The 2017 Colombian Women's Football League season (officially known as the 2017 Liga Águila Femenina season for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of

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's top-flight women's football league. The season started on 17 February and concluded on 24 June 2017. The two-legged final was played between

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and Santa Fe. Santa Fe were the champions after beating Atlético Huila 2–1 in the first leg and 1–0 in the second leg for a 3–1 win on aggregate score, and qualified for the

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Format

The 18 teams competed in three round-robin regional hexagonals. The top two teams in each hexagonal along with the two best third-placed teams moved on to the quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The winners of each semifinal played the finals, which determined the first champions of the Women's League. All rounds in the knockout stage were played on a home-and-away basis.

Teams

18 teams took part in the competition. The teams are affiliated with DIMAYOR affiliate clubs.

Stadia and locations

a: Played home games at

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b: Played home games at

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c: Played home games at

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First stage

The First stage began on 17 February and consisted of three round-robin hexagonals.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking of third-placed teams

The two best teams among those ranked third qualified for the knockout stage.

Knockout phase bracket

Top goalscorers

Source
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References

External links

Season
at soccerway.com
Dimayor's official website
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