Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino
Football league in Uruguay
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The Women's Uruguayan Championship is the highest division of women's football in Uruguay, and is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association since 1996, from a FIFA request.
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| Founded | 1996 |
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| Country | Uruguay |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of clubs | 15 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 out of 3 |
| Relegation to | Femenino B |
| International cup | Copa Libertadores Femenina |
| Current champions | Nacional (2025) |
| Most championships | Rampla Juniors (10 titles) |
| Top scorer | Juliana Castro (307 goals) |
| Website | auf.org.uy |
| Current: 2026 | |
Format
The current format, introduced in 2014, is divided into two stages. In the first stage, teams are split into groups of three to four. The top teams advance to the championship round, known as the Copa de Oro, while the lowest-placed teams compete in the Copa de Plata. Both rounds in the second stage are played with about 7 teams. The winner of the Copa de Oro is the national champion and qualifies to the Copa Libertadores Femenina.[1] The losers of the Copa de Plata are relegated to the Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino B.
Since 2017 the Apertura and Clausura format is played. In 2017 there were two stages. In the first stage there were seven teams that played each other once. The leading team qualified directly for Stage 2, while the teams placed second to sixth competed in a playoff round. The three winners of this round also advanced to Stage 2. The final four teams had their points reset and then played a round-robin (the cuadrangular) for the title. Since 2018 the Apertura and Clausura are both standard round-robin.
List of Champions
- (In bracket, title count):
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | Winning manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1996[2] | Rampla Juniors (1) | Cerro |  Oribe Álvarez |
2 | 1997 | Nacional (1) | Rampla Juniors | Luis Alberto Noble |
3 | 1998 | Rampla Juniors (2) | Nacional | Oribe Álvarez |
4 | 1999 | Rampla Juniors (3) | Nacional | Juan Carlos Borteiro |
5 | 2000 | Nacional (2) | Rampla Juniors | Gustavo Luis Pérez Machín |
6 | 2001 | Rampla Juniors (4) | Nacional | Jorge Yeye |
7 | 2002 | Rampla Juniors (5) | Nacional | Gonzalo Ribas |
8 | 2003 | Rampla Juniors (6) | Montevideo Wanderers | Antonio Díaz |
9 | 2004 | Rampla Juniors (7) | Huracán | Antonio Díaz |
10 | 2005 | Rampla Juniors (8) | Huracán | Graciela Noemí Barboza Juan Castillo |
11 | 2006 | Rampla Juniors (9) | INAU | Juan Castillo |
12 | 2007 | River Plate (1) | Rampla Juniors | Jorge Ramírez Raúl Álvaro González |
13 | 2008 | Rampla Juniors (10) | River Plate | Juan Castillo |
14 | 2009 | River Plate (2) | Rampla Juniors | Raúl Álvaro González |
15 | 2010 | Nacional (3) | River Plate | Alímedes Barindelli |
16 | 2011 | Nacional (4) | Cerro | Alímedes Barindelli |
17 | 2012 | Cerro (1) | Montevideo Wanderers | Daniel Pérez |
18 | 2013[3][4] | Colón (1) | Nacional | Ignacio Chitnisky |
19 | 2014[5] | Colón (2) | Nacional | Fabiana Manzolillo |
20 | 2015[6][7] | Colón (3) | Nacional | Fabiana Manzolillo |
21 | 2016[8] | Colón (4) | Nacional |  Juan Carlos Hernández |
22 | 2017[9] | Peñarol (1) | Colón | Daniel Pérez |
23 | 2018 | Peñarol (2) | Colón | Daniel Pérez |
24 | 2019 | Peñarol (3) | Nacional | Daniel Pérez |
25 | 2020 | Nacional (5) | Peñarol | Diego Testas |
26 | 2021 | Defensor Sporting (1) | Nacional | Líber Correa |
27 | 2022 | Nacional (6) | Peñarol | Diego Testas |
28 | 2023 | Peñarol (4) | Nacional | Cecilia Santo |
29 | 2024 | Nacional (7) | Peñarol | Marcel Rauss |
30 | 2025 | Nacional (8) | Peñarol | Marcel Rauss |
31 | 2026 | |||
Titles by club
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rampla Juniors | 10 | 4 | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 | 1997, 2000, 2007, 2009 |
| 2 | Nacional | 8 | 10 | 1997, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 4 | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 | 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Colón | 4 | 2 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | 2017, 2018 | |
| 4 | River Plate | 2 | 2 | 2007, 2009 | 2008, 2010 |
| 5 | Cerro | 1 | 2 | 2012 | 1996, 2011 |
| Defensor Sporting | 1 | 0 | 2021 | — | |
| — | Huracán | 0 | 2 | — | 2004, 2005 |
| Montevideo Wanderers | 0 | 2 | — | 2003, 2012 | |
| INAU | 0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
Half-year / Short tournaments
Apertura and Clausura seasons
Torneo Intermedio
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nacional | 1–0 | Montevideo City Torque |
Torneo Preparación
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Rampla Juniors | Nacional |
| 2002 | Cerro | Rampla Juniors |
| 2003 | Rampla Juniors | |
| 2004 | Rampla Juniors | |
| 2008 | River Plate | Huracán |