Armenia Thanks to Sergei Makarov. Transitional Fall Championship. Final Table: 1.FK Yerevan 18 13 4 1 41-10 43 2.Shirak Gyumri 18 12 5 1 46- 8 41 3.Erebuni-Homenmen Yerevan 18 11 2 5 35-20 35 4.Pyunik Yerevan 18 11 2 5 42-16 35 5.Tsement Ararat 18 8 3 7 28-27 27 6.Ararat Yerevan 18 7 6 5 32-21 27 7.Kotayk Abovyan 18 5 4 9 31-33 19 8.Karabakh Yerevan 18 5 3 10 13-28 18 9.Dvin Artashat 18 1 4 13 16-52 7 10.Lori Vanadzor 18 0 1 17 7-76 1 Relegated Promoted: Shirak-2 Gyumri.
Belarus
Thanks to Vasilij Gartel.
Final Table:
1.Dinamo Minsk 30 21 7 2 74-24 70 Champions
2.Belshina Bobruisk 30 21 3 6 67-30 66
3.Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 30 18 5 7 46-30 59
4.Dnepr Mogilyov 30 15 7 8 48-32 52
5.Dinamo-93 Minsk 30 14 7 9 53-30 49
6.MPKC Mozyr' 30 12 7 11 39-30 43
7.Dinamo Brest 30 12 6 12 44-52 42 [2 1 1 0 4-2 4]
8.Torpedo Minsk 30 12 6 12 45-43 42 [2 0 1 1 2-4 1]
9.Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 30 10 9 11 40-33 39
10.Neman Grodno 30 10 8 12 32-41 38
11.Kommunal'nik Slonim 30 9 3 18 32-61 30
12.Ataka-Aura Minsk 30 8 6 16 29-44 30
13.FC Molodechno 30 7 9 14 28-44 30
14.Transmash Mogilyov 30 8 4 18 30-52 28
15.Torpedo-Kadino Mogilyov 30 7 7 16 29-59 28
16.Shakhtyor Soligorsk 30 6 6 18 22-53 24
[first tie-breaker number of wins, second head-to-head]
Promoted: FC Gomel' and BATE Borisov.
NB: due to the post-season merger of Dnepr and Transmash and the
withdrawal of Ataka-Aura, no teams were relegated.
Bolivia
Thanks to Mikael Jönsson.
Torneo Apertura
Copa Enrique Bujold
Group A:
1.The Strongest 10 5 4 1 18- 6 19
2.Bolívar 10 4 3 3 15- 9 15
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.San José 10 4 3 3 15-15 15
4.Independiente 10 4 1 5 15-16 13
5.Chaco Petrolero 10 4 1 5 11-20 13
6.Municipal 10 1 4 5 10-18 7
Group B:
1.Blooming 10 6 2 2 25-12 20
2.Guabirá 10 6 1 3 18-13 19
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.Jorge Wilstermann 10 5 0 5 14-14 15
4.Real Santa Cruz 10 3 2 5 14-20 11
5.Destroyers 10 3 2 5 13-20 11
6.Oriente Petrolero 10 2 3 5 11-16 9
Semifinals:
Guabirá 1-0 Strongest
Strongest 2-0 Guabirá [Strongest won 4-3 on pen]
Blooming 0-2 Bolívar
Bolívar 3-3 Blooming
Final [May 16, 18]
Strongest 0-1 Bolívar
Bolívar 2-0 Strongest
Torneo Clausura
Group A:
1.Bolívar 12 7 3 2 30-15 24
2.Destroyers 12 6 3 3 19-20 21 [-]
3.Chaco Petrolero 12 5 2 5 16-14 17
4.Oriente Petrolero 12 4 3 5 17-17 15
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.San José 12 4 1 7 19-23 13
6.Real Santa Cruz 12 2 4 6 6-18 10
Group B:
1.The Strongest 12 5 5 2 20-14 20
2.Blooming 12 5 4 3 17-18 19
3.Jorge Wilstermann 12 4 5 3 16-16 17
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4.Independiente 12 4 3 5 19-17 15
5.Guabirá 12 3 5 4 16-16 14
6.Municipal 12 3 2 7 14-21 11
[-] Destroyers not allowed into Hexagonal because they have to play off
against relegation (decided over results over last 3 seasons).
Hexagonal Final
Final Table:
1.Bolívar 10 8 1 1 33- 9 25 Champions
2.Oriente Petrolero 10 6 0 4 20-14 18
3.Blooming 10 5 1 4 21-19 16
4.The Strongest 10 5 0 5 16-19 15
5.Jorge Wilstermann 10 4 0 6 16-23 12
6.Chaco Petrolero 10 1 0 9 10-32 3
Relegation Playoffs:
Universidad de Cochabamba 0-1 Destroyers
Destroyers 2-1 Universidad de Cochabamba
Destroyers remain in first division.
Botswana Thanks to Hans Schöggl. Source: African Soccer. Final Table: 1.Botswana Defence Force (Gaborone) 22 12 4 6 39-29 40 2.Gaborone United 22 10 5 7 35-24 35 3.Notwane PG (Gaborone) 22 9 8 5 36-29 35 4.Centre Chiefs (Mochudi) 22 10 5 7 33-27 35 5.Police 22 8 7 7 30-30 31 6.Prisons 22 7 9 6 30-31 30 7.Township Rollers (Gaborone) 22 6 11 5 23-24 29 8.Extension Gunners (Lobatse) 22 9 1 12 33-31 28 9.Tafic GF 22 7 7 8 21-22 28 10.Mogoditshane Fighters (Gaborone) 22 7 6 9 24-25 27 11.Botswana Meat Commission (Lobatse) 22 5 7 10 24-41 22 Relegated 12.Nico United 22 5 4 13 34-49 19 Relegated Promoted: Young Fighters (Mokgosi) and TASC.
