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First division results

Torneo Apertura

The

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tournament was played in a two-round all-play-all system, with the champion being the team with the most points at the end of the two rounds.

Torneo Clausura

The

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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.

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.

=Group stage

= Group A Group B

=Semifinals

=Clausura final

= Olimpia wins the Clausura tournament final by aggregate score of 4–1.

National championship game

Since Olimpia won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments they were declared as the national champions and no playoff game was played. To determine the second place an extra game between the Apertura runners-up (Sol de America) and the Clausura runners-up (Guarani) was played. Guaraní won the game and were declared runners-up of 2000 (aggregate score of 5–4; first leg 3–1 win by Sol, second leg 4–1 win by Guarani).

Relegation / Promotion

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automatically relegated to the

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after finishing last in the average points table based over a three-year period. * Libertad promoted to the first division by winning the second division tournament.

Qualification to international competitions

* Olimpia qualified to the

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by winning the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura. *

Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to Ethnography * Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia) * Guaraní language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay * ...

qualified to the

by finishing as runners-up of the 2000 season. *The remaining spot for Copa Libertadores was decided in the Pre-Libertadores playoff tournament.

Pre-Libertadores playoff

Four teams participated based on aggregate points during the year. *Since Cerro and 12 de Octubre finished tied in points an extra match was played, with Cerro winning 4-2 and qualifying to the

Lower divisions results

Paraguayan teams in international competitions

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Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

: round of 16 ** Olimpia: group stage ** Atl. Colegiales: group stage * Copa MERCOSUR 2000: **

: group stage ** Olimpia: group stage

Paraguay national team

References

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