The División Intermedia (English: Intermediate Division), also known as the Segunda División (English: Second Division), is the second tier professional football league in Paraguay. It is organized by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.
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| Founded | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Country | Paraguay |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Primera División |
| Relegation to | Primera División B Primera División B Nacional |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Paraguay |
| Current champions | Deportivo Recoleta (2nd title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Presidente Hayes (8 titles) |
| TV partners | Tigo Max (all games per matchday) Tigo Sports (Two games per matchday) Telefuturo (highlights per matchday) Paravisión (Only are broadcast live the best match Saturday at 16:30 or Sunday at 11:00) |
| Current: 2024 season | |
Overview
editSince 1910 the second division tournaments have changed rules, number of teams and names. As of 2006, División Intermedia is the name for the second division and 16 teams are part of it. The champion and the runner-up of this league gains the right to participate in the Liga Paraguaya: Primera División, the Paraguay's top division of football. The last three teams are relegated to the third division (called "Primera de Ascenso" for teams from Gran Asunción and Primera División Nacional B for teams outside of the Gran Asunción area). The three spots left by relegated teams are occupied by one team from the Primera de Ascenso and one team from the Primera División Nacional B which is a tournament where teams from the whole country compete, giving them a chance to eventually make it to the first division.
Clubs
edit
Gran Asunción
Locations of the 2024 División Intermedia teams
16 teams contested the league in its 2024 season, including three promoted from the 2023 Tercera División: Tembetary, 12 de Junio and Encarnación, and two relegated from the 2023 Primera División: Guaireña and Resistencia.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 de Febrero | Ciudad del Este | Antonio Aranda | 23,500 |
| 12 de Junio | Villa Hayes | Facundo de León | 2,000 |
| Atlético Colegiales | Lambaré | Luciano Zacarías | 4,500 |
| Deportivo Recoleta | Asunción | Roque Battilana | 6,000 |
| Deportivo Santaní | San Estanislao | Juan José Vázquez | 8,000 |
| Encarnación | Encarnación | Villa Alegre | 16,000 |
| Fernando de la Mora | Asunción | Emiliano Ghezzi | 6,000 |
| Guaireña | Villarrica | Parque del Guairá | 11,000 |
| Independiente (CG) | Asunción | Ricardo Gregor | 4,000 |
| Martín Ledesma | Capiatá | Enrique Soler | 5,000 |
| Pastoreo | Juan Manuel Frutos | Complejo Municipal Campo 9 | 5,000 |
| Resistencia | Asunción | Tomás Beggan Correa | 3,500 |
| Rubio Ñu | Asunción | La Arboleda | 8,000 |
| San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | Gunther Vogel | 5,000 |
| Sportivo Carapeguá | Carapeguá | Municipal de Carapeguá | 10,000 |
| Tembetary | Villa Elisa | Complejo Tembetary | 500 |
List of champions
editSegunda División
edit| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Nacional B |
| 1911 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1912 | Championship not played |
| 1913 | River Plate |
| 1914 | 10 de Agosto |
| 1915 | Marte Atlético |
| 1916 | Marte Atlético |
| 1917 | Villa del Salto |
Source:[1]
División Intermedia
editSource:[1]
| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Sastre Sport |
| 1919 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1920 | Cerro Porteño B |
| 1921 | Sastre Sport |
| 1922 | Championship not played |
| 1923 | Deportivo Meilicke |
| 1924 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 1925 | Sastre Sport |
| 1926 | Rubio Ñú |
| 1927 | Atlántida |
| 1928 | General Caballero |
| 1929 | CALT |
| 1930 | Fernando de la Mora |
| 1931 | Sastre Sport |
| 1932–36 | Championship not played |
| 1937 | 12 de Octubre (VA) |
| 1938 | Atlético Sajonia |
| 1939 | 24 de Septiembre |
