Chilean football league system - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Chilean football league system, called the Campeonatos Nacionales de Fútbol en Chile or Liga Chilena de Fútbol in Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

, is a series of interconnected leagues for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

clubs in Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

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Since there is no fourth level, the last-placed team in the third division is not allowed to play the league in the next period as established by article 17 of the ANFA rule book. http://www.terceradivision.cl/archivos/Base_Torneo_2006_v6.pdf

Current System

Level		League/Division(s)
1		Primera División Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the top level of Chilean football, and main component of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and is currently ranked 9th in the IFFHS' Best Leagues of the World ranking... 18 clubs
2		Primera B 14 clubs
3		Tercera A 15 clubs (in 2 groups)
4		Tercera B 18 clubs (in 2 groups)

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