List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries

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A map of the world. With a few exceptions, each colour corresponds to a continent. The green area, marked "CONMEBOL", covers most of South America.
  CONMEBOL countries on this map of the world's six football confederations

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) is the administrative and controlling body for association football in most of South America. It consists of 10 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries.[1] It includes all countries and territories within South America, with the exceptions of Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, which are part of CONCACAF, and the disputed British and Argentine territory of the Falkland Islands, which is not a member of any confederation.[1] Each CONMEBOL member has its own football league system.[2] Clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champion. Clubs also compete in the league and national cup competitions (if applicable) for places in the following season's CONMEBOL club competitions, the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season.

Club name Club finished the previous season as the league champion.
Club name Club won the most recent Apertura championship.
Club name Club won the most recent Clausura championship.
Club name Club won the most recent Apertura and Clausura championships.

For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections.

Argentina[]

Main article: List of football clubs in Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Football association: Argentine Football Association
  • Top-level league: Primera División

The Primera División is the top level of Argentine football league, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association. Founded in 1893, it currently consists of 30 teams, but is planned to reduce in size to 24 teams by the 2019–20 season. The professional era started in 1931 when professionalism was instituted. Teams from Argentina have won the most international titles with a tally of 73, which includes 25 Copa Libertadores.[3] Currently, the league is regarded as one of the strongest leagues in the world.[4]

As of the 2022 season:[5]

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Locations of the 2022 Argentine Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.
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Locations of the 2022 Argentine Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.
Club City
Aldosivi Mar del Plata
Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires
Arsenal Sarandí
Atlético Tucumán Tucumán
Banfield Banfield
Barracas Central Buenos Aires
Boca Juniors Buenos Aires
Central Córdoba (SdE) Santiago del Estero
Colón Santa Fe
Defensa y Justicia Florencio Varela
Estudiantes (LP) La Plata
Gimnasia (LP) La Plata
Godoy Cruz Godoy Cruz
Huracán Buenos Aires
Independiente Avellaneda
Lanús Lanús
Newell's Old Boys Rosario
Patronato Paraná
Platense Florida
Racing Avellaneda
River Plate Buenos Aires
Rosario Central Rosario
San Lorenzo Buenos Aires
Sarmiento (J) Junín
Talleres (C) Córdoba
Tigre Victoria
Unión Santa Fe
Vélez Sarsfield Buenos Aires

Bolivia[]

Main article: List of football clubs in Bolivia

Bolivia's first division started in 1977 as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano (English: Bolivian Professional Football League), though football had been played in Bolivia since the early 1900s, specially in La Paz and Oruro.[6]

As of the 2022 season:[7]

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Locations of the 2022 División Profesional teams.
Club City
Always Ready El Alto
Atlético Palmaflor Quillacollo
Aurora Cochabamba
Blooming Santa Cruz
Bolívar La Paz
Guabirá Montero
Independiente Petrolero Sucre
Jorge Wilstermann Cochabamba
Nacional Potosí Potosí
Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz
Real Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
Real Tomayapo Tarija
Royal Pari Santa Cruz
The Strongest La Paz
Universitario de Sucre Sucre
Universitario de Vinto Vinto

Brazil[]

Three-time FIFA World Cup winners Mário Zagallo and Pelé both spent the majority of their careers in Brazil.
Main article: List of football clubs in Brazil

Campeonato Brasileiro was created in 1959 as a knockout tournament between state champions. From 1967 to 1987 the best clubs of each state championships were separated in several groups with final play-offs or a final group stage. Every year some aspects of format, number of entrants and rules were changed.[8] Promotion and relegation rules were adopted in 1988, and since 2003 a double round robin format is played every year from May to December.

