The Copa Chile ( Chile Cup ) is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura ( Opening Championship ), played from 1933 to 1950.
10-511: The cup is now open to every member club of the Chilean football league system , from professional teams; ( Primera División , Primera B & Segunda División ), down to teams from the ANFA : Tercera División . Since the season 2009 , the winners obtained a direct Copa Sudamericana spot for the next season, however this was change starting from the 2015 edition; since then the winners obtains
20-483: A decade of semi-professional status of Chilean female players, starting from 2023 season. The Apertura and Clausura format is used, thus there are two champions per year. Apertura starts early in the year, Clausura starts mid year and ends in December. As of 2013 about 20 teams play in two divisions, a Southern one and a Central one. They play a single round-robin tournament . After that the top four teams advance to
30-473: A direct Copa Libertadores spot for the next season. In the history of the tournament, the Primera División teams have dominated the competition; but, because this is contested in a knockout tournament format, the opportunity for lower-level teams upsetting a top level squad is a real possibility. That was the case in the seasons 1960 , 1962 , 2009 & 2010 , when the winners were clubs from
40-501: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a CONMEBOL/South American association football competition is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chilean women%27s football championship The Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino ( Spanish : Campeonato Nacional Primera División de Fútbol Femenino ), is the main league competition for women's football in Chile . The winner qualifies for
50-660: The Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino , the South American Champions League. The competition is organised by the Chilean Football Federation . Since 2008, the league has been turned to semi-professionalism in order to improve women's football standard in the competition, with the name change and the establishment of a part-time fund for the team. In March 2022, the league will turn to full-time professional, ending
60-539: The second level : Deportes La Serena , Luis Cruz , Unión San Felipe and Municipal Iquique . A major upset almost occurred in the 2008 competition , when Deportes Ovalle (from the third level league ) became finalist, losing 1–2 to Universidad de Concepción at the final, in a very close match. In some seasons the tournament only included first level teams, that was the case the seasons: 1979 to 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989-Invierno, 1990, 1998 and 2000. Only two clubs have become double champions (league and cup winners
70-528: The quarter-finals. Since 2014 the final is played in only one match, as the other knock-out matches, before that the final was two-legged. If different teams win the Apertura and Clausura there is a play-off for the Copa Libertadores spot. Below is the list of champions. In 2011 an Apertura and Clausura format was introduced. Titles before 2008 were unofficial(?), as Universidad de Chile
80-529: The same season); Colo-Colo in 1981, 1989, 1990 & 1996, and Universidad de Chile in 2000. At the end of the final, the winning team is presented with a trophy, also known as the Copa Chile , which they hold until the following year's final. The cup stands 120 centimetres tall and is made of 8 kg of pure solid silver, its design includes the map of the Chilean territory (being four times around
90-475: The trophy), made with stones of different colors, carved agate , Onyx and lapis lazuli . The trophy was forged in 1974, in the Hernán Baeza Rebolledo workshop , located in the commune of San Miguel . Its manufacture took nearly a month. As well as winning the right to keep the trophy until the start of the next season, the winner gets to have a badge small silver plate at the pedestal of
100-1067: The trophy. The badge has the winners' name and the year of success. The following table lists the Chilean Cup champions by region . Chilean football league system The Chilean football league system , called the Campeonatos Nacionales de Fútbol en Chile or Liga Chilena de Fútbol in Spanish , is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Chile . Level League(s)/Division(s) 1 Primera División 16 clubs 2 Primera B 16 clubs 3 Segunda División 14 clubs 4 Tercera A 14 clubs 5 Tercera B 3 groups, 36 clubs Asociaciones locales de fútbol de Chile Level League(s)/Division(s) 1 Primera División 14 clubs 2 Primera B 4 groups, 22 clubs This article about sports in Chile
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