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Colombian Women's Football League
The Liga Femenina Profesional de Fútbol Colombiano (Colombian Professional Women's Football League) or Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR (sponsored name) is the top level women's football league in Colombia. The first season was held in 2017, with 18 teams taking part. The champion qualifies to the Copa Libertadores Femenina. History Colombia women's football had only regional leagues until 2016. The entrant to the Copa Libertadores Femenina was decided in a tournament called Copa Pre-Libertadores, in which non-professional clubs took part. The winning team in all editions was Formas Íntimas. In 2016 a tournament called Campeonato Nacional Interclubes was held, organized by the División Aficionada del Fútbol Colombiano (Difútbol). About 40 teams played in four stages for the championship. Generaciones Palmiranas won the final 6–5 on aggregate over Molino Viejo and qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina. With the approval of Dimayor, the first professional women's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay, near Asunción. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member soccer associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA. CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each. It is considered one of the strongest confederations in the world. The World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético Huila (women)
Atlético Huila Femenino is a women's football club based in Neiva, Huila, Colombia. Founded in 2016, they are the women's section of Atlético Huila and take part in the Colombian Women's Football League organized by Dimayor, the top level women's football league in Colombia. Atlético Huila won the league championship in 2018, having finished runner-up in the previous season. They also won the 2018 edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, thus becoming the first Colombian champion team of the continental club competition. History Atlético Huila Femenino was formed in 2016. The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (Dimayor) announced in early 2016 that there would be a professional women's football league in Colombia. However, it was not until 20 October of the same year that the official launch of the championship took place in Cartagena. Atlético Huila Femenino was officially presented in October 2016 in the city of Neiva. The club agreed to the dispute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millonarios F
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students from the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé. After the team initially was unsure about which name it would want to use: Unión and Juventud were originally favoured, it got under the influence of the city administration of Bogotá and operated as ''Club Municipal de Deportes''. Millonarios was formally founded on June 18, 1946, thanks to the efforts of Alfonso Senior Quevedo, who became the first chairman. Considered to be one of the strongest clubs from Colombia, it is one of the most consistent clubs in the country. Millonarios has won 15 league titles, 3 Copa Colombia and a Superliga Colombiana, making it the second most successful team in Colombia. They have also been crowned continental champions by winning the Copa Simón Bolívar in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llaneros F
A (, ‘plainsman’) is a South American herder. The name is taken from the Llanos grasslands occupying eastern Colombia and western-central Venezuela. During the Spanish American wars of independence, lancers and cavalry served in both armies and provided the bulk of the cavalry during the war. They were known for being skilled riders who were in charge of all the tasks related to livestock and other ranch-related activities. The historical figure emerged in the 17th century until its disappearance at the end of the 19th century, with the Andean hegemony and the birth of the Venezuelan oil industry. Its ethnic origin dates back to the union of the Arawaks, Andalusians, Canarians and to a lesser extent the slaves brought by The Crown during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The way of working and being comes from the current Apure and Barinas states of the Venezuelans who adapted and modified Andalusian customs, and then exported them to the New Kingdom of Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Equidad
Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros, also known as La Equidad, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium. History La Equidad was founded in 1982 by its namesake company ''Seguros La Equidad'', and immediately after its foundation it entered the Olaya Tournament, a traditional amateur football tournament in Bogotá. La Equidad's first appearance in the 1982–83 edition of the tournament was supported by Independiente Santa Fe, which handed over a manager and several players of their youth ranks to take part in the competition, which was ultimately won by them. In 1993, La Equidad was officially constituted as an amateur club and joined the Bogotá Football League (''Liga de Fútbol de Bogotá''), entering the Categoría Primera C as well as the different youth tournaments organized by the regional amateur football league. In 2003, La Equidad turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético Junior
Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior, or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Junior is the main Caribbean team in the top flight of Colombian football. In present day they are sitting in the 25th place in best South American team as of 2022. The club was founded on August 7, 1924. Known as ''Los Tiburones'' (The Sharks), or ''El Equipo Tiburón'' (The Shark Team). Junior have won the Colombian professional football championship nine times (1977, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2004 Finalización, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Finalización, 2018 Finalización and 2019 Apertura). Some of the most notable players that have played for the club include Heleno de Freitas, Garrincha, Dida, Juan Ramón Verón, Efraín Sánchez, Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, Iván Valenciano, Teófilo Gutiérrez, Carlos Bacca, Julio César Uribe, Giov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independiente Medellín (women)