As of the 2022 season:

List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries is located in Brazil
América Mineiro
Athletico Paranaense
Athletico Paranaense
Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Mineiro
Avaí
Ceará
Cuiabá
Coritiba
Coritiba
Fortaleza
Fortaleza
Goiás
Internacional
Juventude
Juventude
Red Bull Bragantino
Red Bull Bragantino
Santos
Santos
São Paulo
São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro teams: Botafogo Flamengo Fluminense São Paulo teams: Corinthians Palmeiras São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
São Paulo
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Location of teams in 2022 Série A
Club City
América Mineiro Belo Horizonte
Athletico Paranaense Curitiba
Atlético Goianiense Goiânia
Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
Avaí Florianópolis
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
Ceará Fortaleza
Corinthians São Paulo
Coritiba Curitiba
Cuiabá Cuiabá
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
Fortaleza Fortaleza
Goiás Goiânia
Internacional Porto Alegre
Juventude Caxias do Sul
Palmeiras São Paulo
Red Bull Bragantino Bragança Paulista
Santos Santos
São Paulo São Paulo

Chile[]

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Locations of the 2022 Chilean Primera División teams.
Main article: List of football clubs in Chile
  • Country: Chile
  • Football association: Chilean Football Federation
  • Top-level league: Primera División

The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno was founded on January 24, 1926, and is currently ranked 14th in the IFFHS Best Leagues of the World ranking.[9] In 2016, the league is also known as Campeonato Scotiabank.

As of the 2022 season:[10]

Club City (Commune)
Audax Italiano Santiago (La Florida)
Cobresal El Salvador
Colo-Colo Santiago (Macul)
Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo
Curicó Unido Curicó
Deportes Antofagasta Antofagasta
Deportes La Serena La Serena
Everton Viña del Mar
Huachipato Talcahuano
Ñublense Chillán
O'Higgins Rancagua
Palestino Santiago (La Cisterna)
Unión Española Santiago (Independencia)
Unión La Calera La Calera
Universidad Católica Santiago (Las Condes)
Universidad de Chile Santiago (Ñuñoa)

Colombia[]

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, home of Junior F.C. and the Colombia national team.
Main article: List of football clubs in Colombia

The Categoría Primera A has been in existence since 1948. As of 2015, brewery company Bavaria sponsors the league, which is currently called Liga Águila after one of the company's brands. The league is rated 21st in the world according to IFFHS.[11]

As of 2022 season:
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Locations of the 2022 Categoría Primera A teams
Club City
Águilas Doradas Rionegro
Alianza Petrolera Barrancabermeja
América de Cali Cali
Atlético Bucaramanga Bucaramanga
Atlético Nacional Medellín
Cortuluá Tuluá
Deportes Tolima Ibagué
Deportivo Cali Cali
Deportivo Pasto Pasto
Deportivo Pereira Pereira
Envigado Envigado
Independiente Medellín Medellín
Jaguares Montería
Junior Barranquilla
La Equidad Bogotá
Millonarios Bogotá
Once Caldas Manizales
Patriotas Tunja
Santa Fe Bogotá
Unión Magdalena Santa Marta

Ecuador[]

LDU Quito in 1930.
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Locations of the 2022 Serie A clubs.
Main article: List of football clubs in Ecuador

The Serie A has its roots in the national championship between the top teams of Ecuador's two regional leagues. Since the first tournament in 1957, a national champion has been crowned 51 times on a yearly basis (except 1958 & 1959), and twice in 2005.[12] Starting from the 2010 season a new format consisting of three stages was used.[13][14] This format lasted until 2018, when it was decided that the league would expand from 12 to 16 teams.[15]

As of the 2022 season:[16]

Club City
9 de Octubre Guayaquil
Aucas Quito
Barcelona Guayaquil
Cumbayá Cumbayá
Delfín Manta
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca
Emelec Guayaquil
Gualaceo Gualaceo
Guayaquil City Guayaquil
Independiente del Valle Sangolquí
LDU Quito Quito
Macará Ambato
Mushuc Runa Ambato
Orense Machala
Técnico Universitario Ambato
Universidad Católica Quito

