The Liga Femenina Profesional de Fútbol Colombiano (Colombian Professional Women's Football League) or Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR (sponsored name) is the top level women's football league in Colombia. The first season was held in 2017, with 18 teams taking part. The champion qualifies to the Copa Libertadores Femenina.
History Colombia women's football had only regional leagues until 2016. The entrant to the Copa Libertadores Femenina was decided in a tournament called Copa Pre-Libertadores, in which non-professional clubs took part. The winning team in all editions was Formas Íntimas. In 2016 a tournament called Campeonato Nacional Interclubes was held, organized by the División Aficionada del Fútbol Colombiano (Difútbol). About 40 teams played in four stages for the championship. Generaciones Palmiranas won the final 6–5 on aggregate over Molino Viejo and qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina.
With the approval of Dimayor, the first professional women's football league was organized and played starting from 2017, with 18 out of Dimayor's 36 affiliate clubs, which were split into 3 groups of 6. It was planned to create a second level league to which new clubs would have entered starting from 2018, but this did not happen. A national women's league is a requirement to host the FIFA Women's World Cup, in which Colombia showed interest for the 2023 edition.
Format In 2017 the 18 teams were divided into three groups of six. After playing each other twice, the top two in each group and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals, with the winners going on to play the semi-finals and finals. All matches in the knockout stages were played as double-legged series. The tournament lasted five months between February and June.
In 2018 the 23 teams were divided into three groups of six and one group of five. After playing each other twice, the top two in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the winners going on to play the semi-finals and finals. All matches in the knockout stages were played as double-legged series. The tournament lasted four months between February and May.
Teams Notably absent from the list of clubs is Formas Íntimas, who have joined alliances with professional clubs such as Envigado (from 2017 to 2018), Independiente Medellín (from 2019 to 2022), and Atlético Nacional (from 2023 onwards) since participation in the league is restricted to professional clubs (DIMAYOR affiliates) only. The following 16 clubs took part in the 2026 season:
América de Cali Atlético Bucaramanga Atlético Nacional Deportivo Cali Deportivo Pasto Fortaleza Independiente Medellín Inter Palmira Internacional de Bogotá Junior Llaneros Millonarios Once Caldas Orsomarso Real Santander Santa Fe
List of finals
SeasonChampion ScoresRunner-upWinning managerLeading goalscorer(s) 2017 Santa Fe 2–1, 1–0 Atlético Huila Agustín Julio Manuela González (Atlético Bucaramanga; 13 goals) 2018 Atlético Huila 0–1, 2–1 Atlético Nacional Virgilio Puerto Oriana Altuve (Santa Fe; 18 goals) 2019 América de Cali 2–0, 1–2 Independiente Medellín Andrés Usme Linda Caicedo (América de Cali; 7 goals) Joemar Guarecuco (Cortuluá; 7 goals) 2020 Santa Fe 2–1, 2–0 América de Cali Albeiro Erazo Ysaura Viso (Santa Fe; 13 goals) 2021 Deportivo Cali 4–1, 2–2 Santa Fe John Alber Ortiz Catalina Usme (América de Cali; 12 goals) 2022 América de Cali 1–2, 3–1 Deportivo Cali Andrés Usme Catalina Usme (América de Cali; 15 goals) 2023 Santa Fe 2–0, 0–0 América de Cali Omar Ramírez Catalina Usme (América de Cali; 11 goals) 2024 Deportivo Cali 2–1, 2–0 Santa Fe John Alber Ortiz Marcela Restrepo (Atlético Nacional; 10 goals) Estefanía González (Independiente Medellín; 10 goals) 2025 Deportivo Cali 0–1, 1–0 Santa Fe John Alber Ortiz María Nela Carvajal (Orsomarso; 11 goals) 2026 Deportivo Cali 3–2, 4–2 Santa Fe John Alber Ortiz Manuela González (Atlético Nacional; 15 goals) Ingrid Guerra (Deportivo Cali; 15 goals)
Titles by club RankClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunners-up years1 Deportivo Cali 4 1 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026 20222 Santa Fe 3 4 2017, 2020, 2023 2021, 2024, 2025, 20263 América de Cali 2 2 2019, 2022 2020, 20234 Atlético Huila 1 1 2018 2017 — Atlético Nacional 0 1 — 2018 Independiente Medellín 0 1 — 2019
See also Football in Colombia
References
External links DIMAYOR Colombian Football Federation