# 2024 Copa Paraguay

The 2024 Copa Paraguay was the sixth edition of the Copa Paraguay, Paraguay's domestic football cup competition organized by the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). The competition began on 30 April and ended on 6 December 2024.
The defending champions Libertad won their third Copa Paraguay title, defeating Nacional 1–0 in the final match. As Copa Paraguay winners, Libertad qualified for the 2024 Supercopa Paraguay against Olimpia, the Primera División champions with better record in the aggregate table, but their berth to the 2025 Copa Libertadores was instead awarded to the cup runners-up Nacional since they had already qualified for that competition on league performance.

## Format

The competition retained the format used in the most recent editions, with 75 participating teams. The 18 Primera B Metropolitana clubs, the 12 Primera C ones, and the 17 Football Union of the Interior (UFI) champions started the competition in the first stage, in which the Primera B and Primera C teams were drawn against a team from their same league in single-legged ties, whilst the UFI teams were paired in seven matchups and a triangular group according to geographical proximity. The 22 match winners as well as the top two teams from the triangular advanced to the second stage, in which the 16 Paraguayan División Intermedia clubs joined the competition, forming 20 single-legged ties. The 20 winning teams then advanced to the third stage, where the 12 Paraguayan Primera División teams entered. The 16 third stage winners advanced to the round of 16. Ties in all rounds are played on a single-legged basis, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.
Aside from qualification for the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Paraguay, the Copa Paraguay champion was awarded a monetary prize of Gs. 1 billion. The runners-up were awarded Gs. 250 million, the third-placed team earned Gs. 100 million, and the fourth-placed team received Gs. 50 million.

## Teams

The 2024 edition had 75 participating teams:

### Primera División

* 2 de Mayo
* Cerro Porteño
* General Caballero (JLM)
* Guaraní
* Libertad
* Nacional
* Olimpia
* Sol de América
* Sportivo Ameliano
* Sportivo Luqueño
* Sportivo Trinidense
* Tacuary

### División Intermedia

* Atlético 3 de Febrero
* 12 de Junio
* Atlético Colegiales
* Deportivo Recoleta
* Deportivo Santaní
* Encarnación
* Fernando de la Mora
* Guaireña
* Independiente (CG)
* Martín Ledesma
* Pastoreo
* Resistencia
* Rubio Ñu
* San Lorenzo
* Sportivo Carapeguá
* Tembetary

### Primera B

* 3 de Febrero RB
* 3 de Noviembre
* 12 de Octubre (I)
* 12 de Octubre (SD)
* 24 de Setiembre
* 29 de Setiembre
* Atlántida
* Benjamín Aceval
* Cristóbal Colón (JAS)
* Cristóbal Colón (Ñ)
* Deportivo Capiatá
* General Díaz
* Olimpia (Itá)
* Presidente Hayes
* River Plate
* Silvio Pettirossi
* Sport Colombia
* Sportivo Limpeño

### Primera C

* 1 de Marzo (FDM)
* Atlético Juventud
* Capitán Figari
* Deportivo Pinozá
* Fulgencio Yegros
* General Caballero (ZC)
* Humaitá
* Oriental
* Pilcomayo
* Sport Colonial
* Sportivo Iteño
* Valois Rivarola

### UFI

The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:
* Nacional (Yby Yaú) (Concepción)
* 14 de Mayo (Capiibary) (San Pedro)
* Sport Unión (Cordillera)
* Olimpia (Villarrica) (Guairá)
* Atlético Forestal (Caaguazú)
* Atlético Enramadita (Caazapá)
* Sportivo San Pedro (Itapúa)
* 15 de Mayo Itacurubí (Misiones)
* Guaraní (Paraguarí)
* Patriotas (Alto Paraná)
* Universo FBC (Central)
* 1 de Marzo (Pilar) (Ñeembucú)
* Deportivo 1 de Marzo (Amambay)
* Salto del Guairá (Canindeyú)
* Sportivo San Miguel (Presidente Hayes)
* Atlético Juventud (ME) (Boquerón)
* Atlético 16 de Julio (Alto Paraguay)

## First stage

The draw for the first three stages was held on 22 March 2024 and matches in this round were played from 30 April to 16 June 2024.

