2019 Copa Paraguay


The 2019 Copa Paraguay was the second edition of the Copa Paraguay, Paraguay's domestic football cup competition. The competition started on 28 May 2019 and concluded on 5 December 2019. Libertad won their first title in the competition by beating defending champions Guaraní in the final by a 3–0 score. With both champions Libertad and runners-up Guaraní being already qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores, and third-placed team Deportivo Capiatá being relegated at the end of the season, the berth to the 2020 Copa Sudamericana the winners were originally entitled to was transferred to the Primera División aggregate table eighth-placed team, Sportivo Luqueño.

Format

For this edition, the competition was expanded from 48 to 64 teams, with the [Paraguayan Paraguayan Primera División|Primera División B|Primera B], Primera C, and UFI being entitled to more berths. Given the expansion, the competition did not feature any preliminary rounds for teams from the lower tiers and the 64 teams directly qualified for the first round. Ties in all rounds were played as a single game, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.

Teams

64 teams competed in this edition of the competition: the 12 Primera División and 16 División Intermedia teams, as well as 11 from the Primera B, 8 from the Primera C, and the 17 champions from each department of Paraguay representing the UFI.

Primera División

All of the 12 Primera División teams took part in the competition:

División Intermedia

All of the 16 División Intermedia teams took part:

Primera B

The 9 teams ranked from 2nd to 10th place in the 2018 Primera B season and the top two in the 2018 Primera C season qualified:

Primera C

Teams ranked from 3rd to 10th place in the previous Primera C season qualified:

UFI

The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:
  • Sportivo San Juan
  • Porvenir FC
  • Sport Valenzolano
  • 12 de Octubre
  • Sol de América
  • 16 de Agosto
  • Athletic FBC
  • 19 de Marzo FBC
  • Sud América
  • SCD San Antonio
  • 3 de Mayo
  • 1° de Marzo FBC
  • Aquidabán
  • Sport Santo Domingo
  • Independiente
  • Nueva Estrella
  • Sport Puerto Diana

Round of 64

The draw for the round of 64 was held on 16 May 2019 and the matches were played from 28 May to 25 July 2019.

Round of 32

Matches in this round were played from 7 August to 3 September 2019.

Round of 16

Matches in this round were played from 10 to 19 September 2019.

Quarterfinals

Matches in this round were played from 9 to 16 October 2019.

Semifinals

The semifinals were played on 5 and 6 November 2019.