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1996 Paraguayan Primera División season

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1996 Paraguayan Primera División season
Season1996
ChampionsCerro Porteño
PromotedTembetary
RelegatedHumaitá
Goals scored552
Average goals/game2.94
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The 1996 Paraguayan Primera División was the 86th season of Paraguayan football. The tournament consisted of two stages: the Apertura, won by Guaraní, and the Clausura, won by Cerro Porteño. In the end, Cerro Porteño was crowned champion for the 24th time in its history after defeating Guaraní in the final.[1]

Participating teams

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Atlético Tembetary Ypané Estadio Ypané 4,500
Cerro Porteño Asunción General Pablo Rojas 32,910
Atlético Colegiales Asunción Luciano Zacarías 15,000
Guaraní Asunción Rogelio Livieres 6,000
Humaitá Mariano Roque Alonso Pioneros de Corumba Cué 7,000
Libertad Asunción Dr. Nicolás Leoz 10,000
Nacional Asunción Arsenio Erico 4,000
Olimpia Asunción Manuel Ferreira 15,000
Presidente Hayes Asunción Kiko Reyes 5,000
Sport Colombia Fernando de la Mora Alfonso Colmán 7,000
Sportivo Luqueño Luque Feliciano Cáceres 25,000
Sportivo San Lorenzo San Lorenzo Ciudad Universitaria 3,000
Sol de América Villa Elisa Luis Alfonso Giagni 5,000

Apertura Tournament

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This tournament consisted of two phases: the first phase was a single round-robin of eleven matchdays (round-robin format), where tied matches were decided by a penalty shootout (the winner received 2 points, and the loser received 1). The second phase included a group stage, semifinals, and a final.

The tournament winner was Club Guaraní.

First Phase

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Standings

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Pos. Teams Pld W DWP DLP L GF GA GD Pts
1. Libertad[n 1] 12 8 1 1 2 16 14 2 27
2. Olimpia[n 1] 12 9 0 0 3 29 15 14 27
3. Guaraní 12 7 2 1 2 30 16 14 26
4. Cerro Porteño[n 2] 12 5 2 2 3 25 14 11 21
5. Sportivo Luqueño[n 2] 12 6 0 3 3 27 21 6 21
6. Tembetary[n 3] 12 5 2 1 4 20 23 -3 20
7. Colegiales[n 3] 12 5 2 1 4 15 16 -1 20
8. Sol de América 12 4 2 2 4 16 16 0 18
9. Nacional 12 3 1 3 5 16 21 -5 14
10. Presidente Hayes 12 3 1 2 6 14 24 -10 13
11. Sport Colombia 12 2 2 1 7 16 23 -7 11
12. Humaitá 12 1 3 1 7 13 24 -11 10
13. San Lorenzo 12 1 1 1 9 13 23 -10 6

Pos=Position; Pld=Games played; W=Games won; DWP=Games drawn and won on penalties; DLP=Games drawn and lost on penalties; L=Games lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points

  1. ^ a b Libertad and Olimpia tied for first place at the end of the first phase, so they played a tiebreaker match to determine the top spot (and the bonus). Libertad won 1–0.
  2. ^ a b Cerro Porteño and Sportivo Luqueño tied for fourth place at the end of the first phase, so they played a tiebreaker match to determine fourth place (and the bonus). After a 0–0 draw, Cerro Porteño won 4–3 in a penalty shootout.
  3. ^ a b Tembetary and Colegiales tied for sixth place at the end of the first phase, so they played a tiebreaker match to determine sixth place (and the bonus). After a 1–1 draw, Tembetary won 4–2 in a penalty shootout.
Qualified for the Second Phase of the Apertura Tournament

Second phase

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The top 8 teams at the end of the first phase advanced to the Second phase, which consisted of two groups of four teams or a round-robin format, in which three dates (all against all) were played.

Except for the seventh and eighth place teams, the remaining contenders were awarded bonus points based on their position in the previous stage. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth places received additional points of 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1, and 0.5, respectively.

The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals, which were played over two legs. The winner of the final (two matches) was crowned champion of the 1996 Apertura Tournament.

Group Stage

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Group A
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Pos. Teams MP W D/WP D/LP L GF GA GD BP Pts.
1. Olimpia 3 1 2 0 0 8 2 6 2.5 9.5
2. Guaraní 3 2 0 1 0 9 2 7 2 9
3. Tembetary 3 0 1 0 2 3 13 -10 0.5 2.5
4. Sol de América 3 0 0 2 1 3 6 -3 0 2
Group B
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Pos. Teams MP W D/WP D/LP L GF GA GD BP Pts.
1. Cerro Porteño 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 4 1.5 10.5
2. Sportivo Luqueño 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 1 1 7
3. Libertad 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3 6
4. Colegiales 3 0 0 0 3 5 10 -5 0 0


Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D/WP=Matches drawn and won in penalties; D/LP=Matches drawn and lost in penalties; L=Matches lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points

Final Phase

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Semifinals Finals
      
Sportivo Luqueño 1 (3)
Olimpia 1 (2)
Sportivo Luqueño 2 (4)
Guaraní 2 (5)
Cerro Porteño 0 (3)
Guaraní 0 (4)

Clausura Tournament

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The tournament was divided into two phases: the first phase was a round-robin competition with eleven matchdays, where matches that ended in a draw were decided by penalty shootouts. The winning team received 2 points, and the losing team earned 1 point. The second phase consisted of a group stage, followed by the semifinals and final. Club Cerro Porteño emerged as the winner of the Clausura tournament.

