2023 Copa Paraguay

2023 Copa Paraguay
Tournament details
Country	Paraguay
Dates	18 April – 2 December 2023
Teams	74
Final positions
Champions	Libertad (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sportivo Trinidense
Third place	Nacional
Copa Libertadores	Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played	78
Goals scored	246 (3.15 per match)
	← 2022 2024 →

Last updated February 09, 2024

The 2023 Copa Paraguay was the fifth edition of the Copa Paraguay, Paraguay's domestic football cup competition organized by the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). The competition began on 18 April and ended on 2 December 2023,^[1] with the winners qualifying for the 2023 Supercopa Paraguay against the Primera División champions with better record in the aggregate table.

Libertad were the champions, claiming their second Copa Paraguay title by beating Sportivo Trinidense on penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw in the final.^[2] As winners, Libertad were entitled to earn a berth into the 2024 Copa Libertadores, however since both finalists qualified for that competition via league performance, that berth was awarded to the third-placed team, Nacional.

Sportivo Ameliano were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Sportivo Trinidense in the quarter-finals.

Format

Although the Copa Paraguay kept the number of participating clubs and format used in 2022, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) confirmed that starting from this edition, the champions will qualify for the following year's Copa Libertadores, taking the Paraguay 4 berth in the competition, except if they have already qualified via league performance or play in a tier other than Primera División, in which case that right will go to the cup runners-up or third-placed team (or best-placed team in the Primera División's aggregate table if the runners-up or third-placed team also meet any of those conditions, in that order).^[3]

For the first stage, the Football Union of the Interior (UFI) clubs were paired according to their geographical location into seven single-legged ties and a triangular group with the remaining three teams, with the winners of the seven ties and the top two teams of the triangular advancing to the next round. The 17 Primera B clubs were drawn in a similar arrangement to the UFI zone except that the ties were decided by a draw, while the 12 Primera C clubs were drawn into six single-legged ties. Nine Primera B teams, six Primera C ones, and nine UFI ones advanced to the next round, where they were joined by the 16 División Intermedia clubs. The 40 clubs competing in the second stage were drawn into 20 single-legged ties, with the winners advancing to the third stage where they were drawn against the 12 Primera División clubs. The 16 third stage winners will advance to the round of 16.^[4] Ties in all rounds will be played on a single-legged basis, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.

Teams

The 2023 edition will have a total of 74 participating teams:

Primera División

División Intermedia

Primera B

Primera C

1° de Marzo (FDM)
12 de Octubre (SD)
Atlético Juventud
Capitán Figari
Fulgencio Yegros
General Caballero (CG)
General Caballero (ZC)
Oriental
Pilcomayo
Sport Colombia
Sport Colonial
Valois Rivarola

UFI

The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:

Sport Santa Cecilia (Concepción)
14 de Mayo (C) (San Pedro)
Teniente Brozzon (Cordillera)
Cerro Porteño (M) (Guairá)
Universidad Católica (Caaguazú)
14 de Mayo (FY) (Caazapá)
Sportivo San Pedro (Itapúa)
Libertad (SP) (Misiones)
Sol de Mayo (Paraguarí)
Guaraní (MG) (Alto Paraná)
Unión Ybyraró (Central)
1° de Marzo (P) (Ñeembucú)
Atlético Amambay (Amambay)
General Caballero (K) (Canindeyú)
Independiente (N) (Presidente Hayes)
Cerro Porteño (F) (Boquerón)
Sport Hernancito (Alto Paraguay)

First stage

The draw for the first stage was held on 24 March 2023 and matches were played from 18 April to 24 May 2023.^[3]^[5]

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18)	Cristóbal Colón (Ñ)	1–2	Silvio Pettirossi	Ypané
16:00 UTC−4	Lugo 27'	Report	González 23' Quintana 43'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Fútbol Femenino Referee: Blas Romero

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18)	Libertad (SP)	0–2	1° de Marzo (P)	Ypané
18:30 UTC−4		Report	N. Benítez 67' Ruiz Díaz 82'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Fútbol Femenino Referee: Ángel Fleytas

