1992 Paraguayan Primera División season

1992 Paraguayan Football Championship
Season1992
ChampionsCerro Porteño
PromotedPresidente Hayes
RelegatedSportivo San Lorenzo
Matches played150 + 2 extra
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The 1992 Paraguayan Football Championship of the Primera División in Paraguay was the 82nd edition of the Primera División organized by the Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol (LPF).

Cerro Porteño won their 22nd championship title in history by defeating Libertad in the final.[1]

Competition system

The tournament was divided into three phases: the first two phases featured all 12 teams playing in a single round-robin format, meaning each team played 11 matches per phase. The top four teams from each phase qualified for the final phase. If a team placed among the top four in both phases, then the team with the highest accumulated points across the two phases, excluding the already qualified teams, would also qualify for the final phase.[2]

Depending on their final position in each of the first two phases, teams received bonus points: 1 point for first place, 0.75 points for second place, 0.5 points for third place, and 0.25 points for fourth place. These bonus points were added to the team's total for the final phase. However, if a team qualified based on the highest accumulated points across the two phases (i.e., if it was among the top four in each phase), it would not receive any bonus points.[2]

The final phase consisted of two stages: the first was a group stage with 4 teams, each playing in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the second stage, which included semifinals and a final, each played over two legs. The team that scored the most goals across both legs won the tie. If both teams scored the same number of goals, a decisive playoff match would be played. The winner of the final was crowned the 1992 Champion.[2]

Annual club movement

Promoted to the Primera División
Presidente Hayes (Champion of the 1991 Primera de Ascenso)
Relegated to the Primera de Ascenso
Sport Colombia (Team with the lowest accumulated points)

Participating teams

Team City Stadium Capacity
Cerro Corá Asunción General Andrés Rodríguez 6,000
Cerro Porteño Asunción General Pablo Rojas 32,910
Colegiales Asunción Luciano Zacarías 15,000
Guaraní Asunción Rogelio Livieres 6,000
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
River Plate Asunción Jardines del Kelito 5,000
San Lorenzo San Lorenzo Ciudad Universitaria 3,000
Sol de América Asunción and Villa Elisa Luis Alfonso Giagni 5,000
Sportivo Luqueño Luque Feliciano Cáceres 25,000

First phase

Standings

Pos. Teams MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Olimpia 11 6 5 0 19 6 13 17
2. Sportivo Luqueño 11 7 3 1 15 8 7 17
3. Colegiales 11 4 5 2 17 10 7 13
4. Nacional 11 4 4 3 12 11 1 12
5. Guaraní 11 3 5 3 16 17 -1 11
6. Sol de América 11 3 4 4 14 13 1 10
7. Cerro Corá 11 4 2 5 10 12 -2 10
8. River Plate 11 3 4 4 12 15 -3 10
9. Presidente Hayes 11 3 4 4 10 14 -4 10
10. Libertad 11 3 3 5 14 16 -2 9
11. Cerro Porteño 11 1 6 4 10 13 -3 8
12. San Lorenzo 11 1 3 7 6 20 -14 5

Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points

Olimpia and Sportivo Luqueño tied for first place at the end of the first phase, so a playoff match was held to determine the first place (and the bonus points). Olimpia won 3:1.

Qualified for the Final Phase with bonus points

Second phase

Standings

Pos. Teams MP W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1. Cerro Porteño 11 8 1 2 19 9 10 17
2. Olimpia 11 7 2 2 18 8 10 16
3. Libertad 11 5 5 1 18 12 6 15
4. Guaraní 11 5 4 2 15 10 5 14
5. Colegiales 11 5 3 3 16 15 1 13
6. Presidente Hayes 11 4 3 4 12 11 1 11
7. River Plate 11 3 4 4 9 15 -6 10
8. Cerro Corá 11 3 4 4 11 10 1 10
9. Sol de América 11 3 2 6 12 14 -2 8
10. Nacional 11 2 3 6 9 16 -7 7
11. San Lorenzo 11 3 1 7 13 17 -4 7
12. Sportivo Luqueño 11 1 2 8 7 20 -13 4

Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Wins; D=Draws; L=Losses; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points

Qualified for the Final Stage with bonus points

Final Stage

The top 4 teams from the first and second phases qualified for the Final Stage, which would decide the championship. Since Olimpia finished in the top 4 positions in both phases, the eighth spot was taken by the highest-ranked team in the accumulated points table, outside of the already qualified teams, Presidente Hayes.

