Paraguayan Tercera División
The Tercera División de Paraguay (Third Division of Paraguay, in English), is the third division of Paraguayan football. It is organized by the Paraguayan Football Association in the Asunción metropolitan area, and by the Unión del Fútbol del Interior in the rest of the country. The winners, and sometimes runners-up of each tournaments are promoted to División Intermedia, the second-tier in the Paraguayan football league system. The Paraguayan Third Division is divided into three leagues:

 The Primera División B Metropolitana (disputed by clubs within Asunción Metropolitan Area). The Primera División B Nacional (disputed by clubs from outside Asunción Metropolitan Area). The Campeonato Nacional de Interligas (disputed by representative teams of each of the 17 departments of Paraguay with the exception of the Capital District and the Central Department,  both part of Asunción Metropolitan Area). Leagues

Primera División B Metropolitana

The Primera B Metropolitana is the metropolitan tournament of the Paraguayan third-tier division. Only teams from the Gran Asunción area a take part in this third division league. It is being played since 1939 and, as of 2023, the number of teams is 17. Primera División B Nacional

The Primera B Nacional tournament is being played since 2011. Teams from the all departaments of Paraguay (except Asunción and Central department) take part in this third division league. Since 2014, in even years the champion does not earn direct promotion, but gets the chance to play a repechage against the runner-up of the Primera División B, in odd years the champion is directly promoted and the runner-up is the one who wins the right to play the repechage. Campeonato Nacional de Interligas

The Campeonato Nacional de Interligas is the biggest football event involving teams with combined players from different clubs of every regional leagues in Paraguay from all departments. The tournament is organized by UFI. List of last champions

See also
 Football in Paraguay
 Paraguayan football league system
 Primera División Paraguaya
 División Intermedia
 Paraguayan Cuarta División
 Unión del Fútbol del Interior
 Paraguayan women's football championship
 Football Federation of the 1st Department Concepción
 Football Federation of the 2nd Department San Pedro
 Football Federation of the 3rd Department Cordillera
 Football Federation of the 4th Department Guairá
 Football Federation of the 5th Department Caaguazú
 Football Federation of the 6th Department Caazapá
 Football Federation of the 7th Department Itapúa
 Football Federation of the 8th Department Misiones
 Football Federation of the 9th Department Paraguarí
 Football Federation of the 10th Department Alto Paraná
 Football Federation of the 11th Department Central
 Football Federation of the 12th Department Ñeembucú
 Football Federation of the 13th Department Amambay
 Football Federation of the 14th Department Canindeyú
 Football Federation of the 15th Department Presidente Hayes
 Football Federation of the 16th Department Alto Paraguay
 Football Federation of the 17th Department Boquerón

External links
List of Champions by Juan P. Andrés and Eli Schmerler at RSSSF
Paraguayan Football Association Official website

References

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