First Phase

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Standings

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Position Teams Matches Played Matches Won Matches Drawn (Won in Penalties) Matches Drawn (Lost in Penalties) Matches Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Points
1. Olimpia 12 9 3 0 0 34 12 22 33
2. Guaraní 12 8 2 2 0 26 13 13 30
3. Cerro Porteño 12 7 1 2 2 15 4 11 25
4. Sport Colombia 12 4 5 1 2 15 12 3 23
5. Sol de América 12 5 1 2 4 15 11 4 19
6. Libertad 12 4 3 1 4 12 16 -4 19
7. Colegiales 12 4 2 2 4 14 14 0 18
8. Presidente Hayes 12 3 3 3 3 10 10 0 18
9. Tembetary 12 2 2 4 4 9 13 -4 14
10. Nacional 12 1 2 3 6 13 15 -2 10
11. Sportivo Luqueño 12 3 0 1 8 13 24 -11 10
12. San Lorenzo 12 2 2 0 8 11 26 -15 10
13. Humaitá 12 0 0 5 7 12 29 -17 5

Position=Position; Matches Played=Matches Played; Matches Won=Matches Won; Matches Drawn (Won in Penalties)=Matches Drawn (Won in Penalties); Matches Drawn (Lost in Penalties)=Matches Drawn (Lost in Penalties); Matches Lost=Matches Lost; Goals For=Goals For; Goals Against=Goals Against; Goal Difference=Goal Difference; Points=Points

Qualified for the Second Phase of the Apertura Tournament

Second Phase

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The top 8 teams at the end of the first phase advanced to the second phase, which consisted of two groups of four teams (or a knockout stage). The teams played three rounds in a round-robin format (everyone against everyone).

Except for the seventh and eighth-placed teams, the others benefited from bonus points based on their position in the previous stage. The bonus points awarded were 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1, and 0.5 for the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth places, respectively.

The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals, which were played in a home-and-away format. The winner of the finals (two matches) was crowned champion of the 1996 Apertura Tournament.

Group Stage

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Group A
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Pos. Teams GP W W in Pen. L in Pen. L GF GA GD Bonus Pts.
1. Olimpia 3 2 0 0 1 9 4 5 3 9
2. Sport Colombia 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 1.5 7.5
3. Libertad 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 2 0.5 6.5
4. Colegiales 3 0 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0 0
Group B
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Pos. Teams GP W W in Pen. L in Pen. L GF GA GD Bonus Pts.
1. Guaraní 3 1 2 0 0 5 4 1 2.5 9.5
2. Cerro Porteño 3 0 2 1 0 5 5 0 2 7
3. Presidente Hayes 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 4
4. Sol de América 3 0 0 2 1 6 7 -1 1 3

Final Phase

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Semifinals Finals
      
Cerro Porteño 3
Olimpia 0
Cerro Porteño 1
Guaraní 0
Sport Colombia 3
Guaraní 4

Finalissima

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Guaraní2–1Cerro Porteño
Cerro Porteño5–1Guaraní
Champion
Cerro Porteño
24th title

Classification for international tournaments

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Championships and Runner-ups

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  • For the Copa Libertadores 1997, two teams qualified: the overall champion (Cerro Porteño) and the overall runner-up (Guaraní).
  • For the Copa Conmebol 1997, one team qualified: the runner-up of either the Apertura or Clausura tournaments with the highest accumulated points. As Guaraní, the runner-up with the highest points, qualified for the Copa Libertadores, their spot was taken by the other runner-up (Sportivo Luqueño).

Relegation

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Accumulated points

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The accumulated points of a team are the sum of those earned in the first phase of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments of 1996. These points determined, at the end of the first phase of the Clausura tournament in 1996, the relegation to the Second Division of the team that finished last in the standings.

Pos. Teams MP W DW DL L GS GC GD Pts.
1. Olimpia 24 18 3 0 3 63 27 36 60
2. Guaraní 24 15 4 3 2 56 29 27 56
3. Cerro Porteño 24 12 3 4 5 40 18 22 46
4. Libertad 24 12 4 2 6 28 30 -2 46
5. Colegiales 24 8 5 4 7 29 30 -1 38
6. Sol de América 24 9 3 4 8 31 27 4 37
7. Sport Colombia 24 6 7 2 9 31 35 -4 34
8. Tembetary 24 7 4 5 8 29 36 -7 34
9. Sportivo Luqueño 24 9 0 4 11 40 45 -5 31
10. Presidente Hayes 24 6 4 5 9 24 34 -10 31
11. Nacional 24 4 3 6 11 29 36 -7 24
12. San Lorenzo 24 3 3 1 17 24 49 -25 16
13. Humaitá 24 1 3 6 14 25 53 -28 15

Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; DW=Matches drawn and won on penalties; DL=Matches drawn and lost on penalties; L=Matches lost; GS=Goals scored; GC=Goals conceded; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points

Descendido a Segunda División de Paraguay.

References

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  1. ^ RSSSF. Juan Pablo Andrés & Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (ed.). "Paraguay - List of Champions and Runners Up". Retrieved September 15, 2011.
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