Brazil Thanks to Miguel Alvim Gonzalez. First Stage Final Table: 1.Vasco da Gama 25 17 3 5 55-32 54 Qualified for Playoffs 2.Internacional 25 15 6 4 52-21 51 Qualified for Playoffs 3.Atlético/MG 25 14 5 6 42-33 47 Qualified for Playoffs 4.Portuguesa 25 12 9 4 45-28 45 Qualified for Playoffs 5.Flamengo 25 12 6 7 30-24 42 Qualified for Playoffs 6.Santos 25 12 5 8 39-33 41 Qualified for Playoffs 7.Palmeiras 25 10 10 5 47-24 40 Qualified for Playoffs 8.Juventude 25 9 10 6 24-20 37 Qualified for Playoffs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Vitória 25 9 9 7 44-40 36 10.Botafogo 25 8 10 7 32-32 34 11.Sport 25 9 6 10 34-32 33 12.São Paulo 25 8 9 8 41-32 33 13.Paraná 25 8 8 9 30-30 32 14.Grêmio 25 7 10 8 34-47 31 15.Coritiba 25 7 9 9 31-32 30 16.América/RN 25 7 9 9 31-40 30 17.Corinthians 25 8 5 12 23-27 29 18.Atlético/PR 25 9 6 10 37-41 28 [*] 19.Goias 25 7 3 13 30-40 28 20.Cruzeiro 25 6 10 9 30-35 28 21.Guarani 25 6 10 9 36-43 28 22.Bragantino 25 7 5 13 27-46 26 --------------------------------------- 23.Bahia 25 6 8 11 39-49 26 Relegated 24.Criciúma 25 6 7 12 27-35 25 Relegated 25.Fluminense 25 4 10 11 26-41 22 Relegated 26.União São João 25 2 9 14 18-47 15 Relegated [*] 5 points deducted Second Stage Group A: 1.Vasco da Gama 6 4 2 0 14- 5 14 Qualified for Final 2.Flamengo 6 2 2 2 7- 8 8 3.Juventude 6 2 1 3 6-11 7 4.Portuguesa 6 1 1 4 5- 8 4 Group B: 1.Palmeiras 6 5 1 0 10- 4 16 Qualified for Final 2.Santos 6 2 1 3 9-10 7 3.Internacional 6 2 0 4 8-10 6 4.Atlético/MG 6 2 0 4 6- 9 6 Final [Dec 14,20] Palmeiras 0-0 Vasco Vasco 0-0 Palmeiras Vasco champions due to better season record. Brazil - State Leagues
Cameroon Thanks to Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Mike Raney. Source: Africa Soccer and France Football. Final Table: 1.Cotonsport Garoua 34 17 11 6 40-25 62 Champions 2.Stade Bandjouna 34 16 12 6 33-21 60 CAF Cup 3.Union Douala 34 15 10 9 46-26 55 4.Leopard Douala 34 15 9 10 36-23 54 5.Olympic Mvolyé 34 13 10 11 36-38 49 6.PWD Bamenda 34 11 15 8 33-28 48 7.Tonnerre 34 13 9 12 31-30 48 8.Canon Yaoundé 34 10 17 7 27-20 47 9.Fovu Baham 34 13 8 13 44-42 47 10.Unisport Bafang 34 11 13 10 43-31 46 Relegated 11.Dynamo Douala 34 11 13 10 36-29 46 12.Kumbo Strikers 34 11 13 10 37-32 46 13.Racing Bafoussam 34 12 10 12 37-35 46 14.Panthère Bangangte 34 12 10 12 35-33 46 15.Avenir Douala 34 10 8 16 28-44 38 Relegated 16.Victoria United 34 8 8 18 32-51 32 Relegated 17.Prévoyance Yaoundé 34 7 11 16 23-41 32 Relegated 18.Union Abong-Mbang 34 4 7 23 20-68 19 Relegated [apparently Unisport Bafang were relegated rather than Panth&egarve;re Bangangte; perhaps ranking went on (unknown) head-to-head results.] Promoted: Ports FC Douala, Djerem Bertoua, Sable Batie.
Chile Thanks to Juan Pablo Andres. In 1997, the Championship is played in two sections, Apertura and Clausura. Both winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores, while the 2 teams with least points overall is relegated. Apertura Final Table: 1.Universidad Católica 15 11 4 0 36-13 37 2.Colo Colo 15 11 4 0 27-12 37 3.Universidad de Chile 15 8 6 1 31-14 30 4.Deportes Temuco 15 7 1 7 26-18 22 5.Cobreloa 15 6 4 5 26-22 22 6.Deportes Concepción 15 6 4 5 21-26 22 7.Huachipato 15 5 5 5 20-17 20 8.Coquimbo Unido 15 6 2 7 28-26 20 9.Santiago Wanderers 15 4 8 3 24-24 20 10.Deportes La Serena 15 5 3 7 23-25 18 11.Provincial Osorno 15 3 8 4 16-18 17 12.Palestino 15 4 4 7 12-24 16 13.Audax Italiano 15 3 6 6 21-24 15 14.Unisn Española 15 4 1 10 15-35 13 15.Deportes Puerto Montt 15 2 4 9 18-29 10 16.Antofagasta 15 2 2 11 14-31 8 Playoff for Apertura Championship: First Leg [Jul 8] Colo Colo 1-0 Universidad Católica Second Leg [Jul 10] Universidad Católica 3-0 Colo Colo Clausura Final Table: 1.Colo Colo 15 11 2 2 33-19 35 ------------------------------------------------ 2.Universidad Católica 15 9 3 3 25-15 30 3.Audax Italiano 15 9 2 4 31-16 29 4.Universidad de Chile 15 7 5 3 36-17 26 5.Cobreloa 15 7 4 4 28-17 25 6.Deportes Puerto Montt 15 6 4 5 21-20 22 7.Provincial Osorno 15 5 6 4 19-15 21 8.Coquimbo Unido 15 5 6 4 15-13 21 9.Deportes La Serena 15 5 4 6 21-20 19 10.Palestino 15 5 2 8 13-21 17 11.Antofagasta 15 5 2 8 15-27 17 12.Huachipato 15 4 4 7 13-22 16 13.Unión Española 15 4 3 8 22-27 15 14.Deportes Temuco 15 4 3 8 18-31 15 15.Santiago Wanderers 15 2 5 8 13-26 11 16.Deportes Concepción 15 2 5 8 15-32 11 Overall Table: 1.Colo Colo 30 22 6 2 60-31 72 2.Universidad Católica 30 20 7 3 61-28 67 3.Universidad de Chile 30 15 11 4 67-31 56 4.Cobreloa 30 13 8 9 54-39 47 5.Audax Italiano 30 12 8 10 51-40 44 6.Coquimbo Unido 30 11 8 11 43-39 41 7.Provincial Osorno 30 8 14 8 35-33 38 8.Deportes La Serena 30 10 7 13 44-45 37 9.Deportes Temuco 30 11 4 15 44-49 37 10.Huachipato 30 9 9 12 33-39 36 11.Palestino 30 9 6 15 25-45 33 12.Deportes Concepción 30 8 9 13 36-58 33 13.Deportes Puerto Montt 30 8 8 14 39-49 32 14.Santiago Wanderers 30 6 13 11 37-50 31 ------------------------------------------------ 15.Unión Española 30 8 4 18 37-62 28 Relegated 16.Antofagasta 30 7 4 19 29-58 25 Relegated Promoted: Rangers and Deportes Iquique.
China
Thanks to Ye Chen.
Final Table:
1. Dalian Wanda 22 15 6 1 47-16 51 Champions
2. Shanghai Shenhua 22 11 7 4 36-22 40
3. Beijing Guo'an 22 8 10 4 34-20 34
4. Vanguard Huandao 22 8 5 9 28-28 29 [aka Qianwei Huandao]
5. Yanbian Aodong 22 8 5 9 22-22 29 [aka Jilin Hyundai]
6. Jinan Taishan 22 7 7 8 19-22 28 [aka Shandong Taishan]
7. Sichuan Quanxing 22 6 9 7 30-27 27
8. Guangzhou Apollo 22 5 10 7 14-20 25 [aka Taiyansheng]
9. Qingdao Manatees 22 6 7 9 16-27 25 [aka Qingdao Hainiu]
10. August 1st 22 5 10 7 21-33 25
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11. Tianjin Lifei 22 5 8 9 20-28 23 Relegated [aka Tianjin Samsung]
12. Guangdong Hongyuan 22 4 4 14 16-38 16 Relegated
Promoted: Wuhan Yaqi [aka Hubei], Shenzhen Pingan, Guangzhou Songri
and Shenyang Sealions [aka Shenyang Haishi].
