2022 Paraguayan División Intermedia
The 2022 División Intermedia season, named "Homenaje al Doctor Luis Lezcano Pastore y al Escribano Julio César Ortiz Duarte", is the 104th season of the second-tier league of Paraguayan football and 25th under the Paraguayan División Intermedia name. The season began on 1 April and is scheduled to end on 10 October 2022.[1] The fixtures for the season were announced on 15 December 2021.[2]
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 April – 10 October 2022 |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 91 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Six players (3 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | San Lorenzo 4–1 Atl. Colegiales (10 April) |
| Biggest away win | Sportivo Iteño 0–5 Pastoreo (10 April) |
| Highest scoring | Independiente (CG) 5–2 Martín Ledesma (22 April) |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2022. | |
Format
16 teams take part in the competition, which is played under a double round-robin system with teams playing each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 30 matches. The top two teams at the end of the season will be promoted to the Paraguayan Primera División for the 2023 season, while the bottom three teams in the relegation table at the end of the season will be relegated: teams located within 50 kilometres of Asunción will be relegated to Primera División B, while teams from outside Greater Asunción and the Central Department will be relegated to Primera División B Nacional.[1]
Teams
16 teams compete in the season: 11 teams from the previous División Intermedia season plus the two teams relegated from Primera División in its 2021 season (River Plate and Sportivo Luqueño), the top two teams from the 2021 Primera División B (Atlético Colegiales and Martín Ledesma) and the 2019–20 Campeonato Nacional de Interligas champions Pastoreo.
Stadia and locations
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 de Mayo | Pedro Juan Caballero | Río Parapití | 25,000 |
| 3 de Febrero | Ciudad del Este | Antonio Aranda | 23,500 |
| Atlético Colegiales | Lambaré | Luciano Zacarías | 4,500 |
| Atyrá | Atyrá | San Francisco de Asís | 10,000 |
| Deportivo Santaní | San Estanislao | Juan José Vázquez | 8,000 |
| Fernando de la Mora | Asunción | Emiliano Ghezzi | 6,000 |
| Guaraní (T) | Trinidad | Carlos Memmel | 5,000 |
| Independiente (CG) | Asunción | Ricardo Gregor | 4,000 |
| Martín Ledesma | Capiatá | Enrique Soler | 5,000 |
| Pastoreo | Juan Manuel Frutos | Complejo María Auxiliadora | 5,000 |
| River Plate | Asunción | River Plate | 6,500 |
| Rubio Ñu | Asunción | La Arboleda | 8,000 |
| San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | Gunther Vogel | 5,000 |
| Sportivo Iteño | Itá | Salvador Morga | 4,500 |
| Sportivo Luqueño | Luque | Feliciano Cáceres | 23,000 |
| Sportivo Trinidense | Asunción | Martín Torres | 3,000 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sportivo Luqueño | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Pastoreo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 11 | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | |
| 5 | Independiente (CG) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 de Febrero | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | |
| 7 | Guaraní (T) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 8 | Atlético Colegiales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
| 9 | Rubio Ñu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | Martín Ledesma | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 11 | Fernando de la Mora | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Santaní | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
| 13 | River Plate | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 14 | Sportivo Iteño | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | |
| 15 | Atyrá | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 16 | 2 de Mayo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Results
Top scorers
- As of 2 May 2022
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cristian Paredes |
3 de Febrero | 3 |
| Marcelo Ferreira |
Independiente (CG) | ||
| Maximiliano Gauto |
Pastoreo | ||
| Denis Peralta |
Pastoreo | ||
| Jorge Quintana |
San Lorenzo | ||
 Gustavo Cañizales |
Atlético Colegiales | ||
| 7 | Alejandro Aranda |
3 de Febrero | 2 |
| Guillermo Denis |
Atlético Colegiales | ||
| Guillermo Denis |
Atlético Colegiales | ||
| Arnaldo Gauna |
Deportivo Santaní | ||
| Héctor Villamayor |
Independiente (CG) | ||
 Pablo Marisi |
Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Pedro Arce |
Sportivo Trinidense | ||
| Óscar Giménez |
Sportivo Trinidense | ||
| Carlos González |
Sportivo Trinidense | ||
| Jorge Guerrero |
Martín Ledesma |
Source: APF
Relegation
Relegation is determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the number of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The three teams with the lowest average will be relegated to the Primera División B or Primera División B Nacional for the following season, depending on their geographical location.
| Pos | Team | 2019 Pts | 2021 Pts | 2022 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sportivo Luqueño | — | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2.6 | |
| 2 | Pastoreo | — | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2.2 | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | — | 53 | 11 | 64 | 39 | 1.641 | |
| 4 | Sportivo Trinidense | 40 | 52 | 11 | 103 | 69 | 1.493 | |
| 5 | Independiente (CG) | 41 | 51 | 10 | 101 | 69 | 1.464 | |
| 6 | Atyrá | 49 | 43 | 3 | 95 | 69 | 1.377 | |
| 7 | 3 de Febrero | 39 | 48 | 8 | 95 | 69 | 1.377 | |
| 8 | 2 de Mayo | 55 | 36 | 1 | 92 | 69 | 1.333 | |
| 9 | Fernando de la Mora | 43 | 45 | 4 | 92 | 69 | 1.333 | |
| 10 | Guaraní (T) | — | 41 | 7 | 48 | 39 | 1.231 | |
| 11 | Atlético Colegiales | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.2 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Santaní | — | 41 | 4 | 45 | 39 | 1.154 | |
| 12 | Rubio Ñu | 35 | 39 | 5 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | |
| 13 | Sportivo Iteño | 36 | 39 | 4 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | Relegation to Primera División B or Primera División B Nacional |
| 15 | Martín Ledesma | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 16 | River Plate | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0.8 |
Updated to matches played on 2 May 2022. Source: APF
References
- "La Intermedia ya palpita la temporada 2022" [The Intermedia already pulsates the 2022 season] (in Spanish). APF. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "El fixture de la Intermedia 2022" [The fixture of the 2022 Intermedia] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.