The 2019 Copa Paraguay was the second edition of the Copa Paraguay, Paraguay's domestic football cup competition. The competition started on 28 May 2019 and concluded on 5 December 2019. Libertad won their first title in the competition by beating defending champions Guaraní in the final by a 3–0 score. With both champions Libertad and runners-up Guaraní being already qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores, and third-placed team Deportivo Capiatá being relegated at the end of the season, the berth to the 2020 Copa Sudamericana the winners were originally entitled to was transferred to the Primera División aggregate table eighth-placed team, Sportivo Luqueño.
Format For this edition, the competition was expanded from 48 to 64 teams, with the Primera B, Primera C, and UFI being entitled to more berths. Given the expansion, the competition did not feature any preliminary rounds for teams from the lower tiers and the 64 teams directly qualified for the first round. Ties in all rounds were played as a single game, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.
Teams 64 teams competed in this edition of the competition: the 12 Primera División and 16 División Intermedia teams, as well as 11 from the Primera B, 8 from the Primera C, and the 17 champions from each department of Paraguay representing the UFI.
Primera División All of the 12 Primera División teams took part in the competition:
Cerro Porteño Deportivo Capiatá Deportivo Santaní General Díaz Guaraní Libertad Nacional Olimpia River Plate Sol de América Sportivo Luqueño Sportivo San Lorenzo
División Intermedia All of the 16 División Intermedia teams took part:
2 de Mayo 3 de Febrero (CDE) 12 de Octubre (I) Atyrá Deportivo Caaguazú Fernando de la Mora Fulgencio Yegros General Caballero (JLM) Guaireña Independiente (CG) Ovetense R.I. 3 Corrales Resistencia Rubio Ñu Sportivo Iteño Sportivo Trinidense
Primera B The 9 teams ranked from 2nd to 10th place in the 2018 Primera B season and the top two in the 2018 Primera C season qualified:
3 de Febrero FBC Atlántida Colegiales Cristóbal Colón (JAS) Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) Presidente Hayes Recoleta Sportivo Ameliano Sportivo Limpeño Tacuary Tembetary
Primera C Teams ranked from 3rd to 10th place in the previous Primera C season qualified:
1° de Marzo 12 de Octubre (SD) Atlético Juventud General Caballero (CG) Humaitá Oriental Silvio Pettirossi Sport Colonial
UFI The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:
Sportivo San Juan (Concepción) Porvenir FC (San Pedro) Sport Valenzolano (Cordillera) 12 de Octubre (PY) (Guairá) Sol de América (P) (Caaguazú) 16 de Agosto (Caazapá) Athletic FBC (Itapúa) 19 de Marzo FBC (Misiones) Sud América (Paraguarí) SCD San Antonio (Alto Paraná) 3 de Mayo (Central) 1° de Marzo FBC (Ñeembucú) Aquidabán (Amambay) Sport Santo Domingo (Canindeyú) Independiente (N) (Presidente Hayes) Nueva Estrella (Boquerón) Sport Puerto Diana (Alto Paraguay)
Round of 64 The draw for the round of 64 was held on 16 May 2019 and the matches were played from 28 May to 25 July 2019.
Round of 32 Matches in this round were played from 7 August to 3 September 2019.
Bracket
Round of 16 Matches in this round were played from 10 to 19 September 2019.
Quarterfinals Matches in this round were played from 9 to 16 October 2019.
Semifinals The semifinals were played on 5 and 6 November 2019.
Final
Third place play-off
References
External links Copa Paraguay on the official website of the Paraguayan Football Association Copa Paraguay 2019, Soccerway.com