Final Tables First Divisions of 1996 Seasons


 
Belarus


 1.MPKC Mozyr'              30 24  4  2  64-17  76  Champions
 2.Dinamo Minsk             30 23  6  1  83-20  75
 3.Belshina Bobruisk        30 20  3  7  67-32  63
 4.Dinamo 93 Minsk          30 17  5  8  44-30  56
 5.Lokomotiv 96 Vitebsk     30 13 10  7  48-27  49
 6.Ataka Aura Minsk         30 13  5 12  31-42  44
 7.Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 30 13  4 13  43-52  43
 8.Molodechno               30 11  8 11  42-33  41
 9.Dnepr Mogilyov           30 11  6 13  33-36  39
10.Dinamo Brest             30  7 11 12  39-43  32
11.Shakhtyor Soligorsk      30  8  5 17  29-50  29
12.Torpedo Minsk            30  7  8 15  32-53  29
13.Neman Grodno             30  7  8 15  25-48  29
14.Torpedo Kadino Mogilyov  30  7  6 17  27-64  27
15.Obuvshchik Lida          30  6  6 18  26-43  24  Relegated
16.Vedrich Rechitsa         30  4  3 23  14-57  15  Relegated

Promoted: Transmash Mogilyov and Kommunalnik Slonim.


Belize

Thanks to Mikael Jönsson.

Championship Playoff

Table:
 1.Juventus Caribbean  6  4  1  1  13
 2.Real Verdes         6  3  1  2  10
 3.San Pedro           6  2  1  3   7
 4.Acros               6  1  1  4   4

Final
Juventus 4-1 1-1 Real Verdes

Juventus 1996 champions.


Bolivia

Thanks to Mikael Jönsson.

Torneo Apertura

Group A: 

 1.The Strongest           14  7  4  3         25
 2.Real Santa Cruz         14  7  3  4         24
 3.Municipal               14  6  2  6         20
 4.Wilsterman              14  3  7  4         16
 5.Guabira                 14  3  4  7         13
 6.Independiente           14  2  5  7         11

Group B: 

 1.Oriente Petrolero       14  9  2  3         29
 2.Bolivar                 14  7  4  3         25
 3.San Jose                14  6  6  2         24
 4.Chaco Petrolero         14  6  2  6         20
 5.Stormers                14  3  5  6         14
 6.Destroyers              14  2  3  9          9
Apertura Playoffs:

Semifinal: 
The Strongest beat Bolivar
Real Santa Cruz beat Oriente Petrolero

Final:

The Strongest     4-0 Real Santa Cruz
Real Santa Cruz   2-0 The Strongest

playoff (Cochabamba)
Real Santa Cruz   1-1 The Strongest,  Santa Cruz 4-3 on pen.

Real Santa Cruz wins the Apertura 1996.

Both Santa Cruz and The Strongest qualified for Hexagonal Final.

Torneo Clausura

Thanks to David Gerardo Keszenman Pereyra and  Mikael Jönsson.

Serie "A"
 1.San José de Oruro         12  5  4  3  25-13  19
 2.Independiente Petrolero   12  4  6  2  17-16  18
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 3.Destroyers                12  4  5  3  22-17  17  
 4.The Strongest             12  5  2  5  18-22  17
 5.Chaco Petrolero           12  2  4  6  14-24  10
 6.Guabirá de Montero        12  2  3  7  14-25   9

Serie "B"
 1.Bolívar                   12  9  3  0  31- 6  30
 2.Oriente Petrolero         12  5  3  4  19-18  18
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 3.Wilsterman                12  4  4  4  22-23  16
 4.Municipal                 12  3  5  4  23-28  14
 5.Real Santa Cruz           12  3  4  5  21-26  13
 6.Stormers                  12  3  3  6  16-24  12

Top 2 of each group qualified for Hexagonal Final together with
Apertura Finalists (Santa Cruz and The Strongest).

Hexagonal Final
===============

 1.Bolivar                   10  4  5  1  16- 8  17
 2.Oriente Petrolero         10  5  2  3  11-12  17 
 3.The Strongest             10  4  3  3  18-10  15
 4.Independiente Petrolero   10  4  2  4  10-14  14 
 5.San Jose                  10  3  3  4  12-10  12
 6.Real Santa Cruz           10  2  1  7   9-22   7 

Playoff for championship:

Bolivar        3-1 Oriente Petrolero


Brazil 

Thanks to Antonio Message Jr., Alexandre Borges and Irineu Carvalho.

First Stage

 1.Cruzeiro              23 13  5  5 31-17 44 [Minas Gerais]
 2.Guarani               23 13  4  6 23-14 43 [Sao Paulo]
 3.Palmeiras             23 12  7  4 42-20 43 [Sao Paulo]
 4.Atlético Paranaense   23 12  3  8 41-28 39 [Parana]
 5.Atlético Mineiro      23 12  3  8 39-32 39 [Minas Gerais]
 6.Grêmio                23 11  5  7 42-27 38 [Rio Grande do Sul]
 7.Goiás                 23 11  4  8 37-27 37 [Goias]
 8.Portuguesa            23 11  3  9 32-29 36 [Sao Paulo]
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 9.Internacional         23 10  5  8 31-27 35 [Rio Grande do Sul]
10.Sport Club Recife     23 10  5  8 32-31 35 [Pernambuco]
11.São Paulo             23  9  8  6 39-32 35 [Sao Paulo]
12.Corinthians           23  7 11  5 20-19 32 [Sao Paulo]
13.Flamengo              23  9  3 11 24-31 30 [Rio de Janeiro]
14.Coritiba              23  9  3 11 25-30 29 [Parana]
15.Vitória               23  8  5 10 32-39 29 [Bahia]
16.Paraná                23  8  4 11 26-30 28 [Parana]
17.Botafogo              23  7  7  9 33-35 28 [Rio de Janeiro]
18.Vasco da Gama         23  8  3 12 37-43 27 [Rio de Janeiro]
19.Juventude             23  8  3 12 31-37 27 [Rio Grande do Sul]
20.Santos                23  7  6 10 26-31 27 [Sao Paulo]
21.Criciúma              23  6  5 12 31-39 23 [Santa Catarina]
22.Bahia                 23  5  8 10 25-35 23 [Bahia]
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23.Fluminense            23  6  4 13 26-50 22 [Rio de Janeiro]   [relegated]
24.Bragantino            23  5  4 14 26-48 19 [Sao Paulo]        [relegated]

Promoted: União São João and América (RN).

