APF Solidarity With Ueno Bank Crisis, Paraguayan 2026 Season Proceeds

The Paraguayan Football Association (APF) has confirmed that all official competitions will proceed without interruption until the end of the 2026 season, despite the financial crisis caused by Ueno Bank’s collapse, according to ABC Color on November. 4.

In an official statement issued Wednesday, the APF expressed solidarity with everyone affected by the bank’s intervention, said it is working with impacted clubs and players to find concrete solutions, and called on competent authorities to act with transparency and speed to clarify the facts. The association also confirmed that the closing stretch of the domestic league championship and the decisive knockout rounds of the Copa Paraguay 2026 will proceed with complete normality.

How the Ueno Bank Resolution Unfolded

The financial crisis began on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when the Central Bank of Paraguay initiated a resolution procedure against Ueno Bank after detecting that the bank’s solvency index had fallen below 50% of the required minimum, according to Primicias. The measure triggered an immediate suspension of the bank’s services, and the fallout quickly reached football: a significant number of Paraguayan players keep their savings at Ueno Bank, Primicias reported.

The players’ union is conducting a census to determine exactly how many footballers are affected, while lawyer Rodrigo Codas confirmed to Primicias that ten members of the Paraguayan national team who play abroad are preparing a collective lawsuit to recover their funds. Ueno Bank also held commercial agreements with clubs including Olimpia and Cerro Porteño and served as a sponsor of the national team, which is why the APF moved quickly to remove the bank’s advertising from the Defensores, ABC Color reported.

What the APF Statement Actually Says

The association’s message, published Nov. 4 and carried by ABC Color, Primicias and Moopio, strikes a dual tone of support and pressure. “We want to send our solidarity and support to all the people affected, especially those families who today face moments of uncertainty and anguish,” the statement reads. It adds that the APF is working actively alongside the affected clubs and footballers to seek concrete answers.

Primicias quoted a separate passage of the same statement: “The APF stands with the clubs, players and other members of Paraguayan football affected by this situation.” The association also said it trusts that competent institutions will act with the transparency and celerity necessary to clarify the facts — language aimed at the judicial and regulatory authorities now handling the bank’s resolution.

Why the Calendar Guarantee Matters for Paraguayan Football

The APF’s statement closes that door. The final rounds of the local championship and the Copa Paraguay 2026 knockout ties are locked in, the association said, shielding the season’s stability against the economic storm gripping the country.

Still open is the human cost inside the sport itself. The players’ union census has not yet produced a verified figure, and the collective lawsuit announced by Codas on behalf of ten national-team players abroad has not been filed as of the reports published Nov. 4. Those two developments — how many players are affected and whether their funds can be recovered — are the next checkpoints to watch as the bank’s resolution process moves forward.