2002 in Paraguayan football
The following article presents a summary of the 2002 football (soccer) season in Paraguay.
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.
The top eight teams qualified to this stage.
Libertad wins the Apertura tournament final by an aggregate score of 3-1 on May 11, 2002.
The Clausura 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.
The national championship game was played between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments winners.
Libertad declared as national champions by aggregate score of 6-2.
San Lorenzo 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 Presidente Hayes. San Lorenzo won the playoff game by an aggregate score of 4-3, so it remains in the first division.
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2002.
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