Country Argentina Number of teams 12 | Founded 1991 Current champions UAI Urquiza
(2016) | |
Confederation CONMEBOL (South América) International cup(s) Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino | ||
The Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino is the main league competition for women's football (soccer) in Argentina. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) created the competition in 1991. The winner of the playoff between the Apertura and of the Clausura champions compete in the following years Copa Libertadores.
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History
The competition was first played in 1991. The first champions were River Plate. 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.
Format
The competition is divided in two single round-robin tournaments each year, the Apertura and the Clausura. Apertura last from autumn to next year's spring, the clausura last from spring to autumn. Each one is played by ten teams. The champion of each tournament is the team that finishes with the most points.
List of champions
Below is the list of champions:
Annual champions:
Apertura and clausura champions.
Apertura and Clausura were renamed in 2013. They are now referred to as Torneo Inicial and Torneo Final.
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