APF División Intermedia


The División Intermedia, also known as the Segunda División, is the second highest professional football league in Paraguay. It is organized by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.

Overview

Since 1910 the second division tournaments have changed rules, number of teams and names. As of 2006, División Intermedia is the name for the second division and 16 teams are part of it. The champion and the runner-up of this league gains the right to participate in the Liga Paraguaya: Primera División, the Paraguay's top division of football. The last three teams are relegated to the third division. The three spots left by relegated teams are occupied by one team from the Primera de Ascenso and one team from the Primera División Nacional B which is a tournament where teams from the whole country compete, giving them a chance to eventually make it to the first division.

Clubs

16 teams will contest the league in its 2025 season, including three promoted from the 2024 Tercera División: Deportivo Capiatá, Guaraní de Fram, and River Plate, and two relegated from the 2024 Paraguayan [Primera División season|2024 Primera División]: Sol de América and Tacuary.
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
12 de JunioVilla HayesFacundo de León5,000
Deportivo CapiatáCapiatáErico Galeano10,000
Deportivo SantaníSan EstanislaoJuan José Vázquez8,000
EncarnaciónEncarnaciónVilla Alegre16,000
Fernando de la MoraAsunciónEmiliano Ghezzi6,000
GuaireñaVillarricaParque del Guairá11,000
Guaraní (F)CambyretáCarlos Memmel6,000
Independiente (CG)AsunciónRicardo Gregor4,000
PastoreoJuan Manuel FrutosLiga Caaguazú de Fútbol5,000
ResistenciaAsunciónTomás Beggan Correa3,500
River PlateAsunciónJardines del Kelito6,500
Rubio ÑuAsunciónLa Arboleda8,000
San LorenzoSan LorenzoGunther Vogel5,000
Club [Sol de América|Sol de América]Villa ElisaLuis Alfonso Giagni11,000
Sportivo CarapeguáCarapeguáMunicipal de Carapeguá10,000
TacuaryAsunciónToribio Vargas3,000

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List of champions

Segunda División

Source:

División Intermedia

Source:
SeasonChampion
1918Sastre Sport
1919Presidente Hayes
1920Cerro Porteño B
1921Sastre Sport
1922Championship not played
1923Deportivo Meilicke
1924Sportivo Luqueño
1925Sastre Sport
1926Rubio Ñú
1927Atlántida
1928General Caballero
1929CALT
1930Fernando de la Mora
1931Sastre Sport
1932–36Championship not played
193712 de Octubre
1938Atlético Sajonia
193924 de Septiembre
1940Sport Colombia
1941Rubio Ñú
194224 de Septiembre
194324 de Septiembre
1944Sport Colombia
1945Sport Colombia
1946Deportivo Pinozá
1947Championship not played
1948Asunción FBC
1949San Lorenzo
1950Sport Colombia