The Unión del Fútbol del Interior (; UFI) is an association affiliated to the Paraguayan Football Association that was founded in 1927 to organize and govern football outside of Asunción, specifically on each of the different Departments of Paraguay.
The UFI is constituted by the clubs and leagues that are part of the Departmental Football Federation from each Department in Paraguay. Club tournaments organized by the UFI gives chances to teams from all over Paraguay to reach the first division by clearing lower division levels. For a more detailed information about the Paraguayan football league system see the main article. The UFI is also in charge of the Campeonato Nacional de Interligas.
As of 2006 the UFI has 1,652 clubs affiliated, from which four of them are currently playing in the Paraguayan second division and three in the first division.
Federations There are a total of 17 Federations linked to the UFI; one on each Department in Paraguay, with the purpose of organizing the different leagues and clubs affiliated to them.
FederationMain office locationFootball Federation of the 1st Department ConcepciónConcepciónFootball Federation of the 2nd Department San PedroSan PedroFootball Federation of the 3rd Department CordilleraCaacupéFootball Federation of the 4th Department GuairáVillarricaFootball Federation of the 5th Department CaaguazúCoronel OviedoFootball Federation of the 6th Department CaazapáCaazapáFootball Federation of the 7th Department ItapúaEncarnaciónFootball Federation of the 8th Department MisionesSan Juan BautistaFootball Federation of the 9th Department ParaguaríParaguaríFootball Federation of the 10th Department Alto ParanáYguazúFootball Federation of the 11th Department CentralItauguáFootball Federation of the 12th Department ÑeembucúPilarFootball Federation of the 13th Department AmambayPedro Juan CaballeroFootball Federation of the 14th Department CanindeyúPuente KyháFootball Federation of the 15th Department Presidente HayesVilla HayesFootball Federation of the 16th Department Alto ParaguayFuerte OlimpoFootball Federation of the 17th Department BoquerónFiladelfia
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