The 2019 Colombian Women's Football League (officially known as the Liga Águila Femenina 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of Colombia's top-flight women's football league. The season started on 13 July and concluded on 30 September 2019 with the second leg of the finals. América de Cali won their first league title following a 3–2 win on aggregate against Independiente Medellín in the finals.[1] Atlético Huila were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the eventual runners-up Independiente Medellín in the semifinals.
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 July – 30 September 2019 |
| Champions | América de Cali (1st title) |
| Copa Libertadores Femenina | América de Cali Independiente Medellín |
| Matches played | 74 |
| Goals scored | 170 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Linda Caicedo (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ind. Medellín 5–0 Atlético Huila (15 September) |
| Biggest away win | Once Caldas 0–6 Ind. Medellín (20 July) Atlético 0–6 Cortuluá (9 August) |
| Highest scoring | Once Caldas 0–6 Ind. Medellín (20 July) Atlético 0–6 Cortuluá (9 August) |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Format edit
For this season, the league featured 20 teams, which were split into five double round-robin groups of four teams. The top teams in each group as well as the three best runners-up advanced to the quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The winners of each semifinal qualified for the final to decide the champions. All rounds in the knockout stage were played on a home-and-away basis.[2] The champions qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina, joining Atlético Huila who are already qualified as titleholders. On 15 June 2019, DIMAYOR and the FCF announced an agreement with CONMEBOL for an additional berth for Colombia into the Copa Libertadores Femenina, which was awarded to the league runners-up.[3]
Teams edit
20 teams took part in the competition.[2] The teams are affiliated with DIMAYOR affiliate clubs. Alianza Petrolera, Bogotá, Deportes Quindío, Envigado, Patriotas, Real Cartagena, and Unión Magdalena did not field a team in this edition, whilst Deportivo Cali, Independiente Medellín, Millonarios, and Once Caldas competed for the first time.
Stadia and locations edit
La Equidad
Millonarios
Santa Fe
Cali teams:
América de Cali
Atlético
Deportivo Cali
Medellín teams:
Atlético Nacional
Independiente Medellín
First stage edit
The First stage started on 13 July and consisted of five groups of four teams. It ended on 18 August with the top teams from each group as well as the three best runners-up advancing to the knockout stage.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DIM | NAC | PER | ONC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Deportivo Pereira | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 6 | 1–4 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Once Caldas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFE | MIL | EQU | FOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Millonarios | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | La Equidad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Fortaleza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUN | BUC | RSA | CUC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Real San Andrés | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | COR | CAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América de Cali | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Cortuluá | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | Atlético | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Group E edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HUI | PAS | ORS | TOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Huila | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Orsomarso | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Ranking of second-placed teams edit
The three best teams among those ranked second qualified for the knockout stage.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Millonarios | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | D | Cortuluá | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | E | Deportivo Pasto | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
| 5 | C | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Knockout stage edit
Seeding edit
The five group winners were sorted according to their performance in the first stage in order to decide the four teams that were seeded into each of the four quarterfinal ties, which hosted the second leg in that stage. The four best group winners were seeded, while the remaining group winner was drawn along with the three best group runners-up against one of the seeded teams to make up the quarterfinal matchups.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Independiente Medellín | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 16 | Quarterfinals Tie 1 |
| 2 | D | América de Cali | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 16 | Quarterfinals Tie 2 |
| 3 | B | Santa Fe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Quarterfinals Tie 3 |
| 4 | E | Atlético Huila | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Quarterfinals Tie 4 |
| 5 | C | Junior | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | Drawing pot |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Drawing of lots
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Millonarios (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santa Fe | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Millonarios | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| América de Cali | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Nacional | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | América de Cali | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| América de Cali | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Independiente Medellín | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Junior | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlético Huila | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Huila | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Independiente Medellín | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cortuluá | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Independiente Medellín | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortuluá | 1–3 | Independiente Medellín | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2–3 | América de Cali | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Millonarios | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Santa Fe | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Junior | 1–5 | Atlético Huila | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Semifinals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Huila | 1–5 | Independiente Medellín | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| Millonarios | 2–3 | América de Cali | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Finals edit
| América de Cali | 2–0 | Independiente Medellín |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
América de Cali won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Liga Águila Femenina 2019 champions |
|---|
| América de Cali 1st title |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "América se coronó campeón de la Liga femenina" [América crowned themselves as women's league champions]. El Tiempo. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b "DEFINIDO EL SISTEMA DEL CAMPEONATO EN LA LIGA AGUILA FEMENINA 2019" (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "COLOMBIA TENDRÁ 3 REPRESENTANTES EN LA COPA LIBERTADORES FEMENINA 2019" (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. 15 June 2019.
External links edit
- Dimayor's official website (in Spanish)