2024 Copa Paraguay
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 30 April – November 2024 |
| Teams | 75 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 20 (2.86 per match) |
| All statistics correct as of 15 May 2024. | |
The 2024 Copa Paraguay is the sixth edition of the Copa Paraguay, Paraguay's domestic football cup competition organized by the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). The competition began on 30 April and is scheduled to end in November 2024.[1] The winners will qualify for the 2025 Copa Libertadores and the 2024 Supercopa Paraguay against the Primera División champions with better record in the aggregate table.
Libertad are the defending champions.
Format[edit]
The competition retained the format used in the most recent editions, with 75 participating teams. The 18 Primera B Metropolitana clubs, the 12 Primera C ones, and the 17 Football Union of the Interior (UFI) champions will start the competition in the first stage, in which the Primera B and Primera C teams were drawn against a team from their same league in single-legged ties, whilst the UFI teams were paired in seven matchups and a triangular group according to geographical proximity. The 22 match winners as well as the top two teams from the triangular will advance to the second stage, in which the 16 Paraguayan División Intermedia clubs will join the competition, forming 20 single-legged ties. The 20 winning teams will advance to the third stage, where the 12 Paraguayan Primera División teams will enter. The 16 third stage winners will advance to the round of 16.[2] Ties in all rounds will be played on a single-legged basis, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.
Aside from qualification for the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Paraguay, the Copa Paraguay champion will be awarded a monetary prize of Gs. 1 billion. The runners-up will be awarded Gs. 250 million, the third-placed team will earn Gs. 100 million, and the fourth-placed team will receive Gs. 50 million.[3]
Teams[edit]
The 2024 edition will have 75 participating teams:
- Primera División
- División Intermedia
- Primera B
- Primera C
- 1 de Marzo (FDM)
- Atlético Juventud
- Capitán Figari
- Deportivo Pinozá
- Fulgencio Yegros
- General Caballero (ZC)
- Humaitá
- Oriental
- Pilcomayo
- Sport Colonial
- Sportivo Iteño
- Valois Rivarola
- UFI
The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:
- Nacional (Yby Yaú) (Concepción)
- 14 de Mayo (Capiibary) (San Pedro)
- Sport Unión (Cordillera)
- Olimpia (Villarrica) (Guairá)
- Atlético Forestal (Caaguazú)
- Atlético Enramadita (Caazapá)
- Sportivo San Pedro (Itapúa)
- 15 de Mayo Itacurubí (Misiones)
- Guaraní (Paraguarí)
- Patriotas FBC (Alto Paraná)
- Universo FBC (Central)
- 1 de Marzo (Pilar) (Ñeembucú)
- Deportivo 1 de Marzo (Amambay)
- Salto del Guairá (Canindeyú)
- Sportivo San Miguel (Presidente Hayes)
- Atlético Juventud (ME) (Boquerón)
- Atlético 16 de Julio (Alto Paraguay)
First stage[edit]
The draw for the first three stages was held on 22 March 2024 and matches in this round will be played from 30 April to 16 June 2024.[3][4]
| 30 April 2024 | Cristóbal Colón (JAS) | 3–1 | Silvio Pettirossi | Itauguá |
| 17:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Luis Salinas Referee: Samuel Morales |
| 30 April 2024 | 12 de Octubre (I) | 1–2 | Olimpia (Itá) | Itauguá |
| 19:30 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Luis Salinas Referee: Jhonatan González |
| 1 May 2024 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | 1–0 | Presidente Hayes | Asunción |
| 17:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Ricardo Gregor Referee: Fredy Hermosilla |
| 1 May 2024 | River Plate | 1–2 | 24 de Setiembre | Asunción |
| 19:30 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ricardo Gregor Referee: Carlos Figueredo |
| 2 May 2024 | Atlántida | F1.21 | 3 de Febrero RB | Capiatá |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Erico Galeano Referee: Alipio Colmán | |||
| Note: Match suspended after 5 minutes of play due to poor weather.[5] It was rescheduled to 13 June 2024, 17:30 local time. | ||||
| 14 May 2024 | Sportivo San Pedro | 1–5 | Atlético Enramadita | Villarrica |
| 17:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Fabio Villalba |
| 14 May 2024 | Guaraní (Paraguarí) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Olimpia (Villarrica) | Villarrica |
| 19:30 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Pedro Baranda |
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| 15 May 2024 | Atlético Forestal | 0–1 | Patriotas FBC | San Estanislao |
| 17:00 UTC−4 |
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Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Alcides Gray |
| 15 May 2024 | Salto del Guairá | F1.7 | 14 de Mayo (Capiibary) | San Estanislao |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Luis Trinidad |
| 16 May 2024 | Capitán Figari | F1.6 | Oriental | Villa Hayes |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Isidro Rousillón Referee: Marcos Galeano |
| 16 May 2024 | General Caballero (ZC) | F1.22 | Sportivo Iteño | Villa Hayes |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Isidro Rousillón Referee: Víctor Ruiz |
| 28 May 2024 | Deportivo Pinozá | F1.3 | Atlético Juventud | Asunción |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Ricardo Gregor |
| 28 May 2024 | General Díaz | F1.2 | Sportivo Limpeño | Asunción |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Ricardo Gregor |
| 29 May 2024 | Pilcomayo | F1.13 | Valois Rivarola | San Lorenzo |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Gunther Vogel |
| 29 May 2024 | Humaitá | F1.19 | 1 de Marzo (FDM) | San Lorenzo |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Gunther Vogel |
| 30 May 2024 | Sport Colonial | F1.16 | Fulgencio Yegros | Itauguá |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Luis Salinas |
| 30 May 2024 | 1 de Marzo (Pilar) | F1.17 | 15 de Mayo Itacurubí | Itauguá |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Luis Salinas |
| 11 June 2024 | Universo FBC | F1.20 | Sport Unión | Capiatá |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Erico Galeano |