Dominica Thanks to James Goloboy. Final Table: 1.DCP Harlem Bombers 8 7 1 0 18- 5 22 2.Vita Malt Black Rocks 8 6 1 1 25- 8 19 3.Madech Pointe Michel 8 3 3 2 22-12 12 4.Kubuli All Stars - St. Joseph 8 4 0 4 11-23 12 5.A.C.S. Zebians 8 3 2 3 13-11 11 6.Antilles Kensbro 8 3 1 4 11-12 10 7.C+M Motors Potters 8 3 0 5 8-17 9 8.Heineken Saints 8 1 1 6 6-17 4 9.Grand-Fond 8 1 1 6 6-18 4 [Note that the total goal difference is -3]
Ecuador With thanks to Mikael Jönsson. Torneo Apertura Group A: 1.Barcelona 10 6 2 2 17- 8 20 [Guayaquil] 2.El Nacional 10 5 3 2 21-11 18 [Quito] 3.Aucas 10 6 0 4 16-11 18 [Quito] 4.Deportivo Cuenca 10 4 4 2 13-13 16 [Cuenca] 5.Técnico Universitário 10 2 4 4 12-16 10 [Ambato] 6.Calvi 10 0 1 9 9-29 1 [Machala] Group B: 1.LDU Quito 10 6 3 1 23-10 21 [Quito] 2.Olmedo 10 6 2 2 11- 8 20 [Riobamba] 3.Emelec 10 5 3 2 20-11 18 [Guayaquil] 4.Espoli 10 2 4 4 9-15 10 [Quito] 5.Deportivo Quito 10 1 3 6 10-17 6 [Quito] 6.Deportivo Quevedo 10 0 5 5 6-18 5 [Babahoyo] [Barcelona and LDU Quito both obtain 1 bonus point for Championship playoff] Torneo Clausura Final Table: 1.Barcelona 22 14 5 3 45-20 47 [Guayaquil] 2.Deportivo Quito 22 11 9 2 38-15 42 [Quito] 3.LDU Quito 22 12 6 4 39-19 42 [Quito] 4.Emelec 22 13 3 6 42-30 42 [Guayaquil] 5.Deportivo Cuenca 22 9 5 8 30-32 32 [Cuenca] 6.El Nacional 22 9 4 9 35-26 31 [Quito] 7.Técnico Universitário 22 8 6 8 26-27 30 [Ambato] 8.Aucas 22 9 3 10 29-32 30 [Quito] 9.Espoli 22 8 4 10 35-39 28 [Quito] 10.Calvi 22 7 3 12 35-40 24 [Machala] 11.Olmedo 22 4 5 13 26-47 17 [Riobamba] 12.Deportivo Quevedo 22 0 3 19 9-62 3 [Babahoyo] Barcelona winners of Torneo Clausura Barcelona and Deportivo Quito obtain 2 and 1 bonus points for the Championship Playoff, resp. Overall Final Table: 1.Barcelona 32 20 7 5 62-28 67 [Guayaquil] 2.LDU Quito 32 18 9 5 62-29 63 [Quito] 3.Emelec 32 18 6 8 62-41 60 [Guayaquil] 4.El Nacional 32 14 7 11 56-37 49 [Quito] 5.Deportivo Quito 32 12 12 8 48-32 48 [Quito] 6.Aucas 32 15 3 14 45-43 48 [Quito] ------------------------------------------------ 7.Deportivo Cuenca 32 13 9 10 43-45 48 [Cuenca] 8.Técnico Universitário 32 10 10 12 38-43 40 [Ambato] ------------------------------------------------ 9.Espoli 32 10 8 14 44-54 38 [Quito] 10.Olmedo 32 10 7 15 37-55 37 [Riobamba] 11.Calvi 32 7 4 21 44-69 25 [Machala] 12.Deportivo Quevedo 32 0 8 24 15-80 8 [Babahoyo] Championship Playoff Final Table [bonus points between square brackets]: 1.Barcelona 10 4 4 2 21-15 19 [3] 2.Deportivo Quito 10 5 3 2 16-10 19 [1] 3.Emelec 10 4 3 3 18-18 15 4.LDU Quito 10 3 4 3 15-17 14 [1] 5.El Nacional 10 3 2 5 17-17 11 6.Aucas 10 1 4 5 9-19 7 Barcelona 1997 champions. Playoff Descenso Final Table: 1.Olmedo 6 4 1 1 12- 5 13 2.Espoli 6 3 2 1 9- 5 11 3.Deportivo Quevedo 5 1 2 2 3- 6 5 Relegated 4.Calvi 5 0 1 4 3-11 1 Relegated Promoted: Delfín and Panamá.
Faroe Islands Final Table: 1.B 36 18 16 0 2 58-24 48 Champions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.HB 18 12 5 1 61-19 41 3.GI 18 10 5 3 46-25 35 Cup Winners 4.VB 18 11 2 5 32-18 35 5.KI 18 8 2 8 48-31 26 6.NSI 18 6 4 8 26-33 22 7.IF 18 5 2 11 27-50 17 8.B 68 18 4 3 11 23-40 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.FS 18 2 3 13 16-53 9 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------- 10.B 71 18 1 4 13 12-56 7 Relegated Promoted: Sumba. Promotion/Relegation Playoff: FS 1-3 TB TB 0-1 FS TB win 3-2 on aggregate and are promoted
Fiji Thanks to Hans Schöggl. Final Table: 1.Suva 18 10 5 3 36-20 35 Champions 2.Labasa 18 10 3 5 39-26 33 3.Ba 18 8 7 3 42-23 31 4.Navua 18 9 3 6 20-20 30 5.Lautoka 18 8 3 7 34-29 27 6.Nadi 18 7 5 6 31-18 26 7.Tavua 18 6 4 8 33-41 23 8.Rewa 18 5 7 6 20-25 22 9.Nadroga 18 4 2 12 16-34 14 10.Nasinu 18 2 3 13 17-52 9
Finland Thanks to Heikki Pietarinen. Final Table: 1.HJK Helsinki 27 18 4 5 53-18 58 2.VPS Vaasa 27 13 9 5 40-20 48 3.FinnPa Helsinki 27 10 9 8 27-36 39 4.TPS Turku 27 10 8 9 43-41 38 5.MyPa Anjalankoski 27 8 13 6 31-23 37 6.RoPS Rovaniemi 27 9 6 12 31-30 33 7.Jazz Pori 27 8 7 12 31-42 31 8.Jaro Pietarsaari 27 8 4 15 33-48 28 ----------------------------------------------------- 9.TP Seinäjoki 27 5 12 10 22-34 27 ----------------------------------------------------- 10.Inter Turku 27 6 8 13 23-42 26 Promoted: Haka Valkeakoski. Promotion/Relegation Playoff: PK-35 Helsinki - TP Seinäjoki 3-1 TP Seinäjoki - PK-35 Helsinki 4-4 PK-35 Helsinki promoted, TP Seinäjoki relegated.
Iceland Thanks to Gudmundur Bjarni Josepsson. Final Table: 1.ÍBV 18 12 4 2 44-17 40 Champions 2.Akranes 18 11 2 5 42-24 35 UEFA Cup 3.Leiftur 18 8 6 4 27-17 30 4.Fram 18 8 5 5 29-23 29 5.KR 18 7 6 5 38-23 27 6.Keflavik 18 7 3 8 21-28 24 Cup Winners 7.Grindavík 18 6 4 8 21-29 22 8.Valur 18 6 3 9 21-36 21 ---------------------------------------- 9.Skallagrimur 18 4 3 11 19-40 15 Relegated 10.Stjarnan 18 1 4 13 14-39 7 Relegated Promoted: Throttur and IR.
