Unión del Fútbol del Interior


The Unión del Fútbol del Interior or UFI is an association affiliated to the Paraguayan Football Association that was founded in 1927 to organize and govern football outside of Asunción, specifically on each of the different Departments of Paraguay.
The UFI is constituted by the clubs and leagues that are part of the Departmental Football Federation from each Department in Paraguay. Club tournaments organized by the UFI gives chances to teams from all over Paraguay to reach the by clearing lower division levels. For a more detailed information about the Paraguayan football league system see the main article. The UFI is also in charge of the Campeonato Nacional de Interligas.
As of 2006 the UFI has 1,652 clubs affiliated, from which four of them are currently playing in the and three in the.

Federations

There are a total of 17 Federations linked to the UFI; one on each Department in Paraguay, with the purpose of organizing the different leagues and clubs affiliated to them.
FederationMain office location
Football Federation of the 1st Department ConcepciónConcepción
Football Federation of the 2nd Department San PedroSan Pedro
Football Federation of the 3rd Department CordilleraCaacupé
Football Federation of the 4th Department GuairáVillarrica
Football Federation of the 5th Department CaaguazúCoronel Oviedo
Football Federation of the 6th Department CaazapáCaazapá
Football Federation of the 7th Department ItapúaEncarnación
Football Federation of the 8th Department MisionesSan Juan Bautista, Paraguay
Football Federation of the 9th Department ParaguaríParaguarí
Football Federation of the 10th Department Alto ParanáJosé Domingo Ocampo
Football Federation of the 11th Department CentralItauguá
Football Federation of the 12th Department ÑeembucúPilar
Football Federation of the 13th Department AmambayPedro Juan Caballero
Football Federation of the 14th Department CanindeyúPuente Kyhá
Football Federation of the 15th Department Presidente HayesVilla Hayes
Football Federation of the 16th Department Alto ParaguayFuerte Olimpo
Football Federation of the 17th Department BoquerónFiladelfia