2023 Paraguayan Primera B Nacional Explained

Competition:Primera División B Nacional
Season:2023
Dates:16 July - 4 November
Winners:Club 12 de Junio
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 Paraguayan Primera División B Nacional, known locally as Campeonato de la Primera División B Nacional 2023, was the twelfth season of the Paraguayan Primera División B Nacional, one of the three leagues of Paraguay's Tercera División, the third-tier of the country's football league system, in which clubs and teams from the leagues of the interior of the country compete.[1]

This edition gave half a place to the 2024 División Intermedia for the champion, who must play a promotion against the runner-up of the 2023 Primera B Metropolitana.

Teams and locations

ClubFoundedDistrictDepartment
Cerro Porteño de FrancoAugust 12, 1967Presidente FrancoAlto Paraná
R.I. 3 CorralesSeptember 29, 1980Ciudad del Este
Sol del EsteJanuary 26, 2009Ciudad del Este
Paraná FCFebruary 6, 2012Ciudad del Este
Ciudad NuevaApril 10, 1980Ciudad del Este
Deportivo Minga GuazúJuly 6, 1968Minga Guazú
San AlfonsoDecember 7, 2019Minga Guazú
Obreros UnidosJune 20, 1985Hernandarias
Patriotas FCFebruary 20, 2022Hernandarias
Ovetense FCNovember 5, 2015Coronel OviedoCaaguazú
Deportivo CaaguazúSeptember 16, 2008Caaguazú
Nacional de SaltoNovember 2, 1975Salto del GuairáCanindeyú
Salto del GuairáJuly 5, 1964Salto del Guairá
Deportivo ItapuenseMarch 19, 2019EncarnaciónItapúa
Guaraní de TrinidadOctober 12, 1960Trinidad
Guaraní de FramNovember 27, 1949Fram
12 de JunioJune 12, 1936Villa HayesPresidente Hayes
Choré CentralJanuary 19, 1965ChoréSan Pedro

First stage

They were divided into 3 groups of 6 teams each. The 2 best of each group and the 2 best third teams will advance to the second stage.[2]

Group C

Notes and References

  1. https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/ascenso/2023/05/07/nacional-b-de-ufi-con-18-clubes-inscriptos/ Nacional B de UFI: con 18 clubes inscriptos.
  2. https://www.versus.com.py/versus/2023/07/06/asi-se-jugara-el-nacional-b-2023/ Así se jugará el Nacional B 2023