Quarterfinals (1st leg Nov 27,28; 2nd leg Nov 30, Dec 1)
Portuguesa     3-0 0-1 Cruzeiro
Goiás          3-1 0-1 Guarani
Grêmio         3-1 0-1 Palmeiras
Atlético-MG    3-1 0-1 Atlético-PR

Semifinals (1st leg Dec 5; 2nd leg Dec 8)
Portuguesa     1-0 2-2 Atlético-MG
Goiás          1-3 2-2 Grêmio

FINAL (1st leg Dec 11; 2nd leg Dec 15)
Portuguesa     2-0 0-2 Grêmio

Grêmio champions of Brazil 1996 thanks to better record in the
regular season.

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro

Thanks to Alexandre Borges and Antonio Message Jr.

First Stage

 1.Flamengo       11 10  1  0  30- 8  31
 2.Vasco da Gama  11  9  0  2  25-13  27
 3.Fluminense     11  6  2  3  20-15  20
 4.Botafogo       11  5  4  2  22-16  19
 5.Itaperuna      11  4  4  3  12- 8  16
 6.Americano      11  4  2  5   7- 9  14
 7.America        11  3  4  4  12-13  13
 8.Bangu          11  3  3  5  16-15  12
 9.Volta Redonda  11  2  4  5   6-12  10
10.Barreira       11  2  2  7   7-22   8
11.Madureira      11  2  1  8   8-19   7
12.Olaria         11  1  3  7  13-28   6

Second Stage

 1.Flamengo       11  8  3  0  27- 7  27
 2.Vasco da Gama  11  7  3  1  17- 2  24
 3.Botafogo       11  6  5  0  25- 8  23
 4.Fluminense     11  5  2  4  17-11  17
 5.Olaria         11  5  1  5  17-21  16
 6.Madureira      11  3  4  4   9-16  13
 7.Volta Redonda  11  3  2  6   8-11  11
 8.Bangu          11  1  7  3   6-13  10
 9.Americano      11  2  4  5   7-17  10
10.Itaperuna      11  2  3  6  13-18   9
11.Barreira       11  2  3  6  11-21   9
12.America        11  2  3  6   9-21   9

Flamengo Carioca Champions 1996.

Brazil - São Paulo

Thanks to Alexandre Borges and Antonio Message Jr.

First Stage

 1.Palmeiras         15 14  1  0  61- 8  43
 2.Portuguesa        15 11  3  1  33-13  36
 3.Mogi Mirim        15 10  2  3  20-13  32
 4.Corinthians       15  8  4  3  37-17  28
 5.Sao Paulo         15  7  4  4  26-21  25
 6.Uniao Sao Joao    15  6  5  4  25-19  23
 7.America           15  6  3  6  23-30  21
 8.Santos            15  6  2  7  24-27  20
 9.Aracatuba         15  5  3  7  15-24  18
10.Rio Branco        15  5  2  8  20-24  17
11.Juventus          15  4  3  8  12-22  15
12.Novorizontino     15  3  6  6  17-27  15
13.XV de Jau         15  3  3  9  17-33  12
14.Botafogo de RP    15  3  3  9  20-39  12
15.Guarani           15  2  3 10  10-28   9
16.Ferroviaria       15  1  5  9  13-28   8

Second Stage

 1.Palmeiras         15 13  1  1  41-11  40
 2.Santos            15 10  1  4  45-27  31
 3.Sao Paulo         15  9  3  3  28-14  30
 4.Botafogo de RP    15  9  2  4  24-21  29
 5.Guarani           15  7  4  4  17-14  25
 6.Corinthians       15  6  6  3  21-14  24
 7.Aracatuba         15  6  3  6  25-28  21
 8.Rio Branco        15  5  5  5  22-25  20
 9.Juventus          15  3  9  3  23-24  18
10.America           15  4  5  6  16-21  17
11.Portuguesa        15  3  8  4  20-17  17
12.Mogi Mirim        15  3  4  8  22-21  13
13.Novorizontino     15  3  4  8  19-28  13
14.XV de Jau         15  3  3  9  13-26  12
15.Uniao Sao Joao    15  1  8  6  11-27  11
16.Ferroviaria       15  0  4 11  14-43   4

Palmeiras Paulista Champions 1996.


Chile

Thanks to Alberto Gonzalez Rubio, Sergio Montoya Rodriguez,
and Juan Pablo Andres.

Table:

 1.Colo Colo             30 19  6  5  62-24  63  Champions
 2.Universidad Católica  30 17  8  5  70-40  59  Liguilla
 3.Cobreloa              30 15  6  9  58-44  51  Liguilla
 4.Audax Italiano        30 14  9  7  51-38  51  Liguilla
 5.Universidad de Chile  30 13  8  9  49-42  47
 6.Provincial Osorno     30 11 10  9  54-40  43
 7.Antofagasta           30 12  7 11  47-46  43
 8.Unión Española        30 11  7 12  43-47  40
 9.Coquimbo Unido        30 12  4 14  46-53  40
10.Deportivo Concepción  30  8 15  7  44-53  39
11.Santiago Wanderers    30 10  7 13  49-57  37
12.Huachipato            30  8 11 11  42-46  35
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13.Palestino             30  8  9 13  40-53  33  Promotion/Relegation
14.Deportivo Temuco      30  8  4 18  35-55  28  Promotion/Relegation
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15.Regional Atacama      30  7  6 17  38-70  27  Relegated
16.O'higgins             30  5  7 18  41-61  22  Relegated

LIGUILLA COPA LIBERTADORES

Semifinals
Audax Italiano  3-1 1-3 Cobreloa    (7-8 pen)
U.de Chile      1-2 2-5 U.Católica

Final
Cobreloa        3-2 2-3 U.Católica  (2-4 pen)

LIGUILLA DE PROMOCION (promotion/relegation play-off)

Cobresal        3-1 0-2 Temuco
Iquique         1-0 1-5 Palestino

Temuco and Palestino remain in 1A.

Promoted: Deportes La Serena and Deportivo Puerto Montt.


China

Thanks to Hongbo Jiang and Yu Huang.


 1. Dalian Wanda        22 12 10  0  42-18  46
 2. Shanghai Shenhua    22 10  9  3  38-18  39
 3. August 1st          22  8 11  3  28-19  35
 4. Beijing Guo'an      22  9  6  7  30-25  33
 5. Shandong Taishan    22  8  7  7  23-24  31 [aka Jinan Taishan]
 6. Sichuan Quanxing    22  7  9  6  22-23  30
 7. Guangzhou Apollo    22  7  8  7  26-25  29 [aka Taiyansheng]
 8. Tianjin Samsung     22  6  8  8  20-30  26
 9. Guangdong Hongyuan  22  5 10  7  20-25  25
10. Jilin Hyundai       22  4  8 10  20-30  20 [aka Yanbian Hyundai]
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11. Shenzhen            22  3  7 12  13-29  16
12. Guangzhou Panasonic 22  2  9 11  10-26  15 [aka Guangzhou Songri]

Promoted: Vanguards (Wuhan Qianwei) and Qingdao Hainiu.