| 11 June 2024 | 3 de Noviembre | F1.8 | Deportivo Capiatá | Capiatá |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Erico Galeano |
| 12 June 2024 | Sportivo San Miguel | F1.1 | Atlético Juventud (ME) | Villa Hayes |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Isidro Rousillón |
| 12 June 2024 | Benjamín Aceval | F1.18 | Sport Colombia | Villa Hayes |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Isidro Rousillón |
| 13 June 2024 | 29 de Setiembre | F1.5 | 12 de Octubre (SD) | Capiatá |
| 20:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Erico Galeano Referee: Zulma Quiñónez | |||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 2 May 2024, 19:30 local time but suspended due to poor weather.[6] It was rescheduled to 13 June 2024, 20:00 local time. | ||||
Triangular group[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético 16 de Julio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Second stage[a] |
| 2 | Deportivo 1 de Marzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Nacional (Yby Yaú) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
- ^ The triangular winner will advance to the second stage as Winner F1.23 and the runner-up will advance as Winner F1.24.
| 10 June 2024 | Deportivo 1 de Marzo | v | Atlético 16 de Julio | Pedro Juan Caballero |
| 15:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Río Parapití |
| 13 June 2024 | Atlético 16 de Julio | v | Nacional (Yby Yaú) | Pedro Juan Caballero |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Río Parapití |
| 16 June 2024 | Nacional (Yby Yaú) | v | Deportivo 1 de Marzo | Pedro Juan Caballero |
| 15:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Río Parapití |
Second stage[edit]
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.1 | F2.1 | Deportivo Recoleta | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.2 | F2.2 | Resistencia | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.3 | F2.3 | Encarnación | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Patriotas FBC | F2.4 | Deportivo Santaní | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.5 | F2.5 | Winner F1.6 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.7 | F2.6 | Winner F1.8 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | 24 de Setiembre | F2.8 | 12 de Junio | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Olimpia (Itá) | F2.9 | Martín Ledesma | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) | F2.10 | Guaireña | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.13 | F2.11 | Atlético Colegiales | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Atlético Enramadita | F2.12 | Atlético 3 de Febrero | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Cristóbal Colón (JAS) | F2.13 | Rubio Ñu | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.17 | F2.15 | Winner F1.18 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.19 | F2.16 | Winner F1.20 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.21 | F2.17 | Independiente (CG) | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.22 | F2.18 | San Lorenzo | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.23 | F2.19 | Sportivo Carapeguá | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F1.24 | F2.20 | Fernando de la Mora | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
Bracket[edit]
| Third stage | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sol de América | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tacuary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Libertad | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Trinidense | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Luqueño | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olimpia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General Caballero (JLM) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 de Mayo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Ameliano | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.16 | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guaraní | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Third stage[edit]
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.1 | 1 | Cerro Porteño | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.2 | 2 | Sol de América | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.5 | 5 | Sportivo Trinidense | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.6 | 6 | Sportivo Luqueño | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.7 | 7 | Winner F2.8 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.9 | 8 | Winner F2.10 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.12 | 10 | General Caballero (JLM) | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.15 | 13 | Sportivo Ameliano | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.17 | 15 | Winner F2.18 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| TBD 2024 | Winner F2.19 | 16 | Winner F2.20 | |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ruta definida para la Copa Paraguay 2024" [Route set for the 2024 Copa Paraguay] (in Spanish). D10. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Integrado el nuevo campeonato de la Copa Paraguay" [The new Copa Paraguay championship is integrated] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b "La Copa Paraguay con el itinerario definido" [The Copa Paraguay with set itinerary] (in Spanish). APF. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "La primera semana de competencia de la Copa Paraguay 2024" [The 2024 Copa Paraguay's first week of competition] (in Spanish). D10. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Copa Paraguay: Atlántida SC-3 de Febrero RB, suspendido por la mala condición climática" [Copa Paraguay: Atlántida SC-3 de Febrero RB, suspended due to poor weather conditions] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Suspenden un partido de Copa Paraguay por intensas lluvias" [A Copa Paraguay match is suspended due to heavy rainfall] (in Spanish). D10. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Copa Paraguay on the official website of the Paraguayan Football Association (in Spanish)