Ivory Coast With thanks to Eric Boesenberg. Super Division Playoff Final Table: 1.ASEC 10 8 2 0 28- 8 26 Champions 2.Société de l'Armée 10 4 3 3 15-13 15 3.Africa Sports 10 3 3 4 15-13 12 4.Issia 10 2 4 4 13-14 10 5.Stade Abidjan 10 2 4 4 17-26 10 6.Sabé Bouna 10 2 2 6 10-24 8
Japan With thanks to Masafumi Sugano and Eric Visser. First Stage Final Table: 1.Kashima Antlers 16 13( 0/ 1) 3 32- 15 37 2.Yokohama Flugels 16 12( 1/ 0) 4 35- 16 35 3.Kashiwa Reysol 16 11( 1/ 0) 5( 1/ 1) 34- 18 32 4.Bellmare Hiratsuka 16 10( 2/ 0) 6 25- 20 28 5.Yokohama Marinos 16 11( 3/ 1) 5 31- 31 28 6.Jubilo Iwata 16 9( 1/ 0) 6( 3/ 0) 32- 21 26 7.Shimizu S-Pulse 16 9( 2/ 0) 7( 2/ 0) 25- 24 25 8.Gamba Osaka 16 8 8 28- 23 24 9.Urawa Red Diamonds 16 8( 1/ 1) 8 25- 24 21 10.Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 8( 1/ 1) 8( 2/ 0) 22- 23 21 11.Cerezo Osaka 16 7( 0/ 1) 9( 2/ 1) 21- 26 19 12.Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 6 10( 1/ 0) 18- 24 18 13.Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 6 10( 1/ 1) 19- 32 18 14.Vissel Kobe 16 6( 1/ 0) 10( 2/ 0) 24- 34 17 15.JEF United Ichihara 16 5( 2/ 0) 11 21- 34 13 16.Verdy Kawasaki 16 4( 2/ 0) 12( 1/ 2) 16- 27 10 17.Avispa Fukuoka 16 3 13( 2/ 0) 11- 27 9 Second Stage Final Table: 1.Jubilo Iwata 16 14( 2/ 0) 2 40- 14 40 2.Gamba Osaka 16 12( 2/ 0) 4( 1/ 0) 38- 23 34 3.Yokohama Marinos 16 12( 4/ 0) 4 42- 28 32 4.Kashima Antlers 16 11( 2/ 0) 5( 1/ 0) 46- 23 31 5.Nagoya Grampus Eight 16 10 6 23- 24 30 6.Shimizu S-Pulse 16 10( 1/ 0) 6( 3/ 0) 27- 16 29 7.Urawa Red Diamonds 16 9( 1/ 0) 7( 2/ 0) 26- 21 26 8.Cerezo Osaka 16 9( 1/ 1) 7( 3/ 0) 32- 30 24 9.Bellmare Hiratsuka 16 8( 1/ 1) 8( 1/ 1) 30- 32 21 10.Kashiwa Reysol 16 7( 1/ 0) 9( 0/ 1) 29- 31 20 11.Yokohama Flugels 16 7( 1/ 1) 9( 2/ 0) 23- 27 18 12.Verdy Kawasaki 16 6( 2/ 0) 10 22- 38 16 13.Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 5 11( 2/ 0) 21- 27 15 14.JEF United Ichihara 16 6( 3/ 0) 10( 3/ 1) 22- 32 15 15.Avispa Fukuoka 16 4( 0/ 1) 12( 3/ 0) 18- 31 10 16.Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 3 13( 2/ 1) 21- 38 9 17.Vissel Kobe 16 3( 2/ 0) 13 19- 44 7 Championship Playoff First Leg [Dec 6] Jubilo Iwata - Kashima Antlers 3- 2 (OT) Second Leg [Dec 13] Kashima Antlers - Jubilo Iwata 0- 1
Jordan Thanks to Mohammed Qayed. Final Table: 1.Al-Wahadat 18 15 2 1 36- 5 47 Champions 2.Al-Faysali 18 15 1 2 59-15 46 3.Al-Hussein 18 8 4 6 30-26 30 4.Ramtha 18 7 6 5 26-20 27 5.Al-Ahli 18 6 5 7 32-34 23 6.Al-Jazira 18 7 2 9 24-34 23 7.Al-Qadisiya 18 6 4 8 21-25 22 8.Shabab Al-Hussein 18 5 4 9 22-29 19 ------------------------------------------- 9.Buqa'a 18 3 2 13 17-40 11 Relegated 10.Al-Karmal 18 2 2 14 15-54 8 Relegated
Kazakhstan Thanks to Mike Dryomin. Final Table: 1.Taraz 26 18 2 6 49-18 56 Golden Match Irtysh Pavlodar 26 17 5 4 46-15 56 Golden Match 3.Kayrat Almaty 26 16 5 5 52-14 53 --------------------------------------------------- 4.Shakhtyor Karaganda 26 16 4 6 40-22 52 5.Vostok Ust'-Kamenogorsk 26 14 8 4 42-16 50 6.Batyr Ekibastuz 26 15 2 9 38-22 47 7.Yelimay Semipalatinsk 26 13 7 6 41-26 46 8.Kaysar Kzyl-Orda 26 13 5 8 39-23 44 9.Astana Akmola 26 11 4 11 32-21 37 10.Zhiger Chimkent 26 8 5 13 27-40 29 11.Avtomobilist Shortandy 26 5 0 21 23-68 15 12.Aktobemunay Aktyubinsk 26 4 3 19 16-56 15 Relegated 13.Bulat Temirtau 26 3 5 18 13-47 14 14.Ulytau Jezkazgan 26 1 1 24 4-74 4 Relegated Promoted: Ferro (Aktyubinsk) and Uralets (Ural'sk). Championshup Playoff: Irtysh Pavlodar - FK Taraz 1:0 (Antonov'54)
Kyrgyzstan Thanks to Mike Dryomin. Final Table: 1.Dinamo Bishkek 18 15 1 2 52-10 46 Champions 2.Alga-PVO Bishkek 18 13 2 3 44-15 41 3.AiK Bishkek 18 13 1 4 38-15 40 -------------------------------------------------------- 4.KVT Dinamo Kara-Balta 18 10 3 5 43-30 33 5.Dinamo-Alay Osh 18 8 4 6 29-19 28 6.Semetey-Dinamo Kyzyl-Kiya 18 7 4 7 28-25 25 7.Alay Gul'cha 18 4 4 10 22-30 16 8.Zhashtyk Osh 18 3 3 12 17-41 12 9.Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 18 2 4 12 13-57 10 10.Dinamo Jalal-Abad 18 1 2 15 8-52 5 No relegation this season.
Latvia
Thanks to Arvids Stashans.
Final Table:
1.Skonto 24 20 4 0 89- 8 64 Champions [Riga]
2.Daugava 24 13 4 7 35-27 43 UEFA Cup [Riga]
3.Dinaburga 24 12 6 6 37-19 42 [Daugavpils]
4.FK Ventspils 24 12 6 6 32-21 42 [Ventspils]
5.Metalurgs 24 9 4 11 27-32 31 [Liepaja]
6.Universitate 24 8 5 11 25-42 29 [Riga]
7.FK Valmiera 24 8 4 12 29-43 28 [Valmiera]
8.Lokomotive 24 5 2 17 29-52 17 [Daugavpils]
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9.FK Rezekne 24 1 5 18 10-69 8 Relegated [Rezekne]
Promoted: Ranto/AVV [Riga].
