The 2018 Colombian Women's Football League season (officially known as the 2018 Liga Águila Femenina season for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of

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's top-flight women's football league. The season started on 10 February and concluded on 31 May 2018. Santa Fe were the defending champions. The two-legged final was played between

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and debutants

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. Atlético Huila were the champions after tying Atlético Nacional 2–2 in aggregate score and beating them 3–0 in the penalty shootout, and qualified for the

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Format

Starting from this season, the league was expanded from 18 to 23 teams, which competed in four double round-robin groups, three of six teams each and one of five teams. The top two teams in each group moved on to the quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The winners of each semifinal played the finals, which determined the champions. All rounds in the knockout stage were played on a home-and-away basis. The champions qualified for the

and also played the 2017–18 Primera División Femenina champions in a double-legged series, same as last season.

Teams

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

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, and

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competed for the first time.

Stadia and locations

a: Played home games in

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b: Played home games in

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c: Played home games in

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First stage

The first stage started on 10 February and consisted of four round-robin hexagonals. It ended on 6 May with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout round.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Finals

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Top goalscorers

Source
Fémina Fútbol
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References

External links

Season
at soccerway.com
Dimayor's official website
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Format

Teams

Stadia and locations

First stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Finals

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links