List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries

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The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) is the administrative and controlling body for association football in most of South America. It consists of 10 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries. ^[1] It includes all countries and territories within South America, with the exceptions of Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, which are part of CONCACAF, and the disputed British and Argentine territory of the Falkland Islands, which is not a member of any confederation. ^[1] Each CONMEBOL member has its own football league system. ^[2] Clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champion. Clubs also compete in the league and national cup competitions (if applicable) for places in the following season's CONMEBOL club competitions, the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season.

Club name	Club finished the previous season as the league champion.
Club name	Club won the most recent Apertura championship.
Club name	Club won the most recent Clausura championship.
Club name	Club won the most recent Apertura and Clausura championships.

For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections.

Argentina

Main article: List of football clubs in Argentina

• Country: Argentina
• Football association: Argentine Football Association
• Top-level league: Primera División

The Primera División is the top level of Argentine football league, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association. Founded in 1893, it currently consists of 30 teams, but is planned to reduce in size to 24 teams by the 2019–20 season. The professional era started in 1931 when professionalism was instituted. Teams from Argentina have won the most international titles with a tally of 73, which includes 25 Copa Libertadores. ^[3] Currently, the league is regarded as one of the strongest leagues in the world. ^[4]

As of the 2024 season: ^[5]

GBA

Atlético Tucumán

Belgrano

Central Córdoba (SdE)

Estudiantes (LP)

Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)

Godoy Cruz

Ind. Rivadavia

Instituto

Newell's Old Boys

Rosario Central

Sarmiento (J)

Talleres (C)

Unión

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Locations of the 2024 Argentine Primera División teams outside Greater Buenos Aires.

Argentinos Juniors

Banfield

Barracas Central

Boca Juniors

Defensa y Justicia

Deportivo Riestra

Huracán

Independiente

Lanús

Platense

Racing

River Plate

San Lorenzo

Tigre

Vélez Sarsfield

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Locations of the 2024 Argentine Primera División teams within Greater Buenos Aires.

Club	City
Argentinos Juniors	Buenos Aires
Atlético Tucumán	Tucumán
Banfield	Banfield
Barracas Central	Buenos Aires
Belgrano	Córdoba
Boca Juniors	Buenos Aires
Central Córdoba (SdE)	Santiago del Estero
Defensa y Justicia	Florencio Varela
Deportivo Riestra	Buenos Aires
Estudiantes (LP)	La Plata
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	La Plata
Godoy Cruz	Godoy Cruz
Huracán	Buenos Aires
Independiente	Avellaneda
Independiente Rivadavia	Mendoza
Instituto	Córdoba
Lanús	Lanús
Newell's Old Boys	Rosario
Platense	Florida
Racing	Avellaneda
River Plate	Buenos Aires
Rosario Central	Rosario
San Lorenzo	Buenos Aires
Sarmiento (J)	Junín
Talleres (C)	Córdoba
Tigre	Victoria
Unión	Santa Fe
Vélez Sarsfield	Buenos Aires

Bolivia

Main article: List of football clubs in Bolivia

• Country: Bolivia
• Football association: Bolivian Football Federation
• Top-level league: Bolivian Primera División

Bolivia's first division started in 1977 as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano (English: Bolivian Professional Football League), though football had been played in Bolivia since the early 1900s, specially in La Paz and Oruro. ^[6]

As of the 2024 season: ^[7]

Always Ready

Aurora
Wilstermann

Bolívar
The Strongest

Guabirá

GV San José

Indep. Petrolero

Nacional Potosí

Real Tomayapo

San Antonio

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Universitario (V)

Santa Cruz de la Sierra teams:
Blooming
Oriente Petrolero
Real Santa Cruz
Royal Pari

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Locations of the 2024 División Profesional teams.

Club	City
Always Ready	El Alto
Aurora	Cochabamba
Blooming	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolívar	La Paz
Guabirá	Montero
GV San José	Oruro
Independiente Petrolero	Sucre
Jorge Wilstermann	Cochabamba
Nacional Potosí	Potosí
Oriente Petrolero	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Real Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Real Tomayapo	Tarija
Royal Pari	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
San Antonio Bulo Bulo	Entre Ríos
The Strongest	La Paz
Universitario de Vinto	Vinto

Brazil

Three-time FIFA World Cup winners Mário Zagallo and Pelé both spent the majority of their careers in Brazil.

Main article: List of football clubs in Brazil

• Country: Brazil
• Football association: Brazilian Football Confederation
• Top-level league: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro was created in 1959 as a knockout tournament between state champions. From 1967 to 1987 the best clubs of each state championships were separated in several groups with final play-offs or a final group stage. Every year some aspects of format, number of entrants and rules were changed. ^[8] Promotion and relegation rules were adopted in 1988, and since 2003 a double round robin format is played every year from May to December.

As of the 2024 season:

Athletico Paranaense

Atlético Goianiense

Atlético Mineiro

Bahia

Criciúma

Cruzeiro

Cuiabá

Fortaleza

Grêmio

Internacional

Juventude

Red Bull Bragantino

Vitória

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro teams:
Botafogo
Flamengo
Fluminense
Vasco da Gama
São Paulo teams:
Corinthians
Palmeiras
São Paulo

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Location of teams in 2024 Série A

Club	City
Athletico Paranaense	Curitiba
Atlético Goianiense	Goiânia
Atlético Mineiro	Belo Horizonte
Bahia	Salvador
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
Corinthians	São Paulo
Criciúma	Criciúma
Cruzeiro	Belo Horizonte
Cuiabá	Cuiabá
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
Fortaleza	Fortaleza
Grêmio	Porto Alegre
Internacional	Porto Alegre
Juventude	Caxias do Sul
Palmeiras	São Paulo
Red Bull Bragantino	Bragança Paulista
São Paulo	São Paulo
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
Vitória	Salvador

Chile

Cobreloa

Cobresal

Coquimbo Unido

Deportes Copiapó

Deportes Iquique

Everton

Huachipato

Ñublense

O'Higgins

Santiago

Unión La Calera

Santiago teams:
Audax Italiano
Colo-Colo
Palestino
Unión Española
U. Católica
U. de Chile

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Locations of the 2024 Chilean Primera División teams.

Main article: List of football clubs in Chile

• Country: Chile
• Football association: Chilean Football Federation
• Top-level league: Primera División

The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno was founded on January 24, 1926, and is currently ranked 14th in the IFFHS Best Leagues of the World ranking. ^[9] In 2016, the league is also known as Campeonato Scotiabank.

As of the 2024 season: ^[10]

Club	City (Commune)
Audax Italiano	Santiago (La Florida)
Cobreloa	Calama
Cobresal	El Salvador
Colo-Colo	Santiago (Macul)
Coquimbo Unido	Coquimbo
Deportes Copiapó	Copiapó
Deportes Iquique	Iquique
Everton	Viña del Mar
Huachipato	Talcahuano
Ñublense	Chillán
O'Higgins	Rancagua
Palestino	Santiago (La Cisterna)
Unión Española	Santiago (Independencia)
Unión La Calera	La Calera
Universidad Católica	Santiago (Las Condes)
Universidad de Chile	Santiago (Ñuñoa)

Colombia

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, home of Junior and the Colombia national team.

Main article: List of football clubs in Colombia

• Country: Colombia
• Football association: Colombian Football Federation
• Top-level league: Primera A

The Categoría Primera A has been in existence since 1948. As of 2015, brewery company Bavaria sponsors the league, which is currently called Liga Águila after one of the company's brands. The league is rated 21st in the world according to IFFHS. ^[11]

As of 2024 season:

Águilas Doradas

Alianza Petrolera

América de Cali

Atlético Bucaramanga

Bogotá

Boyacá Chicó

Deportes Tolima

Deportivo Cali

Deportivo Pasto

Deportivo Pereira

Envigado

Jaguares

Junior

Medellín

Once Caldas

Patriotas

Bogotá teams:
Fortaleza
La Equidad
Millonarios
Santa Fe
Medellín teams:
Atlético Nacional
Independiente Medellín

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Locations of the 2024 Categoría Primera A teams

Club	City
Águilas Doradas	Rionegro
Alianza Petrolera	Barrancabermeja
América de Cali	Cali
Atlético Bucaramanga	Bucaramanga
Atlético Nacional	Medellín
Boyacá Chicó	Tunja
Deportes Tolima	Ibagué
Deportivo Cali	Cali
Deportivo Pasto	Pasto
Deportivo Pereira	Pereira
Envigado	Envigado
Fortaleza	Bogotá
Independiente Medellín	Medellín
Jaguares	Montería
Junior	Barranquilla
La Equidad	Bogotá
Millonarios	Bogotá
Once Caldas	Manizales
Patriotas	Tunja
Santa Fe	Bogotá

Ecuador

LDU Quito in 1930.

Aucas

Barcelona

Cumbayá

Delfín

Deportivo Cuenca

El Nacional

Emelec

Imbabura

Independiente del Valle

Libertad

LDU Quito

Macará

Mushuc Runa

Orense

Técnico Universitario

Universidad Católica

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Locations of the 2024 Serie A clubs.

Main article: List of football clubs in Ecuador

• Country: Ecuador
• Football association: Ecuadorian Football Federation
• Top-level league: Serie A

The Serie A has its roots in the national championship between the top teams of Ecuador's two regional leagues. Since the first tournament in 1957, a national champion has been crowned 51 times on a yearly basis (except 1958 & 1959), and twice in 2005. ^[12] Starting from the 2010 season a new format consisting of three stages was used. ^{[13] [14]} This format lasted until 2018, when it was decided that the league would expand from 12 to 16 teams. ^[15]

As of the 2024 season: ^[16]

Club	City
Aucas	Quito
Barcelona	Guayaquil
Cumbayá	Cumbayá
Delfín	Manta
Deportivo Cuenca	Cuenca
El Nacional	Quito
Emelec	Guayaquil
Imbabura	Ibarra
Independiente del Valle	Sangolquí
LDU Quito	Quito
Libertad	Loja
Macará	Ambato
Mushuc Runa	Ambato
Orense	Machala
Técnico Universitario	Ambato
Universidad Católica	Quito

Paraguay

Club Olimpia.

Main article: List of football clubs in Paraguay

• Country: Paraguay
• Football association: Paraguayan Football Association
• Top-level league: Primera División

Liga Paraguaya's first game was played in 1906. ^[17] It joined CONMEBOL in 1921, and FIFA in 1925. The professional era of the competition in the Liga started in 1941. During the 1990s, the FA changed its denomination from Liga Paraguaya del Futbol to Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol. Currently, the league is regarded as one of the top 10 national competitions in the world. ^{[18] [19]}

As of the 2024 season: ^[20]

Asunción

2 de Mayo

Gral. Caballero (JLM)

Sol de América

Spvo. Luqueño

Asunción teams:
Cerro Porteño
Guaraní
Libertad
Nacional
Olimpia
Sportivo Ameliano
Sportivo Trinidense
Tacuary

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Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams

Club	City
2 de Mayo	Pedro Juan Caballero
Cerro Porteño	Asunción
General Caballero (JLM)	Juan León Mallorquín
Guaraní	Asunción
Libertad	Asunción
Nacional	Asunción
Olimpia	Asunción
Sol de América	Villa Elisa
Sportivo Ameliano	Asunción
Sportivo Luqueño	Luque
Sportivo Trinidense	Asunción
Tacuary	Asunción

Peru

Estadio Monumental "U", home of Universitario de Deportes.

Cusco

Sport Huancayo

Los Chankas

U. César Vallejo

Unión Comercio

Atlético Grau

Alianza Atlético

UTC

ADT

Carlos A. Mannucci

Melgar

Comerciantes Unidos

Sport Boys

Lima

Cusco teams:
Cienciano
Cusco
Dep. Garcilaso
Lima teams:
Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario

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Locations of the 2024 Liga 1 teams

Main article: List of football clubs in Peru

• Country: Peru
• Football association: Peruvian Football Federation
• Top-level league: Liga 1

The Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League) was first founded in 1912 and organized the Primera División, as well as the Segunda División, until 1921. Due to disagreements in the organization of the Liga Peruana de Football, the Peruvian Football Federation was founded in 1922 and organized its first league in 1926. In 1941 the Asociación No Amateur took the stand as the league's organizer and renamed the league Campeonato de Selección y Competencia. ^{[21] [22]}

As of the 2023 season: ^[23]

Club	City
ADT	Tarma
Alianza Atlético	Sullana
Alianza Lima	Lima
Atlético Grau	Piura
Carlos A. Mannucci	Trujillo
Cienciano	Cusco
Comerciantes Unidos	Cutervo
Cusco	Cusco
Deportivo Garcilaso	Cusco
Los Chankas	Andahuaylas
Melgar	Arequipa
Sport Boys	Callao
Sport Huancayo	Huancayo
Sporting Cristal	Lima
Unión Comercio	Nueva Cajamarca
Universidad César Vallejo	Trujillo
Universitario	Lima
UTC	Cajamarca

Uruguay

Egidio Arévalo Ríos.

Montevideo

Boston River

Cerro Largo

Dep. Maldonado

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Locations of the 2024 season teams outside Montevideo.

Cerro

Danubio

Defensor Sporting

Fénix

Liverpool

Miramar Misiones

Wanderers

Nacional

Peñarol

Progreso

Racing

Rampla Juniors

River Plate

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Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams within Montevideo.

Main article: List of football clubs in Uruguay

• Country: Uruguay
• Football association: Uruguayan Football Association
• Top-level league: Primera División

Liga Profesional de Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Uruguay, was founded in 1900 and is currently contested by 16 teams. In 2016, the league underwent a transition from the European calendar to a year calendar, which is used from the 2017 season onwards.

As of the 2024 season: ^[24]

Club	City
Boston River	Montevideo
Cerro	Montevideo
Cerro Largo	Melo
Danubio	Montevideo
Defensor Sporting	Montevideo
Deportivo Maldonado	Maldonado
Fénix	Montevideo
Liverpool	Montevideo
Miramar Misiones	Montevideo
Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo
Nacional	Montevideo
Peñarol	Montevideo
Progreso	Montevideo
Racing	Montevideo
Rampla Juniors	Montevideo
River Plate	Montevideo

Venezuela

Carlos Fabián Maldonado.

Pto. Cabello

Angostura

Barinas

Carabobo

Caracas

Deportivo Táchira

Est. Mérida

Portuguesa

Monagas

Rayo Zuliano

Barinas teams:
Inter de Barinas
Zamora
Caracas teams:
Caracas
Deportivo La Guaira
Metropolitanos
Universidad Central

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Locations of the 2024 Primera División teams

Main article: List of football clubs in Venezuela

• Country: Venezuela
• Football association: Venezuelan Football Federation
• Top-level league: Primera División

The Primera División was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. The 2016 season consisted of 20 clubs, a number that was reduced to 18 for the following season. Currently, the league is rated 41st in the world by IFFHS. ^[25]

As of the 2024 season:

Club	City
Academia Puerto Cabello	Puerto Cabello
Angostura	Ciudad Bolívar
Carabobo	Valencia
Caracas	Caracas
Deportivo La Guaira	Caracas
Deportivo Rayo Zuliano	Maracaibo
Deportivo Táchira	San Cristóbal
Estudiantes de Mérida	Mérida
Inter de Barinas	Barinas
Metropolitanos	Caracas
Monagas	Maturín
Portuguesa	Acarigua
Universidad Central	Caracas
Zamora	Barinas

See also

• Association football portal

• List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
• List of top-division football clubs in CAF countries
• List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
• List of top-division football clubs in OFC countries
• List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries
• List of top-division football clubs in non-FIFA countries

References

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External links

• Official website of CONMEBOL
• The RSSSF Archive – Domestic Results (America) at RSSSF