Ecuador

With thanks to Rudolf Ringger Carbo and Mikael Jönsson.

Torneo Apertura

 1.Nacional               22 15  5  2  42-16  50   [Quito]
 2.Emelec                 22 14  4  4  50-19  46   [Guayaquil]
 3.Barcelona              22 13  3  6  36-16  42   [Guayaquil]
 4.Deportivo Quito        22  9  8  5  39-26  35   [Quito]
 5.Deportivo Cuenca       22  9  7  6  25-20  34   [Cuenca]
 6.Olmedo                 22  9  4  9  22-27  31   [Riobamba]
 7.Espoli                 22  7  8  7  23-26  29   [Quito]
 8.LDU Quito              22  7  4 11  30-32  25   [Quito]
 9.Tecnico Universitario  22  7  4 11  25-42  25   [Ambato]
10.Green Cross            22  6  2 14  18-41  20   [Manta]
11.Aucas                  22  3  6 13  16-29  15   [Quito]
12.LDU Portoviejo         22  4  3 15  21-53  15   [Portoviejo]

Torneo Clausura

Group 1
 1.Nacional                6  4  0  2 11- 5  12
 2.Olmedo                  6  4  0  2  8- 6  12
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 3.LDU Quito               6  2  1  3  6- 9   7
 4.Green Cross             6  1  1  4  5-10   4

Group 2
 1.Emelec                  6  4  0  2 13- 5  12
 2.Deportivo Cuenca        6  3  2  1  7- 6  11
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 3.Espoli                  6  2  2  2  6- 5   8
 4.LDU Portoviejo          6  1  0  5  4-14   3

Group 3
 1.Deportivo Quito         6  4  1  1 11- 7  13
 2.Barcelona               6  2  2  2  8- 8   8
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 3.Aucas                   6  1  3  2  6- 8   6
 4.Tecnico Universitario   6  1  2  3  8-10   5

Nacional, Olmedo, Cuenca, Emelec, Barcelona and Deportivo Quito
qualified for Hexagonal Final.

Hexagonal para Copa Libertadores de America

 1.Emelec                 10  5  2  3  24-10  19  (2)
 2.Nacional               10  4  4  2  16-11  19  (3 bonus points)
 3.Barcelona              10  5  2  3  16-11  17
 4.Deportivo Quito        10  4  3  3  13-18  15
 5.Deportivo Cuenca       10  2  4  4  10-18  10
 6.Olmedo                 10  0  5  5   6-17   5

Emelec Clausura Champions; play off with Apertura Championship Nacional
for the championship 1996.

1996 Championship Final
Nacional 2-1 2-0 Emelec


Hexagonal para el no descenso de categoría

 1.Tecnico Universitario  10  5  2  3  12-10  17
 2.Espoli                 10  4  5  1  12-11  17
 3.Aucas                  10  4  4  2  16- 7  14  (-2 bonus points)
 4.LDU Quito              10  3  5  2  17-10  14
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 5.Green Cross            10  2  1  7  10-20   7
 6.LDU Portoviejo         10  2  3  5  11-20   6  (-3 bonus points)

Green Cross and LDU Portoviejo relegated.


Faroe Islands

Table:

 1.GI          18 12  3  3  52-14  39  Champions
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.KI          18 11  6  1  47-16  39
 3.HB          18 10  2  6  47-28  32
 4.B36         18  9  5  4  34-21  32
 5.VB          18  7  3  8  19-25  24
 6.IF          18  6  5  7  26-32  23
 7.B68         18  5  3 10  23-34  18
 8.B71         18  4  6  8  20-40  18
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.FS          18  4  1 13  19-47  13  Promotion/Relegation Playoff
-------------------------------------
10.TB          18  3  4 11  21-51  13  Relegated

Promotion/Relegation:

FS   7-2 5-2 EB/Streymur

Promoted: NSI, relegated: TB.


Finland

Thanks to Riku Soininen.

Veikkausliiga

Championship Playoff

 1. Jazz            27    13   8   6    47  -  33    47
 2. MyPa            27    14   3  10    48  -  38    45
 3. TPS             27    13   5   9    40  -  35    44
 4. FinnPa          27    11   9   7    32  -  25    42
 5. Jaro            27    11   6  10    34  -  25    39
 6. Inter           27    11   6  10    28  -  30    39

Relegation Playoff

 7. VPS             27    12   5  10    33  -  25    41
 8. RoPS            27    11   6  10    35  -  29    39
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 9. HJK             27    11   5  11    36  -  37    38
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10. Ilves           27     8   6  13    26  -  43    30
11. Haka            27     7   6  14    35  -  42    27
12. MP              27     5   5  17    18  -  50    20

Promotion/Relegation:

HIK 2-5 0-3 TP-Seinäjoki
[TP-Seinäjoki promoted]

HIK 0-1 1-1 HJK
[HJK remain in Veikkausliiga]


Iceland

Thanks to Gudmundur Bjarni Josepsson.

 1.Akranes        18 13  1  4  46-19  40
 2.KR             18 11  4  3  38-16  37
 3.Leiftur        18  8  5  5  33-28  29
 4.ÍBV            18  8  1  9  30-33  25
 5.Valur          18  7  3  8  23-25  24
 6.Stjarnan       18  6  5  7  25-32  23
 7.Grindavík      18  5  4  9  23-34  19
 8.Keflavik       18  4  7  7  16-28  19
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 9.Fylkir         18  5  3 10  26-30  18
10.Breiðablik     18  3  7  8  20-35  16

Promoted: Fram and Skallagrimur.


Japan

Thanks to Eric Visser and Takeshi Etou ("Kenny").

