match was also won by Sport Colombia, with a 4-1 scoreline. Finally, the team from the lower division achieved promotion for the following season with a global score of 5–1 in its favor, while Colegiales was relegated to the Second Division.
External Links
[edit]- ^ "El Cerro, campeón paraguayo -". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "El Cerro, campeón paraguayo -". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ lanaciongn (2020-12-20). "Diario HOY | Clásico en cuartos de final, 19 años después". Diario HOY (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-28.