The following article presents a summary of the 2004 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
First division results
editThe first division tournament was divided in two sections: the Apertura and the Clausura and had 10 teams participating in a two round all-play-all system. The team with the most points at the end of the two rounds was crowned as the champion.
Torneo Apertura
edit| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Libertad | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Tacuary | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Guaraní | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 23 |
| 6 | Nacional | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| 7 | Sol de América | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 19 |
| 8 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 18 |
| 9 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 17 |
| 10 | Sport Colombia | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 15 |
Torneo Clausura
edit| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Libertad | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 31 |
| 3 | Nacional | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Tacuary | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Guaraní | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 23 |
| 6 | Sport Colombia | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
| 7 | Sol de América | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 20 |
| 8 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 20 |
| 9 | 12 de Octubre | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
| 10 | Olimpia | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 16 |
Championship game playoff
editSince Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and there was no playoff game as a result.
Relegation / Promotion
edit- Sport Colombia and Sol de América automatically relegated to the second division after finishing last and second-to-last in the average points table over a three-year period.
- 3 de Febrero and General Caballero ZC promoted to the first division by finishing first and second respectively in the second division tournament.
Qualification to international competitions
edit- Cerro Porteño qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura; and to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana by winning the 2004 Copa Sudamericana Qualifier.
- Libertad qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores by finishing second in the aggregate points table, and to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana by finishing in second place in the Torneo Apertura.
- Tacuary qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores as the second-best finisher in the aggregate points table.
Lower divisions results
edit| Level | Tournament | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Intermedia | 3 de Febrero |
| 3rd (G.A. teams) | Primera de Ascenso | Silvio Pettirossi |
| 3rd (interior teams) | UFI Champions Cup | Club Ciudad Nueva (Ciudad del Este) |
| 4th (G.A. teams) | Segunda de Ascenso | Club 3 de Noviembre |
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
edit- Copa Libertadores 2004:
- Olimpia: group-stage
- Libertad: group-stage
- Club Guaraní: group-stage
- Copa Sudamericana 2004:
- Cerro Porteño: quarter-finals
- Libertad: preliminary first round
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2004.
References
edit- Paraguay 2004 by Eli Schmerler and Juan Pablo Andrés at RSSSF
- Diario ABC Color