 1. Kashima Antlers         30   21    9   61-34   66
 2. Nagoya Grampus Eight    30   21    9   63-39   63
 3. Yokohama Flugels        30   21    9   58-44   63
 4. Jubilo Iwata            30   20   10   53-38   62
 5. Kashiwa Reysol          30   20   10   67-52   60
 6. Urawa Reds              30   19   11   51-31   59
 7. Verdy Kawasaki          30   19   11   68-42   57
 8. Yokohama Marinos        30   14   16   39-40   42
 9. JEF United Ichihara     30   13   17   45-47   40
10. Shimizu S-Pulse         30   12   18   50-60   37
11. Bellmare Hiratsuka      30   12   18   47-58   36
12. Gamba Osaka             30   11   19   38-59   33
13. Cerezo Osaka            30   10   20   38-56   30
14. Sanfrecce Hiroshima     30   10   20   36-60   30
15. Avispa Fukuoka          30    9   21   42-64   29
16. Kyoto Purple Sanga      30    8   22   22-54   24


Kazakhstan

Thanks to Michael M. Dryomin.

 1.Taraz Jambul            34 23  7  4  56-14  76  +42
 2.Irtysh Pavlodar         34 23  5  6  60-22  74  +38   [Ansat]
 3.Yelimay Semipalatinsk   34 22  8  4  64-17  74  +47   (champion)
 4.Munayshi Aktau          34 18  9  7  54-26  63  +28
 5.Batyr Ekibastuz         34 18  9  7  43-22  63  +21
 6.Kayrat Almaty           34 19  5 10  61-30  62  +31
 7.Kaysar Taldy-Kurgan     34 15 11  8  39-25  56  +14
 8.Shakhtyor Karaganda     34 14 10 10  52-40  52  +12
 9.Kaynar                  34 14  6 14  35-40  48  - 5   (former D2)
10.Aktobemunay Aktyubinsk  34 13  6 15  42-48  45  - 6   [Aktyubinets+Tsesna]
11.Tobol Kustanay          34 10 15  9  35-35  45    0
12.Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk  34 12  8 14  34-35  44  - 1
13.Tselinnik Akmola        34 12  3 19  44-61  39  -17   (former D2)
14.Zhiger Chimkent         34  9  9 16  39-50  36  -11
15.Yenbek Jezkazgan        34  8  3 23  24-70  27  -46   (former D2)
16.SKIF Ordabasy Chimkent  34  6  6 22  29-61  24  -32
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17.Bulat Temirtau          34  5  2 27  26-76  17  -50
18.Kokshetau               34  2  4 28  12-77  10  -65   (former D2)


Kenya

 1.Kenya Breweries        34 20 11  3 48-20  71  Champions
 2.AFC Leopards           34 18 11  5 52-21  65
 3.Eldoret KCC            34 18  9  7 41-23  63
 4.Mumias Sugar           34 16  6 12 44-20  54  [*]
 5.Shabana (Kisii)        34 14  9 11 29-32  51
 6.Rivatex (Eldoret)      34 12 13  9 42-33  49
 7.Gor Mahia              34 12 13  9 27-21  49
 8.Kisumu Posta           34 13  8 13 33-26  47
 9.Re-Union               34 11 14  9 40-34  47
10.Sony Sugar             34 12 11 11 36-30  47
11.Ulinzi Stars (Thika)   34 10 14 10 32-32  44
12.Transcom (Nakuru)      34 10  9 15 30-34  39
13.Bandari                34 10  8 16 28-40  38
14.Utalii                 34  6 18 10 27-33  36
15.Nzoia Sugar (Bungoma)  34  9  9 16 31-45  36  [*]
16.Kenya Navy             34  7 14 13 26-38  35  Relegated
17.Mafuko Bombers (Meru)  34  7 11 16 24-44  32  Relegated
18.Viatu Sportif          34  4  4 26 20-75  16  Relegated

[*] without goals last match

Promoted: Chemelil Sugar, Panpaper (Webuye), Reli.


Kyrgyzstan

Thanks to Michael M. Dryomin.

 1.Metallurg Kadamjay     22 18  2  2  60-15  56  +45
 2.AiK Bishkek            22 18  2  2  55-12  56  +43
 3.Dinamo-Alay Osh        22 14  3  5  47-18  45  +29
 4.Dinamo-Oil Bishkek     22 13  5  4  39-15  44  +24
 5.Alay Gul'cha           22 10  3  9  35-27  33  + 8
 6.Rotor Bishkek          22  9  3 10  31-34  30  - 3
 7.Alga-PVO Bishkek       22  7  3 12  34-42  24  - 8
 8.Jalal-Abad             22  6  3 13  19-47  21  -28
 9.KVT-Khimik Kara-Balta  22  6  3 13  29-47  21  -18
10.Neftchi Kochkor-Ata    22  6  3 13  22-40  21  -18
11.Shumkar-Dastan Bishkek 22  5  3 14  17-40  18  -23
12.Semetey Kyzyl-Kiya     22  3  1 18  21-72  10  -51
 
Championship Playoff:
Metallurg 1-0 AiK


Latvia

Thanks to Oleg Fominov and Arvids Stashans.

First Stage:

1. Skonto               18 15  2  1  74- 9 47 Q
2. Daugava              18 13  4  1  41-11 43 Q
3. Dinaburg             18  9  5  4  30-19 32 Q
4. FK Liepaja           18  8  4  6  23-21 28 Q
5. FK Universitate      18  7  5  6  24-29 26 Q
6. Starts               18  5  5  8  20-35 20 Q
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7. Vairogs              18  5  3 10  19-32 18 DNQ
8. Lokomotive           18  4  5  9  18-31 17 DNQ
9. Skonto/Metals        18  2  3  13  9-38  9 DNQ
10. Jurnieks            18  1  6  11 11-44  9 DNQ

Second Stage:

Group A:

1. Skonto               28 23  4  1  98-12 73  Champions
2. Daugava              28 18  7  3  61-18 61
3. Dinaburg             28 13  8  7  53-31 47
4. FK Universitate      28 11  6 11  37-45 39
5. Baltika              28 11  5 12  32-44 38
6. Starts               28  6  5 17  26-69 23

Group B:

7. Lokomotive           30 10  9 11  38-45 39
8. Vairogs              30  9  6 15  37-54 33
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9. Skonto/Metals        30  7  6 17  25-53 27 promotion/relegation playoff
---------------------------------------------
10. Jurnieks            30  4  8 18  25-61 20 relegated

Promotion/relegation playoff:
Skonto/Metals 1-0 0-2 FK Valmiera

Promoted: Vecriga Riga, FK Valmiera.


Malaysia

Thanks to Sooraj Nair and Mikael Jönsson.

