Country Uruguay Number of teams 15 | Confederation CONMEBOL Level on pyramid 1 out of 1 | |
Founded 1997; 20 years ago (1997) International cup(s) Copa Libertadores Femenina | ||
The Uruguayan championship of women's football is the most important national tournament corresponding to the female branch of Uruguayan football, and is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association since 1997, from a FIFA request. Until the 2013 season, they have played 17 tournaments.
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2013 Season
In the 2013 championship involving 15 teams, 5 more than the last edition. 13 teams are from Montevideo, 1 from Las Piedras and 1 from Rocha, Uruguay.
Notes: All statistics pertain only to the Uruguayan Championships organized by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) since 1997 (not including other unofficial tournaments in seasons counted). The founding dates of equipment are those declared by the clubs themselves involved. The column "stadium" reflects the stadium where the team acts as the local times in their matches, but does not indicate that the equipment in question owns the stadium.
Format
The current format, first played in 2014, is divided into to stages. The first stage in played in three to four team groups. The best teams then advance to the championship round, called Copa de Oro, while the last placed teams play for the Copa de Plata. Both rounds in the second stage are played with about 7 teams. The winner of the Copa de Oro is the national champion and qualifies to the Copa Libertadores Femenina.
Champions
The Uruguayan championship organized by the Uruguayan Football Association began to dispute in 1997. Before championships were unofficial.