NB: after the season, Universitate and Lokomotive withdrew from the first
division 1998, and FK Rezekne retained its first division place.
Malaysia Thanks to Mikael Jönsson. Final Table: 1.Sarawak 28 17 3 8 40-23 54 Champions 2.Kedah 28 15 5 8 64-44 50 3.Sabah 28 14 7 7 42-28 49 4.Selangor 28 14 4 10 45-35 46 5.Brunei 28 13 6 9 52-39 45 6.Perlis 28 13 6 9 42-36 45 7.Negri Sembilan 28 12 8 8 40-31 44 8.Perak 28 12 5 11 51-41 41 9.Kuala Lumpur 28 10 8 10 29-34 38 10.Pahang 28 10 7 11 42-39 37 11.Penang 28 8 9 11 26-33 33 12.Johor 28 10 2 16 35-44 32 13.Kelantan 28 8 4 16 33-58 28 14.Malacca 28 6 6 16 31-58 24 15.Terengganu 28 6 4 18 26-55 22
Nigeria Thanks to Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Mike Raney. Source: Africa Soccer and France Football. Final Table: 1.Eagle Cement 34 17 8 9 36-22 59 Champions 2.Jasper United 34 18 4 12 42-30 58 CAF Cup 3.Shooting Stars 34 15 6 13 42-32 51 4.Julius Berger 34 15 5 14 29-27 50 5.Udoji United 34 16 2 16 43-47 50 6.Gombe United 34 15 5 14 34-39 50 7.Iwuanyanwu Nationale 34 14 7 13 43-34 49 8.El Kanemi Warriors 34 13 9 12 28-29 48 9.Kano Pillars 34 14 6 14 40-45 48 10.Enugu Rangers 34 14 5 15 38-35 47 11.Sharks 34 15 2 17 40-39 47 12.Katsina United 34 14 5 15 35-42 47 13.Bendel Insurance 34 14 4 16 29-30 46 14.BCC Lions 34 15 1 18 36-45 46 15.Plateau United 34 14 4 16 30-40 46 16.Enyimba 34 12 9 13 37-36 45 17.Tornadoes 34 14 3 17 37-38 45 Relegated 18.Nigerdock 34 12 5 17 27-45 41 Relegated Promoted: Kwara United and Nitel United.
Norway Thanks to Lars Aarhus. Final Table: Rosenborg 26 18 7 1 87-20 61 Champions Cup Brann 26 15 5 6 59-37 50 UEFA Cup Strømsgodset 26 14 4 8 58-44 46 UEFA Cup Molde 26 13 6 7 47-36 45 UEFA Cup (fair play) Stabæk 26 13 4 9 33-35 43 Intertoto Cup Kongsvinger 26 11 5 10 43-48 38 Intertoto Cup Bodø/Glimt 26 10 7 9 39-34 37 Viking 26 8 10 8 42-34 34 Haugesund 26 9 5 12 31-38 32 Lillestrøm 26 9 5 12 34-43 32 Sogndal 26 8 5 13 34-56 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tromsø 26 6 10 10 37-44 28 Play-off ----------------------------------------- Lyn 26 4 5 17 28-58 17 Relegated Skeid 26 3 4 19 27-72 13 Relegated Promoted: Våleranga and Moss. Promotion playoff: Tromsø 4-0 2-1 Eik-Tönsberg.
Paraguay Apertura First Stage Final Table: 1.Olimpia 12 7 4/0 1 22- 7 29 2.Cerro Porteño 12 7 1/0 4 23-15 23 3.Sol de América 12 6 0/2 4 11- 8 20 4.Libertad 12 5 0/5 2 17-13 20 5.San Lorenzo 12 5 1/2 4 15-17 19 6.Guaraní 12 5 1/2 4 18-15 19 7.Presidente Hayes 12 4 3/0 5 13-17 18 8.Sportivo Luqueño 12 5 0/1 6 15-22 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Nacional 12 3 2/3 4 16-21 16 10.Sport Colombia 12 2 3/3 4 17-15 15 11.Atlético Tembetary 12 4 1/1 6 14-16 15 12.Atlético Colegiales 12 3 2/0 7 9-15 13 13.Cerro Corá 12 2 2/1 7 15-24 11 Extra match [May 16, to decide 8th place; at Cerro Porteño's field] Nacional 0-2 Luqueño Draw for 3rd place won by Sol, draw for 5th place won by San Lorenzo. Second Stage Group A: 1.Olimpia 3 2 0/0 1 5- 2 9 (3 BP) 2.Sportivo Luqueño 3 2 0/0 1 7- 5 6 3.Libertad 3 1 0/0 2 5- 9 4,5 (1,5 BP) 4.Guaraní 3 1 0/0 2 2- 3 3,5 (0,5 BP) Group B: 1.Cerro Porteño 3 2 1/0 0 7- 4 10,5 (2,5 BP) 2.Sol de América 3 1 1/0 1 4- 4 7 (2 BP) 3.San Lorenzo 3 1 0/1 1 4- 4 5 (1 BP) 4.Presidente Hayes 3 0 0/1 2 1- 4 1 Semifinals [May 28] Olimpia 0-1 Sol Cerro P 1-0 Luqueño Final [Jun 1] Cerro P 1-1 Sol [Cerro P 4-3 pen] Clausura First Stage Final Table: 1.Cerro Corá 12 8 1/2 1 22-11 28 2.Guaraní 12 6 1/4 1 22-16 24 3.San Lorenzo 12 5 2/1 4 13-10 20 4.Sportivo Luqueño 12 4 3/2 3 18-16 20 5.Olimpia 12 4 4/0 4 18-16 20 6.Atlético Colegiales 12 4 3/2 3 18-18 20 7.Cerro Porteño 12 4 1/4 3 15-13 18 8.Nacional 12 4 1/2 5 14-23 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Atlético Tembetary 12 4 1/2 5 31-27 16 10.Sport Colombia 12 3 1/3 5 20-19 14 11.Presidente Hayes 12 3 2/1 6 13-18 14 12.Sol de América 12 3 1/1 7 11-15 12 13.Libertad 12 2 3/0 7 8-21 12 Reelegated: Sport Colombia and Atlético Tembetary Promoted: 12 de Octibre (Itaugua) Second Stage Group A: 1.Sportivo Luqueño 3 3 0/0 0 9- 3 10,5 (1,5 BP) 2.Guaraní 3 1 1/0 1 5- 6 7,5 (2,5 BP) 3.Nacional 3 1 0/1 1 7- 7 4 (0 BP) 4.Cerro Porteño 3 0 0/0 3 6-11 0 (0 BP) Group B: 1.Olimpia 3 2 0/1 0 6- 2 8 (1 BP) 2.Cerro Corá 3 1 1/0 1 4- 3 8 (3 BP) 3.San Lorenzo 3 1 0/1 1 2- 4 6 (2 BP) 4.Atlético Colegiales 3 0 1/0 2 1- 4 2,5 (0,5 BP) Group B Playoff [Dec 2] Olimpia 2-1 Cerro C Semifinals [Dec 5] Olimpia 4-2 Guaraní Cerro C 2-2 Luqueño [Cerro C 6-5 pen] Final [Dec 10] Olimpia 3-0 Cerro C Championship Playoff First Leg [Dec 14] Olimpia 1-0 Cerro P Second Leg [Dec 21] Cerro P 1-1 Olimpia Olimpia 1997 champions.