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	3 de Noviembre	3–1	29 de Setiembre	San Lorenzo
16:00 UTC−4	H. Herrera 33' Espínola 76' (o.g.) Torres 89'	Report	Núñez 44'	Stadium: Gunther Vogel Referee: Nelson Palma

19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)	Sportivo Iteño	1–3	Sportivo Limpeño	San Lorenzo
18:30 UTC−4	Pereira 62'	Report	Cáceres 40', 60' Palma 45+8'	Stadium: Gunther Vogel Referee: Julio Ojeda

20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)	Teniente Brozzon	0–6	Unión Ybyraró	Capiatá
16:00 UTC−4		Report	M. Martínez 9', 74' R. Martínez 33' D. Fernández 64' (pen.) Oporto 68' Ovelar 80'	Stadium: Erico Galeano Referee: Víctor Ruíz

20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)	3 de Febrero (RB)	0–1	Deportivo Capiatá	Capiatá
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Coronel 72'	Stadium: Erico Galeano Referee: César Rolón

25 April 2023 (2023-04-25)	Guaraní (MG)	0–1	Universidad Católica	Villarrica
16:45 UTC−4		Report	Duarte 56'	Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Osmar Soto

25 April 2023 (2023-04-25)	Cerro Porteño (M)	2–2 (5–3 p)	Sol de Mayo	Villarrica
19:00 UTC−4	Bogado 19' Paniagua 48'	Report	Florenciano 39' Sánchez 64'	Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Édgar Galeano
	Penalties
	Duarte Fariña Gaona Arias Paniagua		C. Ayala Samaniego Morán L. Ayala

26 April 2023 (2023-04-26)	14 de Mayo (FY)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Sportivo San Pedro	Encarnación
18:30 UTC−4	Álvarez 28'	Report	Garay 85'	Stadium: Villa Alegre Referee: Ángel Fleytas
	Penalties
	Álvarez Moudelle Gamarra Pereira		Recalde Torres Colmán Trinidad

27 April 2023 (2023-04-27)	Humaitá	2–2 (2–4 p)	General Díaz	Asunción
18:30 UTC−4	Arrúa 33' Andino 37'	Report	Cabañas 31', 59'	Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: Blas Romero
	Penalties
	Ruiz Florentín Morro Arrúa		Cabañas Escudero Bernal Ferreira

2 May 2023 (2023-05-02)	Independiente (N)	3–3 (2–4 p)	Cerro Porteño (F)	Villa Hayes
16:00 UTC−4	Sosa 72', 90+4' Acosta 82'	Report	González 34' Villarta 57' Rodríguez 61'	Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: Denis Ortega
	Penalties
	Sandoval Sosa Benítez Carril		Ortíz Aquino Rolón Ruiz Urquiza

2 May 2023 (2023-05-02)	Benjamín Aceval	2–1	Olimpia (Itá)	Villa Hayes
18:30 UTC−4	Castro 62', 73'	Report	Fleitas 2'	Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: José Armoa

3 May 2023 (2023-05-03)	14 de Mayo (C)	6–1	General Caballero (K)	San Estanislao
15:00 UTC−4	Rodas 2', 12', 35' E. Torres 26' (pen.) Mercado 85' Rojas 90+1'	Report	P. González 10'	Stadium: La Catedral Referee: Zulma Quiñónez

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)	Atlántida	2–3	Cristóbal Colón (JAS)	Ypané
18:30 UTC−4	C. Maciel 5' (pen.), 36' (pen.)	Report	Pérez 47', 66' Torales 54'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Fútbol Femenino Referee: Aldo Quiñónez

9 May 2023 (2023-05-09)	General Caballero (CG)	0–3	General Caballero (ZC)	San Lorenzo
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Ruffinelli 29' Rojas 63', 74'	Stadium: Gunther Vogel Referee: Samuel Morales

