Paraguayan Football Association

Paraguayan Football Association
CONMEBOL
Founded	1906
FIFA affiliation	1925
CONMEBOL affiliation	1921
President	Lic. Alejandro Dominguez Wilson Smith

The Paraguayan Football Association (Spanish: Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol [asosjaˈsjom paɾaˈɣwaʝa ðe ˈfutbol] or APF) is the governing body of football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league and the Paraguay national football team, and is based in the Paraguayan capital, Asunción. In 1906, the representatives of the five existing football teams in Paraguay at that time (Olimpia, Guaraní, Libertad, General Díaz, and Nacional) met to create the governing body of football in Paraguay, the Paraguayan Football League. In 1998 its name was changed to its current denomination.

Honours

Copa América: champions 2 times (1953, 1979)
Olympic Games: 1 silver medal (Athens 2004)
World Cup: 8 participations (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)

Presidents

Liga Paraguaya de Football Association

Name	Period
Dr. Adolfo Riquelme	1906–1908
Dr. Eusebio Ayala	1908–1909
Don William Paats	1909–1910
Don Emilio Mantera	1910–1910
Don Junio Quinto Godoi	1910–1911
Don Alejandro Gatti	1911–1913
Dr. Enrique L. Pinho	1913–1923
Dr. Juan Manuel Álvarez	1923–1924
Dr. Esteban Semidei	1924–1926
Prof. Dr. Adriano Irala	1926–1928
Don Manuel Bedoya	1928–1931
Don Juan Pablo Gorostiaga	1931–1932
Dr. Ignacio L. Parra	1932–1932
Dr. Francisco Esculies	1935–1936
Don Ramón T. Cartes	1936–1937
Don Manuel Galiano	1937–1938
Dr. Juan Arturo Lavigne	1939–1940
Cnel. Sampson Harrison	1940–1940

Liga Paraguaya de Football

Name	Period
Dr. Manuel Bedoya	1941–1941
Dr. Julio César Airaldi	1942–1944
Dr. Crispín Insaurralde	1944–1945
Don Fulgencio R. Moreno	1945–1946
Don Oscar Pinho Insfrán	1946–1947
Dr. Lorenzo N. Livieres	1947–1948
Clte. Ramón Martino	1948–1948
Dr. Blas A. Dos Santos	1948–1950
Don Lidio Quevedo	1950–1951
Dr. Blas A. Dos Santos	1951–1952
Dr. Alfonso Capurro	1952–1954
Don Lidio Quevedo	1954–1955
Dr. Raimundo Paniagua	1955–1956
Dr. Alfonso Capurro	1956–1957

Liga Paraguaya de Fútbol

Name	Period
Dr. Pedro Recalde	1957–1957
Dr. Ernesto Gavilán	1958–1959
Dr. Hassel Aguilar Sosa	1959–1960
Dr. Tulio Manuel Quiroz	1960–1961
Dr. Manuel Duarte Pallarés	1961–1963
Dr. Anastacio Mendoza Sánchez	1963–1965
Dr. Jerónimo Angulo Gastón	1965–1967
Cnel. Raúl Fernández	1967–1968
Don Juan Antonio Sosa Gautier	1969–1970
Dr. Nicolás Leoz	1971–1972
Don Humberto Domínguez Dibb	1973–1976
Don Oscar Barchini	1977–1979
Dr. Nicolás Leoz	1979–1984
Don Jesús Manuel Pallarés	1985–1994
Esc. Oscar J. Harrison	1994–1998

Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol

Name	Period
Esc. Oscar J. Harrison	1998–2007
Lic. Juan Ángel Napout	2007 – 2014
Lic. Alejandro Dominguez Wilson Smith	2014 – Present

External links

Official APF site
Paraguay at FIFA site

Football in Paraguay

Paraguayan Football Association

National teams

Men's
- U-17
- U-20
- U-23
Women's
- U-17
- U-20

League system

men:	Primera División de Paraguay Paraguayan Division Intermedia Tercera División de Paraguay Cuarta División de Paraguay

women:	League

Football in South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina (AFA)

Bolivia (FBF)

Brazil (CBF)

Chile (FFC)

Colombia (FCF)

Ecuador (FEF)

Paraguay (APF)

Peru (FPF)

Uruguay (AUF)

Venezuela (FVF)

National team competitions

Men	Copa América Copa América Centenario Under-20 Football Championship Under-17 Football Championship Under-15 Football Championship Pan American Games Superclásico de las Américas Bolivarian Games South American Games Futsal Championship Under-20 Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship

Women	Copa América Femenina Under-20 Women's Football Championship Under-17 Women's Football Championship Pan American Games South American Games Copa América Femenina de Futsal

Club competitions

Men	Copa Libertadores de América Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Copa Suruga Bank Copa Libertadores de Futsal U-20 Copa Libertadores

Women	Copa Libertadores Femenina Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal

Defunct	Intercontinental Cup Copa CONMEBOL Copa Interamericana Copa Iberoamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Supercopa Libertadores Copa Master de Supercopa Copa de Oro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

National Members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

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