The 2023 Primera División B, or Primera División B Metropolitana in order to distinguish it from the 2023 Paraguayan Primera B Nacional, was the eightieth season of the Primera División B Metropolitana, one of the three leagues of Paraguay's Tercera División, the third-tier of the country's football league system, in which clubs from the Asunción metropolitan area and Central Department take part. In this edition a total of 17 teams competed.
The champion of the tournament directly get promoted to the Second Division, the División Intermedia. The runner-up have the right to dispute the third place for promotion with the champion of the Primera B Nacional.
Teams and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity3 de Febrero FBC Asunción 3 de Febrero 50029 de Setiembre Luque Salustiano Zaracho 3,5003 de Noviembre Asunción Rubén Ramírez 1,500Atlántida Asunción Flaviano Díaz 1,000Benjamín Aceval Villa Hayes Isidro Roussillón 5,000Cristóbal Colón Julián Augusto Saldívar Herminio Ricardo 3,000Cristóbal Colón Ñemby Pablo Patricio Bogarín 2,500Deportivo Capiatá Capiatá Erico Galeano 15,000Deportivo Humaitá Mariano Roque Alonso Pioneros de Corumba Cué 4,500General Díaz Luque General Adrián Jara 4,000Olimpia Itá Presbítero Manuel Gamarra 5,000Presidente Hayes Asunción Félix Cabrera 5,000 River Plate Asunción Jardines del Kelito 6,500Silvio Pettirossi Asunción Bernabé Pedrozo 4,000Sportivo Iteño Itá Salvador Morga 4,500Sportivo Limpeño Limpio Optaciano Gómez 1,800Tembetary Asunción Complejo Tembetary 500
Geographical distribution DepartmentNumberTeams Asunción73 de Febrero FBC, 3 de Noviembre, Atlántida, Presidente Hayes, River Plate, Silvio Pettirossi, and Tembetary. Central Department929 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 Department1Benjamín Aceval (Villa Hayes). Competition system The mode of dispute would be maintained as in previous seasons, round-robin matches, that is, two rounds made up of 17 matchdays each. The team that accumulates the most points at the end of the 34th matchday dates will be crowned champion. In case of parity of points between two contestants, the title is defined in an extra match. If there are more than two in dispute, it is resolved according to the following parameters: 1) Goal difference; 2) Most goals scored; 3) Greater number of goals scored as a visitor; 4) Raffle. Standings
Relegation Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The two teams with the lowest average will be relegated to the Primera División C for the following season.
Pos Team Avg TotalPts TotalPld 2021Pts 2022Pts 2023Pts Relegation1ºRiver Plate6032--602ºAtlético Tembetary176944959684ºBenjamín Aceval5932--596ºCristóbal Colón JAS155945335673ºGeneral Díaz10364-53505ºDeportivo Capiatá9964-54457º3 de Noviembre00141943658478ºAtlántida1339432614010ºSilvio Pettirossi8764-39489ºPresidente Hayes1249443463511ºOlimpia (Itá)1179439364213ºCristóbal Colón (Ñ)01099441373112º29 de Septiembre1089445372615º3 de Febrero FBC999433283814ºSportivo Limpeño969438174117ºSportivo Iteño2932--2916ºDeportivo Humaitá2632--26 Source: APF
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