The 2021 Colombian Women's Football League (officially known as the Liga Femenina BetPlay Dimayor 2021 for sponsorship purposes) was the fifth season of Colombia's top-flight women's football league. The season started on 10 July and ended on 12 September 2021.[1][2]
| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 July – 12 September 2021 |
| Champions | Deportivo Cali (1st title) |
| Copa Libertadores Femenina | Deportivo Cali Santa Fe |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 150 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Catalina Usme (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | La Equidad 5–1 Llaneros (22 July) América de Cali 4–0 Real Santander (2 August) |
| Biggest away win | Atl. Bucaramanga 0–8 América de Cali (24 August) |
| Highest scoring | Atl. Bucaramanga 0–8 América de Cali (24 August) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Deportivo Cali won their first title in the competition, defeating the defending champions Santa Fe in the double-legged final series by a 6–3 aggregate score.[3]
Format
editOn 29 April 2021, the División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (DIMAYOR) confirmed the format for the 2021 Liga Femenina season, following a meeting of its Board of Competition. For this season the league would have 12 teams competing, which were split into three groups of four where they would play each other in a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams in each group as well as the two best third-placed teams would advance to the quarter-finals, with the winners advancing to the semi-finals. The winners of each semi-final would qualify for the finals to decide the champions. All rounds in the knockout stage would be played on a home-and-away, double-legged basis. The champions and runners-up qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina.[4]
Due to the withdrawal of Cortuluá, DIMAYOR announced changes to the competition format on 17 June 2021. The remaining 11 clubs were split into two groups, one of which would be made up of six teams and the other one containing five teams. Teams would play each one of the teams in their group twice (once at home and once away), with teams in group A having two bye matchdays for a total of 10 matches. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals, with their winners playing the final.[5][6]
Teams
edit12 DIMAYOR affiliate clubs were originally expected to take part in the competition with their women's teams. Out of the 13 clubs that competed in the previous season, neither Deportivo Pasto nor Junior fielded a team in this edition, whilst Cortuluá were to return to the competition.[1] However, on 8 June 2021 Cortuluá withdrew from the competition owing to financial reasons, with which the number of participant clubs went down to 11.[5]
Stadia and locations
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La Equidad
Millonarios
Santa Fe
Cali teams:
América de Cali
Deportivo Cali
Medellín teams:
Atlético Nacional
Independiente Medellín
First stage
editThe first stage started on 10 July and consisted of one group of five teams and one group of six. It ended on 29 August with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFE | EQU | MIL | FOR | LLA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 19 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | La Equidad | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Millonarios | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Fortaleza | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Llaneros | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Red cards, 8) Drawing of lots.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAL | NAC | AME | DIM | RSA | BUC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Cali | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 22 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | América de Cali | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 20 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Independiente Medellín | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Real Santander | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 6 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–8 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Away goals against, 6) Yellow cards, 7) Red cards, 8) Drawing of lots.
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Atlético Nacional | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| La Equidad | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Nacional | 1–3 | Santa Fe | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| La Equidad | 1–4 | Deportivo Cali | 1–2 | 0–2 |
First leg
edit| 1 September 2021 | La Equidad | 1–2 | Deportivo Cali | Bogotá |
| 13:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Metropolitano de Techo Referee: María Victoria Daza |
| 1 September 2021 | Atlético Nacional | 0–1 | Santa Fe | Medellín |
| 15:05 | Report |
| Stadium: Atanasio Girardot Referee: Viviana Muñoz |
Second leg
edit| 4 September 2021 | Deportivo Cali | 2–0 (4–1 agg.) | La Equidad | Palmira |
| 10:00 | Report | Stadium: Deportivo Cali Referee: Vanessa Reales |
| 4 September 2021 | Santa Fe | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Atlético Nacional | Bogotá |
| 20:10 | Report |
| Stadium: El Campín Referee: Yessica Villadiego |
Finals
edit| Santa Fe | 1–4 | Deportivo Cali |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Deportivo Cali | 2–2 | Santa Fe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Deportivo Cali won 6–3 on aggregate.
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Catalina Usme | América de Cali | 12 |
| 2 |  Fany Gauto | Santa Fe | 7 |
| 3 | Heidy Mosquera | Real Santander | 6 |
 Joemar Guarecuco | América de Cali | ||
| Manuela Pavi | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 6 | Linda Caicedo | Deportivo Cali | 5 |
| 7 | Ivonne Chacón | Santa Fe | 4 |
| María Fernanda Agudelo | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Yisela Cuesta | Atlético Nacional | ||
| María Morales | Deportivo Cali |
Source: Fémina Fútbol
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Así se jugará la Liga Femenina BetPlay 2021" (in Spanish). AS Colombia. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Liga Femenina 2021 entra en acción: América vs. DIM, subirán el telón" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "¡Cali, campeón de Liga Femenina 2021! Se impuso en la serie a Santa Fe" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "CONCLUSIONES DE LA JUNTA DE COMPETENCIA – LIGA FEMENINA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2021" (in Spanish). División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Cortuluá, el primer equipo que se baja de la Liga Femenina 2021" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Cambios en la Liga Femenina 2021 por equipo que se retira" (in Spanish). La FM. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Estadio Deportivo Cali Myriam Guerrero: homenaje en final femenina" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links
edit- Dimayor's official website (in Spanish)