Peru
Apertura
Final Table:
1.Alianza Lima 13 9 3 1 27- 9 30
2.Sporting Cristal 13 8 3 2 30-13 27
3.Universitário 13 7 4 2 19- 8 25
4.Cienciano 13 6 6 1 18-10 24
5.Deportivo Municipal 13 6 2 5 25-23 20
6.Sport Boys 13 5 3 5 15-18 18
7.Alianza Atlético 13 4 3 6 22-18 15
8.Deportivo Pesquero 13 3 5 5 16-16 14
9.Melgar 13 4 2 7 16-24 14
10.Atlético Torino 13 2 7 4 14-19 13
11.Alcides Vigo Hurtado 13 3 3 7 13-18 12
12.Unión Minas 13 3 3 7 14-28 12
13.José Gálvez 13 3 3 7 12-28 12
14.La Loretana 13 2 5 6 9-18 11
Clausura
Final Table:
1.Alianza Lima 13 10 2 1 33- 7 32
2.Universitário 13 8 4 1 19- 7 28
3.Sporting Cristal 13 6 4 3 25-16 22
4.Alianza Atlético 13 6 3 4 24-13 21
5.Melgar FBC 13 6 3 4 17-16 21
6.Cienciano 13 6 2 5 17-13 20
7.Unión Minas 13 6 2 5 15-15 20
8.Deportivo Municipal 13 6 1 6 18-24 19
9.Deportivo Pesquero 13 4 3 6 17-16 15
10.Sport Boys 13 3 6 4 13-15 15
11.Alcides Vigo Hurtado 13 3 4 6 19-23 13
12.Atlético Torino 13 3 1 9 13-30 10
13.José Gálvez 13 3 0 10 12-27 9
14.La Loretana 13 2 3 8 10-30 9
Alianza Lima champions by winning both stages.
Combined Final Table:
1.Alianza Lima 26 19 5 2 60-16 62
2.Universitário 26 15 8 3 38-15 53
3.Sporting Cristal 26 14 7 5 55-29 49
4.Cienciano 26 12 8 6 35-23 44
5.Deportivo Municipal 26 12 3 11 43-47 39
6.Alianza Atlético 26 10 6 10 46-31 36
7.Melgar 26 10 5 11 33-40 35
8.Sport Boys 26 8 9 9 28-33 33
9.Unión Minas 26 9 5 12 29-43 32
10.Deportivo Pesquero 26 7 8 11 33-32 29
11.Alcides Vigo Hurtado 26 6 7 13 32-41 25
12.Atlético Torino 26 5 8 13 27-49 23
13.José Galvez 26 6 3 17 24-55 21
14.La Loretana 26 4 8 14 19-48 20
Teams 2-7 qualify for Liguilla Pre-Libertadores.
Relegated: Alcides Vigo Hurtado, Atlético Torino, José Gálvez
and La Loretana.
Promoted: Lawn Tennis and Juan Aurich (winners Copa Peru).
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
1.Sporting Cristal 5 4 1 0 9- 1 13
2.Universitário 5 2 2 1 12- 4 8
3.Melgar FBC 5 2 2 1 4- 4 8
4.Cienciano 5 2 0 3 8-10 6
5.Alianza Atlético 5 1 2 2 8-11 5
6.Deportivo Municipal 5 0 1 4 5-16 1
Russia Thanks to Sergey Ukladov. Final Table: 1. Spartak 34 22 7 5 67-30 73 Champions 2. Rotor 34 20 8 6 54-27 68 3. Dinamo 34 19 11 4 50-20 68 ---------------------------------------------- 4. Shinnik 34 15 10 9 38-35 55 5. Lokomotiv M 34 15 9 10 47-37 54 6. Chernomorets 34 13 14 7 40-26 53 7. Krylya Sovetov 34 14 7 13 32-30 49 8. Zenit 34 13 10 11 28-29 49 9. Baltika 34 11 16 7 38-33 49 10. Alania 34 14 4 16 52-42 46 11. Torpedo-Luzhniki 34 13 6 15 50-46 45 12. CSKA 34 11 9 14 31-42 42 13. Rostselmash 34 9 14 11 34-38 41 14. Zhemchuzhina 34 11 7 16 38-51 40 15. FK Tyumen 34 9 7 18 28-46 34 ---------------------------------------------- 16. Fakel 34 7 5 22 25-49 26 Relegated 17. Lokomotiv NN 34 6 5 23 26-60 23 Relegated 18. KamAZ-Chally 34 8 3 23 38-75 21 [*] Relegated [*] KamAZ had 6 points deducted for failing to pay a transfer fee. Promoted: Uralan Elista.
South Korea Thanks to Seungsoo Lee. Adidas Cup League Final Table: 1.Pusan Daewoo Royals 9 4 4 1 11- 7 16 2.Chunnam Dragons 9 3 5 1 16- 9 14 3.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 9 3 5 1 15-11 14 4.Chunan Ilhwa Chunma 9 3 5 1 11-10 14 5.Puchon Yukong 9 3 4 2 17-17 13 6.Suwon Samsung Bluewings 9 2 5 2 14-13 11 7.Pohang Steelers 9 2 4 3 9- 9 10 8.Taejon Citizon 9 1 4 4 10-14 7 9.Chonbuk Hyundai Dinos 9 1 4 4 8-13 7 10.Anyang LG Cheetahs 9 0 6 3 14-22 6 Rapido Cup League Final Table: 1.Pusan Daewoo Royals 18 11 4 3 24- 9 37 2.Chunnam Dragons 18 10 6 2 26-13 36 3.Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 18 8 6 4 28-21 30 4.Pohang Steelers 18 8 6 4 25-22 30 5.Suwon Samsung Bluewings 18 7 7 4 23-23 28 6.Chonbuk Hyundai Dinos 18 6 8 4 32-25 26 7.Taejon Citizen 18 3 7 8 21-25 16 8.Chunan Ilhwa Chunma 18 2 7 9 19-31 13 9.Anyang LG Cheetahs 18 1 8 9 15-27 11 10.Puchon SK 18 2 5 11 19-36 11 Pusan Daewoo Royals champions 1997.
Surinam With thanks to Hans van Haren. Final Table: 1.Transvaal 27 19 7 1 49-13 64 Champions 2.Robin Hood 27 19 3 5 42-17 60 3.SNL 27 12 12 3 33-16 48 4.Inter Moengotapoe 27 10 10 7 32-22 40 5.Leo Victor 27 10 7 10 34-28 37 6.Jai Hind'92 27 6 10 11 26-33 28 7.Voorwaarts 27 6 9 12 23-30 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.Prekash 27 6 5 16 29-51 23 Relegation Playoff 9.Road 27 6 4 17 23-48 22 Relegation Playoff ------------------------------------------ 10.Corona Boys 27 4 7 16 21-54 19 Relegated Promoted: DEGO.
