The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol, also known as the Primera División[pɾiˈmeɾa ðiβiˈsjon], or due to sponsorship reasons Copa TIGO[ˈkopa ˈtiɣo], is the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. Currently, there are 12 teams in the first division.
The Peru national rugby team, nicknamed los Tumis, is an emerging team in the Americas and a member of the Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby (Consur).
In the American Region for Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Canada and USA, qualified directly to the world cup and the third place, Uruguay, entered a playoff against the third place European team and the second place African and Asian teams.
Rugby union in Paraguay is a secondary sport. With 4,355 registered players and twenty clubs, the country currently ranks 37th worldwide and 4th in South America.
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship. LDU Quito was the defending champion.
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year. Brazilian club Internacional were the defending champion, but they were eliminated by Uruguayan team Peñarol in the round of 16. Internacional was succeeded by Brazilian club Santos, who won their third title after defeating Peñarol in the two-legged finals. Santos qualified to the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.
Sport in Paraguay is an important part of Paraguayan national culture. Football is the most popular sport, while basketball is also very popular. Other sports such as volleyball, futsal, swimming and tennis are popular as well. Other Paraguayan sports and pastimes are rugby union, chess, motorsport, golf and rowing.
The 2011 South American Rugby Championship "A" was the 33rd edition of the two tiered competition of the leading national rugby union teams in South America.
The 1975 South American Rugby Championship was the ninth edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The 1977 South American Rugby Championship was the tenth edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The 1985 South American Rugby Championship was the 14th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The 2003 South American Rugby Championship was the 25th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The 2004 South American Rugby Championship was the 26th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The 2006 South American Rugby Championship "B" was the seventh edition of the competition of the second level national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The 2006 South American Rugby Championship was the 28th edition of the competition of the leading national Rugby Union teams in South America.
The 2003 Copa América de Futsal was the 8th edition under FIFA rules, 19th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Asunción, Paraguay from 26 August to 1 September 2003.
The 2015 South American Junior Rugby Championship Division A is the second edition of the newly formatted South American Junior Rugby Championship for Under 19 national teams. It was held in Asunción from August 9 to August 15. The top 4 nations of South America play the tournament. The winner will play for the Junior CONSUR Cup against Argentina.
The 2016 South American Rugby Championship Division A was the third edition of second level of the South American Rugby Championship. The tournament was played in a round-robin format with each team playing each other team once. The two first teams won the right to compete in the top level tournament of South American Rugby Championship, called South America Rugby Cup
The 2017 South American Rugby Championship Division A is the third edition of second level of the South American Rugby Championship. The tournament is played in a round-robin format with each team playing each other team once. The two first teams will win the right to compete in the top level tournament of South American Rugby Championship, called South America Rugby Cup, and the winner will face the loser of the two-game-series between USA and Canada as round 4 of the Americas qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
