Paraguayan football league system
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The Paraguayan football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football
clubs in Paraguay
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area; and the UFI Champions Cup which contains the best teams from the different Departments of Paraguay
. The 4th level is similar, with the Segunda de Ascenso containing only teams from the Gran Asunción area. The other subdivision is comprised by all 17 federations from each Paraguayan Department (governed by the UFI
), which in turn, contain several regional leagues that cover the whole country.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
clubs in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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Overview
At the top is the Primera División (first division) with 12 clubs. Below the 1st level is the Intermedia (second division). In order to get promoted to the Intermedia there are two subdivisions at the 3rd level: the Primera de Ascenso, which comprises teams from the Gran AsunciónGran Asunción
Gran Asunción , is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Paraguay, Asunción, which consists of the Capital and other surrounding cities such as San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby and Villa Elisa. The metropolitan area has more than 1.9 million...
area; and the UFI Champions Cup which contains the best teams from the different Departments of Paraguay
Departments of Paraguay
|Paraguay consists of 17 departments and one capital district . These are, with their capitals indicated in parentheses:- External links :...
. The 4th level is similar, with the Segunda de Ascenso containing only teams from the Gran Asunción area. The other subdivision is comprised by all 17 federations from each Paraguayan Department (governed by the UFI
Unión del Fútbol del Interior
The Unión del Fútbol del Interior or 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....
), which in turn, contain several regional leagues that cover the whole country.