| Organising body | APF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Relegation to | Categoría Honor |
| International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores de Futsal |
| Current champions | Cerro Porteño (8th title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Cerro Porteño (8 titles) |
| TV partners | Tigo Sports |
| Website | www.apf.org.py |
| Current: 2024 season | |
The Liga Premium de Futsal is the premier professional futsal clubs league in Paraguay. It started in 2015, [1] is organized by the Paraguayan Football Association (APF), the country's governing body of football, and currently consists of 11 teams.
The following are the 11 teams in this league in 2024: [2]
| Club | Hometown |
|---|---|
| AFEMEC |  Asunción |
| Campo Alto | Asunción |
| Cerro Porteño | Asunción |
| Exa Ysaty | Asunción |
| Deportivo Humaitá | Asunción |
| Olimpia | Asunción |
| Presidente Hayes | Asunción |
| San Cristóbal | Asunción |
| Sport Colonial | Asunción |
| Star’s Club | Asunción |
| Villa Hayes |  Villa Hayes |
| Liga Premium de Futsal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Year | Champion | Runner-up | |
| I | 2015 [3] | Cerro Porteño | AFEMEC | |
| II | 2016 | Cerro Porteño | AFEMEC | |
| III | 2017 [4] | Cerro Porteño | Sport Colonial | |
| IV | 2018 [5] | Cerro Porteño | Sport Colonial | |
| V | 2019 [6] | Cerro Porteño | Olimpia | |
| 2020 | No championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
| VI | 2021 [7] | Cerro Porteño | Sport Colonial | |
| VII | 2022 [8] | Cerro Porteño | Olimpia | |
| VIII | 2023 | Cerro Porteño | Olimpia | |
| Club | Champion | Runner-up | Champion years | Runner-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Porteño | 8 | 0 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| Sport Colonial | 0 | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2021 | |
| Olimpia | 0 | 3 | 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
| AFEMEC | 0 | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
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