9 May 2023 (2023-05-09)	Capitán Figari	0–1	12 de Octubre (SD)	San Lorenzo
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Lugo 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Gunther Vogel Referee: Jhonatan González

10 May 2023 (2023-05-10)	Sport Colonial	0–3	Valois Rivarola	Ypané
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Poletti 10' Vargas 37', 58'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Fútbol Femenino Referee: Blas Romero

10 May 2023 (2023-05-10)	Fulgencio Yegros	1–1 (0–3 p)	1° de Marzo (FDM)	Ypané
18:30 UTC−4	Funes 57'	Report	Pineda 16'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Fútbol Femenino Referee: José Armoa
	Penalties
	Genes Ávalos Barrientos		Montiel Fretes Vera Acosta

11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)	Atlético Juventud	2–2 (1–4 p)	Oriental	Asunción
16:00 UTC−4	Cardozo 1', 31'	Report	Ortiz 44' Cañete 63'	Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: Aldo Quiñónez
	Penalties
	García Cardozo Aponte		J. Cabrera H. Ramírez Chamorro Valle

11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)	Pilcomayo	1–3	Sport Colombia	Asunción
18:30 UTC−4	Pinto 39'	Report	Vázquez 34' González 49' Núñez 82'	Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: César Rolón

Triangular groups

Primera B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tembetary	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Advance to Second stage
2	River Plate	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3	Advance to Second stage
3	Presidente Hayes	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1

Source: APF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Drawing of lots.

27 April 2023 (2023-04-27)	Presidente Hayes	1–3	River Plate	Asunción
16:00 UTC−4	G. González 25'	Report	M. González 57', 77' (pen.) Yegros 69'	Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: Gedidías Zacarías

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)	Tembetary	1–1	Presidente Hayes	Ypané
16:00 UTC−4	Duarte 80'	Report	Merlo 12'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Fútbol Femenino Referee: Samuel Morales

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)	River Plate	0–2	Tembetary	Asunción
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Zárate 26' Villamayor 45+1'	Stadium: Jardines del Kelito Referee: César Rolón

UFI

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sport Santa Cecilia	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Second stage
2	Atlético Amambay	2	1	1	7	5	+2	3	Advance to Second stage
3	Sport Hernancito	2	0	2	3	8	−5	0

Source: APF
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Drawing of lots.

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22)	Atlético Amambay	1–3	Sport Santa Cecilia	Pedro Juan Caballero
14:30 UTC−4	Álvarez 14'	Report	Grance 60' Leguizamón 69' E. Romero 90+3'	Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: Zulma Quiñónez

25 April 2023 (2023-04-25)	Sport Santa Cecilia	2–1	Sport Hernancito	Pedro Juan Caballero
14:30 UTC−4	W. Bonzi 7' M. Bonzi 73'	Report	Soria 89'	Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: José Franco

28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)	Sport Hernancito	2–6	Atlético Amambay	Pedro Juan Caballero
14:30 UTC−4	Cuéllar 55' Barros 73'	Report	Álvarez 6', 52' (pen.) Ferreira 22' Ledezma 45+3' Valdez 66' Núñez 80'	Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: Óscar Amarilla

Second stage

The schedule for the second round was announced by the APF on 26 May 2023. Matches in this round were played from 6 to 22 June 2023.^[6]

6 June 2023 (2023-06-06)	Sport Santa Cecilia	1–5	Rubio Ñu	San Estanislao
14:00 UTC−4	Zorrilla 87'	Report	Mereles 40' Riveros 59' Pacher 79', 81' Melgarejo 90+2'	Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Jhonatan González

6 June 2023 (2023-06-06)	General Caballero (ZC)	0–0 (5–6 p)	Deportivo Santaní	San Estanislao
16:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Víctor Ruiz
	Penalties
	Rojas Rufinelli Costa Meza Báez Garay González Ortega		Cristaldo Lezcano Olmedo Acuña Florenciañez Cabrera Fernández Arce

7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	Cerro Porteño (F)	1–5	24 de Setiembre (VP)	Villa Hayes
14:00 UTC−4	Rodríguez 14'	Report	Villasboa 54' J. González 58', 78', 90+4' Salinas 65'	Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: Luis Urunaga

