The Women's Uruguayan Championship is the highest division of women's football in Uruguay, and is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association since 1996, from a FIFA request.
Format The current format, introduced in 2014, is divided into two stages. In the first stage, teams are split into groups of three to four. The top teams advance to the championship round, known as the Copa de Oro, while the lowest-placed teams compete in the Copa de Plata. Both rounds in the second stage are played with about 7 teams. The winner of the Copa de Oro is the national champion and qualifies to the Copa Libertadores Femenina. The losers of the Copa de Plata are relegated to the Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino B.
Since 2017 the Apertura and Clausura format is played. In 2017 there were two stages. In the first stage there were seven teams that played each other once. The leading team qualified directly for Stage 2, while the teams placed second to sixth competed in a playoff round. The three winners of this round also advanced to Stage 2. The final four teams had their points reset and then played a round-robin (the cuadrangular) for the title. Since 2018 the Apertura and Clausura are both standard round-robin.
List of Champions
Ed.SeasonChampion Runner-upWinning manager 1996Aniversario del fútbol femenino en Uruguay Rampla Juniors Cerro Oribe Álvarez 1997 Nacional Rampla Juniors Luis Alberto Noble 1998 Rampla Juniors Nacional Oribe Álvarez 1999 Rampla Juniors Nacional Juan Carlos Borteiro 2000 Nacional Rampla Juniors Gustavo Luis Pérez Machín 2001 Rampla Juniors Nacional Jorge Yeye 2002 Rampla Juniors Nacional Gonzalo Ribas 2003 Rampla Juniors Montevideo Wanderers Antonio Díaz 2004 Rampla Juniors Huracán Antonio Díaz 2005 Rampla Juniors Huracán Graciela Noemí Barboza Juan Castillo 2006 Rampla Juniors INAU Juan Castillo 2007 River Plate Rampla Juniors Jorge Ramírez Raúl Álvaro González 2008 Rampla Juniors River Plate Juan Castillo 2009 River Plate Rampla Juniors Raúl Álvaro González 2010 Nacional River Plate Alímedes Barindelli 2011 Nacional Cerro Alímedes Barindelli 2012 Cerro Montevideo Wanderers Daniel Pérez 2013 Colón Nacional Ignacio Chitnisky 2014 Colón Nacional Fabiana Manzolillo 2015 Colón Nacional Fabiana Manzolillo 2016 Colón Nacional Juan Carlos Hernández 2017 Peñarol Colón Daniel Pérez 2018 Peñarol Colón Daniel Pérez 2019 Peñarol Nacional Daniel Pérez 2020 Nacional Peñarol Diego Testas 2021 Defensor Sporting Nacional Líber Correa 2022 Nacional Peñarol Diego Testas 2023 Peñarol Nacional Cecilia Santo 2024 Nacional Peñarol Marcel Rauss 2025 Nacional Peñarol Marcel Rauss 2026
Titles by club RankClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunners-up years1 Rampla Juniors 10 4 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 1997, 2000, 2007, 20092 Nacional 8 10 1997, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 20213 Peñarol 4 4 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 Colón 4 2 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 2017, 20184 River Plate 2 2 2007, 2009 2008, 20105 Cerro 1 2 2012 1996, 2011 Defensor Sporting 1 0 2021 — — Huracán 0 2 — 2004, 2005 Montevideo Wanderers 0 2 — 2003, 2012 INAU 0 1 — 2006
Half-year / Short tournaments Apertura and Clausura seasons Season Champion Runner-up 1997 Apertura Nacional Clausura Rampla Juniors Nacional 1998 Apertura Rampla Juniors Nacional Clausura Rampla Juniors Nacional 1999 Apertura Nacional Rampla Juniors Clausura Rampla Juniors Nacional 2000 Apertura Nacional Rampla Juniors Clausura Rampla Juniors 2001 Apertura Rampla Juniors Nacional Clausura Rampla Juniors Nacional 2002 Apertura Rampla Juniors Racing Clausura Nacional Racing 2003 Apertura Rampla Juniors Nacional Clausura Montevideo Wanderers Rampla Juniors 2004 Apertura Rampla Juniors Nacional Clausura Rampla Juniors 2005 Apertura Rampla Juniors Huracán Clausura Huracán Rampla Juniors 2006 Apertura Rampla Juniors INAU Clausura Rampla Juniors INAU 2007 Apertura River Plate Rampla Juniors Clausura Rampla Juniors River Plate 2008 Apertura Rampla Juniors River Plate Clausura Rampla Juniors River Plate 2009 Apertura River Plate Rampla Juniors Clausura Rampla Juniors River Plate 2010 Apertura Nacional Clausura Nacional River Plate 2011 Apertura Nacional Cerro Clausura Nacional Cerro 2017 Apertura Peñarol Nacional Clausura Colón Peñarol 2018 Apertura Colón Nacional Clausura Peñarol Nacional 2019 Apertura Peñarol Nacional Clausura Peñarol Nacional 2022 Apertura Nacional Peñarol Clausura Nacional Peñarol 2023 Apertura Nacional Defensor Sporting Clausura Peñarol Nacional 2026 Apertura Nacional Peñarol Clausura
Torneo Intermedio YearChampionScoreRunner-up2023Nacional1–0Montevideo City Torque
Torneo Preparación YearChampionRunner-up2001Rampla Juniors Nacional2002Cerro Rampla Juniors 2003Rampla Juniors 2004Rampla Juniors 2008River Plate Huracán
See also Uruguay women's national football team Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino Uruguayan football league system
References
External links AUF Women's Uruguayan Championship in RSSSF