The following article presents a summary of the 2023 football season in Paraguay, which was the 113th season of competitive football in the country.
First Division
The 2023 Primera División started on 27 January 2023 and ended on 1 December 2023.
Cerro Porteño General Caballero (JLM) Guaireña Guaraní Libertad Nacional Olimpia Resistencia Sportivo Ameliano Sportivo Luqueño Sportivo Trinidense Tacuary
Torneo Apertura
Torneo Clausura
Aggregate table
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 were relegated to the División Intermedia for the following season.
Pos Team 2021Pts 2022Pts 2023Pts TotalPts TotalPld Avg Relegation 1 Libertad 65 91 99 255 124 2 Cerro Porteño 66 98 81 245 124 3 Olimpia 51 92 62 205 124 4 Nacional 50 71 65 186 124 5 Sportivo Trinidense — — 65 65 44 6 Guaraní 61 55 65 181 124 7 Sportivo Ameliano — 48 57 105 88 8 Sportivo Luqueño — — 51 51 44 9 — 51 49 100 88 10 Tacuary — 53 44 97 88 11 Guaireña (R) 44 50 41 135 124 12 Resistencia (R) — 49 36 85 88 Source: APF
Second Division
The second-tier División Intermedia began on 31 March and ended on 9 October 2023. 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 three teams with the lowest average were relegated to Primera División B or Primera División B Nacional for the following season, depending on their geographical location.
Pos Team 2021Pts 2022Pts 2023Pts TotalPts TotalPld Avg Relegation 1 Sol de América — — 67 67 30 2 Deportivo Recoleta — — 51 51 30 3 Pastoreo — 53 43 96 60 4 San Lorenzo 53 54 42 149 94 5 Independiente (CG) 51 41 51 143 94 6 45 48 48 141 94 7 Sportivo Carapeguá — — 43 43 30 8 Rubio Ñu 39 44 44 127 94 9 2 de Mayo 36 29 57 122 94 10 3 de Febrero 48 35 39 122 94 11 Martín Ledesma — 45 31 76 60 12 Deportivo Santaní 41 33 44 118 94 13 Atlético Colegiales — 36 32 68 60 14 Atyrá (R) 43 36 26 105 94 Relegation to Primera B Nacional 15 24 de Setiembre (VP) (R) — — 29 29 30 Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana 16 12 de Octubre (R) — — 14 14 30 Source: APF Third Division The Third Division is divided into three leagues: the Primera B Metropolitana, the Primera B Nacional and the Campeonato Nacional de Interligas.
Primera B Metropolitana
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
Primera B Nacional
Final phase
Promotion The champions of the B Nacional plays round-trip matches against the runner-up of the B Metropolitana for a promotion spot to the Second Division.
Campeonato Nacional de Interligas
Domestic cup Copa Paraguay
The 2023 Copa Paraguay started on 18 April 2023 and ended on 2 December 2023 with a total of 74 teams. The Copa Paraguay final was played between Sportivo Trinidense and Libertad.
Super cup Supercopa Paraguay
After winning the Primera División Apertura and Clausura, and also the Copa Paraguay, Libertad was awarded the 2023 Supercopa Paraguay. References