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| Founded | 1999 (as women's championship)[1] 2008 (as Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino) |
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| Country | Chile |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Primera B |
| International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores |
| Current champions | Colo Colo (2022) |
| Most championships | Colo Colo (14) |
| Current: 2023 season | |
The Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino (Spanish: Campeonato Nacional Primera División de Fútbol Femenino), is the main league competition for women's football in Chile. The winner qualifies for the Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino, the South American Champions League. The competition is organised by the Chilean Football Federation.
Since 2008, the league has been turned to semi-professionalism in order to improve women's football standard in the competition, with the name change and the establishment of a part-time fund for the team.[2] In March 2022, the league will turn to full-time professional, ending a decade of semi-professional status of Chilean female players, starting from 2023 season.[3]
Format
The Apertura and Clausura format is used, thus there are two champions per year. Apertura starts early in the year, Clausura starts mid year and ends in December. As of 2013 about 20 teams play in two divisions, a Southern one and a Central one. They play a single round-robin tournament. After that the top four teams advance to the quarter-finals. Since 2014 the final is played in only one match, as the other knock-out matches, before that the final was two-legged. If different teams win the Apertura and Clausura there is a play-off for the Copa Libertadores spot.
2023 Teams
| Audax Italiano |
| Cobresal |
| Colo Colo |
| Coquimbo Unido |
| Deportes Antofagasta |
| Deportes Iquique |
| Deportes Puerto Montt |
| Fernández Vial |
| O'Higgins |
| Palestino |
| Santiago Morning |
| Universidad Católica |
| Universidad de Chile |
| Universidad de Concepción |
List of champions
Below is the list of champions.[5] In 2011 an Apertura and Clausura format was introduced.[6]
Titles before 2008 were unofficial(?), as Universidad de Chile is credited with the first title in 2016.[7]
- 1999:[8] Universidad de Chile
- 2000: Universidad de Chile
- 2001: Universidad de Chile
- 2002: Santiago Morning
- 2005: Universidad de Chile
Titles by club
| Club | Winners | Runner-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colo-Colo | 15 | 2 | 2010, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2012 Clausura, 2013 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura, 2016 Clausura, 2017 Apertura, 2017 Clausura, 2022, 2023 |
| Santiago Morning | 3 | 6 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Everton | 2 | 6 | 2008, 2009 |
| Universidad de Chile | 2 | 4 | 2016 Apertura, 2021 |
| Palestino | 1 | 3 | 2015 Clausura |
References
- ^ "2009 standings, referred to as 11th season of the league". goldetaco.cl. October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "La historia del fútbol femenino de Chile a través de sus hitos". 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Histórico: El fútbol femenino será profesional en Chile". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "ANFP - Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional". www.anfp.cl. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Chile - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "2011 Clausura starts" (in Portuguese). futbolfemeninovenezuela.com. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ a b "LA U CONQUISTA SU PRIMER TÍTULO DE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN EN EL FÚTBOL FEMENINO" (in Spanish). anfp.cl. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Chile (Women) 1999". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Colo Colo was crowned in women's football". anfp.cl. 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "COLO COLO SE TITULÓ TRICAMPEÓN FEMENINO" [Colo Colo is three time champion] (in Spanish). anfp.cl. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Colo Colo wins 4th championship" (in Spanish). paraguay.com. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "COLO COLO CONQUERED THE FEMALE FOOTBALL HEPTACAMPEONATO" (in Spanish). anfp.cl. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
Séptima corona consecutiva para Colo Colo...
- ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (13 August 2014). "Colo Colo conquistó su octavo título consecutivo en el fútbol chileno femenino | Emol.com". Emol. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Colo Colo se titula campeón de Primera División en fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). latercera.com. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Clásicas: Las albitas lograron el decacampeonato del fútbol femenino al vencer a la "U" (Colo Colo wins 10th title in row)" (in Spanish). elgraficochile.cl. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Sorpresa en Quilín: Palestino Femenino gritó campeón en la cara de Colo Colo" (in Spanish). elgraficochile.cl. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "alestino acaba con hegemonía de Colo Colo y se corona campeón nacional femenino" (in Spanish). t13.cl. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "COLO COLO RECONQUISTA LA CORONA DEL FUTBOL FEMENINO DE CHILE" (in Spanish). anfp.cl. 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Colo Colo Femenino se corona campeón del Torneo de Apertura 2017" (in Spanish). t13.cl. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "dalealbo.cl" (in Spanish). ¡Celebración por duplicado! Colo Colo femenino derrotó a Santiago Morning y bajó la 13. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Santiago Morning baja su primera estrella tras derrotar a Palestino en el Nacional" (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 December 2018.
External links
- ANFP; Federation website's women's football portal
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