The Paraguayan football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for
football
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clubs in
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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Overview
At the top is the ''Primera División'' or ''División de Honor'' (first division) with 12 clubs.
Below the 1st level is the ''Intermedia'' (second division).
In order to get promoted to the Intermedia there are two subdivisions at the 3rd level: the ''Primera División B Metropolitana'', which comprises teams from the
Gran Asunción
Greater Asunción ( es, Gran Asunción), is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción.
It consists of twenty cities: Asunción itself, the capital, and the surrounding cities in Central Department. One in three Paraguayans ...
area; and the ''Primera División B Nacional'' which contains the best teams from the different
Departments of Paraguay
Paraguay consists of 17 departments ( es, departamentos; singular – ''departamento)'' and one capital district (''distrito capital''). The country is divided into two regions: The "Occidental Region" or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Pres ...
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The 4th level is similar, with the ''Primera División C'' containing only teams from the Gran Asunción area. The other subdivision is comprised by all 17 federations from each Paraguayan Department (governed by the
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), which in turn, contain several regional leagues that cover the whole country.
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Federaciones (U.F.I.
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Football in Paraguay
Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and int ...
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Primera División Paraguaya
Primera may refer to
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* Primera Air, a former airline
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División Intermedia
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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 ...
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Paraguayan Primera División B
The Primera División B (''First Division B'': in English), also known as Primera División B Metropolitana or simply Primera B Metropolitana in order to distinguish it from the Primera División B Nacional, is the metropolitan tournament of the ...
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Primera División B Nacional
Primera may refer to
* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primera Air, a former airline
* Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues
* Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas
* Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...
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Paraguayan Cuarta División
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Campeonato Nacional de Interligas The Campeonato Nacional de Interligas (Spanish for ''National Championship of Interleague'') is the biggest football event involving teams with combined players from different clubs of every regional leagues in Paraguay from all departments. The to ...
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Unión del Fútbol del Interior
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Paraguayan women's football championship
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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Football Federation of the 1st Department Concepción The Football Federation of the 1st Department Concepción (''Federación de Fútbol Primer Departamento Concepción'') is the departamental governing body of football (soccer) in the department of Concepción, in Paraguay. The federation is respons ...
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Football Federation of the 2nd Department San Pedro
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Football Federation of the 4th Department Guairá The Football Federation of the 4th Department Guairá (''Federación de Fútbol Cuarto Departamento Guairá'') is the departamental governing body of football (soccer) in the department of Guairá, in Paraguay. The federation is responsible for th ...
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Football Federation of the 5th Department Caaguazú The Football Federation of the 5th Department Caaguazú (''Federación de Fútbol Quinto Departamento Caaguazú'') is the departamental governing body of football (soccer) in the department of Caaguazú, in Paraguay. The federation is responsible ...
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Football Federation of the 6th Department Caazapá The Football Federation of the 6th Department Caazapá (''Federación de Fútbol Sexto Departamento Caazapá'') is the departamental governing body of football (soccer) in the department of Caazapá, in Paraguay. The federation is responsible for t ...
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Football Federation of the 7th Department Itapúa
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Football Federation of the 8th Department Misiones
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Football Federation of the 9th Department Paraguarí
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Football Federation of the 10th Department Alto Paraná
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
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Football Federation of the 11th Department Central
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Football Federation of the 12th Department Ñeembucú
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
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Football Federation of the 13th Department Amambay
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Football Federation of the 14th Department Canindeyú
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Football Federation of the 15th Department Presidente Hayes
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Football Federation of the 16th Department Alto Paraguay
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Football Federation of the 17th Department Boquerón
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References
Football league systems in South America
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