7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	Benjamín Aceval	1–2	Valois Rivarola	Villa Hayes
16:30 UTC−4	Cuevas 10'	Report	J. Galeano 39', 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: Sergio Melgarejo

8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)	1° de Marzo (P)	0–0 (3–5 p)	Cristóbal Colón (JAS)	Asunción
14:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Jardines del Kelito Referee: Julio Ojeda
	Penalties
	Bobadilla Morales Enciso Medina		Matto Ayala Cardozo Arias Núñez

8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)	Cerro Porteño (M)	1–3	Deportivo Recoleta	Asunción
16:30 UTC−4	I. Cardozo 66'	Report	Zorrilla 5' Arrúa 74' Salcedo 75'	Stadium: Jardines del Kelito Referee: Édgar Barrios

13 June 2023 (2023-06-13)	Oriental	3–1	Unión Ybyraró	San Lorenzo
16:00 UTC−4	Rotela 27' Cardona 73' Cañete 90+5'	Report	Fernández 9'	Stadium: Gunther Vogel Referee: César Rolón

13 June 2023 (2023-06-13)	12 de Octubre (SD)	0–1	San Lorenzo	San Lorenzo
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Rivarola 89'	Stadium: Gunther Vogel Referee: Marco Franco

14 June 2023 (2023-06-14)	Silvio Pettirossi	1–1 (5–3 p)	Pastoreo	Ciudad del Este
16:00 UTC−4	J. Amarilla 50'	Report	Herrera 25'	Stadium: Antonio Aranda Referee: Marcos Galeano
	Penalties
	Duarte Samaniego J. Amarilla González Quintana		Mencia Herrera Machado Escobar

14 June 2023 (2023-06-14)	Universidad Católica	0–3	3 de Febrero (CDE)	Ciudad del Este
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Vera 16', 42' Duarte 65'	Stadium: Antonio Aranda Referee: Zulma Quiñónez

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)	14 de Mayo (C)	2–3	3 de Noviembre	San Estanislao
13:30 UTC−4	Velázquez 10' Rodas 29'	Report	Maciel 37' Ayala 46' Mancuello 77'	Stadium: La Catedral Referee: Ángel Fleytas

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)	River Plate	2–3	Sportivo Carapeguá	Villa Elisa
16:00 UTC−4	Olmedo 26' W. Martínez 78'	Report	Montiel 16' Britez 21' M. Giménez 90+1'	Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Nelson Palma

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)	Sportivo San Pedro	0–4	Sol de América	Villa Elisa
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Ruiz Díaz 4', 64', 72' Fernández 38'	Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Jhonatan González

20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)	1° de Marzo (FDM)	1–3	Atlético Colegiales	Asunción
16:00 UTC−4	Meza 90+2'	Report	Echeverría 33' Romero 42' Britos 78'	Stadium: Ricardo Gregor Referee: Denis Ortega

20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)	Deportivo Capiatá	0–2	Independiente (CG)	Asunción
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Villalba 51' Briones 86'	Stadium: Ricardo Gregor Referee: Dionicio Cristaldo

21 June 2023 (2023-06-21)	Sport Colombia	2–7	Fernando de la Mora	Asunción
14:00 UTC−4	Ruiz Díaz 38' Amarilla 49'	Report	Barrios 11', 45+1' Caballero 26' Fleitas 35', 89' Vázquez 43' (o.g.) Bareiro 83'	Stadium: Emiliano Ghezzi Referee: Arthur Afara

21 June 2023 (2023-06-21)	Tembetary	0–1	Atyrá	Itauguá
16:30 UTC−4		Report	Arce 15'	Stadium: Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Jhonatan González

21 June 2023 (2023-06-21)	Sportivo Limpeño	1–3	Martín Ledesma	Itauguá
19:00 UTC−4	Méndez 40'	Report	Galeano 12', 45+1', 90+2'	Stadium: Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Julio Ojeda

