Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino
{{Short description|Football league in Chile}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football league
| logo = Campeonato Nacional Futbol Femenino Chile.png
| pixels = 200x200px
| founded = 1999 (as women's championship){{cite web|url=http://www.goldetaco.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=386:tabla-de-posiciones-adulta&catid=30:estadisticas&Itemid=61|title=2009 standings, referred to as 11th season of the league|publisher=goldetaco.cl|date=October 2009|access-date=24 April 2011|archive-date=23 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323034707/http://www.goldetaco.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=386:tabla-de-posiciones-adulta&catid=30:estadisticas&Itemid=61|url-status=dead}}
2008 (as Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino)
| teams = 14
| country = Chile
| levels = 1
| confed = CONMEBOL
| confed_cup = Copa Libertadores
| promotion =
| relegation = Primera B
| champions = Colo Colo
| season = 2024
| most successful club = Colo Colo (16)
| website =
| current = 2025 season
}}
The Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino ({{langx|es|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.{{cite web | url=https://www.contragolpe.cl/la-historia-del-futbol-femenino-de-chile-a-traves-de-sus-hitos/ | title=La historia del fútbol femenino de Chile a través de sus hitos | date=23 May 2021 }} 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.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Histórico: El fútbol femenino será profesional en Chile |url=https://www.contragolpe.cl/historico-ya-es-ley-y-chile-tendra-futbol-femenino-profesional/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Contragolpe |language=es-CL}}
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.
2025 teams
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| Audax Italiano |
| Colo Colo |
| Coquimbo Unido |
| Deportes Iquique |
| Deportes Recoleta |
| Everton |
| Huachipato |
| Palestino |
| Santiago Morning |
| Santiago Wanderers |
| Unión Española |
| Universidad Católica |
| Universidad de Chile |
| Universidad de Concepción |
List of champions
Below is the list of champions.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chile-womchamp.html|title=Chile - List of Women Champions|year=2010|website=RSSSF|access-date=22 April 2011}} In 2011 an Apertura and Clausura format was introduced.{{cite web|title=2011 Clausura starts|url=http://www.futbolfemeninovenezuela.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=240:se-inicia-campeonato-femenino-anfp-clausura-2011&catid=34:nacionales&Itemid=53|publisher=futbolfemeninovenezuela.com|access-date=27 November 2011|language=pt|date=5 August 2011|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005134/http://www.futbolfemeninovenezuela.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=240:se-inicia-campeonato-femenino-anfp-clausura-2011&catid=34:nacionales&Itemid=53|url-status=dead}}
Titles before 2008 were unofficial(?), as Universidad de Chile is credited with the first title in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www.anfp.cl/noticia/26417/la-u-conquista-su-primer-titulo-de-primera-division-en-el-futbol-femenino | title=LA U CONQUISTA SU PRIMER TÍTULO DE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN EN EL FÚTBOL FEMENINO | publisher=anfp.cl | access-date=3 November 2016 | date=7 June 2016 | language=es}}
- 1999:{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chile-wom99.html|title=Chile (Women) 1999|website=www.rsssf.org|accessdate=23 May 2023}} Universidad de Chile
- 2000: Universidad de Chile
- 2001: Universidad de Chile
- 2002: Santiago Morning
- 2005: Universidad de Chile
Titles by club
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| scope=col class="unsortable" width=180|Club
!scope=col width=80 |Winners !scope=col width=80 |Runner-up !scope=col class="unsortable" |Winning years | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colo-Colo | align=center| 16 | align=center|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, 2024 |
| Santiago Morning | align=center| 3 | align=center|6 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Everton | align=center| 2 | align=center|6 | 2008, 2009 |
| Universidad de Chile | align=center| 2 | align=center|4 | 2016 Apertura, 2021 |
| Palestino | align=center| 1 | align=center|3 | 2015 Clausura |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.anfp.cl/futbol-femenino ANFP]; Federation website's women's football portal
{{Football in Chile}}
{{CONMEBOL women's leagues}}
{{Top level women's association football leagues around the world}}