Paraguayan Women's Football Championship
Football league
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The Campeonato Anual FEM (English: Annual W Championship) is the top-level league competition for women's football in Paraguay. The winner and runner-up qualify for the Copa Libertadores Femenina, the South American Women's Champions League. The competition is organised by the Paraguayan Football Association.
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Country | Paraguay |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| International cup | Copa Libertadores Femenina |
| Current champions | Libertad (2025) |
| Most championships | Universidad Autónoma (9) |
| Top scorer | Liza Larrea (139 goals) |
| Current: 2026 season | |
Format
The teams play a double round robin. After that the six best teams advance to the Hexagonal Final. After participation in the late 2000s has declined to around 6 clubs, there were some seminars by the Football Organisation as how to increase participation. In 2011, 12 teams did enter the championship.[1]
List of champions
In 1997 an experimental tournament was held and won by Nacional. Then, from 1999, the competition was held annually, except for 2001. Universidad Autónoma won 9 times out of 13.[2][3] Since at least 2004 an Apertura and Clausura format was adopted. The winners of those are not considered champions but play a playoff for the championship.
- (In bracket, title count):
Titles by club
| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Autónoma | 9 | 2 | 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | 2007, 2012 |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 7 | 8 | 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021 | 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 |
| 3 | Libertad | 3 | 2 | 2019, 2024, 2025 | 2018, 2022 |
| Sportivo Limpeño | 3 | 1 | 2015, 2016, 2019 | 2014 | |
| 4 | Olimpia | 2 | 3 | 2022, 2023 | 2000, 2024, 2025 |
| Nacional | 2 | 2 | 1997, 2000 | 1999, 2003 | |
| 5 | Real Sajonia | 1 | — | 2002 | — |