Tercera División de Paraguay

Tercera División de Paraguay ("Third Division of Paraguay", in English), also known as "Primera de Ascenso", is the third division of Paraguayan football (soccer), and it is organized by the Paraguayan Football Association.

Overview

The third division tournament is being played since 1939. Since that year, the number of teams, rules and names for the tournament have changed, but as of now it's called "Primera de Ascenso" and 14 teams take part.

Only teams from the Gran Asunción metropolitan area take part in this third division league. * Teams from all other parts of Paraguay that are not part of the Gran Asunción area play the UFI Champions Cup tournament in order to get promoted to the .

List of champions

egunda de Ascenso

* 1939 Deportivo Pinozá
* 1940 Deportivo Pinozá
* 1941 Rubio Ñú (B)
* 1942 Rubio Ñú (B)
* 1943 Club 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)
* 1944 Sport Colombia B
* 1945 not held
* 1946 not held
* 1947 not held
* 1948 Deportivo Pinozá
* 1949 Fernando de la Mora
* 1950 Fernando de la Mora
* 1951 Club General Caballero (San Felipe)
* 1952 Silvio Pettirossi
* 1953 Tacuary
* 1954 not finished
* 1955 Atlético Tembetary
* 1956 Cerro Corá
* 1957 Silvio Pettirossi
* 1958 Fernando de la Mora
* 1959 Sportivo Ameliano
* 1960 Atlántida
* 1961 Tacuary
* 1962 Independiente (Campo Grande)
* 1963 Oriental
* 1964 Atlético Juventud
* 1965 Club 12 de Octubre (Santo Domingo)
* 1966 Club 24 de Setiembre
* 1967 Oriental
* 1968 Cerro Corá
* 1969 Sport Colombia
* 1970 Club 12 de Octubre (Villa Aurelia)
* 1971 Deportivo Recoleta
* 1972 Club 3 de Febrero
* 1973 Silvio Pettirossi
* 1974 Silvio Pettirossi
* 1975 Independiente (Campo Grande)
* 1976 Cerro Corá
* 1977 Club Capitán Figari
* 1978 Atlántida
* 1979 Atlético Colegiales
* 1980 Independiente (Campo Grande)
* 1981 Atlántida
* 1982 Sportivo Trinidense
* 1983 Tacuary
* 1984 Silvio Pettirossi
* 1985 Sportivo Iteño
* 1986 Valois Rivarola
* 1987 Sportivo Trinidense
* 1988 Humaitá
* 1989 8 de Diciembre (Caacupé)
* 1990 Sportivo Trinidense
* 1991 Valois Rivarola
* 1992 Atlético Tembetary
* 1993 General Caballero (Zeballos Cué)
* 1994 General Caballero (Campo Grande)
* 1995 Silvio Pettirossi
* 1996 Atlético Juventud

Primera de Ascenso

* 1997 12 de Octubre (Santo Domingo)
* 1998 Oriental
* 1999 Tacuary
* 2000 General Caballero (Zeballos Cué)
* 2001 Independiente (Campo Grande)
* 2002 Sportivo Trinidense
* 2003 Fernando de la Mora
* 2004 Silvio Pettirossi
* 2005 Rubio Ñú
* 2006 Presidente Hayes
* 2007 Sport Colombia

Primera B

* 2008 Atl. Colegiales

ee also

* (First Division article)
* (Second Division article)

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/para3champ.html List of Champions by Juan P. Andrés and Eli Schmerler] at RSSSF
* [http://www.apf.org.py/home.asp?Op=1300 Paraguayan Football Association Official website]