2001 in Paraguayan football


The following article presents a summary of the 2001 football in Paraguay.

First division">Liga Paraguaya: Primera División">First division results

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 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.
PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints
1Libertad962116820
2Sportivo Luqueño9612261419
3Olimpia9531211518
4Guaraní953114918
5Cerro Porteño9333171312
6Sol de América9243141810
7Cerro Corá923413179
8Atl. Colegiales92259178
9San Lorenzo912613235
1012 de Octubre903611203

Apertura playoff stage

The top eight teams qualified to this stage.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Apertura final

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 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.
PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededPoints
1Cerro Porteño952214717
2Libertad944112416
312 de Octubre9513151016
4Cerro Corá9423151414
5San Lorenzo9414111113
6Sportivo Luqueño9342111213
7Guaraní93156910
8Sol de América923411169
9Atl. Colegiales92346119
10Olimpia92166137

Clausura playoff stage

The top eight teams qualified to this stage with the exception of Cerro Corá, who was replaced by Olimpia because Cerro Corá was already relegated to the second division based on a three-year average point table.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Clausura final

Championship game playoff

Since Cerro Porteño won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and no playoff game was played.

Relegation / Promotion

Atl. Colegiales finished second-to-last in the aggregate points table, so had to participate in the promotion play-off game against second division runners-up Club Sport Colombia. Sport Colombia won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 5-1, so Colegiales was relegated to the second division.
Six teams participated based on aggregate points during the year. Sportivo Luqueño entered the playoff with three bonus points by winning the runners-up game against Guarani.
PositionTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesScoredConcededBonus PointsPoints
112 de Octubre531110410
2Olimpia53118510
3Libertad521211117
4Guaraní5212457
5Sportivo Luqueño51137137
6Sol de America51138104

Paraguayan teams in international competitions