The following article presents a summary of the 1997football (soccer) season inParaguay.
TheApertura tournament was played in a singleall-play-all system. After every draw during this stage the game went on to apenalty kick shootout, awardingtwo points to the winner of the shootout andone point to the losing team. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Apertura champion.
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws P.K. Wins / P.K. Losses | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 12 | 7 | 4/0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 12 | 7 | 1/0 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Sol de América | 12 | 6 | 0/2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Libertad | 12 | 5 | 0/5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 20 |
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 12 | 5 | 1/2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| 6 | Guaraní | 12 | 5 | 1/2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 19 |
| 7 | Presidente Hayes | 12 | 4 | 3/0 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 12 | 5 | 0/1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 16 |
| 9 | Nacional | 12 | 3 | 2/3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
| 10 | Sport Colombia | 12 | 2 | 3/3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | Tembetary | 12 | 4 | 1/1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| 12 | Atl. Colegiales | 12 | 3 | 2/0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 13 |
| 13 | Cerro Corá | 12 | 2 | 2/1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 11 |
The top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage.
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws P.K. Wins / P.K. Losses | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | [3] | 9 |
| 2 | Sportivo Luqueño | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | [0] | 6 |
| 3 | Libertad | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | [1.5] | 4.5 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | [0.5] | 3.5 |
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws P.K. Wins / P.K. Losses | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 3 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | [2.5] | 10.5 |
| 2 | Sol de América | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | [2] | 7 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | [1] | 5 |
| 4 | Presidente Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [0] | 1 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | 0 - 1 | Sol de América |
| Cerro Porteño | 1 - 0 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | 1 - 1 (4 - 3pen) | Sol de América |
Cerro P. wins the Apertura tournament.
TheClausura tournament was played in a singleall-play-all system. After every draw during this stage the game went on to apenalty kick shootout, awardingtwo points to the winner of the shootout andone point to the losing team. At the end, the top eight teams qualified to a playoff stage to determine the Clausura champion.
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws P.K. Wins / P.K. Losses | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Atl. 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 | 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 |
The top eight teams qualified to this stage and were given bonus points based on their final standing in the table. Two groups of four teams were made, with the top two of each group advancing to a playoff stage.
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws P.K. Wins / P.K. Losses | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sportivo Luqueño | 3 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | [1.5] | 10.5 |
| 2 | Guaraní | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | [2.5] | 7.5 |
| 3 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | [0] | 4 |
| 4 | Cerro Porteño | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | [0] | 0 |
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws P.K. Wins / P.K. Losses | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 3 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | [1] | 8 |
| 2 | Cerro Corá | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | [3] | 8 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [2] | 6 |
| 4 | Atl. Colegiales | 3 | 0 | 1/0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [0.5] | 2.5 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | 4 - 2 | Guaraní |
| Cerro Corá | 2 - 2 (6 - 5pen) | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpia | 3 - 0 | Cerro Corá |
Olimpia wins the Clausura tournament.
The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | 1 - 2 | Olimpia | 0-1 | 1-1 |
Olimpia declared as national champions byaggregate score of 2-1.
| Level | Tournament | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Intermedia | 12 de Octubre |
| 3rd | Primera de Ascenso | 12 de Octubre (Santo Domingo) |
| 4th | Segunda de Ascenso | Atlántida |
The following table lists all the games played by theParaguay national football team in official competitions during 1997.
