Copa Paraguay is a men’s football cup competition in Paraguay, with recorded coverage from 2019 to 2025. On this page, visitors can follow fixtures, live scores and results, while reviewing available standings and player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons. Use the page as a clear reference for Copa Paraguay schedules, outcomes and performance data.
Upcoming matches, Copa Paraguay
Round of 16
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- Round of 16
2 de Mayo
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- Round of 16
Club Sp. San Lorenzo
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- Round of 16Fernando De La MoraNo H2HLibertad Asuncion
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- Round of 16
Atlético Tembetary
No H2HSportivo Iteno
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- Round of 16
Deportivo Recoleta
No H2HGuairena FC
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- Round of 16
Independiente F.b.c.
No H2HNacional Asuncion
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- Round of 16
Cerro Porteno
Rubio NU
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- Round of 16
Olimpia
Sportivo Luqueno
Latest played matches, Copa Paraguay
Round of 32
Copa Paraguay Standings
Copa Paraguay Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top key passes
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Copa Paraguay teams participation since 2019
History
Copa Paraguay top scorer teams
Copa Paraguay About
Copa Paraguay is Paraguay’s premier men’s domestic knockout cup, organised by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF) to bring clubs from across the national football pyramid into one competition. Established in 2018, it is widely associated with the identity “La Copa de Todos” — Everyone’s Cup — because its central purpose is to connect professional, semi-professional and regional football.
A national cup for every level
The competition occupies a distinctive place in Paraguayan football. Unlike the country’s league championships, which separate clubs by division, the Copa Paraguay uses a knockout structure to create direct meetings between teams with very different resources and sporting backgrounds. A top-flight club may face a side from the interior of the country, while a lower-tier team can earn national attention by eliminating an established professional opponent.
The tournament was created as a modern successor to the defunct Torneo República. Its design reflects an effort to give football clubs from every part of Paraguay a route into a nationally significant competition. The inclusion of department champions and teams from the lower divisions also gives the cup a strong geographical and community dimension, rather than limiting participation to the professional clubs based around the capital and major urban centres.
Who enters the Copa Paraguay?
Entry is based on sporting participation and merit across several levels of the Paraguayan system. The 12 Primera División clubs receive automatic access, while 16 División Intermedia teams also participate. Clubs from the Primera B Metropolitana and Primera C gain places through their respective league structures, and the champions of Paraguay’s 17 departments enter through the Unión del Fútbol del Interior (UFI).
This combination normally produces a field of approximately 74 or 75 clubs, although the precise number and entry arrangements can vary by edition. Lower-level clubs must satisfy the applicable administrative requirements, including the competition’s licensing and registration conditions. Through this system, the cup combines the country’s elite teams with clubs whose regular competitive environment is regional or amateur.
Format and progression
The Copa Paraguay is played as a multi-stage, single-elimination competition. The opening phase is reserved primarily for lower-tier and UFI entrants, who compete for places in the later draw. Depending on the edition, the preliminary programme can include small group arrangements for selected regional teams before the knockout bracket becomes fully established.
División Intermedia clubs join at a subsequent stage, meeting the teams that have survived the opening rounds. The Primera División sides enter later, commonly at the Round of 32 or a comparable national-stage point. This staggered entry protects the calendar for the professional clubs while preserving a pathway for smaller teams to advance on the field.
Pairings in early rounds may take account of geographical proximity or league affiliation. The practical aim is to reduce unnecessary travel for regional clubs and make the competition more accessible, while later rounds bring the surviving teams into a wider national contest. Each tie is normally played over one match rather than two legs, so a single performance can decide a club’s progress.
Match rules and tie-breakers
Matches consist of 90 minutes of regulation time. In the preliminary and main knockout rounds, a drawn match generally proceeds directly to a penalty shootout, with no extra time. The final can be subject to different provisions: recent competition information indicates that the decisive match may use two 15-minute periods of extra time before penalties if the score remains level. The applicable edition regulations determine the precise procedure, so the final should not automatically be treated as identical to earlier rounds.
Calendar, governance and importance
The APF oversees the tournament’s organisation, competition rules and disciplinary framework, working with the UFI on matters affecting regional participation. The cup usually runs across the Paraguayan domestic season, with preliminary matches beginning around April or May and the later rounds and final taking place towards November or December. Scheduling can vary between editions, but the staged calendar allows professional clubs to enter after the initial regional and lower-division programme has begun.
The sporting rewards extend beyond the domestic cup itself. The champion receives an important route into continental competition under the allocation rules applicable to that edition, unless qualification has already been secured through league performance. The winner also qualifies for the Supercopa Paraguay, where it faces the relevant Primera División champion under the competition’s regulations. Prize money for the leading finishers adds a further incentive, although amounts and allocation rules can change from one season to another.
The Copa Paraguay therefore serves two purposes at once: it is a high-stakes national cup and a bridge between different parts of Paraguayan football. Its recorded Xtra-Stats coverage runs from the 2019 season through 2025, with six recorded seasons, providing a statistical view of a competition whose appeal lies in both its knockout drama and its unusually broad access.