Football in Paraguay

Football in Paraguay
Football in Paraguay
	Paraguay's national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
Country	Paraguay
Governing body	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
National team(s)	Paraguay
First played	1867
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup ; Confederations Cup ; Copa América
Club competitions
	List League: ; Paraguayan Primera División; División Intermedia; Tercerca Division; Cuarta Division; Cups: ; Copa Paraguay; Torneo Republica (defunct) ; ;
International competitions
	FIFA Club World Cup ; Copa Libertadores ; Copa Sudamericana
Audience records
Single match	Olimpia Asunción v. Cerro Porteño, 1983 (49, 095)

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Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and international competitions.^[2]^[3] Paraguay's football leagues are divided into four divisions. In 2020, Paraguay's top-tier was ranked 8th in the world by the IFFHS.^[4]

^ "103 años de historia pura - APF". Apf.org.py.
^ "El único hexacampeón". Ultimahora.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Olimpia cumple un año más, sin mucho que celebrar". Ultimahora.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "La liga paraguaya, la octava mejor del mundo de 2020 según la IFFHS". Versus.lanacion.com. January 21, 2021.

[auto1-1] "103 años de historia pura - APF". Apf.org.py.

[2] "El único hexacampeón". Ultimahora.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[3] "Olimpia cumple un año más, sin mucho que celebrar". Ultimahora.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[4] "La liga paraguaya, la octava mejor del mundo de 2020 según la IFFHS". Versus.lanacion.com. January 21, 2021.

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Football in Paraguay

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