The contenders were awarded bonus points based on their position in the previous phases, with the bonus points from each phase being added up. The first, second, third, and fourth teams received 1, 0.75, 0.5, and 0.25 additional points respectively. Presidente Hayes did not receive any bonus points because they did not finish in the top 4 in any phase.

In the first stage, the 8 teams were divided into two groups, where they played a round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals, where a team would win their tie by scoring more goals. If there was a tie in this regard, an additional tiebreaker match would be played to determine the winner.

Group stage

Group A

Pos. Teams MP W D L GS GC GD Bon. Pts.
1. Libertad 3 3 0 0 9 2 7 0+0.5 6.5
2. Olimpia 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 1+0.75 4.75
3. Nacional 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 0+0.25 2.25
4. Guaraní 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 0+0.25 1.25

Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GS=Goals scored; GC=Goals conceded; GD=Goal difference; Bon=Bonus points; Pts=Points

Group B

Pos. Teams MP W D L GS GC GD Bon. Pts.
1. Cerro Porteño 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 0+1 5
2. Sportivo Luqueño 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0.75+0 3.75
3. Presidente Hayes 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 0+0 3
4. Colegiales 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 0.5+0 2.5

Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GS=Goals scored; GC=Goals conceded; GD=Goal difference; Bon=Bonus points; Pts=Points

Final stage

Semifinals Finals
        
Olimpia 0 0 0
Cerro Porteño 0 1 1
Cerro Porteño 2 0 2
Libertad 2 0 2
Libertad 1 3 4
Sportivo Luqueño 0 3 3
Cerro Porteño5–0Libertad


Cerro Porteño
22nd title

Qualification for International Cups

Libertad1–1Olimpia
Olimpia1–1 (3–2 p)Libertad

After a 2–2 aggregate draw and a 3–2 win in the penalty shootout, Olimpia qualified for the 1993 Copa Libertadores.

Relegation

The cumulative points of a team were the sum of those obtained in the first and second phases of the 1992 Championship. This total determined, at the end of the tournament, the relegation to the Primera de Ascenso for the team that finished in last place on the table.

Cumulative table

Pos. Teams MP W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1. Olimpia 22 13 7 2 37 14 23 33
2. Colegiales 22 9 8 5 33 25 8 26
3. Cerro Porteño 22 9 7 6 29 22 7 25
4. Guaraní 22 8 9 5 31 27 4 25
5. Libertad 22 8 8 6 32 28 4 24
6. Presidente Hayes 22 7 7 8 22 25 -3 21
7. Sportivo Luqueño 22 8 5 9 22 28 -6 21
8. Cerro Corá 22 7 6 9 21 22 -1 20
9. River Plate 22 6 8 8 21 30 -9 20
10. Nacional 22 6 7 9 21 27 -6 19
11. Sol de América 22 6 6 10 26 27 -1 18
12. San Lorenzo 22 4 4 14 19 37 -18 12

Pos=Position; MP=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost; GF=Goals for; GA=Goals against; GD=Goal difference; Pts=Points

Relegated to the Primera de Ascenso.

References

  1. ^ RSSSF. Juan Pablo Andrés and Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (ed.). "Paraguay - List of Champions and Runners Up". Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c RSSSF. Josef Bobrowsky and Julio Diogo (ed.). "Paraguay 1992". Retrieved February 9, 2014.
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