The following article presents a summary of the 1999
football (soccer)
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season in
Paraguay
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.
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Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
* 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
results
Torneo Apertura
The
Apertura
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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.
Apertura playoff stage
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 stage
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Group A
Group B
=Semifinals
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=Apertura final
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Olimpia wins the Apertura tournament final by aggregate score of 2-0.
Torneo Clausura
The
Clausura
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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 Clausura champion.
''*'' Presidente Hayes finished in the top eight but their average points over three years forced the team to be relegated so they did not take part of the playoff stage. Cerro Cora took their place instead.
Clausura playoff stage
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. Cerro Cora replaced Presidente Hayes in playoff stage due to Hayes being relegated to the second division.
=Group stage
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Group A
Group B
=Semifinals
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=Clausura final
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Cerro P. wins the Clausura tournament final by aggregate score of 5-1.
National championship game
The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.
Olimpia declared as national champions by
aggregate score
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of 4-2.
Relegation / Promotion
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Presidente Hayes
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and
Resistencia automatically relegated to the
second division
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after finishing last and second-to-last in the average points table based over a three-year period.
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promoted to the first division by winning the second division tournament.
Qualification to international competitions
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Olimpia qualified to the
2000 Copa Libertadores
The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.
First round
*Teams in green qualified to the next round
Group 1
Grou ...
by winning the Torneo Apertura.
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Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...
qualified to the
2000 Copa Libertadores
The 2000 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 41st in the tournament's history. It was held between February 15 and June 21. Thirty-two teams participated in this event.
First round
*Teams in green qualified to the next round
Group 1
Grou ...
by winning the Torneo Clausura.
*The remaining spot for Copa Libertadores was decided in a playoff game between the runners-up of the Apertura (Atl. Colegiales) and Clausura (Cerro Cora). Colegiales won 2-1 and secured a spot for the Copa Libertadores.
Lower divisions results
Paraguayan teams in international competitions
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Copa Libertadores 1999:
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Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...
: Semi-finals
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Olimpia: Group stage
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Copa MERCOSUR 1999:
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Olimpia: Quarter-finals
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Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...
: Group stage
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Copa CONMEBOL
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1999:
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San Lorenzo
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* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
: First round
Paraguay national team
The following table lists all the games played by the
Paraguay national football team
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in the year 1999.
Notes
References
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