Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino
Founded | 1991 |
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Country | Argentina |
Confederation | CONMEBOL |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Second Division |
International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores Femenina |
Current champions | UAI Urquiza (4th title) |
Most championships | Boca Juniors (23 titles) |
Website | AFA |
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The Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino[1] is the main league competition for women's football (soccer) in Argentina. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) created the competition in 1991.
History
The competition was first played in 1991.[2] The first champions were River Plate.[3] Since 2009 a match is played between the Apertura and the Clausura champions, the winner of the match wins the right to compete in the Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino.[4]
Format
The competition is divided in two single round-robin tournaments each year, the Apertura and the Clausura.[5] Apertura last from autumn to next year's spring, the clausura last from spring to autumn. Each one is played by ten teams.[5] The champion of each tournament is the team that finishes with the most points.[5]
List of champions
Below is the list of champions:[3]
Annual champions:
Year | Champions |
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1991 | River Plate |
1992 | Boca Juniors |
1993 | River Plate |
1994 | River Plate |
1995 | River Plate |
1996 | River Plate |
1997 | River Plate |
1998 | Boca Juniors |
1999 | Boca Juniors |
2000 | Boca Juniors |
Apertura and clausura champions.
Year | Apertura champions (starting in autumn) |
Clausura champions (starting in spring) |
Copa Libertadores playoff winner (result) |
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2001–02 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | |
2002–03 | River Plate | River Plate | |
2003–04 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | |
2004–05 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | |
2005–06 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | |
2006–07 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | |
2007–08 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | |
2008–09 | San Lorenzo | River Plate | San Lorenzo (5–0) |
2009–10 | Boca Juniors | River Plate | Boca Juniors (1–0) |
2010–11 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca qualifies without playoff[6] |
2011–12 | Boca Juniors | UAI Urquiza | Boca Juniors (7-0) |
2012–13 | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | Boca qualifies without playoff |
Apertura and Clausura were renamed in 2013. They are now referred to as Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final.
- Inicial 2013–14: Boca Juniors
- Final 2014: UAI Urquiza[7]
- 2015: San Lorenzo[8]
- 2016: UAI Urquiza[9]
- 2016–17 : River Plate[10]
- 2017–18 : UAI Urquiza[11]
Created in 2009, the Women's Copa Libertadores gathers the champions of each of the 10 countries that conform the CONMEBOL. In Argentina, the winner of a play-off between the Apertura and Clausura winners decides which teams participates in the international competition
Titles by team
Titles | Team |
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23 | Boca Juniors |
11 | River Plate |
4 | UAI Urquiza |
2 | San Lorenzo |
References
- ↑ "Reglamento Campeonato de Futbol Femenino 2008-2009" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ↑ "Boca Juniors se coronó campeón del Clausura" (in Spanish). AFA. August 1, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- 1 2 Osvaldo José Gorgazzi (July 9, 2009). "Argentina - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ "River Plate se coronó campeón del Clausura femenino" (in Spanish). AFA. August 24, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- 1 2 3 Hans Schöggl (July 9, 2009). "Argentina (Women) 2008/09". RSSSF. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ "¡Humillen, chicas!" (in Spanish). ole.com.ar. July 30, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
qualified to Copa Libertadores 2nd year in a row
- ↑ "UAI Urquiza amargó a Boca y gritó campeón en el fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). clarin.com. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Con perfume de mujer: San Lorenzo es campeón de AFA" (in Spanish). diariouno.com.ar. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Futbol Femenino: UAI Urquiza tricampeón" (in Spanish). clarin.com. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "River Plate goleó a Huracán y es el nuevo campeón" (in Spanish). losandes.com.ar. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ "Fútbol femenino: UAI Urquiza aplastó a Boca, se consagró campeón y logró un pasaje a la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). infobae.com. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.