Tercera A (Chile)

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Tercera División
Founded1981
CountryChile
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams17
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toSegunda División
Relegation toTercera B
Domestic cup(s)Copa Chile
Current championsDeportes Limache (1st title)
Most championshipsÑublense, Colchagua (3 titles)
TV partnersCDF
WebsiteOfficial webpage

Tercera División de Chile (Third Division of Chile), is the fourth tier of Chilean football (soccer). It is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur de Chile. It is both the fourth level of the Chilean football league system and the top league for Chilean Football Youth Leagues.

Overview[]

In 1979, a commission to study applications for a Third Division amateur league was created by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile. 25 teams throughout the country participated on the first edition of the league in 1981. Since 1997, only players below 23 years are allowed to participate.

Currently, 14 teams participate on 2013-14 season. The winner of the league gets promoted to Segunda División.

League rules[]

Matchday squads in the Tercera División must include only players under the age of 23.

Current teams[]

These are the teams participating in the Chilean Tercera División, season 2021:

Club City Stadium Capacity
Brujas de Salamanca Salamanca Municipal de Salamanca 3,000
Deportes Linares Linares Fiscal de Linares 7,000
Deportes Rengo Rengo Guillermo Guzmán Díaz 5,000
Deportivo Pilmahue Villarrica Matías Vidal Pérez 3,000
Deportes Vallenar Vallenar Municipal Nelson Rojas 6,000
Escuela de Macul Macul (Santiago) Población Santa Julia 200
La Pintana Unida La Pintana (Santiago) Municipal de La Pintana 6,000
Lota Schwager Coronel Bernardino Luna 1,500
Municipal Mejillones Mejillones Municipal de Mejillones 1,500
Municipal Santiago Santiago (Santiago) Municipal de San Ramón 1,000
Provincial Osorno Osorno Rubén Marcos Peralta 10,000
Provincial Ovalle Ovalle Diaguita 5,160
Provincial Ranco La Unión Carlos Vogel Meyer 4,000
Quintero Unido Quintero Raúl Vargas Verdejo 2,500
Rancagua Sur Rancagua Guillermo Saavedra 2,000
Real Juventud San Joaquín San Joaquin (Santiago) Arturo Vidal 3,500
Trasandino Los Andes Regional de Los Andes 3,300

Tercera División champions[]

As third level of the Chilean League system[]

Season Champion Runner-up Third Place
1981 Fernández Vial Deportes Laja Grand Prix
1982 Deportes Laja Lautaro Súper Lo Miranda
1983 Súper Lo Miranda Iván Mayo Defensor Casablanca
1984 Santiago Morning Ñublense Lautaro de Buin
1985 Ñublense Soinca Bata Ñuble Unido
1986 General Velásquez Iván Mayo Juventud Puente Alto
1987 Deportes Colchagua Juventud Ferro Comercio de Llay-Llay
1988 Soinca Bata Deportes Laja Juventud Ferro
1989 Lozapenco Unión Santa Cruz Municipal Las Condes
1990 Unión La Calera Unión Santa Cruz Deportes Laja
1991 Unión Santa Cruz San Luis Municipal Las Condes
1992 Ñublense Curicó Unido Deportes Ovalle
1993 Deportes Ovalle Curicó Unido Frutilinares
1994 Deportes Linares Santiago Morning Municipal Las Condes
1995 Magallanes General Velásquez Deportes Los Andes
1996 Santiago Morning Universidad de Concepción Unión La Calera
1997 Universidad de Concepción Barnechea Unión La Calera
1998 Deportes Colchagua Barnechea —
1999 Deportes Talcahuano Unión La Calera —
2000 Unión La Calera Deportes Copiapó Iberia
2001 Lota Schwager Deportes Copiapó San Luis
2002 Deportes Copiapó Malleco Unido Trasandino
2003 San Luis Deportes Linares Iberia
2004 Ñublense Curicó Unido Trasandino
2005 Curicó Unido Trasandino Hosanna
2006 Municipal Iquique Iberia Instituto Nacional
2007 San Marcos de Arica Deportes Colchagua —
2008 Naval Deportes Temuco Unión Temuco
2009 Unión Temuco Iberia Deportes Temuco
2010 Magallanes Trasandino Barnechea
2011 Barnechea Fernández Vial Iberia

As fourth level of the Chilean League system[]

Season Champion Runner-up Third Place
2012 Trasandino Deportes Linares San Antonio Unido
2013 Fernández Vial Deportes Quilicura Provincial Talagante
2014 Deportes Colchagua Deportes Santa Cruz Provincial Marga Marga
2015 Independiente Deportes Vallenar Tomás Greig
2016 Provincial Osorno Deportes Recoleta Real San Joaquín
2017 General Velásquez Fernández Vial Deportes Rengo
2018 Lautaro de Buin Deportes Colina Deportes Limache
2019 Deportes Linares Deportes Concepción Deportes Limache
2020 Deportes Limache Rodelindo Román —
2021 Trasandino Real San Joaquín Provincial Ranco

Titles by Team[]

Club Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Colchagua 3 1 1998, 2013 Apertura, 2013 Clausura 2007
Ñublense 3 1 1985, 1992, 2004 1984
Deportes Linares 2 2 1994, 2019 2003, 2012
Fernández Vial 2 2 1981, 2013 2011, 2017
Trasandino 2 2 2012, 2021 2005, 2010
General Velásquez 2 1 1986, 2017 1995
Santiago Morning 2 1 1984, 1996 1994
Unión La Calera 2 1 1990, 2000 1999
Magallanes 2 — 1995, 2010 —
Naval 2 — 1999, 2008 —
Unión Santa Cruz 1 3 1991 1989, 1990, 2014
Barnechea 1 2 2011 1997, 1998
Curicó Unido 1 2 2005 1993, 2004
Deportes Copiapó 1 2 2002 2000, 2001
Deportes Laja 1 2 1982 1981, 1988
Deportes Ovalle 1 1 1993 1992
Soinca Bata 1 1 1988 1985
Universidad de Concepción 1 1 1997 1996
Deportes Limache 1 — 2020 —
Independiente 1 — 2015 —
Lautaro de Buin 1 — 2018 —
Lota Schwager 1 — 2001 —
Lozapenco 1 — 1989 —
Municipal Iquique 1 — 2006 —
Provincial Osorno 1 — 2016 —
San Luis 1 — 2003 —
San Marcos 1 — 2007 —
Súper Lo Miranda 1 — 1983 —
Unión Temuco 1 — 2009 —

Tercera División Cup champions[]

Official knock-out competition open to the clubs in the two lower divisions of the Chilean football league system, only played some seasons. The winners gets bonification points for the league tournament.

Year Champion Scores Runner-up Trophy
1991 Curicó Unido 1:1, 0:0 (4-2p) Atlético Curacaví Copa Confraternidad
2006 Deportes Valdivia 1:0 Instituto Nacional Copa Torneo Apertura
2013 Fernández Vial [1] Deportes Quilicura Copa Torneo Apertura
2015 Deportes Rengo 3:0, 2:1 Real San Joaquín Copa Absoluta
2016 Deportes Colina 2:0, 1:1 Lautaro de Buin Copa Absoluta

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Fernández Vial win a small final tournament.

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