Atlético Huila (women)
| Full name | Club Deportivo Atlético Huila Femenino S. A. |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Las Opitas Las Bambuqueras Las Auriverdes[1] |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Dissolved | 2024 |
Atlético Huila Femenino was a women's football club based in Neiva, Huila, Colombia. Founded in 2016, they were the women's section of Atlético Huila and took part in the Colombian Women's Football League organized by Dimayor, the top level women's football league in Colombia.
Atlético Huila won the league championship in 2018, having finished runner-up in the previous season. They also won the 2018 edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, thus becoming the first Colombian champion team of the continental club competition.[2]
History
Atlético Huila Femenino was formed in 2016.[3] The División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (Dimayor) announced in early 2016 that there would be a professional women's football league in Colombia.[4] However, it was not until 20 October of the same year that the official launch of the championship took place in Cartagena. Atlético Huila Femenino was officially presented in October 2016 in the city of Neiva. The club agreed to the dispute of the Colombian professional league by making use of its right to participate thanks to having sports recognition from Coldeportes and Dimayor.
The team entered a hiatus starting from 2020, when it withdrew from the domestic league owing to financial reasons.[5][6] Although they returned to the league for the 2022 season,[7] the team did not enter the league since 2024 as the club's owners opted to focus on the men's and youth teams.[8]
Honours
Domestic
- Liga Femenina Profesional
- Winners (1): 2018
Continental
- Copa Libertadores Femenina
- Winners (1): 2018
References
- ^ "El "Barcino" es la mascota del Atlético Huila - RCN Radio". RCN Radio. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "The women who won the Libertadores protested and will have their prize". International Football News. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Liga Femenina". Atlético Huila. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Muy triste: campeón de Copa Libertadores femenina ya no tendrá equipo" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "EL DRAMA EN LA DESAPARICIÓN DE ATLÉTICO HUILA FEMENINO, CAMPEÓN DE LIGA Y LIBERTADORES" (in Spanish). Antena 2. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "¡Es oficial! Huila jugará la liga femenina del 2022" [It's official! Huila will play the 2022 women's league] (in Spanish). La Nación. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Confirmado: Atlético Huila no tendrá equipo femenino para este año" [Confirmed: Atlético Huila will not have a women's team for this year] (in Spanish). HJ Doble K Huila. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2025.