This Friday begins the first championship of the Women's League in Colombia
Tournament is a historical event in Colombian football. Opening game Pasto-Cortulúa, at 5 p.m.
With the match between Pasto and Cortuluá, scheduled for Friday at 5 p. M. In the Libertad Stadium, in the Nariño capital, will open the first chapter of the history of women's football in Colombia. There will be the first touch of the ball of the Professional League, which will be completed with eight more matches over the weekend.
And to give the battle in the first championship, the 18 teams, divided into three eliminatory groups, have been armed, as the saying goes, to the teeth. The regulations allow the registration of 8 foreign players per squad, and most have resorted to this possibility to form a good group of players with experience and name in the area's women's football, than with the company of Colombian stars, among which There are many players in the process of the Powerpuff Girls, they will expose the best of their technique.
Among this wide range of figures, the hobby can enjoy stellar players from selected national and clubs. Venezuela will provide 26 players in the league, which will also have players from Paraguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States, Ecuador, Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago, among others. The group includes the names of goalkeeper Kimika Forbes, defender Nubiluz Rangel, central Ligia Elena Moreira and Costa Rican Melissa Herrera, to mention just a few.
Forbes is the owner of the Trinidad and Tobago national team and was the champion last year with her team, Sportivo Limpeño of Paraguay, of the Women's Libertadores Cup. He is 26 years old, born in Point Fortin and signed a one-year contract. It will be one of the referents of Santa Fe.
"I feel anxious. At first the height of Bogota was strong, but it is a matter of adaptation. I come to contribute experience, I am a winner and we will put everything to achieve the title, "Kimi emphasized, as she likes to be called, 1.83 meters tall. He does not speak Spanish, but he understands it and he already learned the phrase 'Viva mi santafecito lindo'.
The lionesses also have Venezuelan Oriana Altuve, scorer of the Libertadores 2016 and who played in Colón, Uruguay, and the Costa Rican forward Melissa Herrera, renowned for its offensive power and beauty.
"As soon as I knew that Colombia was going to play a professional league, I was interested. I am a fast player, I like to score goals and I also want to grow professionally, "said Altuve, a 24-year-old Caracas woman. His countrywoman Nubiluz Rangel will be another of the figures to be seen in the tournament. From 23 years old, this defense will take on the colors of the Cucuta-Gol Star. It has been part of the process of the vinotinto and local football selection. He has technique and leadership to get the teams out of defense.
Another patriot, Lisbeth Bandres, will play with Envigado Intimate Forms. Ecuadorian defender Ligia Elena Moreira 'Gigi', captain of the national team, will bring her talent to Patriotas, as will Brazil's Auina de Morais.
There are figures, the show is secured, that roll the ball.
The details
The 18 teams of the 2017 League are divided as follows:
Group A: Envigado Real Cartagena, Union Magdalena, Alianza Petrolera, Bucaramanga and Real Santander.
Group B: Santa Fe, Equidad, Patriotas, Huila, Cúcuta and Fortaleza.
Group C: Deportivo Pasto, Orsomarso, Cortuluá, Quindío, Pereira and America.
In the first phase, the six clubs in each group will all face each other in round-robin matches. They will qualify for the quarterfinals the first two of each group and the two best third.
Then the four winners of the different keys will advance to play in the semifinals and from there will come the two finalists to crown the first champion of the Women's League.
The games will be preliminary to the duels of the Colombian League and will be scheduled three hours before.
Win Sports bought TV rights to broadcast two matches per date.
The Women's League champion will represent the country in the 2017 Copa Libertadores and will play against the winner of the Spanish Women's League in round-trip matches.