### Triangular group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nacional (Yby Yaú) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Second stage |
| 2 | Atlético 16 de Julio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Advance to Second stage |
| 3 | Deportivo 1 de Marzo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

## Second stage

The second stage fixture was announced on 25 June 2024 and matches in this round were played from 3 to 18 July 2024.

## Bracket

| Third stage | Third stage | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Deportivo Recoleta | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cerro Porteño (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cerro Porteño (p) | 2 (5) | Cerro Porteño | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Sol de América | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Limpeño | 0 | Sol de América | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sol de América | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sol de América | 2 | | | Sol de América | 0 (2) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Libertad (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| Encarnación (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | Libertad (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| Tacuary | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tacuary | 0 (3) | Encarnación | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Libertad | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Santaní | 0 | Libertad | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Libertad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Libertad | 1 | | | | | | Libertad | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | | | |
| 12 de Octubre (SD) | 1 | | | | | | | | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | | | |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Trinidense | 3 | Sportivo Trinidense | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Sportivo Luqueño (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Salto del Guairá | 1 | Sportivo Luqueño (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Luqueño | 3 | | | Sportivo Luqueño | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Guaireña | 0 | | | | | | |
| Guaraní (Paraguarí) | 1 (4) | | | | | Guaireña | 0 | | | | | | |
| 24 de Setiembre (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 de Setiembre (p) | 1 (5) | 24 de Setiembre | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Guaireña | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Martín Ledesma | 0 | Guaireña | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Guaireña | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guaireña | 1 | | | | | | | | | Libertad | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nacional | 0 |
| Atlético Colegiales | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Nacional | 0 |
| Olimpia | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Olimpia | 3 | Olimpia | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Atlético 3 de Febrero | 0 | | | | | |
| Atlético 3 de Febrero (p) | 0 (4) | Atlético 3 de Febrero | 0 | | | | | |
| General Caballero (JLM) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | |
| General Caballero (JLM) | 0 (3) | | | Olimpia | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Nacional | 2 | | | |
| Cristóbal Colón (JAS) | 0 | | | | | Nacional | 2 | | | | |
| Nacional | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Nacional | 5 | Nacional | 2 | | | | | |
| | | 2 de Mayo | 1 | | | | | |
| Tembetary | 0 | 2 de Mayo | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 de Mayo | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 de Mayo | 2 | | | | | | Nacional | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Guaraní | 1 |
| Benjamín Aceval | 1 | | | | | | | | Guaraní | 1 | |
| Sportivo Ameliano | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Ameliano | 2 | Sportivo Ameliano | 1 (3) | | | | | |
| | | Guaraní (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| Sport Unión | 0 | Guaraní (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Guaraní | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Guaraní | 7 | | | Guaraní | 1 | | | | | Sportivo Luqueño (p) | 0 (5) |
| | | | | Sportivo Carapeguá | 0 | | | | | Guaraní | 0 (4) |
| Independiente (CG) | 0 (3) | | | | | Sportivo Carapeguá | 0 | | | | | Guaraní | 0 (4) |
| Sportivo Iteño (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Iteño (p) | 0 (4) | Sportivo Iteño | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Sportivo Carapeguá | 1 | | | | | |
| Sportivo Carapeguá | 2 | Sportivo Carapeguá | 1 | | | | | |
| Fernando de la Mora | 1 | | | | | | | |

## Third stage

The fixture for this stage's first two weeks of play was announced on 15 August 2024 and matches in this round were played from 20 August to 19 September 2024.

## Round of 16

The fixture for this stage's first week of play was announced on 26 September 2024 and matches in this round were played from 1 to 16 October 2024.

## Quarter-finals

The fixture for this stage was announced on 18 October 2024 and matches in this round were played from 24 to 30 October 2024.

## Semi-finals

The fixture for this stage was announced on 8 November 2024 and matches in this round were played on 13 and 20 November 2024.