2024 Paraguayan Primera B Metropolitana
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.
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 April 2024 - |
← 2023 2025 → | |
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
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 de Febrero | Asunción | 3 de Febrero | 500 |
| 3 de Noviembre | Asunción | Rubén Ramírez | 1,500 |
| 12 de Octubre ITG | Itauguá | Luis Alberto Salinas Tanasio | 10,000 |
| 12 de Octubre SDO | Asunción | Rafael Giménez | 1,500 |
| 24 de Setiembre | Areguá | Próculo Cortázar | 2,500 |
| 29 de Setiembre | Luque | Salustiano Zaracho | 3,500 |
| Atlántida | Asunción | Flaviano Díaz | 1,000 |
| Benjamín Aceval | Villa Hayes | Isidro Roussillón | 5,000 |
| Cristóbal Colón | Julián Augusto Saldívar | Herminio Ricardo | 3,000 |
| Cristóbal Colón | Ñemby | Pablo Patricio Bogarín | 2,500 |
| Deportivo Capiatá | Capiatá | Erico Galeano | 15,000 |
| General Díaz | Luque | General Adrián Jara | 4,000 |
| Olimpia de Itá | Itá | Presbítero Manuel Gamarra | 5,000 |
| Presidente Hayes | Asunción | Félix Cabrera | 5,000 |
| River Plate | Asunción | Jardines del Kelito | 6,500 |
| Silvio Pettirossi | Asunción | Bernabé Pedrozo | 4,000 |
| Sportivo Limpeño | Limpio | Optaciano Gómez | 1,800 |
| Sport Colombia | Fernando de la Mora | Alfonso Colmán | 7,000 |
Geographical distribution
| Department | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Central | 10 | 12 de Octubre ITG (Itauguá), 24 de Setiembre (Areguá), 29 de Septiembre (Luque), Cristóbal Colón (Julián Augusto Saldívar), Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby), Deportivo Capiatá (Capiatá), Paraguay|Mariano Roque Alonso]]), General Díaz (Luque), Olimpia (Itá), Sport Colombia (Fernando de la Mora), Sportivo Limpeño (Limpio). |
| Asunción | 7 | 3 de Febrero FBC, 3 de Noviembre, 12 de Octubre SDO, Atlántida, Presidente Hayes, River Plate and Silvio Pettirossi. |
| Presidente Hayes | 1 | Benjamín 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.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Promotion to División Intermedia |
| 2 | Atlántida | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Playoff for promotion to División Intermedia |
| 3 | Sport Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 12 de Octubre ITG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cristóbal Colón JAS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Benjamín Aceval | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Sportivo Limpeño | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 de Noviembre | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Capiatá | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Olimpia de Itá | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 11 | General Díaz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 12 | 3 de Febrero FBC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 13 | 29 de Setiembre | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 14 | 24 de Setiembre | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 15 | Cristóbal Colón ÑEM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 16 | 12 de Octubre SDO | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Presidente Hayes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Silvio Pettirossi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |