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Football in Colombia
Football is the most popular sport in Colombia. Football in Colombia is overseen by the Ministry of Sports, which is the governmental body that has regulated it since 2019. As a private spectacle, football in Colombia is managed by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF). This entity, affiliated with CONMEBOL and FIFA, is responsible for appointing and coordinating the national teams at all levels. FCF also manages the DIMAYOR, the entity that organizes professional club championships, as well as the Colombian Amateur Football Division (Difútbol), which organizes regional and amateur tournaments.
The Colombia national team represents Colombia in international football competitions. The highest rank it has ever reached in the FIFA Men's World Rankings was third in 2013.
The origins of football in Colombia is debated by many. Most historians agree that the Caribbean Region was the place where football spread. It is believed that its origins go back to 1900, by English railway engineers from The Colombia Railways Company looking to create a railway between the cities of Barranquilla and Puerto Colombia.
The first clubs were formed in Barranquilla and Bogotá: Barranquilla FC, Polo Club, Escuela Militar and Bartolinos, although the game took a while to develop in popularity. The 1918 Campeonato Nacional was the first tournament played between Colombian clubs, followed by the Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá. Deportivo Cali, founded on 23 November 1912, is the oldest club that remains as a professional club.
It was not until 1924 that the Colombian Football Federation was formed, initially under the name Liga de Fútbol, that gained the affiliation with FIFA and CONMEBOL in 1936.
In 1948, a national league was created, known as División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano, formed largely from the efforts of administrator Alfonso Senior Quevedo. Outside the remit of FIFA due to contract problems, the league recruited a number of leading players, such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Neil Franklin and Charlie Mitten, and gained the nickname "El Dorado". However, the period ended in 1954 after much of the money promised to the players failed to materialise.
In 1968, the league followed the pattern common in South America by splitting into two separate competitions per season, the Apertura (February to June) and the Finalización (July to December). In 1991, a second division was added to the first with a third, now defunct. With 18 titles, Atlético Nacional is the team with the most trophies, followed by America de Cali and Millonarios with 15 both; All three are the most successful clubs domestically. The Copa Colombia appeared in 1950, although this knockout competition was only contested from time to time until 2008 when it became an annual tournament. Atlético Nacional is also the most successful club in this competition, with seven wins.
In 2017, the Colombian Women's Football League was founded, the first professional women's league in the country. Santa Fe was the winner of the first edition.
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Football in Colombia
Football is the most popular sport in Colombia. Football in Colombia is overseen by the Ministry of Sports, which is the governmental body that has regulated it since 2019. As a private spectacle, football in Colombia is managed by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF). This entity, affiliated with CONMEBOL and FIFA, is responsible for appointing and coordinating the national teams at all levels. FCF also manages the DIMAYOR, the entity that organizes professional club championships, as well as the Colombian Amateur Football Division (Difútbol), which organizes regional and amateur tournaments.
The Colombia national team represents Colombia in international football competitions. The highest rank it has ever reached in the FIFA Men's World Rankings was third in 2013.
The origins of football in Colombia is debated by many. Most historians agree that the Caribbean Region was the place where football spread. It is believed that its origins go back to 1900, by English railway engineers from The Colombia Railways Company looking to create a railway between the cities of Barranquilla and Puerto Colombia.
The first clubs were formed in Barranquilla and Bogotá: Barranquilla FC, Polo Club, Escuela Militar and Bartolinos, although the game took a while to develop in popularity. The 1918 Campeonato Nacional was the first tournament played between Colombian clubs, followed by the Copa Centenario Batalla de Boyacá. Deportivo Cali, founded on 23 November 1912, is the oldest club that remains as a professional club.
It was not until 1924 that the Colombian Football Federation was formed, initially under the name Liga de Fútbol, that gained the affiliation with FIFA and CONMEBOL in 1936.
In 1948, a national league was created, known as División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano, formed largely from the efforts of administrator Alfonso Senior Quevedo. Outside the remit of FIFA due to contract problems, the league recruited a number of leading players, such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Neil Franklin and Charlie Mitten, and gained the nickname "El Dorado". However, the period ended in 1954 after much of the money promised to the players failed to materialise.
In 1968, the league followed the pattern common in South America by splitting into two separate competitions per season, the Apertura (February to June) and the Finalización (July to December). In 1991, a second division was added to the first with a third, now defunct. With 18 titles, Atlético Nacional is the team with the most trophies, followed by America de Cali and Millonarios with 15 both; All three are the most successful clubs domestically. The Copa Colombia appeared in 1950, although this knockout competition was only contested from time to time until 2008 when it became an annual tournament. Atlético Nacional is also the most successful club in this competition, with seven wins.
In 2017, the Colombian Women's Football League was founded, the first professional women's league in the country. Santa Fe was the winner of the first edition.
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