22 June 2023 (2023-06-22)	Atlético Amambay	4–0	12 de Octubre (I)	Pedro Juan Caballero
16:00 UTC−4	Pereira 3' Valdovinos 50' Carvalho 81' Ferreira 84'	Report		Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: Luis Trinidad

22 June 2023 (2023-06-22)	General Díaz	0–2	2 de Mayo	Pedro Juan Caballero
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Domínguez 38' Zárate 45+1'	Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: Marcos Galeano

Bracket

Third stage		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

24 de Setiembre (VP)	1 (4)

Cerro Porteño (p)	1 (5)
		Cerro Porteño	1

		Sportivo Ameliano	3
Independiente (CG)	0

Sportivo Ameliano	3
				Sportivo Ameliano	0

				Sportivo Trinidense	1
Fernando de la Mora	1

Tacuary	2
		Tacuary	1

		Sportivo Trinidense	2
3 de Febrero (CDE)	0

Sportivo Trinidense	1
						Sportivo Trinidense	2

						Guaraní	0
Valois Rivarola	0

Guaraní	14
		Guaraní	2

		Guaireña	0
3 de Noviembre	0

Guaireña	3
				Guaraní	2

				Deportivo Recoleta	0
Deportivo Recoleta	4

Atlético Colegiales	0
		Deportivo Recoleta (p)	2 (5)

		Atyrá	2 (4)
Atyrá (p)	1 (5)

Sportivo Carapeguá	1 (4)
								Sportivo Trinidense	1 (1)

								Libertad (p)	1 (4)
San Lorenzo (p)	0 (7)

Olimpia	0 (6)
		San Lorenzo	1

		Libertad	2
Sol de América	0

Libertad	3
				Libertad	3

				Deportivo Santaní	0
2 de Mayo	2

Resistencia	0
		2 de Mayo	0

		Deportivo Santaní	1
Deportivo Santaní	1

General Caballero (JLM)	0
						Libertad	3

						Nacional	1
Cristóbal Colón (JAS)	0

Nacional	2
		Nacional (p)	0 (4)

		Sportivo Luqueño	0 (3)
Oriental	0							Third place play-off

Sportivo Luqueño	6
				Nacional	2			Guaraní	1 (6)

				Martín Ledesma	0			Nacional (p)	1 (7)
Silvio Pettirossi	0 (2)

Martín Ledesma (p)	0 (4)
		Martín Ledesma	1

		Rubio Ñu	0
Rubio Ñu	2

Atlético Amambay	1

Third stage

The schedule for the first third stage matches was announced by the APF on 5 July 2023. Matches in this round were played from 11 July to 16 August 2023.^[7]^[8]

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)	Fernando de la Mora	1–2	Tacuary	Asunción
18:30 UTC−4	Fleitas 78'	Report	Martínez 12' Recalde 31'	Stadium: Jardines del Kelito Referee: Gedidías Zacarías

12 July 2023 (2023-07-12)	Atyrá	1–1 (5–4 p)	Sportivo Carapeguá	Carapeguá
14:00 UTC−4	L. Fernández 44'	Report	Montiel 4'	Stadium: Municipal Referee: José Armoa
	Penalties
	L. Fernández Araújo Asagidigbi V. Fernández Borisov		Vera Argüello Méndez Torales Báez

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)	Oriental	0–6	Sportivo Luqueño	Luque
17:30 UTC−4		Report	Speratti 1' (o.g.) Pérez 16' Charpentier 47' (pen.) Castro 63', 73' Aguilar 68'	Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Sergio Melgarejo

18 July 2023 (2023-07-18)	Rubio Ñu	2–1	Atlético Amambay	San Estanislao
14:30 UTC−4	Argüello 72' Achampeong 83'	Report	Pereira 76'	Stadium: La Catedral Referee: Zulma Quiñónez

19 July 2023 (2023-07-19)	Independiente (CG)	0–3	Sportivo Ameliano	Asunción
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Vega 15' Bareiro 70', 90'	Stadium: Ricardo Gregor Referee: Marco Franco

