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 Linares (2nd 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 2020:

Club City Stadium Capacity
Brujas de Salamanca Salamanca Municipal de Salamanca 3,000
Deportes Limache Limache Gustavo Ocaranza 3,000
Deportes Rengo Rengo Guillermo Guzmán Díaz 5,000
Deportivo Pilmahue Villarrica Matías Vidal Pérez 3,000
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
Rodelindo Román 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
1982 Deportes Laja Lautaro
1983 Súper Lo Miranda Iván Mayo
1984 Santiago Morning Ñublense
1985 Ñublense Soinca Bata
1986 General Velásquez Iván Mayo
1987 Deportes Colchagua Juventud Ferro
1988 Soinca Bata Deportes Laja
1989 Lozapenco Unión Santa Cruz
1990 Unión La Calera Unión Santa Cruz
1991 Unión Santa Cruz San Luis
1992 Ñublense Curicó Unido
1993 Deportes Ovalle Curicó Unido
1994 Deportes Linares Santiago Morning
1995 Magallanes General Velásquez
1996 Santiago Morning Universidad de Concepción Unión La Calera
1997 Universidad de Concepción Barnechea
1998 Deportes Colchagua Barnechea
1999 Deportes Talcahuano Unión La Calera
2000 Unión La Calera Deportes Copiapó
2001 Lota Schwager Deportes Copiapó
2002 Deportes Copiapó Malleco Unido Trasandino
2003 San Luis Deportes Linares
2004 Ñublense Curicó Unido
2005 Curicó Unido Trasandino
2006 Municipal Iquique Iberia Instituto Nacional
2007 San Marcos Deportes Colchagua Deportes Ovalle
Trasandino
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 de Cauquenes Deportes Vallenar Tomás Greig
2016 Provincial Osorno Deportes Recoleta Real San Joaquín
2017 General Velásquez Fernández Vial Deportes Rengo
2018 Lautaro de Buin A.C. Colina Deportes Limache
2019 Deportes Linares Deportes Concepción Deportes Limache

Titles by Team

Team Titles
Colchagua 3
Ñublense 3
Naval 2
Santiago Morning 2
Unión La Calera 2
Magallanes 2
Fernández Vial 2
General Velásquez 2
Linares 2
Barnechea 1
Lota Schwager 1
Curicó Unido 1
San Marcos 1
Municipal Iquique 1
Copiapó 1
Ovalle 1
Unión Temuco 1
Unión Santa Cruz 1
San Luis 1
Trasandino 1
Universidad de Concepción 1
Laja 1
Lozapenco 1
Soinca Bata 1
Súper Lo Miranda 1
Independiente de Cauquenes 1
Provincial Osorno 1

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

Notes and references

  1. ^ Fernández Vial win a small final tournament.

External links

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