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.
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 22 | |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 | |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
| 5 | Sport Colombia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 9 | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Deportivo Recoleta | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 3 |
The top eight teams qualified to this stage.
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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.
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 32 | |
| 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 31 | |
| 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 30 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Luqueño | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 27 |
| 5 | Guaraní | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 26 | |
| 7 | Cerro Porteño | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
| 8 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 21 | |
| 9 | Sol de América | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 17 |
| 10 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 17 |
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.
| Position | Team | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Scored | Conceded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| Level | Tournament | Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Tacuary | ||
| 3rd (G.A. teams) | Primera de Ascenso | Sportivo Trinidense | |
| 3rd (interior teams) | UFI Champions Cup | Cerro Porteño PF (Presidente Franco) | |
| 4th (G.A. teams) | Segunda de Ascenso | General Caballero (San Felipe) |
runners-up
Champions
group-stage
group-stage
preliminary second round
preliminary first round
The following table lists all the games played by the Paraguay national football team in official competitions during 2002.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Paraguay scorers | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2002 | Asiad Main Stadium Busan | 2 - 2 | World Cup | Report | |||
| June 7, 2002 | Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju | 3 - 1 | World Cup | Report | |||
| June 12, 2002 | Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo | 1 - 3 | World Cup | Report | |||
| June 15, 2002 | Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo | 0 - 1 | World Cup | - | Report | ||
| September 19, 2002 | Takhti Stadium Tabriz | 1 - 1 (4–3 pen) | 2002 LG Cup | Report |