19 July 2023 (2023-07-19)	San Lorenzo	0–0 (7–6 p)	Olimpia	Asunción
18:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Manuel Ferreira Referee: Blas Romero
	Penalties
	Urán Rivarola Zelaya Duré V. González H. González Galeano Benítez		Silva Zabala Bruera Cardozo Ortiz W. González Barreto Romero

20 July 2023 (2023-07-20)	3 de Noviembre	0–3	Guaireña	Villarrica
15:00 UTC−4		Report	Cazal 5', 22' Franco 88'	Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Álvaro Giménez

20 July 2023 (2023-07-20)	Cristóbal Colón (JAS)	0–2	Nacional	Asunción
17:30 UTC−4		Report	Báez 54' Núñez 86'	Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: Aldo Quiñónez

26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)	2 de Mayo	2–0	Resistencia	Asunción
16:00 UTC−4	Bogado 32' Cáceres 77'	Report		Stadium: Ricardo Gregor Referee: Gedidías Zacarías

2 August 2023 (2023-08-02)	Deportivo Recoleta	4–0	Atlético Colegiales	Luque
14:30 UTC−4	Salcedo 20', 36' Murillo 86' Bareiro 87'	Report		Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Divisiones Formativas Referee: Aldo Quiñónez

2 August 2023 (2023-08-02)	24 de Setiembre (VP)	1–1 (4–5 p)	Cerro Porteño	Asunción
20:00 UTC−4	Meza 68' (pen.)	Report	Giménez 3'	Stadium: General Pablo Rojas Referee: Derlis Benítez
	Penalties
	Meza Aldama Miño Maciel Caballero		Arzamendia Carrascal Morel Oviedo Brock

9 August 2023 (2023-08-09)	Silvio Pettirossi	0–0 (2–4 p)	Martín Ledesma	Capiatá
14:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Enrique Soler Referee: Nelson Palma
	Penalties
	Duarte Godoy Moreira Mendoza		Balbuena Villamayor Paniagua Cáceres

10 August 2023 (2023-08-10)	3 de Febrero (CDE)	0–1	Sportivo Trinidense	Juan León Mallorquín
15:00 UTC−4		Report	Maná 14'	Stadium: Ka'arendy Referee: Zulma Quiñónez

10 August 2023 (2023-08-10)	Deportivo Santaní	1–0	General Caballero (JLM)	Juan León Mallorquín
17:30 UTC−4	Zárate 10'	Report		Stadium: Ka'arendy Referee: Gedidías Zacarías

16 August 2023 (2023-08-16)	Valois Rivarola	0–14	Guaraní	Asunción
16:00 UTC−4		Report	M. Benítez 2', 25' Barceló 6', 51', 57' Ríos 34' Prieto 45' Martínez 63' Céspedes 69' Pereira 75', 84', 85', 89' Rivarola 78'	Stadium: Rogelio Livieres Referee: Álvaro Giménez

16 August 2023 (2023-08-16)	Sol de América	0–3	Libertad	Asunción
18:30 UTC−4		Report	Fernández 9' Lezcano 21' Merlini 66'	Stadium: Tigo La Huerta Referee: Blas Romero

Round of 16

The schedule for the first round of 16 matches was announced by the APF on 14 September 2023. Matches in this round were played from 19 to 28 September 2023.^[9]

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)	Nacional	0–0 (4–3 p)	Sportivo Luqueño	Villa Elisa
17:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: David Ojeda
	Penalties
	Santacruz Román Espínola Alfaro Núñez		Fernández Charpentier Vera Ruiz Díaz Aguilar

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)	Tacuary	1–2	Sportivo Trinidense	Villa Elisa
19:30 UTC−4	Núñez 55'	Report	Delvalle 31', 60'	Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Aldo Quiñónez

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)	San Lorenzo	1–2	Libertad	Asunción
17:00 UTC−4	Quintana 60'	Report	Ortíz 30' (o.g.) Fernández 81'	Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: Derlis Benítez