Swaziland Thanks to Thembi's Sport Scheduler. Final Table: 1.Mbababe Highlanders 30 14 12 4 31-17 54 2.XI Men In Flight (Siteki) 30 15 7 8 50-30 52 3.Mbabane Swallows 30 14 10 6 38-22 52 4.Manzini Wanderers 30 13 11 6 40-24 50 5.Denver Sundowns (Manzini) 30 12 8 10 40-35 44 6.Green Mamba 30 12 7 11 36-33 43 7.Moneni Pirates (Manzini) 30 12 7 11 43-41 43 8.Mhlume FP United 30 11 9 10 45-36 42 9.Royal Leopards (Mbabane) 30 12 6 12 37-34 42 10.Mhlambanyatsi Rovers 30 12 5 13 50-50 41 11.Umbelebele (Mhlume) 30 11 7 12 40-48 40 12.Midas Mbabane City 30 9 9 12 35-37 36 13.C&M Eagles (Mbabane) 30 9 9 12 29-36 36 Relegated 14.Ubombo Flyers (Big Bend) 30 8 12 10 29-36 36 Relegated 15.Usushwana Rhinos 30 4 11 15 20-49 23 Relegated 16.Simunye FC 30 4 6 20 20-55 18 Relegated
Sweden Thanks to Riku Soininen. Final Table: 1.Halmstad 26 17 1 8 49-27 52 Champions 2.Göteborg 26 14 7 5 50-32 49 3.Malmö FF 26 12 10 4 48-28 46 4.Örebro 26 13 7 6 43-34 46 5.Örgryte 26 12 7 7 34-29 43 6.Helsingborg 26 10 11 5 40-28 41 7.Elfsborg 26 12 5 9 45-35 41 8.AIK 26 9 10 7 38-26 37 9.Norrköping 26 7 7 12 27-36 28 10.Trelleborg 26 8 4 14 32-48 28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.Öster 26 4 11 11 28-44 23 Relegation Playoffs 12.Västerås 26 6 5 15 26-49 23 Relegation Playoffs ----------------------------------------- 13.Degerfors 26 4 8 14 29-47 20 Relegated 14.Ljungskile 26 5 5 16 31-57 20 Relegated Promoted: Hammarby and Västra Frölunda. Promotion/Relegation: Djurgården 1-1 0-2 Öster Häcken 1-1 4-2 Västerås Häcken promoted, Västerås relegated.
Tajikistan
Thanks to Sergei Makarov.
Final Table:
1.Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube 24 19 2 3 69-15 59
2.Ranjbar Vosse 24 18 1 5 58-26 55
3.FC Khudjand 24 16 4 4 51-20 52
4.Saddam-Faizali Sarband 24 14 5 5 61-17 47
5.Regar Tursun-Zade 24 13 4 7 50-32 43
6.Ravshan Kulyab 24 13 1 10 47-32 40
7.Sitora Dushanbe 24 10 7 7 43-38 37
8.Shodmon Gissar 24 9 6 9 41-36 33
9.Farkhor Farkhor 24 7 3 14 38-76 24
10.Panjsher Kolkhozabad 24 6 5 13 41-44 23
11.Pakhtakor Kabadian 24 6 0 18 19-68 18
12.Pofanda Dushanbe 24 3 2 19 14-56 11 [*]
13.Bokhtar Pyanj 24 1 0 23 6-78 3 [*]
[*] Pofanda Dushanbe and Bokhtar Pyanj withdrew during the second half, and
had all their matches awarded against them (including the head-to-head
game).
Togo Thanks to Ian King and Hans Schöggl. Source: African Soccer. Final Table: 1.Dynamic Togolais (Lomé) 22 13 4 5 28-14 43 Champions 2.Etoile Filante (Lomé) 22 11 7 4 25-16 40 3.AGAZA (Lomé) 22 10 7 5 26-13 37 4.ASKO (Lama Kara) 22 9 9 4 19-15 36 5.Semassi (Sokodé) 22 7 11 4 22-16 32 6.Doumbé (Sansanné Mango) 22 7 10 5 22-18 31 7.Modèle (Lomé) 22 5 11 6 24-23 26 8.Entente II (Lomé) 22 4 9 9 17-23 21 9.Gomido (Palimé) 22 4 8 10 21-30 20 10.Ifodje (Atakpamé) 22 2 13 7 11-19 19 11.Gbohloe-su 22 3 10 8 11-21 19 12.Dumas 22 4 7 11 11-26 19
Trinidad and Tobago Thanks to Mark Purcell. Final Table: [Number of sudden death wins (which only count for 2 points) between brackets] 1.Defense Force 22 18 (1) 4 62-14 53 2.Joe Public 22 18 (2) 4 71-23 52 3.Courts Caledonia AIA 22 15 (1) 7 59-31 44 4.CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh 22 16 (5) 6 57-28 43 5.United Petrotrin 22 16 (5) 6 45-23 43 6.Queen's Park 22 12 (4) 10 62-53 32 7.Trinity Falcons 22 10 (1) 12 43-42 29 8.Superstar Rangers 22 10 (2) 12 55-39 28 9.Guinness Police 22 9 (3) 13 29-55 24 10.National Flour Mills 22 3 (0) 19 33-70 9 11.Royal Castle United (Tobago) 22 3 (0) 19 16-70 9 12.Airports Authority 22 2 (2) 20 18-96 4 [Note: total goal difference +6]
Uganda Final Table: 1.Kampala City Council 30 24 4 2 59-19 76 2.Uganda Electricity Board 30 23 4 3 54-18 73 [aka Umeme] 3.Express Red Eagles 30 22 6 2 68-18 72 4.SC Villa 30 21 8 1 54-18 71 5.Nile Omuliro 30 13 7 10 37-30 46 6.Simba SC 30 12 7 11 33-27 43 7.Police 30 12 5 13 35-33 41 8.SCOUL 30 9 11 10 31-39 38 9.Iganga Town Council 30 10 7 13 34-41 37 10.Mbale Dairy-Heroes 30 10 7 13 31-30 37 11.Posta 30 10 6 14 32-37 36 12.State House FC 30 8 10 12 32-36 34 13.Maji 30 8 6 16 27-31 30 [aka Water] 14.Old Timers of Mbarara FC 30 5 5 20 24-55 20 15.Natete 30 4 1 25 10-68 13 16.Telestars 30 2 3 25 13-64 9 [Source for final tbale: Africa Soccer; note there are 3 more wins than losses and 10 goals more scored than conceded.]
United States of America Thanks to David Litterer. Eastern Conference Final Table: 1.DC United 32 17 4/4 7 70-53 55 2.Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 3/2 13 55-60 45 3.Columbus Crew 32 12 3/4 13 42-41 39 4.New England Revolution 32 11 4/4 13 40-53 37 5.NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 2/2 17 43-53 35 Western Conference Final Table: 1.Kansas City Wizards 32 14 7/2 9 57-51 49 2.Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 2/4 12 55-44 44 3.Dallas Burn 32 13 3/2 14 55-49 42 4.Colorado Rapids 32 12 2/3 15 50-59 38 5.San Jose Clash 32 9 3/6 14 55-59 30 Conference Semifinals: D.C.United 4-1 1-1 [2-1so] New England Columbus 2-1 1-0 Tampa Bay Colorado 3-0 3-2 Kansas City Dallas 0-0 [1-0so] 3-0 Los Angeles Conference Finals: D.C.United 3-2 1-0 Columbus Colorado 1-0 2-1 Dallas MLS CUP '97 D.C.United 2-1 Colorado
Uruguay
With thanks to David Gerardo Keszenman Pereyra.
