Tercera A (Chile) Explained

Tercera División
Country:Chile
Confed:CONMEBOL
Founded:1981
Teams:16
Promotion:Segunda División
Relegation:Tercera B
Levels:4
Domest Cup:Copa Chile
Champions:Provincial Ovalle (1st title)
Most Successful Club:Ñublense, Colchagua, Deportes Linares (3 titles)
Website:Official 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.

In 2023, 16 teams are going to play the league. The winner and the runner-up of the league get 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 2023:

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Brujas de SalamancaSalamancaMunicipal de Salamanca3,000
ChimbarongoChimbarongoMunicipal de Chimbarongo1,500
ColchaguaSan FernandoMunicipal Jorge Silva Valenzuela5,900
Comunal CabreroCabreroMunicipal Luis Figueroa Riquelme3,500
Concón NationalConcónMunicipal de Concón1,500
Deportes ColinaColinaMunicipal Manuel Rojas del Río4,000
Deportes QuillónQuillónComplejo Colegio Quillón1,000
IndependienteCauquenesFiscal Manuel Moya Medel3,000
Municipal MejillonesMejillonesMunicipal de Mejillones1,500
Municipal Puente AltoPuente AltoMunicipal de Puente Alto1,900
Provincial OvalleOvalleDiaguita5,160
Provincial RancoLa UniónCarlos Vogel Meyer4,000
Quintero UnidoQuinteroRaúl Vargas Verdejo2,500
Rancagua SurRancaguaGuillermo Saavedra2,000
Santiago CityLas CondesMunicipal de Las Condes500
Unión CompañíasLa SerenaLa Portada18,243

Tercera División champions

As third level of the Chilean League system

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1981 Grand Prix
1982 Súper Lo Miranda
1983 Defensor Casablanca
1984 Lautaro de Buin
1985 Ñuble Unido
1986 Juventud Puente Alto
1987 Comercio de Llay-Llay
1988 Juventud Ferro
1989 Municipal Las Condes
1990 Deportes Laja
1991 Municipal Las Condes
1992
1993 Frutilinares
1994 Municipal Las Condes
1995 Deportes Los Andes
1996 Unión La Calera
1997 Unión La Calera
1998
1999
2000 Iberia
2001 San Luis
2002 Trasandino
2003 Iberia
2004
2005 Hosanna
2006 Instituto Nacional
2007
2008 Unión Temuco
2009
2010
2011 Iberia

As fourth level of the Chilean League system

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2012 San Antonio Unido
2013 Provincial Talagante
2014 Provincial Marga Marga
2015 Tomás Greig
2016 Real San Joaquín
2017 Deportes Rengo
2018 Deportes Limache
2019 Deportes Limache
2020
2021 Provincial Ranco
2022 Deportes Rengo
2023 Santiago City

Titles by Team

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3 1 1998, 2013 Apertura, 2013 Clausura 2007
3 1 1985, 1992, 2004 1984
3 2 1994, 2019, 2022 2003, 2012
2 2 1981, 2013 2011, 2017
2 2 2012, 2021 2005, 2010
2 1 1986, 2017 1995
2 1 1984, 1996 1994
Unión La Calera2 1 1990, 2000 1999
2 1995, 2010
2 1999, 2008
1 3 1991 1989, 1990, 2014
1 2 2011 1997, 1998
1 2 2005 1993, 2004
1 2 2002 2000, 2001
1 2 1982 1981, 1988
1 1 1993 1992
1 1 1988 1985
1 1 1997 1996
1 1 2016 2022
1 2020
1 2015
1 2018
1 2001
1 1989
1 2006
1 2023
1 2003
1 2007
1 1983
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.

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1991Curicó Unido1:1, 0:0 (4-2p)Atlético CuracavíCopa Confraternidad
2006Deportes Valdivia1:0Copa Torneo Apertura
2013Fernández Vial[1] Copa Torneo Apertura
2015Deportes Rengo3:0, 2:1Real San JoaquínCopa Absoluta
2016Deportes Colina2:0, 1:1Lautaro de BuinCopa Absoluta

External links

Notes and References

  1. Fernández Vial win a small final tournament.