Football league
ThePrimera División B (First Division B : in English), also known asPrimera División B Metropolitana or simplyPrimera B Metropolitana in order to distinguish it from thePrimera División B Nacional , is the metropolitan tournament of theParaguayan Tercera División . Only teams from theGran Asunción metropolitan area andCentral 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 thePrimera División B Nacional tournament in order to get promoted to theParaguayan Division Intermedia .[ 1]
It is being played since 1939. Since that year, thenumber 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, 17 teams take part.
The champion of this league gains the right to participate in theParaguayan División Intermedia and the second placed team plays a play-off game against the second placed team of thePrimera 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 thefourth division (called "Primera División C") for teams fromGran Asunción .[ 1]
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 3 de Febrero FBC Asunción 3 de Febrero 500 29 de Setiembre Luque Salustiano Zaracho 3,500 3 de Noviembre Asunción Rubén Ramírez 1,500 Atlántida Asunción Flaviano Díaz 1,000 Benjamín Aceval Villa Hayes Isidro Roussillón 5,000 Cristóbal Colón Julián Augusto Saldívar Herminio Ricardo 3,000 Cristóbal Colón Ñemby Pablo Patricio Bogarín 2,500 Deportivo Capiatá Capiatá Erico Galeano 15,000 Deportivo Humaitá Mariano Roque Alonso Pioneros de Corumba Cué 4,500 General Díaz Luque General Adrián Jara 4,000 Olimpia de Itá Itá Presbítero Manuel Gamarra 5,000 Presidente Hayes Asunción Félix Cabrera 5,000 River Plate Asunción Jardines del Kelito 6,500 Silvio Pettirossi Asunción Bernabé Pedrozo 4,000 Sportivo Iteño Itá Salvador Morga 4,500 Sportivo Limpeño Limpio Optaciano Gómez 1,800 Tembetary Asunción Complejo Tembetary 500
Geographical distribution [ edit ] Department Number Teams Asunción 7 3 de Febrero FBC, 3 de Noviembre, Atlántida, Presidente Hayes, River Plate, Silvio Pettirossi, and Tembetary. Central Department 9 29 de Septiembre (Luque ), Cristóbal Colón (Julián Augusto Saldívar ), Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby ), Deportivo Capiatá (Capiatá ), Deportivo Humaitá (Mariano Roque Alonso ), General Díaz (Luque), Olimpia (Itá ), Sportivo Iteño (Itá), Sportivo Limpeño (Limpio ). Presidente Hayes Department 1 Benjamín Aceval (Villa Hayes ).
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Club Titles Seasons won Silvio Pettirossi 7 1952, 1957, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1995, 2004 Fernando de la Mora 4 1949, 1950, 1953, 2003 Tacuary 4 1953, 1961, 1983, 1999 Independiente 4 1962, 1975, 1980, 2001 Sportivo Trinidense 4 1982, 1987, 1990, 2002 Deportivo Pinozá 3 1939, 1940, 1948 Cerro Corá 3 1956, 1968, 1976 Atlántida 3 1960, 1978, 1981 Oriental 3 1963, 1967, 1998 Atlético Colegiales 3 1979, 2008, 2021 Tembetary 3 1955, 1992, 2023 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia) 2 1943, 1970 12 de Octubre (SD) 2 1965, 1997 Valois Rivarola 2 1986, 1991 General Caballero 2 1993, 2000 Rubio Ñu 2 1941, 1942 Atlético Juventud 2 1964, 1996 Sport Colombia 2 1969, 2007 Olimpia de Itá 2 2013, 2015 Sportivo San Lorenzo 2 2009, 2017 12 de Octubre (Itauguá) 2 2012, 2018 Sportivo Ameliano 2 1959, 2019 Recoleta 2 1971, 2022 General Caballero (SF) 1 1951 24 de Septiembre 1 1966 Rubio Ñu 1 2005 Capitán Figari 1 1977 3 de Febrero 1 1972 Sportivo Iteño 1 1985 Deportivo Humaitá 1 1988 8 de Diciembre (Caacupé) 1 1989 General Caballero CG 1 1994 Presidente Hayes 1 2006 River Plate 1 2010 29 de Septiembre 1 2011 Benjamín Aceval 1 2025 Cristóbal Colón 1 2014 Deportivo Capiatá 1 2024 Martín Ledesma 1 2016 Sport Colombia B 1 1944
List of goalscorers [ edit ]
2024 clubsSeasons 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asunción
Central Department
Presidente Hayes Department
Osvaldo Duarte