Deportivo Independiente Medellín Femenino is a professional women's football club based in Medellín, Colombia. They are the women's football section of Independiente Medellín and they currently play in the Colombian Women's Football League, the top level women's football league in Colombia. The club was founded in 2019 in an alliance between Independiente Medellín and Formas Íntimas. Their crosstown rivals are Atlético Nacional with whom they contest El Clásico Paisa. The club plays their home matches at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot, although it plays some of its home matches at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur in Envigado and at the Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí in Itagüí. History On 21 June 2019, the men's football club Independiente Medellín and Formas Íntimas signed an alliance to play in the third season of the Colombian Women's Football League. They debuted in the 2019 league in group A together with Atlético Nacional, Once Caldas and Deportivo Pereira. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo Pereira (women)
Deportivo Pereira Femenino is a professional Colombian women's football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Colombian Women's Football League. It is the women's football section of Deportivo Pereira. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium. History Deportivo Pereira Femenino was founded in 2017. After not playing in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the club would return to competition in 2022, with a sports project that is set to last until at least 2025. Stadium Like their male counterpart, Deportivo Pereira Femenino play their home matches at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas is a multi-purpose stadium in Pereira, Colombia, Pereira, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. It is also the home of Deportivo Pereira. The stadium holds 30,297 people. ..., with a capacity of 30,297 and opened in 1971. References {{Reflist External linksOfficial website Deportivo Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo Pasto
Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad. Deportivo Pasto is both the southernmost and westernmost based team in the Colombian league. Founded in 1949, Pasto has won the league title once in the 2006 Apertura and finished as runner-up three times: in the 2002 Finalizacion, 2012 Apertura, and 2019 Apertura. The club has also finished runners-up twice in the Copa Colombia: in 2009 and 2012. History The club was founded on 12 October 1949, and was a semi-pro team until 1996. That year, they were promoted to the professional second division, the Primera B, and achieved promotion into the Primera A in 1998. In their first top-flight season, the 1999 Apertura, Pasto finished twelfth in the league table. In the 1999 Finalización, Pasto finished in the top eight and qualified for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo Cali (women)
Deportivo Cali Femenino, commonly known as Deportivo Cali, is a professional women's football club based in Cali, Colombia. They are the women's football section of Deportivo Cali and currently play in the Colombian Women's Football League, the top level women's football league in Colombia. History Although Deportivo Cali declined to take part in the first Liga Femenina Profesional tournament in 2017 alleging that they lacked the financial resources to field both a men's and a women's team, the requirement issued by both CONMEBOL and DIMAYOR ahead of the 2019 season to field a women's team in order for the men's team to be allowed to compete in international competitions compelled Deportivo Cali to found their professional women's football section, as the men's side qualified for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana on sporting merit. In June 2018, Deportivo Cali organized their first "Women's Football Festival", aiming to recruit any potential players. In this event, matches and competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportes Tolima
Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the Colombian top tier thrice: in the 2003–II, 2018–I, and 2021–I tournaments, and the Copa Colombia once: in 2014. They play their home games at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro. History Foundation Club Deportes Tolima was founded by Manuel Rubio Chávez on 18 December 1954, when he gave Juan Barbieri (an Argentinian living in Ibagué, Colombia) a sum of $5.000 Colombian pesos in order to hire soccer players from his native country. Barbieri came back to Colombia with a mix of Argentine and Colombian players like Jorge Gandulfo, José Jamardo and Enrique Laino. This team competed for the first time in the Colombian football league in 1955, using the uniform of Argentine club Racing Club. In Tolima's league debut, they finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Águilas Doradas Rionegro
Águilas Doradas is a professional Colombian football team based in Rionegro that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Alberto Grisales stadium. The club also has a futsal team. History On 16 July 2008, the club was founded as ''Itagüí Ditaires'' after a group of investors led by former football player José Fernando Salazar bought the team Bajo Cauca and relocated it to Itagüí. Itagüí began playing in the Primera B's 2008 Finalización championship, where they finished sixth out of nine teams in their group. In the 2009 Apertura, Itagüí had a great performance; they finished second in their group during the regular season, then won their group in the playoffs, before losing the final to Cortuluá on penalties. In the 2009 Finalización, the club had the most points out of all 18 in the regular season, with 33, and were serious candidates to win the title. However, they faltered in the playoffs and finished last with only three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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