Paraguayan Primera División B

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Primera División B
Founded1939
CountryParaguay
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toDivisión Intermedia
Relegation toPrimera C
Domestic cup(s)Copa Paraguay
Current championsSportivo Ameliano
(2019)
Most championshipsClub Silvio Pettirossi (7 titles)
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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]

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 is called "Primera División C" (and no more "Primera de Ascenso"). For the 2021 season, 16 teams 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 or two teams are relegated to the fourth division (called "Primera División C") for teams from Gran Asunción.[1]

Teams (2021)[]

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
3 de Febrero FBC Asunción 500
Areguá 2,500
29 de Setiembre Luque 3,500
Asunción 1,500
Asunción 1,500
Atlántida Asunción 1,000
Colegiales Lambaré 4,500
Cristóbal Colón Julián Augusto Saldívar 3,000
Cristóbal Colón Ñemby 2,500
Deportivo Recoleta Asunción Roque Battilana 6,000
Martín Ledesma Capiatá 5,000
Olimpia Itá 5,000
Mariano Roque Alonso 800
Presidente Hayes Asunción 5,000
Sportivo Limpeño Limpio 1,800
Tembetary Villa Elisa 500

Geographical distribution[]

Department Number Teams
Flag of Asunción.svg Asunción 6 3 de Febrero FBC, 12 de Octubre SD, 3 de Noviembre, Atlántida, Deportivo Recoleta and Presidente Hayes.
Flag of Central Department, Paraguay.svg Central Department 10 24 de Setiembre (Areguá); 29 de Septiembre (Luque); Colegiales (Lambaré); Cristóbal Colón (Julián Augusto Saldívar); Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby); Martín Ledesma (Capiatá); Olimpia (Itá); Pilcomayo (Mariano Roque Alonso); Sportivo Limpeño (Limpio) and Tembetary (Villa Elisa).

List of champions[2][]

Season Champion Runner-up Third place
Segunda de Ascenso
1939 Deportivo Pinozá
1940 Deportivo Pinozá
1941 Rubio Ñú
1942 Rubio Ñú
1943 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)
1944 Sport Colombia B
1945 Championship not played
1946 Championship not played
1947 Championship not played
1948 Deportivo Pinozá
1949 Fernando de la Mora
1950 Fernando de la Mora
1951 General Caballero (San Felipe)
1952 Silvio Pettirossi
1953 Tacuary
1954 Championship not finished
1955 Atlético Tembetary
1956 Cerro Corá
1957 Silvio Pettirossi
1958 Fernando de la Mora
1959 Sportivo Ameliano
1960 Atlántida
1961 Tacuary
1962 Independiente
1963 Oriental
1964 Atlético Juventud
1965 12 de Octubre (Santo Domingo)
1966 24 de Setiembre
1967 Oriental
1968 Cerro Corá
1969 Sport Colombia
1970 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)
1971 Recoleta
1972 3 de Febrero
1973 Silvio Pettirossi
1974 Silvio Pettirossi
1975 Independiente
1976 Cerro Corá
1977 Capitán Figari
1978 Atlántida
1979 Atlético Colegiales
1980 Independiente
1981 Atlántida
1982 Sportivo Trinidense
1983 Tacuary
1984 Silvio Pettirossi
1985 Sportivo Iteño
1986 Valois Rivarola
1987 Sportivo Trinidense
1988 Humaitá
1989 8 de Diciembre (Caacupé)
1990 Sportivo Trinidense
1991 Valois Rivarola
1992 Atlético Tembetary
1993 General Caballero
1994 General Caballero (Campo Grande)
1995 Silvio Pettirossi
1996 Atlético Juventud
Primera de Ascenso
1997 12 de Octubre (Santo Domingo)
1998 Oriental
1999 Tacuary
2000 General Caballero
2001 Independiente
2002 Sportivo Trinidense General Caballero Atlántida
Oriental
2003 Fernando de la Mora Silvio Pettirossi Atlántida
Independiente
2004 Silvio Pettirossi General Díaz Sportivo Trinidense
2005 Rubio Ñú Sportivo Trinidense Cerro Corá
2006 Presidente Hayes General Díaz (Luque) San Lorenzo
2007 Sport Colombia (Fernando de la Mora) San Lorenzo Pilcomayo (Mariano Roque Alonso)
Primera División C
2008 Atlético Colegiales (Lambaré) Independiente San Lorenzo
2009 San Lorenzo Cerro Corá Resistencia
2010 River Plate Martín Ledesma (Capiatá) 29 de Setiembre
2011[3] 29 de Setiembre ResistenciaGreen Arrow Up.svg
2012[4] 12 de Octubre Football Club (Itauguá) Martín Ledesma (Capiatá)Green Arrow Up.svg Capitan Figari (Lambaré)
2013 Olimpia (Itá) Sportivo Iteño Atlético Colegiales (Lambaré)
2014 Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby) Fernando de la Mora Martín Ledesma (Capiatá)
2015 Olimpia (Itá) Fulgencio Yegros Martín Ledesma (Capiatá)
2016 Martín Ledesma (Capiatá) Sportivo Ameliano Sportivo Limpeño
2017 Sportivo San Lorenzo Atlético Colegiales (Lambaré) 12 de Octubre (Itauguá)
2018 12 de Octubre (Itauguá) Tacuary Sportivo Ameliano
2019 Sportivo Ameliano Tacuary 29 de Setiembre
2020 Championship not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Championships by team[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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