Tercera A (Chile)


Tercera División de Chile, is the fourth tier of Chilean football. It is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur de Chile. It is both the fourth level of the Chilean football league system and the top league for Chilean Football Youth Leagues.

Overview

In 1979, a commission to access applications for a Third Division amateur league was created by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile. Twenty-five teams throughout the country participated on the first edition of the league in 1981. Since 1997, only players below the age of 23 are allowed to participate.
The winner and the runner-up of the league are promoted to Segunda División.

League rules

Matchday squads in the Tercera División are restricted to players under the age of 23.

Current teams

These are the teams participating in the Chilean Tercera División in the 2025 season:
ClubCityStadiumCapacity
AguaráLa ReinaCentro Talinay200
ChimbarongoChimbarongoMunicipal de Chimbarongo1,500
ColchaguaSan FernandoMunicipal Jorge Silva Valenzuela5,900
Comunal CabreroCabreroMunicipal Luis Figueroa Riquelme3,500
Constitución UnidoConstituciónEnrique Donn2,060
Deportes ColinaColinaMunicipal Manuel Rojas del Río4,000
Deportes QuillónQuillónComplejo Colegio Quillón1,000
Fernández VialConcepciónEster Roa33,000
Imperial UnidoNueva ImperialEl Alto de Nueva Imperial2,000
Lautaro de BuínBuinLautaro de Buin2,600
Lota SchwagerCoronelFederico Schwager4,000
Malleco UnidoAngolAlberto Larraguibel Morales2,345
Municipal MejillonesMejillonesMunicipal de Mejillones1,500
Municipal Puente AltoPuente AltoMunicipal de Puente Alto1,900
NavalTalcahuanoEl Morro7,200
Quintero UnidoQuinteroRaúl Vargas Verdejo2,500

Tercera División champions

As third level of the Chilean League system

Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-up
11981Fernández VialDeportes Laja
21982Deportes LajaLautaro
31983Súper Lo MirandaIván Mayo
41984Santiago MorningÑublense
51985ÑublenseSoinca Bata
61986General VelásquezIván Mayo
71987Deportes ColchaguaJuventud Ferro
81988Soinca BataDeportes Laja
91989LozapencoUnión Santa Cruz
101990Unión La CaleraUnión Santa Cruz
111991Unión Santa CruzSan Luis
121992ÑublenseCuricó Unido
131993Deportes OvalleCuricó Unido
141994Deportes LinaresSantiago Morning
151995MagallanesGeneral Velásquez
161996Santiago MorningUniversidad de Concepción
171997Universidad de ConcepciónBarnechea
181998Deportes ColchaguaBarnechea
191999Deportes TalcahuanoUnión La Calera
202000Unión La CaleraDeportes Copiapó
212001Lota SchwagerDeportes Copiapó
222002Deportes CopiapóMalleco Unido
232003San LuisDeportes Linares
242004ÑublenseCuricó Unido
252005Curicó UnidoTrasandino
262006Municipal IquiqueIberia
272007San Marcos de AricaDeportes Colchagua
282008NavalDeportes Temuco
292009Unión TemucoIberia
302010MagallanesTrasandino
312011BarnecheaFernández Vial

As fourth level of the Chilean League system

Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-up
322012TrasandinoDeportes Linares
332013Fernández VialDeportes Quilicura
342014Deportes ColchaguaDeportes Santa Cruz
352015IndependienteDeportes Vallenar
362016Provincial OsornoDeportes Recoleta
372017General VelásquezFernández Vial
382018Lautaro de BuinDeportes Colina
392019Deportes LinaresDeportes Concepción
402020Deportes LimacheRodelindo Román
412021TrasandinoReal San Joaquín
422022Deportes LinaresProvincial Osorno
432023Provincial OvalleConcón National
442024Santiago CityBrujas de Salamanca
452025Atlético Colina

Titles by Team

Tercera División Cup champions

Official knock-out competition open to the clubs in the two lower divisions of the Chilean football league system, only played some seasons. The winners gets bonification points for the league tournament.
YearChampionScoresRunner-upTrophy
1991Curicó Unido1–1, 0–0 Atlético CuracavíCopa Confraternidad
2006Deportes Valdivia1–0Instituto NacionalCopa Torneo Apertura
2013Fernández VialDeportes QuilicuraCopa Torneo Apertura
2015Deportes Rengo3–0, 2–1Real San JoaquínCopa Absoluta
2016Deportes Colina2–0, 1–1Lautaro de BuinCopa Absoluta