 1.Sabah          28 17  7  4 49-21 58
 2.Kedah          28 17  6  5 59-31 57
 3.Negri Sembilan 28 17  6  5 46-23 57
 4.Selangor       28 14  7  7 54-36 49
 5.Brunei         28 12  8  8 38-32 44
 6.Penang         28 12  5 11 37-40 41
 7.Sarawak        28 11  7 10 40-26 40
 8.Perak          28  9 13  6 29-24 40
 9.Johor          28  9 10  9 25-29 37
10.Perlis         28 10  6 12 30-29 36
11.Pahang         28  8  9 11 27-34 33
12.Malacca        28  7  6 15 29-45 27
13.Trengganu      28  4  8 16 16-55 20
14.Kuala Lumpur   28  3  9 16 21-42 18
15.Kelantan       28  4  5 19 18-52 17


New Zealand

Transitional season.  Thanks to Brian Milne.

Regular Season:

Miramar Rangers     18  11 0/2  5  45-29   46
Waitakere City      18  10 2/1  5  48-32   45
North Shore United  18   9 3/2  4  37-28   44
Wellington United   18   9 3/1  5  38-27   43
---------------------------------------------
Napier City Rovers  18   9 2/2  5  45-28   42
Central United      18   8 4/1  5  33-23   41
Nelson Suburbs      18   8 0/2  8  35-46   34
Waikato United      18   5 0/1 12  30-44   21
Mt Maunganui        18   3 1/1 13  21-45   15
Woolston            18   3 0/2 13  25-55   14

Play Offs 

Major Semi Final
Miramar Rangers     0-1 Waitakere City
Minor Semi Final
North Shore United  0-0 Wellington United (9-8 pen)

Prleiminary Final
Miramar Rangers     2-0 North Shore United

Grand Final
Waitakere City      5-2 Miramar Rangers


Nigeria

Thanks to oguocha@skyfox.usask.ca.

 1.Udoji Utd Awka    34  18  4 12  48-24   58
 2.Jasper Utd        34  17  7 10  40-26   58
 3.Sharks  P.H.      34  18  4 12  40-32   58
 4.Enyimba FC        34  16  4 14  48-38   52  
 5.Rangers           34  15  7 12  43-35   52 
 6.Insurance         34  16  4 14  38-35   52
 7.Julius Berger     34  15  6 13  33-26   51
 8.3SC               34  13 12  9  34-29   51 
 9.Nationale         34  15  5 15  34-27   50
10.Gombe United      34  14  6 14  29-34   48 
11.Plateau Utd       34  15  3 16  33-39   48
12.Kano Pillars      34  13  7 14  29-37   46
13.Nigerdock         34  11 12 11  31-32   45
14.Eagle Cement      34  13  5 16  38-33   44
15.BCC Lions         34  12  8 14  31-37   44
16.El-Kanemi         34  11 10 13  25-31   43 
17.Concord           34  11  6 17  19-49   39
18.NEPA              34   7  5 22  34-63   26


Norway

Thanks to Lars Aarhus.

 1.Rosenborg            26 18  5  3 82-26 59 Champions Cup
 2.Lillestrøm           26 13  7  6 54-33 46 UEFA Cup
 3.Viking               26 12  7  7 50-32 43 UEFA Cup
 4.Brann                26 11  9  6 64-50 42 UEFA Cup (fair play)
 5.Tromsø               26 11  8  7 46-41 41 (Cup Winners Cup)
 6.Stabæk               26  9  9  8 47-45 36
 7.Kongsvinger          26 10  6 10 38-48 36
 8.Molde                26  9  6 11 45-38 33
 9.Skeid                26 10  2 14 33-59 32
10.Bodø/Glimt           26  9  4 13 44-49 31
11.Strømsgodset         26  8  5 13 40-59 29
-----------------------------------------
12.Moss                 26  7  8 11 28-47 29 Relegated
13.Vålerenga            26  6  9 11 30-40 27 Relegated
14.Start                26  5  3 18 37-71 18 Relegated

Promoted: Lyn and FK Haugesund.
Promotion playoff: Sogndal 4-1 1-0 Odd Grenland.


Paraguay

Thanks to Julio Ullon and Mikael Jönsson.

Apertura

 1.Libertad            12  8  1/1  2  16-14  27
 2.Olimpia             12  9  0/0  3  29-15  27
 3.Guaraní             12  7  2/1  2  30-16  26
 4.Cerro Porteño       12  5  2/2  3  25-14  21
 5.Sportivo Luqueño    12  6  0/3  3  27-21  21
 6.Atlético Tembetary  12  5  2/1  4  20-23  20
 7.Atlético Colegiales 12  4  3/2  3  15-16  20
 8.Sol de América      12  4  2/2  4  16-16  18
 9.Nacional            12  3  1/3  5  16-21  14
10.Presidente Hayes    12  3  1/2  6  14-24  13
11.Sporting Colombia   12  2  2/1  7  16-23  11
12.Humaitá             12  1  3/1  7  13-24  10
13.San Lorenzo         12  1  1/1  9  13-23   6

Draws are followed by a penalty shoot-out, the winner of that
obtaining 2 points, the loser 1.

In case of equality on points, playoffs followed to decide the
rankings:
Place 1/2:
Olimpia       0-1 Libertad
Place 4/5:
Sp. Luqueño   0-0 Cerro Porteño  (3-4 pen)
Place 6/7:
Tembetary     1-1 Colegiales     (4-2 pen)
 
Bonus points for playoffs: Libertad 3, Olimpia 2,5, Guaraní 2, Cerro
Porteño 1,5, Sp. Luqueño 1, Tembetary 0,5, Colegiales and Sol 0.

Apertura Playoffs

Group A

 1.Olimpia              3  1  2/0  0   8- 2   9,5  (2,5)
 2.Guaraní              3  2  0/1  0   9- 2   9    (2)
--------------------------------------------------------
 3.Tembetary            3  0  1/0  2   3-13   2,5  (0,5)
 4.Sol de América       3  0  0/2  1   3- 6   2    (0)

Group B 

 1.Cerro Porteño        3  3  0/0  0   5- 1  10,5  (1,5)
 2.Sportivo Luqueño     3  2  0/0  1   6- 5   7    (1)
--------------------------------------------------------
 3.Libertad             3  1  0/0  2   5- 5   6    (3)
 4.Atlético Colegiales  3  0  0/0  3   5-10   0    (0)

Semifinals (Jul 14)
Sp. Luqueño   1-1 Olimpia        (3-2 pen)
Guaraní       0-0 Cerro Porteño  (4-3 pen)

Final (July 21)
Guaraní       2-2 Sp. Luqueño    (5-4 pen)

Guaraní qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1997.

Clausura

With thanks to David Gerardo Keszenman Pereyra and Mikael Jönsson.