| 1940 | Sport Colombia |
| 1941 | Rubio Ñú |
| 1942 | 24 de Septiembre |
| 1943 | 24 de Septiembre |
| 1944 | Sport Colombia |
| 1945 | Sport Colombia |
| 1946 | Deportivo Pinozá |
| 1947 | Championship not played |
| 1948 | Asunción FBC |
| 1949 | San Lorenzo |
| 1950 | Sport Colombia |
Segunda División
edit| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1951 | Atlántida |
| 1952 | General Genes |
| 1953 | San Lorenzo |
| 1954 | Rubio Ñu |
| 1955 | General Genes |
| 1956 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 1957 | River Plate |
| 1958 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1959 | Tembetary |
| 1960 | San Lorenzo |
| 1961 | Rubio Ñu |
| 1962 | General Caballero |
| 1963 | Rubio Ñu |
Primera División B/Primera División de Ascenso
edit| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 1965 | Sol de América |
| 1966 | Resistencia |
| 1967 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1968 | Sportivo Luqueño |
| 1969 | Silvio Pettirossi |
| 1970 | General Caballero |
| 1971 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1972 | Rubio Ñu |
| 1973 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1974 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1975 | Resistencia |
| 1976 | Tembetary |
| 1977 | Sol de América |
| 1978 | Capitán Figari |
| 1979 | Nacional |
| 1980 | Resistencia |
| 1981 | Oriental |
| 1982 | Atlético Colegiales |
| 1983 | Tembetary |
| 1984 | San Lorenzo |
| 1985 | Sport Colombia |
| 1986 | General Caballero |
| 1987 | San Lorenzo |
| 1988 | Tembetary |
| 1989 | Nacional |
| 1990 | Cerro Corá |
| 1991 | Presidente Hayes |
| 1992 | Sport Colombia |
| 1993 | Deportivo Humaitá |
| 1994 | San Lorenzo |
| 1995 | Tembetary |
| 1996 | Cerro Corá |
División Intermedia
editTitles by club
edit| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Presidente Hayes | 8 |
1911, 1919, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1991 |
| San Lorenzo | 7 |
1949, 1953, 1960, 1984, 1987, 1994, 2014 |
| Rubio Ñu | 7 |
1926, 1941, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1972, 2008 |
| General Caballero | 6 |
1923, 1928, 1962, 1970, 1986, 2010 |
| Sport Colombia | 6 |
1940, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1985, 1992 |
| Tembetary | 5 |
1959, 1976, 1983, 1988, 1995 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 4 |
1924, 1956, 1964, 1968 |
| Resistencia | 4 |
1966, 1975, 1980, 1998 |
| Sastre Sport | 4 |
1918, 1921, 1925, 1931 |
| River Plate | 4 |
1913, 1957, 2015, 2018 |
| Sol de América | 4 |
1965, 1977, 2006, 2023 |
| Nacional | 3 |
1979, 1989, 2003 |
| 24 de Setiembre | 3 |
1939, 1942, 1943 |
| 3 de Febrero | 3 |
2004, 2013, 2017 |
| Atlántida | 2 |
1927, 1951 |
| Cerro Corá | 2 |
1990, 1996 |
| Deportivo Recoleta | 2 |
2001, 2024 |
| General Genes | 2 |
1952, 1955 |
| Marte Atlético | 2 |
1915, 1916 |
| Silvio Pettirossi | 2 |
1969, 2007 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 2 |
2009, 2022 |
| Independiente | 1 |
2016 |
| General Díaz | 1 |
2012 |
| Cerro Porteño (PF) | 1 |
2011 |
| 2 de Mayo | 1 |
2005 |
| Tacuary | 1 |
2002 |
| Libertad | 1 |
2000 |
| Universal | 1 |
1999 |
| 12 de Octubre | 1 |
1997 |
| Deportivo Humaitá | 1 |
1993 |
| Atlético Colegiales | 1 |
1982 |
| Oriental | 1 |
1981 |
| Capitán Figari | 1 |
1978 |
| Asunción FBC | 1 |
1948 |
| Deportivo Pinozá | 1 |
1946 |
| Atlético Sajonia | 1 |
1938 |
| 12 de Octubre (VA) | 1 |
1937 |
| Fernando de la Mora | 1 |
1930 |
| CALT | 1 |
1929 |
| Cerro Porteño B | 1 |
1920 |
| Villa del Salto | 1 |
1917 |
| 10 de Agosto | 1 |
1914 |
| Nacional B | 1 |
1910 |
| Guaireña | 1 |
2019 |
| General Caballero (JLM) | 1 |
2021 |
List of goalscorers
edit| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Victor Gómez |
Rubio Ñu | 10[18] |
| 2007 | Cristian Ovelar |
Cerro Porteño PF | 14[19] |
| 2006 | Pablo Zeballos |
Sol de América | 15[20] |
| 2005 | Casiano Delvalle |
Sport Colombia | 15[21] |
| 2004 | Adolfo Fatecha |
General Caballero ZC | 11[22] |
See also
editReferences
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