International cup participation[edit] Since 2017, Paraguay have eight slots in international cups (four in the Copa Libertadores de America and four in the Copa Sudamericana). These eight slots will be filled by eight teams. In the Copa Libertadores, the winner of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments qualify automatically. The third (going into the second round play-off) and fourth (going into the first round play-off) representatives are the best placed non-champion teams from the accumulative table of both the Apertura and Clausura. In the Copa Sudamericana, the 4th, 5th and 6th best placed teams from the Apertura and Clausura accumulative table qualify for the first stage, alongside the winners of the Copa Paraguay.
Paraguayan Primera División - WikipediaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia División ProfesionalFounded1906CountryParaguayConfederationCONMEBOLNumber of teams12Level on pyramid1Relegation toDivisión IntermediaDomestic cup(s)Copa ParaguayInternational cup(s)Copa LibertadoresCopa SudamericanaCurrent championsOlimpia (46th title) (2022 Clausura)Most championshipsOlimpia (46 titles)TV partnersMultideporte & Unicanal (Three games per matchday are broadcast live plus One game per matchday are broadcast delayed Sunday at 22:00)Tigo Sports & Tigo Max (Four games per matchday)Telefuturo (Only emits highlights per matchday)Paravisión (Only are broadcast live called El Partido del Viernes Friday at 21:00 (K. O 21:10))TVC Sports 2 (Only are broadcast live Friday at 20:55 (K. O 21:10))GolTVTVC SportsWebsiteAPFCurrent: 2023 season The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (locally [diβiˈsjom pɾofesjoˈnal de la asosjaˈsjom paɾaˈɣwaʝa ðe ˈfuðβol]; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (IPA: [pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon]; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco, is the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay.
The representatives were William Paats and Junio Godoy (Olimpia) Ramón Caballero, Manuel Bella and Salvador Melián (Guaraní), Juan Escalada (Libertad), César Urdapilleta (General Díaz), and Vicente Gadea (Nacional). [4] The Liga Paraguaya saw Club Guaraní as the first champion in 1906, after defeating Olimpia in the final. The Primera División was founded in 1906 with 5 teams, and turned professional in 1935 when 10 clubs broke away from the amateur leagues to form a professional league. Since 1996 the format of tournament was changed to Torneo Apertura and Clausura, but since 2008 each tournament is independent.
Currently, there are 12 teams in the first division. The most successful club is Olimpia, with 46 championships. The most recent champions are Olimpia, having won the 2022 Clausura tournament. IFFHS ranked the league as the ninth strongest in the world in 2012, [1] and the eleventh strongest in the world in 2013.
[2] In 2017, the Primera División returned to 9th position in the world and the 4th from South America, after Brazil (3rd), Colombia (6th) and Argentina (7th). [3] History[edit] Liga Paraguaya's first game was played in 1906, after the director of the El Diario newspaper, Don Adolfo Riquelme, brought to his office on 18 June 1906, the representatives of the five existing football teams in Paraguay at that time (Olimpia, Guaraní, Libertad, General Díaz, and Nacional) to create the governing body of football in Paraguay: the Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol (known today as Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol).
Teams[edit] The following are the teams in the first division in 2022: Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams Team Home city Stadium Capacity 12 de Octubre Itauguá Luis Alberto Salinas 10, 000 Cerro Porteño Asunción General Pablo Rojas 45, 000 General Caballero Juan León Mallorquín Ka'arendy 3, 000 Guaireña Villarrica Parque del Guairá 12, 000 Guaraní Rogelio Livieres 6, 000 Libertad Tigo La Huerta Nacional Arsenio Erico 4, 000 Olimpia Manuel Ferreira 25, 000 Resistencia Tomás Beggan Correa 3, 500 Sol de América Villa Elisa Luis Alfonso Giagni Sportivo Ameliano José Tomás Silva 800 Tacuary Toribio Vargas List of champions[edit] Complete list of champions since 1906. Paraguayan football turned professional since the 1935 season.
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