Paraguayan Primera División B

The Primera División B (First Division B: in English) is the metropolitan tournament of the Paraguayan Tercera División. Only teams from the Gran Asunción metropolitan area and Central Department take part in this third division league. Teams from all other parts of Paraguay that are not part of the Gran Asunción area play the Primera División B Nacional tournament in order to get promoted to the Paraguayan Division Intermedia.[1]

Primera División B
Founded1939
Country Paraguay
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams14 (starting 2013)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toIntermedia
Relegation toPrimera C
Current champions12 de Octubre Football Club
Most championshipsClub Silvio Pettirossi (7 titles)
TV partnersDIRECTV Sports (Two Games per matchday)
Tigo Sports (One game per matchday)
2013 season

It is being played since 1939. Since that year, the number of teams, rules and names for the tournament have changed, but as of now it's called "Primera División C" (and no more "Primera de Ascenso"). In the 2013 season, 16 teams will take part.

The champion of this league gains the right to participate in the Paraguayan División Intermedia and the second placed team plays a play-off game against the second placed team of the Primera División B Nacional (country third division tournament), to decide who will play in Paraguay's second division of football. The last one o two teams are relegated to the fourth division (called "Primera División C" for teams from Gran Asunción.[1]

Teams (2013)
Club Date of Foundation Home city Estadium Capacity
12 de Octubre SDOctober 12, 1922AsunciónEstadio Rafael Giménez1500
29 de Setiembre Apr 30, 1942LuqueMolino3.000
3 de FebreroMarch 10, 1919AsunciónEstadio Club 3 de Febrero0
3 de NoviembreMay 15, 1959AsunciónEstadio Dr. Rubén Ramírez1.500
Atlántida |December 23, 1906Barrio Obrero, AsunciónFlaviano Díaz1.000
Dr. Benjamín Aceval June 6, 1918Benjamín AcevalIsidro Roussillón Pascottini2.500
Capitán FigariMarch 1, 1931LambaréEstadio Juan B. Ruíz Díaz4.200
Cerro CoráMarch 1. 1925AsunciónAndrés Rodríguez6.000
Colegiales January 7, 1977LambaréLuciano Zacarías4.500
Cristóbal ColónÑemby
General Caballero de Campo GrandeFebruary 10, 1949LuqueEstadio 26 de Febrero1.600
Olimpia (Itá)March 8, 1921ItáEstadio Prebistero Manuel Gamarra5.000
Presidente HayesNovember 8, 1907Tacumbú, AsunciónKiko Reyes5.000
Sportivo Iteño June 1, 1924ItáSalvador Morga4.000

Geographical distribution
Department Number Teams
Asunción63 de Febrero, 3 de Noviembre, Atlántida, 12 de Octubre SD, Cerro Corá and Presidente Hayes.
Central Department7General Caballero CG and 29 de Septiembre (Luque); Capitán Figari and Atlético Colegiales (Lambaré); Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby); Olimpia and Sportivo Iteño (Itá).
Presidente Hayes Department1Dr. Benjamín Aceval.

List of champions[2]
Season Champion Runner-up Third place
Segunda de Ascenso
1939Deportivo Pinozá
1940Deportivo Pinozá
1941Rubio Ñú
1942Rubio Ñú
194312 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)
1944Sport Colombia B
1945
Championship not played
1946
Championship not played
1947
Championship not played
1948Deportivo Pinozá
1949Fernando de la Mora
1950Fernando de la Mora
1951General Caballero (San Felipe)
1952Silvio Pettirossi
1953Tacuary
1954
Championship not finished
1955Atlético Tembetary
1956Cerro Corá
1957Silvio Pettirossi
1958Fernando de la Mora
1959Sportivo Ameliano
1960Atlántida
1961Tacuary
1962Independiente
1963Oriental
1964Atlético Juventud
196512 de Octubre (Santo Domingo)
196624 de Setiembre
1967Oriental
1968Cerro Corá
1969Sport Colombia
197012 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)
1971Recoleta
19723 de Febrero
1973Silvio Pettirossi
1974Silvio Pettirossi
1975Independiente
1976Cerro Corá
1977Capitán Figari
1978Atlántida
1979Atlético Colegiales
1980Independiente
1981Atlántida
1982Sportivo Trinidense
1983Tacuary
1984Silvio Pettirossi
1985Sportivo Iteño
1986Valois Rivarola
1987Sportivo Trinidense
1988Humaitá
19898 de Diciembre (Caacupé)
1990Sportivo Trinidense
1991Valois Rivarola
1992Atlético Tembetary
1993General Caballero
1994General Caballero (Campo Grande)
1995Silvio Pettirossi
1996Atlético Juventud
Primera de Ascenso
199712 de Octubre (Santo Domingo)
1998Oriental
1999Tacuary
2000General Caballero
2001Independiente
2002Sportivo TrinidenseGeneral CaballeroAtlántida
Oriental
2003Fernando de la MoraSilvio PettirossiAtlántida
Independiente
2004Silvio PettirossiGeneral DíazSportivo Trinidense
2005Rubio ÑúSportivo TrinidenseCerro Corá
2006Presidente HayesGeneral Díaz (Luque)San Lorenzo
2007Sport Colombia (Fernando de la Mora)San LorenzoPilcomayo (Mariano Roque Alonso)
Primera División C
2008Atlético Colegiales (Lambaré)IndependienteSan Lorenzo
2009San LorenzoCerro CoráResistencia
2010River PlateMartín Ledesma (Capiatá)29 de Setiembre
2011[3]29 de SetiembreResistencia Sport Club
2012[4]12 de Octubre Football Club (Itauguá)Martin Ledesma (Capiatá)Capi (Lambaré)

Championships by team

References
  1. Abc Color (ed.) El inicio del torneo. (In spanish). (April 14, 2012). Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  2. Juan P. Andrés and Eli Schmerler (September 14, 2010) RSSSF (ed.) List of Champions. Retrieved December 6, 2012
  3. D10 (ed.) 29 de Setiembre sube. (In spanish). Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  4. Todo Ascenso (ed.) PRIMERA B: TODOS LOS RESULTADOS DE JORNADA DONDE 12 DE OCTUBRE DE ITAUGUÁ SE CORONO CAMPEÓN Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. (September 16, 2012). (In spanish). Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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