 1.Olimpia             12  9  3/0  0  34-12   33
 2.Guaraní             12  8  2/2  0  26-13   30
 3.Cerro Porteño       12  7  1/2  2  15- 4   25
 4.Sport Colombia      12  4  5/1  2  15-12   23
 5.Sol de América      12  5  1/2  4  15-11   19
 6.Libertad            12  4  3/1  4  12-16   19
 7.Atlético Colegiales 12  4  2/2  4  14-14   18
 8.Presidente Hayes    12  3  3/3  3  10-10   18
------------------------------------------------
 9.Atlético Tembetary  12  2  2/4  4   9-13   14
10.Nacional            12  1  2/3  6  13-15   10
11.Sportivo Luqueño    12  3  0/1  8  13-24   10
12.San Lorenzo         12  2  2/0  8  11-26   10
13.Humaitá             12  0  0/5  7  12-29    5   Relegated

Clausura Playoffs

Group A

 1.Olimpia              3  2  0/0  1   9- 4   9    (3)
 2.Sport Colombia       3  2  0/0  1   2- 1   7,5  (1,5)
--------------------------------------------------------
 3.Libertad             3  2  0/0  1   7- 5   6,5  (0,5)
 4.Atlético Colegiales  3  0  0/0  3   2-10   0    (0)

Group B

 1.Guaraní              3  1  2/0  0   5- 4   9,5  (2,5)
 2.Cerro Porteño        3  0  2/1  0   5- 5   7    (2)
--------------------------------------------------------
 3.Presidente Hayes     3  1  0/1  1   4- 4   4    (0)
 4.Sol de América       3  0  0/2  1   6- 7   3    (1)

Semifinal playoffs:
Cerro Porteño     bt  Olimpia
Guaraní           bt  Sport Colombia

Final
Cerro Porteño     5-1 Guaraní

Cerro Porteño 1996 champions


Peru

With thanks to Alex Capellino, Gian Pier Barchi and Enrique Giles
Torrejón.

Table:

 1.Sporting Cristal          30 22  3  5  71-26  69  Champions
 2.Alianza Lima              30 17  9  4  68-23  60 
 3.Universitario             30 16 10  4  39-20  58
 4.Sport Boys                30 13 14  3  49-26  53
 5.Atlético Torino           30 14  7  9  33-33  49
 6.Cienciano                 30 11  8 11  32-36  41 
 7.Deportivo Pesquero        30  9 10 11  27-33  37
 8.Unión Minas               30  9 10 11  35-42  37
 9.Deportivo Municipal       30 10  7 13  44-57  37  
10.La Loretana               30 11  4 15  39-59  37
11.Melgar FBC                30  9  9 12  36-35  36
12.Alianza Atlético Sullana  30 10  6 14  40-51  36
---------------------------------------------------
13.Aurich-Cañaña             30  9  6 15  30-37  33  Relegated
14.Ciclista Lima             30  6 11 13  36-51  29  Relegated
15.Guardia Republicana       30  7  8 15  30-45  29  Relegated
16.San Agustín               30  4  4 22  27-62  16  Relegated

Promoted: José Gálvez and Alcides Vigo.

Playoff for Liguilla
Unión Minas       -  0-3 Universitario
Pesquero          -  1-1 Sport Boys
Cienciano         -  0-1 Torino

[1st leg scores unknown; Universitario, Pesquero and Cienciano qualified]

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

 1.Alianza                   3   2  1  0   8- 2   8  (1 bonus point)
 2.Universitario             3   2  1  0   8- 2   7
 3.Pesquero                  3   0  1  2   5- 9   1  
 4.Cienciano                 3   0  1  2   3-11   1

Alianza win the Liguilla and join Cristal in the Copa Libertadores 1997.


Russia

Thanks to Sergey Ukladov.
                                     GP   W   T   L   GF-GA  Pts.
 1. Alaniya Vladikavkaz              34  22   6   6   64-35   72
    Spartak Moscow                   34  21   9   4   70-34   72
 3. Rotor Volgograd                  34  21   7   6   58-27   70
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 4. Dinamo Moscow                    34  20   7   7   60-35   67
 5. CSKA Moscow                      34  20   6   8   58-35   66
 6. Lokomotiv Moscow                 34  15  10   9   46-31   55
 7. Baltika Kaliningrad              34  12  10  12   44-35   46
 8. Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod        34  13   6  15   39-50   45
 9. Kryl'ya Sovetov Samara           34  12   9  13   31-38   45
10. Zenit St.Petersburg              34  13   4  17   32-37   43
11. Rostsel'mash Rostov-na-Donu      34  11   8  15   58-60   41
12. Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow          34  10  11  13   42-51   41
13. Chernomorets Novorossiysk        34  11   6  17   38-51   39
14. KamAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny  34  10   6  18   43-57   36  [1 0 1 4-3]
15. Zhemchuzhina Sochi               34  10   6  18   38-57   36  [1 0 1 3-4]
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16. Uralmash Yekaterinburg           34   8   9  17   38-57   33 *
17. Energiya-Tekstil'schik Kamyshin  34   4  12  18   25-48   24 *
18. Lada Togliatti                   34   4   6  24   18-64   18 *

* - relegated.

Championship Playoff:
Spartak Moscow 2-1 Alaniya Vladikavkaz

Promoted: Dinamo-Gazovik Tyumen', Shinnik Yaroslavl', Fakel Voronezh.


Singapore

First Stage:

 1.Geylang United          14  9  1  4  27-14  28
 2.Woodlands Wellington    14  8  2  4  25-20  26
 3.Balestier Central       14  7  3  4  22-18  24
 4.Singapore Armed Forces  14  5  3  6  27-25  18
 5.Tiong Bahru United      14  4  5  5  20-19  17
 6.Police                  14  4  5  5  22-23  17
 7.Sembawang Rangers       14  3  4  7  17-32  13
 8.Tampines Rovers         14  3  3  8  18-27  12

Second Stage:

 1.Singapore Armed Forces  14  9  5  0  32-14  32
 2.Tiong Bahru United      14  8  3  3  35-18  27
 3.Balestier Central       14  7  3  4  25-19  24
 4.Woodlands Wellington    14  6  3  5  29-25  21
 5.Geylang United          14  6  3  5  20-16  21
 6.Sembawang Rangers       14  4  3  7  14-23  15
 7.Tampines Rovers         14  2  2 10  10-28   8
 8.Police                  14  2  2 10  18-40   8

Championship Playoff:

Singapore Armed Forces 1-2 Geylang United
[46' Mohammad Khakpour 0-1  52' Eres Jure 1-1  61' Hamid Reza Estili 1-2]

Geylang United champions.


South Korea

Thanks to Dong-Yal Seo and Mikael Jönsson.

