Paraguayan Primera División B

Primera División B
Country  Paraguay
Confederation CONMEBOL
Founded 1939
Number of teams 14 (starting 2013)
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to Intermedia
Relegation to Primera C
Current champions 12 de Octubre Football Club
Most championships Club Silvio Pettirossi (7 titles)
2013 season

The Primera División B (First Division C: 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's called "Primera División C" (and no more "Primera de Ascenso"). In the 2013 season, 16 teams will 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 o two teams are relegated to the fourth division (called "Primera División C" for teams from Gran Asunción.[1]

Teams (2013)

Club Date of Foundation Home city Estadium Capacity
12 de Octubre SDOctober 12, 1922AsunciónEstadio Rafael Giménez1500
29 de Setiembre Apr 30, 1942LuqueMolino3.000
3 de FebreroMarch 10, 1919AsunciónEstadio Club 3 de Febrero0
3 de NoviembreMay 15, 1959AsunciónEstadio Dr. Rubén Ramírez1.500
Atlántida |December 23, 1906Barrio Obrero, AsunciónFlaviano Díaz1.000
Dr. Benjamín Aceval June 6, 1918Benjamín AcevalIsidro Roussillón Pascottini2.500
Capitán FigariMarch 1, 1931LambaréEstadio Juan B. Ruíz Díaz4.200
Cerro CoráMarch 1. 1925AsunciónAndrés Rodríguez6.000
Colegiales January 7, 1977LambaréLuciano Zacarías4.500
Cristóbal ColónÑemby
General Caballero de Campo GrandeFebruary 10, 1949LuqueEstadio 26 de Febrero1.600
Olimpia (Itá)March 8, 1921ItáEstadio Prebistero Manuel Gamarra5.000
Presidente HayesNovember 8, 1907Tacumbú, AsunciónKiko Reyes5.000
Sportivo Iteño June 1, 1924ItáSalvador Morga4.000

Geographical distribution

Department Number Teams
Asunción63 de Febrero, 3 de Noviembre, Atlántida, 12 de Octubre SD, Cerro Corá and Presidente Hayes.
Central Department7General Caballero CG and 29 de Septiembre (Luque); Capitán Figari and Atlético Colegiales (Lambaré); Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby); Olimpia and Sportivo Iteño (Itá).
Presidente Hayes Department1Dr. Benjamín Aceval.

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 (Luque)
2011[3] 29 de Setiembre (Luque) Resistencia Sport Club
2012[4] 12 de Octubre Football Club (Itauguá) Martin Ledesma (Capiatá) Capi (Lambaré)

Championships by team

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. (September 16, 2012). (In spanish). Retrieved December 6, 2012.