Primera División B Metropolitana

Football league
Primera División B
Founded1939
CountryParaguay
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams17
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toDivisión Intermedia
Relegation toPrimera C
Domestic cup(s)Copa Paraguay
Current championsDeportivo Recoleta
(2022)
Most championshipsClub Silvio Pettirossi (7 titles)
TV partnersTigo Sports & Tigo Max (One game per matchday)
Current: 2023 season

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 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, 17 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 (2023)

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

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).

List of champions[2]

Season Champion Runner-up
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 (SF) Tacuary
1952 Silvio Pettirossi
1953 Tacuary
1954 Championship not finished
1955 Atlético Tembetary
1956 Cerro Corá
1957 Silvio Pettirossi
1958 Fernando de la Mora Atlético Juventud
1959 Sportivo Ameliano
1960 Atlántida
1961 Tacuary
1962 Independiente Oriental
1963 Oriental
1964 Atlético Juventud Oriental
1965 12 de Octubre Oriental
1966 24 de Setiembre General Genes
1967 Oriental Sportivo Trinidense
1968 Cerro Corá Sport Colonial
1969 Sport Colombia General Díaz
1970 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia) General Díaz
1971 Recoleta Sportivo Ameliano
1972 3 de Febrero
1973 Silvio Pettirossi
1974 Silvio Pettirossi
1975 Independiente
1976 Cerro Corá
1977 Capitán Figari General Genes
1978 Atlántida General Caballero (CG)
1979 Atlético Colegiales Tacuary
1980 Independiente Tacuary
1981 Atlántida Tacuary
1982 Sportivo Trinidense General Caballero (CG)
1983 Tacuary Atlántida
1984 Silvio Pettirossi Atlántida
1985 Sportivo Iteño Cerro Corá
1986 Valois Rivarola 24 de Setiembre
1987 Sportivo Trinidense General Caballero (CG)
1988 Humaitá 29 de Setiembre
1989 8 de Diciembre (Caacupé) 1 de Marzo
1990 Sportivo Trinidense General Caballero (CG)
1991 Valois Rivarola 12 de Octubre
1992 Tembetary General Caballero (SF)
1993 General Caballero 3 de Noviembre
1994 General Caballero (CG) Silvio Pettirossi
1995 Silvio Pettirossi 12 de Octubre
1996 Atlético Juventud Pilcomayo
Primera de Ascenso
1997 12 de Octubre Oriental
1998 Oriental Silvio Pettirossi
1999 Tacuary Independiente
2000 General Caballero Atlético Juventud
2001 Independiente General Caballero (CG)
2002 Sportivo Trinidense General Caballero (CG)
2003 Fernando de la Mora Silvio Pettirossi
2004 Silvio Pettirossi General Díaz
2005 Rubio Ñú Sportivo Trinidense
2006 Presidente Hayes General Díaz
2007 Sport Colombia San Lorenzo
Primera División B
2008 Atlético Colegiales (Lambaré) Independiente
2009 San Lorenzo Cerro Corá
2010 River Plate Martín Ledesma
2011[3] 29 de Setiembre Resistencia
2012[4] 12 de Octubre Martín Ledesma
2013 Olimpia (Itá) Sportivo Iteño
2014 Cristóbal Colón Fernando de la Mora
2015 Olimpia (Itá) Fulgencio Yegros
2016 Martín Ledesma Sportivo Ameliano
2017 Sportivo San Lorenzo Colegiales
2018 12 de Octubre Tacuary
2019 Sportivo Ameliano Tacuary
2020 Championship not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Atlético Colegiales Martín Ledesma
2022 Recoleta 24 de Setiembre (VP)
2023 Tembetary Cristóbal Colón (JAS)

Championships by team

List of goalscorers

Season Player Club Goals
2008 Paraguay Osvaldo Duarte Independiente CG 13[5]
2007 Paraguay Victor Aquino Sportivo San Lorenzo 13[6]
2006 Paraguay Carlos Borja Cerro Cora 14[7]
2005 Paraguay José Leguizamón Sportivo Trinidense 20[8]
2004 Paraguay Sabino Leiva Atlético Tembetary 19[9]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Paraguay 2008".
  6. ^ "Paraguay 2007".
  7. ^ "Paraguay 2006".
  8. ^ "Paraguay 2005".
  9. ^ "Paraguay 2004".
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