Founded | 1999 |
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Country | Paraguay |
Confederation | CONMEBOL |
International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores Femenina |
Current champions | Libertad (2024) |
Most championships | Universidad Autónoma (9) |
Top goalscorer | Liza Larrea (104 goals) |
Current: 2024 season |
The Campeonato Anual FEM (English: Annual W Championship) is the top-level league competition for women's football in Paraguay. The winner and runner-up qualify for the Copa Libertadores Femenina, the South American Women's Champions League. The competition is organised by the Paraguayan Football Association.
The teams play a double round robin. After that the six best teams advance to the Hexagonal Final. After participation in the late 2000s has declined to around 6 clubs, there were some seminars by the Football Organisation as how to increase participation. In 2011, 12 teams did enter the championship. [1]
In 1997 an experimental tournament was held and won by Nacional. Then, from 1999, the competition was held annually, except for 2001. Universidad Autónoma won 9 times out of 13. [2] [3] Since at least 2004 an Apertura and Clausura format was adopted. The winners of those are not considered champions but play a playoff for the championship.
Club | Winners | Winning years |
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Universidad Autónoma | 9 | 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Cerro Porteño | 7 | 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021 |
Sportivo Limpeño | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2019 |
Olimpia | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Libertad | 2 | 2019, 2024 |
Nacional | 1 | 2000 |
Real Sajonia | 1 | 2002 |
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