Paraguayan Tercera División

Tercera División de Paraguay (Third Division of Paraguay, in English), is the third division of Paraguayan football (soccer), and it is organized by the Paraguayan Football Association in the metropolitan area, and organized by the Unión del Fútbol del Interior, in the rest of the country, except Asunción and Central department.

The Paraguayan Third Division is divided into three leagues:

Primera División B Nacional

The Primera División B Nacional tournament is being played since 2011. Teams from the all Paraguay's departament (except Asunción and Central department) take part in this third division league. Since 2014, in the even years the champion does not ascend directly, but wins the option to play the repechage against the runner-up of the Primera División B, in odd years the champion ascends directly and the runner-up is the one who wins the right to play the repechage.

List of champions

Season Champion Runner-up
2011Sportivo 2 de Mayo Sol del Este [n 1]
2012Liga Caacupeña Liga Concepcionera [n 2]
2013Liga Caaguaceña Liga Ovetense [n 2]
2014Liga Ovetense [n 3]Liga Guaireña [n 1]
2015Liga Ovetense 22 de Septiembre [n 2]
201622 de Septiembre [n 4]Club R.I. 3 Corrales [n 1]
2017Sportivo 2 de Mayo Club R.I. 3 Corrales [n 4]
2018Club General Caballero (JLM) [n 4]Club Nacional (PM) [n 1]
2019Club Guaraní (T) Liga Carapegüeña [n 1]
  1. The runner-up didn't have a promotion quota.
  2. Lost repechage against runner-up of the Primera División B.
  3. Lost repechage against runner-up of the Primera División B.
  4. Won the repechage against runner-up of the Primera División B.

Primera División B

The Primera División B (metropolitan tournament) 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 de Ascenso" and 16 teams take part.

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.

The last champion is Sportivo Ameliano (2019).

Campeonato Nacional de Interligas

See also

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