Organising body | APF |
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Founded | 2018 |
Region | Paraguay |
Number of teams | 74 |
Qualifier for | Copa Libertadores Supercopa Paraguay |
Current champions | Libertad (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Libertad (2 titles) |
Television broadcasters | Tigo Sports |
Motto | La Copa de Todos (Everyone's cup) |
2024 Copa Paraguay |
The Copa Paraguay is a knockout football competition in men's domestic Paraguayan football, starting in 2018 and succeeding the defunct Torneo República. The project for its creation was officially presented in December 2017 and approved by the Paraguayan Football Association's Executive Committee on 20 February 2018.[1]
The competition starts in April and ends in November, with the winner of the cup qualifying for the following year's Copa Libertadores (Copa Sudamericana until the 2022 edition).[2] If the cup winner has already qualified for South American competitions through the league, then the cup runner-up (or the third-placed team) will qualify. If the top three teams have all already qualified for South American competitions through the league, then the best-placed team in the Paraguayan Primera División that has not yet qualified for an international competition will qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.[3] Starting from the 2021 edition, the winner also qualifies for the Supercopa Paraguay.