# 2024 Paraguayan División Intermedia

The 2024 División Intermedia season, named "Homenaje a Daniel Giménez, Félix Quiñonez e Isidoro Benítez", was the 106th season of the second-tier league of Paraguayan football and the 27th under the División Intermedia name. The season began on 5 April and ended on 14 October 2024, and the fixtures for the season were drawn on 28 November 2023.
Deportivo Recoleta and Tembetary earned promotion to the Paraguayan Primera División at the end of the season, with the former clinching a top two finish with three matchdays to go by defeating Pastoreo on 22 September, and the latter doing so on the following matchday, beating Fernando de la Mora on 29 September. Deportivo Recoleta ended up winning their second División Intermedia title after a 1–1 with Fernando de la Mora and a 3–1 loss for Tembetary against Sportivo Carapeguá on the final matchday of the season.

## Format

16 teams took part in the competition, which was 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 were promoted to the Paraguayan Primera División for the 2025 season, while the bottom three teams in the relegation table at the end of the season were relegated: teams located within 50 kilometres of Asunción were relegated to Primera División B, while teams from outside Greater Asunción and the Central Department were relegated to Primera División B Nacional.

## Teams
### Team changes

16 teams competed in the season: 11 teams from the previous División Intermedia season plus the two teams relegated from Primera División in its 2023 season (Guaireña and Resistencia), the 2023 Primera División B champions Tembetary, the 2023 Primera División B Nacional champions 12 de Junio, and the 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional de Interligas champions Encarnación.
| Promoted to 2024 Primera División | Relegated from 2023 Primera División | Promoted from 2023 Tercera División | Relegated to 2024 Tercera División |
| Sol de América 2 de Mayo | Guaireña Resistencia | 12 de Junio (Primera B Nacional) Encarnación (Campeonato Nacional de Interligas) Tembetary (Primera B Metropolitana) | Atyrá (Primera B Nacional) 24 de Setiembre (Primera B Metropolitana) 12 de Octubre (Primera B Metropolitana) |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| 3 de Febrero | Ciudad del Este | Antonio Aranda | 23,500 |
| 12 de Junio | Villa Hayes | Facundo de León | 6,000 |
| Atlético Colegiales | Lambaré | Luciano Zacarías | 4,500 |
| Deportivo Recoleta | Asunción | CARDIF | 1,800 |
| Deportivo Santaní | San Estanislao | Juan José Vázquez | 8,000 |
| Encarnación | Encarnación | Villa Alegre | 16,000 |
| Fernando de la Mora | Asunción | Emiliano Ghezzi | 6,000 |
| Guaireña | Villarrica | Parque del Guairá | 11,000 |
| Independiente (CG) | Asunción | Ricardo Gregor | 4,000 |
| Martín Ledesma | Capiatá | Enrique Soler | 5,000 |
| Pastoreo | Juan Manuel Frutos | Liga Caaguazú de Fútbol | 5,000 |
| Resistencia | Asunción | Tomás Beggan Correa | 3,500 |
| Rubio Ñu | Asunción | La Arboleda | 8,000 |
| San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | Gunther Vogel | 5,000 |
| Sportivo Carapeguá | Carapeguá | Municipal de Carapeguá | 10,000 |
| Tembetary | Villa Elisa | Luis Alfonso Giagni | 11,000 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Used as home stadium for the season since Tembetary's stadium Complejo Tembetary in Villa Elisa did not meet APF requirements.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Recoleta (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 65 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 2 | Tembetary (P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 62 | Promotion to Primera División |
| 3 | Sportivo Carapeguá | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 58 | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 46 | |
| 5 | Resistencia | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 45 | |
| 6 | Encarnación | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Rubio Ñu | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Santaní | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 42 | |
| 9 | Guaireña | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 38 | |
| 10 | Independiente (CG) | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 38 | |
| 11 | 12 de Junio | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 38 | |
| 12 | Martín Ledesma | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 36 | |
| 13 | Fernando de la Mora | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 35 | |
| 14 | 3 de Febrero | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 29 | |
| 15 | Pastoreo | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | |
| 16 | Atlético Colegiales | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 70 | −42 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Rubio Ñu 6, Deportivo Santaní 0.
* ↑ Guaireña were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay a debt with player Enrique Borja.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Guaireña 7, Independiente (CG) 5, 12 de Junio 4.

## Results

| Home \ Away | 3FE | 12J | CAC | REC | SAN | ENC | FDM | GUA | IND | MAL | PAS | RES | RUB | SSL | SPC | TEM |
| 3 de Febrero | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| 12 de Junio | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Atlético Colegiales | 2–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Recoleta | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Santaní | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Encarnación | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Fernando de la Mora | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Guaireña | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Independiente (CG) | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 |
| Martín Ledesma | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Pastoreo | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Resistencia | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Rubio Ñu | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| San Lorenzo | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Sportivo Carapeguá | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Tembetary | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lucas González | Deportivo Recoleta | 21 |
| 2 | César Villagra | Rubio Ñu | 12 |
| 2 | Richart Ortiz | Encarnación | 12 |
| 4 | Augusto Giménez | Sportivo Carapeguá | 11 |
| 5 | Roland Escobar | Deportivo Santaní | 10 |
| 5 | Luis Galeano | Fernando de la Mora | 10 |
| 7 | Fernando Escobar | Resistencia / Encarnación | 9 |
| 7 | Carlos Duarte | Guaireña | 9 |
| 9 | Juan Roa | Tembetary | 8 |
| 10 | Jesús Cáceres | Guaireña / Sportivo Carapeguá | 7 |
| 10 | Jesús Amarilla | 3 de Febrero | 7 |
Source: APF

## Relegation

Relegation was determined at the end of the season by computing an average of the total of points earned per game over the past three seasons. The three teams with the lowest average were relegated to Primera División B or Primera División B Nacional for the following season, depending on their geographical location.
| Pos | Team | 2022 Pts | 2023 Pts | 2024 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Tembetary | — | — | 62 | 62 | 30 | 2.067 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Recoleta | — | 51 | 65 | 116 | 60 | 1.933 | |
| 3 | Sportivo Carapeguá | — | 43 | 58 | 101 | 60 | 1.683 | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo | 54 | 42 | 46 | 142 | 90 | 1.578 | |
| 5 | Resistencia | — | — | 45 | 45 | 30 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | Independiente (CG) | 41 | 51 | 41 | 133 | 90 | 1.478 | |
| 7 | Encarnación | — | — | 44 | 44 | 30 | 1.467 | |
| 8 | Fernando de la Mora | 48 | 48 | 35 | 131 | 90 | 1.456 | |
| 9 | Rubio Ñu | 44 | 44 | 42 | 130 | 90 | 1.444 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Santaní | 33 | 44 | 42 | 119 | 90 | 1.322 | |
| 11 | Pastoreo | 53 | 43 | 23 | 119 | 90 | 1.322 | |
| 12 | Guaireña | — | — | 38 | 38 | 30 | 1.267 | |
| 13 | 12 de Junio | — | — | 38 | 38 | 30 | 1.267 | |
| 14 | Martín Ledesma (R) | 45 | 31 | 36 | 112 | 90 | 1.244 | Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana |
| 15 | 3 de Febrero (R) | 35 | 39 | 29 | 103 | 90 | 1.144 | Relegation to Primera B Nacional |
| 16 | Atlético Colegiales (R) | 36 | 32 | 10 | 78 | 90 | 0.867 | Relegation to Primera B Metropolitana |
Source: APF