Tercera División de Paraguay (''Third Division of Paraguay'', in English), is the third division of Paraguayan
football (soccer)
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, and it is organized by the
Paraguayan Football Association
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in the metropolitan area, and organized by the Unión del Fútbol del Interior, in the rest of the country, except
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
and
Central department
Central () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 2,243,792 inhabitants, it is the most populated and the smallest of the 17 departments of Paraguay.
Boundaries
*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes
*Wes ...
.
The Paraguayan Third Division is divided into three leagues:
* The Primera División B (disputed within Asunción and the
Central Department
Central () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 2,243,792 inhabitants, it is the most populated and the smallest of the 17 departments of Paraguay.
Boundaries
*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes
*Wes ...
).
* The Primera División B Nacional (disputed by clubs in Paraguay's interior).
* The
Campeonato Nacional de Interligas (disputed by representative teams of each of the 17 departments of Paraguay with the exception of Asunción and the
Central Department
Central () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With 2,243,792 inhabitants, it is the most populated and the smallest of the 17 departments of Paraguay.
Boundaries
*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes
*Wes ...
).
Primera División B Nacional
The
Primera División B Nacional
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tournament is being played since 2011. Teams from the all departaments of Paraguay (except Asunción and Central department) take part in this third division league. Since 2014, in even years the champion does not earn direct promotion, but gets the chance to play a repechage against the runner-up of the
Primera División B, in odd years the champion is directly promoted and the runner-up is the one who wins the right to play the repechage.
List of champions
Campeonato Nacional de Interligas
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Campeonato Nacional de Interligas
See also
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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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Paraguayan football league system
The Paraguayan football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Paraguay.
Overview
At the top is the ''Primera División'' or ''División de Honor'' (first division) with 12 clubs.
Below the 1st level is the '' ...
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Primera División Paraguaya
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División Intermedia
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Paraguayan Cuarta División
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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 respon ...
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Football Federation of the 2nd Department San Pedro
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Football Federation of the 3rd Department Cordillera
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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
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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
External links
List of Champions by Juan P. Andrés and Eli Schmerlerat
RSSSF
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References
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