2024 Paraguayan Primera B Metropolitana Explained

Competition:Primera División B Metropolitana
Season:2024
Dates:12 April 2024 -
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Primera División B, or Primera División B Metropolitana in order to distinguish it from the 2024 Paraguayan Primera B Nacional, is the eighty-first season of the Primera División B Metropolitana, one of the three leagues of Paraguay's Tercera División, the third-tier of the country's football league system, in which clubs from the Asunción metropolitan area take part. In this edition a total of 18 teams will compete.

The champion of the tournament directly get promoted to the Second Division, the División Intermedia. The runner-up have the right to dispute the third place for promotion with the champion of the Primera B Nacional.[1]

Teams and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
500
1,500
Luis Alberto Salinas Tanasio 10,000
Rafael Giménez 1,500
Próculo Cortázar 2,500
3,500
1,000
5,000
3,000
2,500
15,000
4,000
5,000
5,000
6,500
4,000
1,800
7,000

Geographical distribution

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Central1012 de Octubre ITG (Itauguá), 24 de Setiembre (Areguá), 29 de Septiembre (Luque), Cristóbal Colón (Julián Augusto Saldívar), Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby), Deportivo Capiatá (Capiatá), ParaguayMariano Roque Alonso]]), General Díaz (Luque), Olimpia (Itá), Sport Colombia (Fernando de la Mora), Sportivo Limpeño (Limpio).
Asunción73 de Febrero FBC, 3 de Noviembre, 12 de Octubre SDO, Atlántida, Presidente Hayes, River Plate and Silvio Pettirossi.
Presidente Hayes1Benjamín Aceval (Villa Hayes).

Competition system

The mode of dispute would be maintained as in previous seasons, round-robin matches, that is, two rounds made up of 18 matchdays each. The team that accumulates the most points at the end of the 36th matchday dates will be crowned champion.
In case of parity of points between two contestants, the title is defined in an extra match. If there are more than two in dispute, it is resolved according to the following parameters:

1) Goal difference;

2) Most goals scored;

3) Greater number of goals scored as a visitor;

4) Raffle.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.apf.org.py/el-calendario-2024-de-la-primera-b-y-la-primera-c-4?nid=18403 El calendario 2024 de la Primera B y la Primera C