Adidas Cup League 1996

 1.Boochun Yukong Kokiri     8  5  2  1 18- 7 17
 2.Pohang Atoms              8  3  3  2  8- 8 12
 3.Pusan Daewoo Royals       8  3  3  2  7-10 12
 4.Woolsan Hyundai Horang-e  8  3  2  3 10- 8 11
 5.Chunan Ilhwa Chunma       8  3  2  3 11-11 11
 6.Soowon Samsung Bluewings  8  3  2  3  8-10 11   
 7.Chunbook Dinos            8  2  3  3  8- 8  9
 8.LG Cheetahs               8  2  3  3  8-10  9 
 9.Chunnam Dragons           8  1  2  5  8-14  5    

Rapido Cup League 1996

First Stage

 1.Woolsan Hyundai Horang-e 16 11  3  2 32-17 36
 2.Pohang Atoms             16 10  5  1 24-12 35
 3.Soowon Samsung Bluewings 16  9  3  4 28-18 30
 4.Boochun Yukon Kokiri     16  5  5  6 28-29 20
 5.Chunbook Dinos           16  5  4  7 21-25 19
 6.Chunam Dragons           16  5  3  8 18-29 18
 7.Pusan Daewoo Royals      16  4  3  9 23-28 15
 8.Anyang LG Cheetahs       16  4  3  9 21-28 15
 9.Chunan Ilhwa Chunma      16  2  5  9 17-26 11

Second Stage

 1.Soowon Samsung Bluewings 16  9  6  1 29-15 33
 2.Boochun Yukon Kokiri     16  8  4  4 27-22 28
 3.Pohang Atoms             16  7  5  4 30-26 26
 4.Pusan Daewoo Royals      16  5  6  5 22-23 21
 5.Chunan Ilhwa Chunma      16  6  3  7 35-37 21
 6.Chunam Dragons           16  4  6  6 22-24 18
 7.Chunbook Dinos           16  5  3  8 20-24 18
 8.Anyang LG Cheetahs       16  4  5  7 23-28 17
 9.Woolsan Hyundai Horang-e 16  5  0 11 28-37 15

Rapido Cup Final:
Woolsan Hyundai Horang-e  0-1 3-1 Soowon Samsung Bluewings

Woolsan Hyundai Horang-e Champions 1996.


Swaziland

Premier League

 1.XI Men In Flight (Siteki) 30 21  6  3  62-21  69
 2.Denver Sundowns (Manzini) 30 20  6  4  58-24  66
 3.C&M Eagles (Mbabane)      30 15 11  4  52-17  56 
 4.Mhlambanyatsi Rovers      30 16  5  9  60-29  53
 5.Mbababe Highlanders       30 13  9  8  31-23  48
 6.Manzini Wanderers         30 12 10  8  45-34  46
 7.Royal Leopards (Mbabane)  30 11 10  9  30-37  43
 8.Mhlume FP United          30 11  8 11  39-37  41
 9.Mbabane Swallows          30 10  9 11  28-30  39
10.Usushwana Rhinos          30  9  9 12  34-33  36
11.Moneni Pirates (Manzini)  30  8 10 12  38-46  34
12.Green Mamba               30  8  9 13  34-36  33
13.Ubombo Flyers (Big Bend)  30  6 12 12  37-43  30
14.Midas Mbabane City        30  7  6 17  29-58  27
15.Buffaloes                 30  5  8 17  12-59  23  Relegated
16.Callies                   30  2  3 25  11-71   9  Relegated

Promoted: Simunye FC, Umbelebele (Mhlume).


Sweden

Thanks to Erik Göthe.

 1.IFK Göteborg             26  17  5  4   61-23   56 (+38)
 2.Malmö FF                 26  13  7  6   33-26   46 (+ 7)
 3.Helsingborgs IF          26  13  5  8   39-26   44 (+13)
 4.AIK                      26  12  7  7   36-23   43 (+13)
 5.Örebro SK                26  13  3 10   34-29   42 (+ 5)
 6.Östers IF                26  10  6 10   37-39   36 (- 2)
 7.Halmstads BK             26   9  8  9   34-37   35 (- 3)
 8.IFK Norrköping           26   9  7 10   31-29   34 (+ 2)
 9.Degerfors IF             26   9  7 10   34-41   34 (- 7)
10.Örgryte IS               26   8  7 11   27-30   31 (- 3)
------------------------------------------------------------- 
11.Umeå FC                  26   8  6 12   35-45   30 (-10)
12.Trelleborgs FF           26   9  3 14   33-48   30 (-15)
------------------------------------------------------------- 
13.Djurgårdens IF           26   8  3 15   28-43   27 (-15)
14.IK Oddevold              26   5  4 17   20-43   19 (-23)
 
Promoted: Elfsborg IF and Västerås SK.

Promotion/Relegation:
Hammarby IF   2-1 1-3 Trelleborgs FF
Ljungskile SK 0-1 3-2 Umeå FC

[Trelleborg remain in Allsvenskan, Ljungskile promoted]


Tajikistan

Thanks to Michael M. Dryomin.

 1.Dinamo Dushanbe         30 23  4  3  93-24  73  +69
 2.Sitora Dushanbe         30 22  5  3  94-21  71  +73
 3.Khojent                 30 20  4  6  77-27  64  +50  [Mekhnat]
 4.Ravshan Kulyab          30 20  3  7  87-36  63  +51
 5.Regar-Tadaz Tursunzade  30 19  2  9  67-42  59  +25
 6.Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube     30 18  2 10  77-37  56  +40
 7.Bofanda                 30 17  3 10  62-41  54  +21
 8.Parkhar                 30 17  1 12  64-56  52  + 8
 9.Khulbuk Vose            30 13  2 15  60-55  41  + 5
10.Saddam Fayzali          30 10  6 14  52-64  36  -12
11.SKA Dushanbe            30  9  4 17  43-65  31  -22
12.Pakhtakor Dushanbe      30  9  1 20  31-92  28  -61
13.Bokhtar                 30  6  4 20  39-76  22  -37
14.Shodmon Ghissar         30  6  3 21  25-75  21  -50  [F.Saidov]
15.Pakhtakor Proletarsk    30  5  0 25  15-88  15  -73
16.Javonon                 30  2  2 26  23-105  8  -82


Uganda

Thanks to Mikael Jönsson.

