The 2018 Colombian Women's Football League season (officially known as the 2018 Liga Águila Femenina season for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of Colombia's top-flight women's football league. The season started on 10 February and concluded on 31 May 2018. Santa Fe were the defending champions.
The two-legged final was played between Atlético Huila and debutants Atlético Nacional. Atlético Huila were the champions after tying Atlético Nacional 2–2 in aggregate score and beating them 3–0 in the penalty shootout, and qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina.
Format Starting from this season, the league was expanded from 18 to 23 teams, which competed in four double round-robin groups, three of six teams each and one of five teams. The top two teams in each group moved on to the quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The winners of each semifinal played the finals, which determined the champions. All rounds in the knockout stage were played on a home-and-away basis. The champions qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina and also played the 2017–18 Primera División Femenina champions in a double-legged series, same as last season.
Teams 23 teams took part in the competition. The teams are affiliated with DIMAYOR affiliate clubs. Atlético, Atlético Nacional, Bogotá, Deportes Tolima, and Junior competed for the first time.
Stadia and locations
Hexagonal Team City Stadium A Alianza Petrolera Barrancabermeja Daniel Villa Zapata Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Cancha Marte Atlético Huila Neiva Guillermo Plazas Alcid Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta General Santander Deportes Tolima Ibagué Manuel Murillo Toro Real Santander Floridablanca Álvaro Gómez Hurtado B Bogotá Bogotáa Municipal Héctor "El Zipa" González Deportivo Pasto Pasto Departamental Libertad Fortaleza Cota Municipal de Cota La Equidad Bogotá Metropolitano de Techo Patriotas Tunjab Primero de Septiembre Santa Fe Bogotá Nemesio Camacho El Campín C América de Cali Cali Pascual Guerrero Atlético Cali Pascual Guerrero Cortuluá Tuluác Pascual Guerrero Deportes Quindío Armenia Centenario Deportivo Pereira Pereira Hernán Ramírez Villegas Orsomarso Palmira Francisco Rivera Escobar D Atlético Nacional Medellín Atanasio Girardot Envigado Envigado Polideportivo Sur Junior Barranquilla Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Real Cartagena Cartagena Jaime Morón León Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Sierra Nevada a: Played home games in Zipaquirá. b: Played home games in Chiquinquirá. c: Played home games in Cali.
First stage The first stage started on 10 February and consisted of four round-robin hexagonals. It ended on 6 May with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout round.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout phase Bracket
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Finals
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Huila won 3–0 on penalties.
Liga Águila Femenina2018 championsAtlético Huila1st title
Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Oriana AltuveSanta Fe 16 2 Leicy SantosSanta Fe 12 3 Joemar GuarecucoCortuluá 11 4 Catalina UsmeAmérica de Cali 9 Karla TorresAtlético Huila 6 Marta CoxDeportes Quindío 8 Farlyn CaicedoAmérica de Cali 8 Lady AndradeAtlético Nacional 7 Gloria VillamayorPatriotas Jyoeldry ParraDeportivo Pereira
Source: Fémina Fútbol
See also Colombian Women's Football League
References
External links Season at soccerway.com Dimayor's official website