Torneo Apertura
Final Table:
1.Nacional 11 8 1 2 26-11 25
2.River Plate 11 6 4 1 24-14 22
3.Peñarol 11 6 3 2 22-11 21
4.Defensor Sporting 11 6 2 3 20-11 20
5.Liverpool 11 5 4 2 15-13 19
6.Rampla Juniors 11 4 2 5 12-18 14
7.Wanderers 11 3 4 4 12-13 13
8.Huracán Buceo 11 4 1 6 15-19 13
9.Danubio 11 4 1 6 10-14 13
10.Rentistas 11 2 2 7 4-19 8
11.Cerro 11 1 4 6 8-15 7
12.Racing 11 1 4 6 8-18 7
Torneo Clausura
Final Table:
1.Defensor Sporting 11 7 3 1 16- 9 24
2.Peñarol 11 7 2 2 29-15 23
3.River Plate 11 6 1 4 12-11 19
4.Liverpool 11 4 6 1 15-13 18
5.Cerro 11 4 3 4 16-13 15
6.Nacional 11 4 3 4 20-18 15
7.Huracán Buceo 11 4 3 4 12-13 15
8.Rentistas 11 4 2 5 10-18 14
9.Wanderers 11 3 3 5 9-13 12
10.Racing 11 3 3 5 14-19 12
11.Rampla Juniors 11 2 3 6 12-14 9
12.Danubio 11 0 4 7 13-22 4
Overall Final Table:
1.Peñarol 22 13 5 4 51-26 44
2.Defensor Sporting 22 13 5 4 36-20 44
3.River Plate 22 12 5 5 36-25 41
4.Nacional 22 12 4 6 46-29 40
5.Liverpool 22 9 10 3 30-26 37
6.Huracán Buceo 22 8 4 10 27-32 28
7.Wanderers 22 6 7 9 21-26 25
8.Rampla Juniors 22 6 5 11 24-32 23
9.Cerro 22 5 7 10 24-28 22
10.Rentistas 22 6 4 12 14-37 22
11.Racing 22 4 7 11 22-37 19
12.Danubio 22 4 5 13 23-36 17
Relegated: Cerro and Rácing relegated directly (on points over last
3 seasons). Rentistas to play off against nr. 3 2nd division.
Promoted: Bella Vista and Villa Española.
Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Progreso 2-2 1-3 Rentistas
Best team overall plays off with Apertura winners for a place in
the championship final:
Playoff [Nov 5]
Peñarol 3-2 Nacional
Championship Final
First Leg [Nov 9]
Peñarol 1-0 Defensor
Second Leg [Nov 12]
Peñarol 3-0 Defensor
Peñarol 1997 Champions of Uruguay.
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
Serie A:
1.Peñarol 3 3 0 0 9- 2 9
2.River Plate 3 1 1 1 11- 5 4
3.Defensor Sporting 3 1 1 1 5- 3 4
4.Río Negro 3 0 0 3 1-16 0
Serie B:
1.Nacional 3 3 0 0 10- 1 9
2.Huracán Buceo 3 1 1 1 5- 5 4
3.Liverpool 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4
4.Punta del Este 3 0 0 3 2-11 0
Semifinals [Dec 1,2]
Huracán 0-1 Peñarol
River Plate 1-1 Nacional [Nacional won 4-2 on pen]
Final [Dec 5]
Peñarol 3-1 Nacional
Peñarol and Nacional qualified for Copa Libertadores 1998.
Uzbekistan Thanks to Mansur Tyncherov. Final Table: 1.MHSK Tashkent 34 29 3 2 109-42 90 Champions [aka CSKA] 2.Neftchi Fergana 34 26 3 5 105-42 81 3.Novbakhor Namangan 34 21 5 8 84-37 68 ---------------------------------------------- 4.Dustlik Tashkent 34 19 5 10 87-56 62 5.Pakhtakor Tashkent 34 18 7 9 65-36 61 6.Nasaf Karshi 34 15 8 11 68-57 53 7.FK Bukhara 34 16 5 13 57-55 53 [former Nuravshon] 8.Sogdiana Jizak 34 15 7 12 51-46 52 9.Zarafshon Navoi 34 13 5 16 56-61 44 10.Khorezm Urgench 34 13 3 19 58-77 42 [former Dinamo] 11.Surkhan Termez 34 11 7 16 39-60 40 [former ASK] 12.FK Andizhan 34 11 6 17 54-62 39 [former Navruz] 13.Traktor Tashkent 34 10 8 16 52-65 38 14.FK Kasansay 34 11 3 20 40-72 36 ---------------------------------------------- 15.Afrosiab Samarkand 34 8 8 18 35-73 32 Relegated [former Dinamo] 16.Chilanzar Tashkent 34 8 6 20 51-70 30 Relegated 17.FK Yangiyer 34 7 7 20 47-72 28 Relegated 18.Atlaschi Margilan 34 6 2 25 37-112 20 Relegated Promoted: Temiryulchi Kokand and Metallurg Bekabad
Zambia Final Table: 1.Power Dynamos 30 20 6 4 63-20 66 Champions 2.Nkana FC 30 19 7 4 44-17 64 3.Nchanga Rangers 30 15 11 4 40-20 56 4.Roan United 30 16 6 8 42-27 54 5.Kabwe Warriors 30 14 9 7 38-24 51 6.Kalulushi Modern Stars 30 12 11 7 33-27 47 7.Mufulira Wanderers 30 13 7 10 39-34 46 8.Konkola Blades 30 11 10 9 37-28 43 9.Zanaco 30 10 12 8 29-30 42 10.Zamsure 30 10 11 9 34-34 41 11.City of Lusaka 30 8 11 11 31-41 35 12.Lusaka Dynamos 30 6 8 16 21-29 26 ------------------------------------------------- 13.Lusaka City Council 30 7 5 18 21-44 26 Relegated 14.Indeni [Ndola] 30 6 8 16 23-48 26 Relegated 15.Lifebuoy Strikers 30 5 10 14 20-37 25 Relegated 16.City Snipers 30 1 4 25 5-61 7 Relegated Promoted: Ministry of Finance, Nkhwazi, Ndola Wanderers, Ndola United.
Zimbabwe
Thanks to Hans Schöggl and Mikael Jönsson.
Final Table:
1.Dynamos (Harare) 30 20 8 2 78-33 68 Champions
2.CAPS United (Harare) 30 17 6 7 68-31 57
3.Black Aces (Harare) 30 14 8 8 47-37 50
4.Blackpool (Harare) 30 13 10 7 51-42 49
5.Wankie (Wankie) 30 13 6 11 53-44 45
6.Highlanders (Bulawayo) 30 11 11 8 44-39 44
7.Zimbabwe Saints (Bulawayo) 30 12 7 11 44-34 43
8.Air Zimbabwe Jets (Harare) 30 12 6 12 63-54 42
9.Amazulu (Bulawayo) 30 11 8 11 46-44 41
10.Lancashire Steel (Redcliffe)30 10 10 10 42-56 40
11.Blue Swallows (Marondera) 30 10 7 13 53-51 37
12.Chapungu (Gweru) 30 9 10 11 50-50 37
13.Mhangura FC (Mhangura) 30 8 9 13 28-35 33
14.Arcadia United (Harare) 30 7 8 15 28-49 29
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15.Tongogara (Kadoma) 30 5 8 17 43-72 23
16.Gweru United (Gweru) 30 6 2 22 27-94 20 [aka Mutare United]
Promoted: United Railstars (Gwanda), Black Rhinos (Mutare).
NB: apparently Blue Swallows withdrew or were relegated through a playoff,
and their place was taken by Ziscosteel (Redcliffe).
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