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The Primera División B (First Division B: in English), also known as Primera División B Metropolitana or simply Primera B Metropolitana in order to distinguish it from the Primera División B Nacional, is the metropolitan tournament of the Paraguayan Tercera División. Only teams from the Gran Asunción metropolitan area and Central Department take part in this third division league. Teams from all other parts of Paraguay that are not part of the Gran Asunción area play the Primera División B Nacional tournament in order to get promoted to the Paraguayan Division Intermedia.

It is being played since 1939. Since that year, the number of teams, rules and names for the tournament have changed, but as of now it is called "Primera División C" (and no more "Primera de Ascenso"). For the 2021 season, 17 teams take part.

The champion of this league gains the right to participate in the Paraguayan División Intermedia and the second placed team plays a play-off game against the second placed team of the Primera División B Nacional (country third division tournament), to decide who will play in Paraguay's second division of football. The last one or two teams are relegated to the fourth division (called "Primera División C") for teams from Gran Asunción.

Teams (2023)

Geographical distribution

Department	Number	Teams
Asunción	7	3 de Febrero FBC, 3 de Noviembre, Atlántida, Presidente Hayes, River Plate, Silvio Pettirossi, and Tembetary.
Central Department	9	29 de Septiembre (Luque), Cristóbal Colón (Julián Augusto Saldívar), Cristóbal Colón (Ñemby), Deportivo Capiatá (Capiatá), Deportivo Humaitá (Mariano Roque Alonso), General Díaz (Luque), Olimpia (Itá), Sportivo Iteño (Itá), Sportivo Limpeño (Limpio).
Presidente Hayes Department	1	Benjamín Aceval (Villa Hayes).

List of champions

Tercera División

Segunda de Ascenso

Primera de Ascenso

Primera División B

Titles by club

List of goalscorers

Season	Player	Club	Goals
2008	Osvaldo Duarte	Independiente CG	13
2007	Victor Aquino	Sportivo San Lorenzo	13
2006	Carlos Borja	Cerro Cora	14
2005	José Leguizamón	Sportivo Trinidense	20
2004	Sabino Leiva	Atlético Tembetary	19

References

1. ^ Abc Color (ed.) El inicio del torneo. (In spanish). (April 14, 2012). Retrieved December 5, 2012.
2. Juan P. Andrés and Eli Schmerler (September 14, 2010) RSSSF (ed.) List of Champions. Retrieved December 6, 2012
3. D10 (ed.) 29 de Setiembre sube. (In spanish). Retrieved December 6, 2012.
4. Todo Ascenso (ed.) PRIMERA B: TODOS LOS RESULTADOS DE JORNADA DONDE 12 DE OCTUBRE DE ITAUGUÁ SE CORONO CAMPEÓN Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. (September 16, 2012). (In spanish). Retrieved December 6, 2012.
5. "Paraguay 2008".
6. "Paraguay 2007".
7. "Paraguay 2006".
8. "Paraguay 2005".
9. "Paraguay 2004".

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