2023 Paraguayan Primera B Metropolitana
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| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 April - 7 November 2023 |
| Champions | Tembetary |
| Promoted | Tembetary |
| Relegated | Iteño, Humaitá |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Primera División B, or Primera División B Metropolitana in order to distinguish it from the 2023 Paraguayan Primera B Nacional, was the eightieth 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 and Central Department take part. In this edition a total of 17 teams competed.
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]
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). |
Competition system
The mode of dispute would be maintained as in previous seasons, round-robin matches, that is, two rounds made up of 17 matchdays each. The team that accumulates the most points at the end of the 34th 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.