Venezuelan Women's Super League

The Venezuelan Women's Super League (Spanish: Superliga Femenina Fútbol de Venezuela) is the top level league competition for women's football in Venezuela. The winner qualifies for the Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino, the South American Champions League. The competition is organised by the Venezuelan Football Federation. It was established in 2017, with the league was made into a semi-professional one, and under the control of the Women's Football Commission.[1]

Venezuelan Women's Super League
Founded2017
CountryVenezuela
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Divisions1
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino
Current championsDeportivo Lara
(2022)
Most championshipsEstudiantes de Guárico
Flor de Patria
Estudiantes de Caracas (1)
Current: 2022 season

History

A national amateur league was formed in 2000. In the Liga Amateur de Fútbol Femenino (LAFF) mostly University teams were playing. UCAB (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello) from Caracas won three of the four editions. In 2003/04 the national league was established. It was called the Primera División Femenina until 2016, when it was decided that women's footballers will be received with more adequate means to improve their football life, thus leading to the creation of the Super League in 2017. The newly established Super League will allow clubs to have professional contracts for female footballers and greater insurance, though it is not mandatory due to its semi-professional status.[2][3][4]

Format

In the 2011 season there were 11 teams in two divisions, an Eastern and Western one. The champion qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The 2012/13 season was played in Apertura and Clausura format. Apertura from September to December and Clausura from December to June.[5]

In 2016 the final stage consisted of a hexagonal with six teams each playing each other twice. The two leading teams played for the championship in a two leg match.[6]

In 2017 the national FA changed the league to a semi-professional one.[7] Clubs now need a license, professional staff and pay their players.

List of champions

Below is the list of champions.[8] Caracas FC have been national champion five times, the most of any team.

Liga Nacional Femenina
Ed. Season Champion
1
2004Estudiantes de Mérida
2
2005Estudiantes de Mérida
3
2006UCAB Spirit
4
2007Zulia
5
2008Fundemer
6
2009Caracas
7
2010Caracas
8
2011Caracas[9]
9
2012Caracas[10]
10
2013Estudiantes de Guárico[11]
11
2014Caracas[12]
12
2015Estudiantes de Guárico[13]
13
2016Estudiantes de Guárico
14
2017Deportivo Lara
15
2018Arroceros de Calabozo
16
2019Deportivo Petare

Superliga Femenina / Primera División Femenina
Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
1
2017Estudiantes de Guárico[14]Flor de Patria
2
2018Flor de Patria[15][16]Deportivo Táchira
3
2019Estudiantes de Caracas[17]Flor de Patria
–
2021 InvitacionalAtlético SCCaracas
–
2021 AdecuaciónYaracuyanosCaracas
4
2022Deportivo LaraMadeira Club Lara
5
2023CaracasADIFFEM

Titles by club
Club Titles Seasons won
Caracas12023
Deportivo Lara12022
Estudiantes de Caracas12019
Estudiantes de Guárico12017
Flor de Patria12018

References
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  2. "Superliga Femenina de Fútbol profesional de Venezuela se organiza por primera vez | | Efecto Cocuyo". 2017-02-20. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. "La Superliga Femenina sale a la luz en marzo". 2017-02-20. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  4. "Se realizará la primera Superliga Femenina de Fútbol en Venezuela | ACN". 2017-02-20. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  5. "2012/13 format" (in Spanish). mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.com. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  6. "DANZ y Estudiantes de Guárico a la final de la liga nacional" (in Spanish). diarioelnacionalista.com.ve. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. "Artloft".
  8. "Venezuela - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  9. "venezuela - feminas del caracas fc ya son tricampeonas" [Women of FC Caracas are three time champion.] (in Spanish). 11 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  10. "Caracas wins title" (in Spanish). rnv.gov.ve. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  11. "Estudiantes de Guárico ganó 3-1 al Caracas FC y se tituló campeón femenino" (in Spanish). balonazos.com. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  12. "Caracas FC femenino es campeón por quinta vez y va a la Libertadores" (in Spanish). primicia.com.ve. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  13. "Estudiantes de Guárico campeonas absolutas" (in Spanish). eltubazodigital.com. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  14. "Estudiantes de Guárico conquisto la Súper Liga" (in Spanish). diarioeltiempo.com.ve. 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  15. "Flor de Patria se tituló campeón del Torneo Apertura". 21 June 2018.
  16. "Flor de Patria se tituló campeón de la Superliga Femenina". 22 October 2018.
  17. "Estudiantes de Caracas se coronó en la Superliga Femenina". lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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