Paraguay[]

Club Olimpia.
Main article: List of football clubs in Paraguay
  • Country: Paraguay
  • Football association: Paraguayan Football Association
  • Top-level league: Primera División

Liga Paraguaya's first game was played in 1906.[17] It joined CONMEBOL in 1921, and FIFA in 1925. The professional era of the competition in the Liga started in 1941. During the 1990s, the FA changed its denomination from Liga Paraguaya del Futbol to Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol. Currently, the league is regarded as one of the top 10 national competitions in the world.[18][19]

As of the 2022 season:[20]

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Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams
Club City
12 de Octubre Itauguá
Cerro Porteño Asunción
General Caballero (JLM) Juan León Mallorquín
Guaireña Villarrica
Guaraní Asunción
Libertad Asunción
Nacional Asunción
Olimpia Asunción
Resistencia Asunción
Sol de América Villa Elisa
Sportivo Ameliano Asunción
Tacuary Asunción

Peru[]

Estadio Monumental "U", home of Universitario de Deportes.
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Locations of the 2022 Liga 1 teams
Main article: List of football clubs in Peru

The Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League) was first founded in 1912 and organized the Primera División, as well as the Segunda División, until 1921. Due to disagreements in the organization of the Liga Peruana de Football, the Peruvian Football Federation was founded in 1922 and organized its first league in 1926. In 1941 the Asociación No Amateur took the stand as the league's organizer and renamed the league Campeonato de Selección y Competencia.[21][22]

As of the 2022 season:[23]

Club City
ADT Tarma
Alianza Atlético Sullana
Alianza Lima Lima
Atlético Grau Piura
Ayacucho Ayacucho
Binacional Juliaca
Cantolao Callao
Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo
Carlos Stein Chiclayo
Cienciano Cusco
Deportivo Municipal Lima
Melgar Arequipa
Sport Boys Callao
Sport Huancayo Huancayo
Sporting Cristal Lima
Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo
Universidad San Martín Lima
Universitario Lima
UTC Cajamarca

Uruguay[]

Egidio Arévalo Ríos.
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Locations of the 2022 season teams outside Montevideo.
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Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams within Montevideo.
Main article: List of football clubs in Uruguay
  • Country: Uruguay
  • Football association: Uruguayan Football Association
  • Top-level league: Primera División

Liga Profesional de Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Uruguay, was founded in 1900 and is currently contested by 16 teams. In 2016, the league underwent a transition from the European calendar to a year calendar, which is used from the 2017 season onwards.

As of the 2022 season:[24]

Club City
Albion Montevideo
Boston River Montevideo
Cerrito Montevideo
Cerro Largo Melo
Danubio Montevideo
Defensor Sporting Montevideo
Deportivo Maldonado Maldonado
Fénix Montevideo
Liverpool Montevideo
Montevideo City Torque Montevideo
Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo
Nacional Montevideo
Peñarol Montevideo
Plaza Colonia Colonia del Sacramento
Rentistas Montevideo
River Plate Montevideo

Venezuela[]

Carlos Fabián Maldonado.
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Locations of the 2022 Primera División teams
Main article: List of football clubs in Venezuela

The Primera División was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. The 2016 season consisted of 20 clubs, a number that was reduced to 18 for the following season. Currently, the league is rated 41st in the world by IFFHS.[25]

As of the 2022 season:

Club City
Academia Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello
Aragua Maracay
Carabobo Valencia
Caracas Caracas
Deportivo La Guaira Caracas
Deportivo Lara Cabudare
Deportivo Táchira San Cristóbal
Estudiantes de Mérida Mérida
Hermanos Colmenarez Barinas
Metropolitanos Caracas
Mineros de Guayana Ciudad Guayana
Monagas Maturín
Portuguesa Acarigua
Universidad Central Caracas
Zamora Barinas
Zulia Maracaibo

See also[]

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