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21)	Deportivo Recoleta	2–2 (5–4 p)	Atyrá	Asunción
17:00 UTC−4	R. Ortiz 18' Espínola 65'	Report	Arce 50' Galeano 57'	Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: Dionicio Cristaldo
	Penalties
	Ayala R. Ortiz A. González Perruchino Bareiro Vidal		Fernández Araújo J. Maidana A. Maidana D. González Galeano

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21)	Martín Ledesma	1–0	Rubio Ñu	Asunción
19:30 UTC−4	Burgos 54'	Report		Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: Álvaro Giménez

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)	2 de Mayo	0–1	Deportivo Santaní	Pedro Juan Caballero
19:30 UTC−4		Report	Oviedo 19'	Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: Blas Romero

27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)	Cerro Porteño	1–3	Sportivo Ameliano	Villa Elisa
17:00 UTC−4	Bobadilla 9'	Report	Cabrera 29' Torales 70', 73'	Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Giancarlos Juliadoza

28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)	Guaraní	2–0	Guaireña	Asunción
19:30 UTC−4	Barceló 53' (pen.) R. Benítez 72'	Report		Stadium: Rogelio Livieres Referee: Derlis Benítez

Quarter-finals

The schedule for the quarter-final matches was confirmed by the APF on 6 October 2023. Matches in this round were played from 11 to 26 October 2023.^[10]

11 October 2023 (2023-10-11)	Nacional	2–0	Martín Ledesma	Asunción
19:30 UTC−3	Aguilar 2', 12'	Report		Stadium: Rogelio Livieres Referee: Derlis Benítez

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)	Sportivo Ameliano	0–1	Sportivo Trinidense	Villa Elisa
18:00 UTC−3		Report	Ayala 9'	Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: David Ojeda

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)	Guaraní	2–0	Deportivo Recoleta	Villa Elisa
20:30 UTC−3	Camacho 45' (pen.) Amarilla 57'	Report		Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Aldo Quiñónez

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26)	Libertad	3–0	Deportivo Santaní	Villa Elisa
19:30 UTC−3	Fernández 33' Lezcano 61' Mendieta 75'	Report		Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Derlis Benítez

Semi-finals

The schedule for the semi-final matches was confirmed by the APF on 30 October 2023. Matches in this round were played on 8 and 9 November 2023.^[11]

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)	Sportivo Trinidense	2–0	Guaraní	Asunción
19:30 UTC−3	M. Riveros 33' (pen.) Delvalle 73'	Report		Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: Carlos Paul Benítez

9 November 2023 (2023-11-09)	Libertad	3–1	Nacional	Asunción
19:30 UTC−3	Caballero 48' Espinoza 82' Cardozo 90' (pen.)	Report	Román 43'	Stadium: Manuel Ferreira Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez

Third place play-off

19 November 2023

19:30 UTC−3

Guaraní	1–1	Nacional
Rivarola 44'	Report	Gaona 48'
Penalties
Santander Sarquis G. Vargas Amarilla Camacho Pérez Fernández Moya Ramírez	6–7	Orzuza Benegas Velazco Alfaro J. Núñez S. Vargas Aguilar Brizuela C. Núñez

Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni , Villa Elisa

Referee: Marco Franco

Final

On 23 October 2023, the APF announced that the final would be played at Estadio Parque del Guairá in Villarrica.^[12] The match, originally scheduled for 29 November 2023, was later rescheduled to 2 December 2023 due to adverse weather conditions.^[13]

2 December 2023

19:30 UTC−3

Sportivo Trinidense	1–1	Libertad
Álvarez 90+4'	Report	Barboza 51'
Penalties
Arce Mendoza Benítez	1–4	Mendieta Barboza Viera Espinoza

