Tercera A (Chile)

{{Infobox football league

|name = Tercera División

|alt = Chilean third division football logo

|caption = Chilean third division football logo

|image = Logo_tercera_chile.png

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|country = Chile

|confed = CONMEBOL

|founded = 1981

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|divisions =

|teams = 16

|feeds =

|promotion = Segunda División

|relegation = Tercera B

|levels = 4

|domest_cup = Copa Chile

|confed_cup =

|champions = Santiago City (1st title)

|season =

|most successful club = Ñublense, Colchagua, Deportes Linares (3 titles)

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|website = [http://www.terceradivision.cl Official webpage]

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Tercera División de Chile (Third Division of Chile), is the fourth tier of Chilean football (soccer). It is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur de Chile. It is both the fourth level of the Chilean football league system and the top league for Chilean Football Youth Leagues.

Overview

In 1979, a commission to access applications for a Third Division amateur league was created by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile. Twenty-five teams throughout the country participated on the first edition of the league in 1981. Since 1997, only players below the age of 23 are allowed to participate.

The winner and the runner-up of the league are promoted to Segunda División.

League rules

Matchday squads in the Tercera División are restricted to players under the age of 23.

Current teams

These are the teams participating in the Chilean Tercera División in the 2025 season:

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Club !City !Stadium !Capacity
Aguará \|La Reina \|Centro Talinay \|align=center\|200
Chimbarongo \|Chimbarongo \|Municipal de Chimbarongo \|align=center\|1,500
Colchagua \|San Fernando \|Municipal Jorge Silva Valenzuela \|align=center\|5,900
Comunal Cabrero \|Cabrero \|Municipal Luis Figueroa Riquelme \|align=center\|3,500
Constitución Unido \|Constitución \|Enrique Donn \|align=center\|2,060
Deportes Colina \|Colina \|Municipal Manuel Rojas del Río \|align=center\|4,000
Deportes Quillón \|Quillón \|Complejo Colegio Quillón \|align=center\|1,000
Fernández Vial \|Concepción \|Ester Roa \|align=center\|33,000
Imperial Unido \|Nueva Imperial \|El Alto de Nueva Imperial \|align=center\|2,000
Lautaro de Buín \|Buin \|Lautaro de Buin \|align=center\|2,600
Lota Schwager \|Coronel \|Federico Schwager \|align=center\|4,000
Malleco Unido \|Angol \|Alberto Larraguibel Morales \|align=center\|2,345
Municipal Mejillones \|Mejillones \|Municipal de Mejillones \|align=center\|1,500
Municipal Puente Alto \|Puente Alto \|Municipal de Puente Alto \|align=center\|1,900
Naval \|Talcahuano \|El Morro \|align=center\|7,200
Quintero Unido \|Quintero \|Raúl Vargas Verdejo \|align=center\|2,500

