Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino
Football league in Chile
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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.
2008 (as Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino)
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| Founded | 1999 (as women's championship)[1] 2008 (as Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino) |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Primera B |
| International cup | Copa Libertadores |
| Current champions | Colo Colo (2025) |
| Most championships | Colo Colo (17) |
| Top scorer | Yenny Acuña (120 goals) |
| Current: 2026 season | |
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.
2025 teams
| 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.[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
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 17 | 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, 2025 | 2015 Clausura, 2019 |
| 2 | Santiago Morning | 3 | 6 | 2018, 2019, 2020 | 2014 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2016 Clausura, 2017 Clausura, 2021, 2023 |
| 3 | Everton | 2 | 6 | 2008, 2009 | 2010, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2012 Clausura, 2013 Apertura |
| Universidad de Chile | 2 | 6 | 2016 Apertura, 2021 | 2008, 2015 Apertura, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 | |
| 4 | Palestino | 1 | 3 | 2015 Clausura | 2016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 |