Estadio Parque del Guairá , Villarrica

Referee: Juan Benítez

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References

↑ "El Consejo aprueba el calendario de los torneos 2023" [The Council approves the schedule for the 2023 tournaments] (in Spanish). APF. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "Libertad logra un histórico triplete" [Libertad achieve a historic treble] (in Spanish). D10. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
1 2 "Todo listo para la Copa Paraguay 2023" [Everything ready for the 2023 Copa Paraguay] (in Spanish). D10. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "La Copa Paraguay 2023 y una novedad importante para el campeón" [The 2023 Copa Paraguay and an important novelty for the champion] (in Spanish). Versus. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "El calendario de la 1ra. fase de la Copa de Todos" [The schedule for Everyone's Cup′s 1st stage] (in Spanish). APF. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ "Definido el calendario de la Fase 2 de la Copa Paraguay" [The schedule of the Copa Paraguay's Stage 2 is set] (in Spanish). APF. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
↑ "Clubes de Primera salen a escena en la tercera fase de la Copa Paraguay" [Primera clubs take to the stage in the Copa Paraguay's third stage] (in Spanish). D10. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
↑ "Estos son los partidos de las semanas 11, 12, 13 y 14 de la Copa de Todos" [These are the matches for weeks 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Everyone's Cup] (in Spanish). APF. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
↑ "Se programó la "semana 15" correspondiente a los octavos de final de la Copa Paraguay" ["Week 15" corresponding to the Copa Paraguay's round of 16 was scheduled] (in Spanish). Versus. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
↑ "Copa Paraguay: Se programaron los partidos de los cuartos de final" [Copa Paraguay: The quarter-final matches were scheduled] (in Spanish). Versus. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
↑ "Programadas las semifinales de la Copa Paraguay" [The Copa Paraguay semi-finals were scheduled] (in Spanish). D10. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
↑ "La APF definió la sede de la final de la Copa Paraguay 2023" [APF set the venue for the 2023 Copa Paraguay final] (in Spanish). Versus. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
↑ "La final de la Copa Paraguay cambia de fecha finalmente" [The Copa Paraguay final ultimately changes date] (in Spanish). Versus. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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[1] "El Consejo aprueba el calendario de los torneos 2023" [The Council approves the schedule for the 2023 tournaments] (in Spanish). APF. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[2] "Libertad logra un histórico triplete" [Libertad achieve a historic treble] (in Spanish). D10. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[Draw-3] 1 2 "Todo listo para la Copa Paraguay 2023" [Everything ready for the 2023 Copa Paraguay] (in Spanish). D10. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[4] "La Copa Paraguay 2023 y una novedad importante para el campeón" [The 2023 Copa Paraguay and an important novelty for the champion] (in Spanish). Versus. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[5] "El calendario de la 1ra. fase de la Copa de Todos" [The schedule for Everyone's Cup′s 1st stage] (in Spanish). APF. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[6] "Definido el calendario de la Fase 2 de la Copa Paraguay" [The schedule of the Copa Paraguay's Stage 2 is set] (in Spanish). APF. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[7] "Clubes de Primera salen a escena en la tercera fase de la Copa Paraguay" [Primera clubs take to the stage in the Copa Paraguay's third stage] (in Spanish). D10. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[8] "Estos son los partidos de las semanas 11, 12, 13 y 14 de la Copa de Todos" [These are the matches for weeks 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Everyone's Cup] (in Spanish). APF. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[9] "Se programó la "semana 15" correspondiente a los octavos de final de la Copa Paraguay" ["Week 15" corresponding to the Copa Paraguay's round of 16 was scheduled] (in Spanish). Versus. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[10] "Copa Paraguay: Se programaron los partidos de los cuartos de final" [Copa Paraguay: The quarter-final matches were scheduled] (in Spanish). Versus. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[11] "Programadas las semifinales de la Copa Paraguay" [The Copa Paraguay semi-finals were scheduled] (in Spanish). D10. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[12] "La APF definió la sede de la final de la Copa Paraguay 2023" [APF set the venue for the 2023 Copa Paraguay final] (in Spanish). Versus. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[13] "La final de la Copa Paraguay cambia de fecha finalmente" [The Copa Paraguay final ultimately changes date] (in Spanish). Versus. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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