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Club

!City

!Stadium

!Capacity

Aguará

|La Reina

|Centro Talinay

|align=center|200

Chimbarongo

|Chimbarongo

|Municipal de Chimbarongo

|align=center|1,500

Colchagua

|San Fernando

|Municipal Jorge Silva Valenzuela

|align=center|5,900

Comunal Cabrero

|Cabrero

|Municipal Luis Figueroa Riquelme

|align=center|3,500

Constitución Unido

|Constitución

|Enrique Donn

|align=center|2,060

Deportes Colina

|Colina

|Municipal Manuel Rojas del Río

|align=center|4,000

Deportes Quillón

|Quillón

|Complejo Colegio Quillón

|align=center|1,000

Fernández Vial

|Concepción

|Ester Roa

|align=center|33,000

Imperial Unido

|Nueva Imperial

|El Alto de Nueva Imperial

|align=center|2,000

Lautaro de Buín

|Buin

|Lautaro de Buin

|align=center|2,600

Lota Schwager

|Coronel

|Federico Schwager

|align=center|4,000

Malleco Unido

|Angol

|Alberto Larraguibel Morales

|align=center|2,345

Municipal Mejillones

|Mejillones

|Municipal de Mejillones

|align=center|1,500

Municipal Puente Alto

|Puente Alto

|Municipal de Puente Alto

|align=center|1,900

Naval

|Talcahuano

|El Morro

|align=center|7,200

Quintero Unido

|Quintero

|Raúl Vargas Verdejo

|align=center|2,500

Tercera División champions

=As third level of the Chilean League system=

class="wikitable sortable" !width=px\|Ed. !width=80px \|Season !width=170px\|Champion !width=170px\|Runner-up
{{center\|1}}	1981	Fernández Vial	Deportes Laja
{{center\|2}}	1982	Deportes Laja	Lautaro
{{center\|3}}	1983	Súper Lo Miranda	Iván Mayo
{{center\|4}}	1984	Santiago Morning	Ñublense
{{center\|5}}	1985	Ñublense	Soinca Bata
{{center\|6}}	1986	General Velásquez	Iván Mayo
{{center\|7}}	1987	Deportes Colchagua	Juventud Ferro
{{center\|8}}	1988	Soinca Bata	Deportes Laja
{{center\|9}}	1989	Lozapenco	Unión Santa Cruz
{{center\|10}}	1990	Unión La Calera	Unión Santa Cruz
{{center\|11}}	1991	Unión Santa Cruz	San Luis
{{center\|12}}	1992	Ñublense	Curicó Unido
{{center\|13}}	1993	Deportes Ovalle	Curicó Unido
{{center\|14}}	1994	Deportes Linares	Santiago Morning
{{center\|15}}	1995	Magallanes	General Velásquez
{{center\|16}}	1996	Santiago Morning	Universidad de Concepción
{{center\|17}}	1997	Universidad de Concepción	Barnechea
{{center\|18}}	1998	Deportes Colchagua	Barnechea
{{center\|19}}	1999	Deportes Talcahuano	Unión La Calera
{{center\|20}}	2000	Unión La Calera	Deportes Copiapó
{{center\|21}}	2001	Lota Schwager	Deportes Copiapó
{{center\|22}}	2002	Deportes Copiapó	Malleco Unido
{{center\|23}}	2003	San Luis	Deportes Linares
{{center\|24}}	2004	Ñublense	Curicó Unido
{{center\|25}}	2005	Curicó Unido	Trasandino
{{center\|26}}	2006	Municipal Iquique	Iberia
{{center\|27}}	2007	San Marcos de Arica	Deportes Colchagua
{{center\|28}}	2008	Naval	Deportes Temuco
{{center\|29}}	2009	Unión Temuco	Iberia
{{center\|30}}	2010	Magallanes	Trasandino
{{center\|31}}	2011	Barnechea	Fernández Vial

=As fourth level of the Chilean League system=

class="wikitable sortable" !width=px\|Ed. !width=80px \|Season !width=170px\|Champion !width=170px\|Runner-up
{{center\|32}}	2012	Trasandino	Deportes Linares
{{center\|33}}	2013	Fernández Vial	Deportes Quilicura
{{center\|34}}	2014	Deportes Colchagua	Deportes Santa Cruz
{{center\|35}}	2015	Independiente	Deportes Vallenar
{{center\|36}}	2016	Provincial Osorno	Deportes Recoleta
{{center\|37}}	2017	General Velásquez	Fernández Vial
{{center\|38}}	2018	Lautaro de Buin	Deportes Colina
{{center\|39}}	2019	Deportes Linares	Deportes Concepción
{{center\|40}}	2020	Deportes Limache	Rodelindo Román
{{center\|41}}	2021	Trasandino	Real San Joaquín
{{center\|42}}	2022	Deportes Linares	Provincial Osorno
{{center\|43}}	2023	Provincial Ovalle	Concón National
{{center\|44}}	2024	Santiago City	Brujas de Salamanca

Titles by Team

scope=col\|Club !scope=col\|Titles !scope=col\|Runners-up !scope=col\|Seasons won !scope=col\|Seasons runner-up
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Colchagua	align=center\| 3	align=center\| 1	1998, 2013 Apertura, 2013 Clausura	2007
Ñublense	align=center\| 3	align=center\| 1	1985, 1992, 2004	1984
Deportes Linares	align=center\| 3	align=center\| 2	1994, 2019, 2022	2003, 2012
Fernández Vial	align=center\| 2	align=center\| 2	1981, 2013	2011, 2017
Trasandino	align=center\| 2	align=center\| 2	2012, 2021	2005, 2010
General Velásquez	align=center\| 2	align=center\| 1	1986, 2017	1995
Santiago Morning	align=center\| 2	align=center\| 1	1984, 1996	1994
Unión La Calera	align=center\| 2	align=center\| 1	1990, 2000	1999
Magallanes	align=center\| 2	align=center\| —	1995, 2010	align=center\| —
Naval	align=center\| 2	align=center\| —	1999, 2008	align=center\| —
Unión Santa Cruz	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 3	1991	1989, 1990, 2014
Barnechea	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 2	2011	1997, 1998
Curicó Unido	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 2	2005	1993, 2004
Deportes Copiapó	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 2	2002	2000, 2001
Deportes Laja	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 2	1982	1981, 1988
Deportes Ovalle	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 1	1993	1992
Soinca Bata	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 1	1988	1985
Universidad de Concepción	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 1	1997	1996
Provincial Osorno	align=center\| 1	align=center\| 1	2016	2022
Deportes Limache	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2020	align=center\| —
Independiente	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2015	align=center\| —
Lautaro de Buin	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2018	align=center\| —
Lota Schwager	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2001	align=center\| —
Lozapenco	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	1989	align=center\| —
Municipal Iquique	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2006	align=center\| —
Provincial Ovalle	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2023	align=center\| —
San Luis	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2003	align=center\| —
San Marcos	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2007	align=center\| —
Santiago City	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2024	align=center\| —
Súper Lo Miranda	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	1983	align=center\| —
Unión Temuco	align=center\| 1	align=center\| —	2009	align=center\| —

Tercera División Cup champions

Official knock-out competition open to the clubs in the two lower divisions of the Chilean football league system, only played some seasons. The winners gets bonification points for the league tournament.

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! width=50px|Year

! width=150px|Champion

! width=80px|Scores

! width=180px|Runner-up

! width=200px|Trophy

1991

|Curicó Unido

|1:1, 0:0 (4-2p)

|Atlético Curacaví

|Copa Confraternidad

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