 1.Express Red Eagles        30  23  6  1  61-15  75  [Kampala]
 2.Kampala City Council      30  20  5  5  56-19  65  [Kampala]
 3.SC Villa                  30  19  8  3  40-16  65  [Nakivubo]
 4.Uganda Electricity Board  30  14  8  8  54-29  50  [Jinja, aka Umeme SC]
 5.Nile Breweries            30  11 10  9  42-30  43  [Jinja]
 6.SCOUL                     30  13  3 14  35-34  42  [Lugazi]
 7.Iganga Town Council       29  10  9 10  42-29  39  [Iganga]
 8.State House FC            30  10  9 11  36-26  39  [Kampala ?]
 9.Posta                     30  10  9 11  33-33  39  [Kampala]
10.Mbale Dairy-Heroes        30  10  8 12  43-49  38  [Mbale]
11.Simba SC                  30  11  4 15  53-53  37  [Lugazi]
12.Police                    29   9  9 11  45-35  36  [Jinja]
----------------------------------------------------
13.Entebbe Works FC          30   9  8 13  33-31  35  [Entebbe]
14.Coffee-Kakira SC          30   7 10 13  34-52  31  [Kakira]
15.Villa International       30   5  9 14  24-41  24  [Nakivubo]
16.Bushenyi United           30   0  2 28   9-113  2  [Bushenyi]
17.Arua Municipal Council FC  4   0  2  2   3-10   2  [Arua, withdrew]
 
Bottom four (and Arua) relegated.
Promoted: Old Timers of Mbarara FC, Telestars [Mbale], Natete and
          Maji [Kampala?]


United States of America

Thanks to David Litterer.

Major League Soccer
        Eastern Conference
Tampa Bay Mutiny           32  19  1/3   9   66-51   58
DC United                  32  15  1/3  13   62-56   46
NY/NJ MetroStars           32  12  3/2  15   45-47   39
Columbus Crew              32  11  4/5  12   59-60   37
New England Revolution     32   9  6/2  15   43-56   33
        Western Conference
Los Angeles Galaxy         32  15  4/4   9   59-49   49
Dallas Burn                32  12  5/3  12   50-48   41
Kansas City Wiz            32  12  5/2  13   61-63   41
San Jose Clash             32  12  3/6  11   50-50   39
Colorado Rapids            32   9  2/4  17   44-59   29

Quarterfinals:   DC United defeated MetroStars, 2-2 (5-6 SO), 1-0, 2-1
                 Tampa Bay defeated Columbus, 2-0, 1-2, 4-1
                 Kansas City defeated Dallas, 3-2, 1-2, 2-2 (3-2 SO)
                 Los Angeles defeated San Jose, 0-1, 2-0, 2-0
Semifinals:      DC United defeated Tampa Bay, 4-1, 2-1
                 Los Angeles defeated Kansas City, 2-1, 1-1 (3-1 SO)
MLS CUP '96:     DC United defeated Los Angeles, 3-2 (OT)


Uruguay

With thanks to David Gerardo Keszenman Pereyra.

Torneo Apertura

 1.Peñarol           11  7  2  2  21-11  23
 2.Defensor          11  6  4  1  17- 8  22
 3.Nacional          11  6  3  2  25-11  21
 4.Danubio           11  5  4  2  12- 9  19
 5.Huracán Buceo     11  5  3  3  13-11  18
 6.Rampla Juniors    11  3  5  3   9- 9  14
 7.River Plate       11  2  5  4  11-13  11
 8.Wanderers         11  3  2  6   7-17  11
 9.Liverpool         11  2  4  5   8-13  10
10.Cerro             11  3  4  4  13-15   8 (*)
11.Sud América       11  1  5  5   5-17   8
12.Central Español   11  1  3  7   8-15   6

(*) 5 points deducted because of incidents in second round match vs Nacional

Torneo Clausura
 
 1.Nacional          11  8  1  2  25-12  25
 2.Rampla Juniors    11  4  6  1  11- 6  18
 3.Huracán Buceo     11  4  6  1  10- 6  18
 4.Defensor          11  4  5  2  13- 9  17
 5.Danubio           11  5  2  4  19-17  17
 6.Peñarol           11  4  3  4  22-17  15
 7.Central Español   11  3  5  3  10- 9  14
 8.River Plate       11  3  4  4  16-13  13
 9.Wanderers         11  3  4  4  10-14  13
10.Liverpool         11  2  6  3  11-14  12
11.Cerro             11  2  6  3  11-16  12
12.Sud América       11  0  0 11   0-25   0  [*]

[*] Sud América withdrew after three rounds; all subsequent matches were
    awarded 0-2 against them. 
Relegated: Sud América (automatically) and Central Español.
Promoted: Rentistas and Racing.

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Cerro     1-1 2-0 Progreso

Championship Playoff
Peñarol   1-0 1-1 Nacional

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores (first two qualify for Copa Libertadores)

 1.Nacional           7  6  1  0  17- 6  19
 2.Danubio            7  4  1  2  12- 7  13
 3.Defensor           7  4  0  3  11- 5  12 
 4.Peñarol            7  3  2  2  11- 7  11
 5.Liverpool          7  3  1  3  11-15  10 
 6.River Plate        7  2  2  3   9- 9   8
 7.Huracán Buceo      7  1  3  3   7- 9   6
 8.Rampla Juniors     7  0  0  7   4-24   0

Playoff for 2nd place in Copa Libertadores
Peñarol   2-0 Danubio


Uzbekistan

Thanks to Michael M. Dryomin.

 1.Novbakhor Namangan   30 23  5  2  88-23  74  +65
 2.Neftchi Fergana      30 23  3  4  72-30  72  +42  
 3.MHSK Tashkent        30 18  8  4  80-40  62  +40
 4.Dustlik Tashkent     30 17  4  9  53-38  55  +15   [Politotdel]
 5.Nuravshon Bukhara    30 15  5 10  52-39  50  +13
 6.Pakhtakor Tashkent   30 15  3 12  50-30  48  +20
 7.Traktor Tashkent     30 12  7 11  46-53  43  - 7
 8.Navruz Andizhan      30 11  8 11  44-51  41  - 7
 9.Atlaschi Margilan    30 11  3 16  48-62  36  -14
10.Dinamo Samarkand     30 11  1 18  36-46  34  -10
11.Yangiyer             30 10  3 17  43-55  33  -12   [Dinamo]
12.Sogdiana Jizak       30  9  5 16  44-58  33  -14
13.Kasansay             30  9  3 18  32-61  30  -29   (former D2)
14.Mashal Mubarek       30  8  4 18  28-64  28  -36
====================================================
15.Dinamo Urgench       30  8  3 19  36-67  27  -31   (former D2)
16.ASK Tashkent         30  4  6 20  29-70  18  -41


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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 2 Jul 1999

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