Paraguay

Paraguay. Small league, but long complicated championship, going through 4 stages, giving bonus points to the top placed teams in each stage and also having play-offs to decide final positions of teams with equal points. And the second team to play in Copa Libertadores was decided in separate play-off. One team relegated, one team promoted from Second Division.
Cerro Cora (Asuncion) won the Second Division championship and was promoted to top flight.
Tembetary was relegated from First Division.
Colegiales (Asuncion) prevailed at the play-off for Copa Libertadores over Sportivo Luqueno 3-1 and 2-1. Contrary to the proud text on the picture, they were not champions, although the team had good season and played all the way to the last group stage, in which they finished last in their group.
Guarani (Asuncion) had rather weak season – they ended the season at the third stage just behind Cerro Porteno, which took 3rd place thanks to 1 goal better goal-difference.
Olimpia (Asuncion) had fantastic international season and naturally appeared to be favourit in the league too, but they did not succeed – strong almost to the end, but at the crucial ½ final after the 4th stage they met Libertad, equally ambitious. Libertad won the first leg 2-1 and preserved their fragile advantage in the second leg – 1-1. Olimpia was out.
In the other ½ final Cerro Porteno eliminated Sportivo Luqueno 4-0 and 2-1.
At the final Cerro Porteno continued its dominance by beating twice Libertad: 2-0 and 2-1.
Thus, Cerro Porteno (Asuncion) won their 21st title. Stronger than rivals Olimpia, which were the strongest in South America and in the world… one can take it like that: the squad, by Paraguayan standards, matched Olimpia’s at least. However, only domestic triumph for Cerro Porteno…