The Venezuelan Women's Super League ( es, Superliga Femenina Fútbol de Venezuela) is the top level league competition for

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. The winner qualifies for the

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, the South American Champions League. The competition is organised by the

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. It was established in 2017, with the league was made into a semi-professional one, and under the control of the Women's Football Commission.

History

A national amateur league was formed in 2000. In the Liga Amateur de Fútbol Femenino (LAFF) mostly University teams were playing. UCAB (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello) from Caracas won three of the four editions. In 2003/04 the national league was established. It was called the Primera División Femenina until 2016, when it was decided that women's footballers will be received with more adequate means to improve their football life, thus leading to the creation of the Super League in 2017. The newly established Super League will allow clubs to have professional contracts for female footballers and greater insurance, though it is not mandatory due to its semi-professional status.

Format

In the 2011 season there were 11 teams in two divisions, an Eastern and Western one. The champion qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The 2012/13 season was played in

Apertura and Clausura The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...

format. Apertura from September to December and Clausura from December to June. In 2016 the final stage consisted of a hexagonal with six teams each playing each other twice. The two leading teams played for the championship in a two leg match. In 2017 the national FA changed the league to a semi-professional one. Clubs now need a license, professional staff and pay their players.

List of champions

Below is the list of champions. Caracas FC have been national champion five times, the most of any team.

Liga Nacional Femenina

Superliga Femenina / Primera División Femenina

Titles by club

References

External links

Venezuelan FATwitter-Feed
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Women's sports leagues in Venezuela