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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:250;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Football in Costa Rica</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Costa Rica</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Governing body</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rican_Football_Federation" title="Costa Rican Football Federation">Costa Rican Football Federation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">National team(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Costa_rica_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Costa rica national football team">Men's national team</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Costa Rica women's national football team">Women's national team</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">First played</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1962</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div style="border-bottom:1px solid lightgray;">National competitions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/Liga_FPD" title="Liga FPD">Liga Fútbol de Primera División</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Costa_Rica" title="Segunda División de Costa Rica">Liga de Ascenso Transcomer</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tercera_Division_de_Costa_Rica" title="Tercera Division de Costa Rica">Segunda B de LINAFA</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div style="border-bottom:1px solid lightgray;">International competitions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Central_American_Cup" title="CONCACAF Central American Cup">CONCACAF Central American Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup" title="CONCACAF Gold Cup">CONCACAF Gold Cup</a> (National Team)<br /><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Nations_League" title="CONCACAF Nations League">CONCACAF Nations League</a> (National Team)<br /><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> (National Team)<br /><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_W_Championship" title="CONCACAF W Championship">CONCACAF Women's Championship</a> (National Team)<br /><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_W_Gold_Cup" title="CONCACAF W Gold Cup">CONCACAF W Gold Cup</a> (National Team)<br /><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's World Cup">FIFA Women's World Cup</a> (National Team)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CRI_ENG_24_06_2014_9607.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/CRI_ENG_24_06_2014_9607.jpg/300px-CRI_ENG_24_06_2014_9607.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/CRI_ENG_24_06_2014_9607.jpg/450px-CRI_ENG_24_06_2014_9607.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/CRI_ENG_24_06_2014_9607.jpg/600px-CRI_ENG_24_06_2014_9607.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team" title="Costa Rica national football team">Costa Rica</a> and <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> teams line up for national anthems at <a href="/wiki/Mineir%C3%A3o" title="Mineirão">Mineirão stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Belo_Horizonte" title="Belo Horizonte">Belo Horizonte</a> during their match at the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA World Cup 2014">FIFA World Cup 2014</a>, Brazil.</figcaption></figure> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a></b> is the most popular sport <b>in <a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Costa Rica has long been considered an exporter of footballers within <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>, with 19 players in European professional football leagues during 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The newspaper, <i><a href="/wiki/La_Naci%C3%B3n_(San_Jos%C3%A9)" class="mw-redirect" title="La Nación (San José)">La Nación</a></i>, has prepared an annual census of these "Legionnaires" since 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The main professional league in the country is <a href="/wiki/Costa_Rican_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Costa Rican Primera División">Costa Rican Primera División</a> run by <a href="/w/index.php?title=UNAFUT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="UNAFUT (page does not exist)">UNAFUT</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a second-tier league, <a href="/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Costa_Rica" title="Segunda División de Costa Rica">Segunda División de Costa Rica</a>, to which the last team of Primera is relegated after each season, and from which the champion is promoted to Primera. and a third tier league in addition to many amateur players. </p><p>Costa Rican players have made significant contributions to other nations' professional leagues, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Liga_MX" title="Liga MX">Mexican Primera Division</a> since it became professional in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These "Legionnaires" have represented the <a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team" title="Costa Rica national football team">Costa Rica national football team</a>, which most recently has included several players contracted to clubs outside Costa Rica during its <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</a> qualification campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 24 June 2014, the Costa Rica team qualified for the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup, topping a group that contained three former World Champions, beating Uruguay 3–1, Italy 1-0 and drawing their final game against England. Victory over Greece on penalties in the knock out stage secured them a place in the quarter-finals. In November 2020, FIFA announced that the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Council" title="FIFA Council">Bureau of Council</a> awarded Costa Rica the hosting rights for the 2022 <a href="/wiki/FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup">FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup</a>, which was earlier to be hosted between 20 January and 6 February 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_system">League system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Costa_Rica&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: League system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Level </th> <th colspan="12">League(s)/Division(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td colspan="12"><b><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rican_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Costa Rican Primera División">Primera División</a></b><br /><i>12 clubs</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#c8c8c8"> <td style="width:4%;"> </td> <td colspan="9" style="width:96%;">↓↑ 1 club </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td colspan="12"><b><a href="/wiki/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Costa_Rica" title="Segunda División de Costa Rica">Segunda División de Costa Rica</a></b><br /><i>18 clubs divided in 2 series of 9</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#c8c8c8"> <td style="width:4%;"> </td> <td colspan="9" style="width:96%;">↓↑ 1 club </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td colspan="12"><b>Torneo <a href="/wiki/Linafa" class="mw-redirect" title="Linafa">LINAFA</a></b><br /><i>60 clubs divided in 8 series, five of 8 clubs, two of 7 clubs and one of 6 clubs</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadiums_in_Costa_Rica">Stadiums in Costa Rica</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Costa_Rica&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Stadiums in Costa Rica"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Stadium</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Capacity</th> <th>Tenants</th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica_(2011)" title="Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (2011)">Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jos%C3%A9,_Costa_Rica" title="San José, Costa Rica">San José</a></td> <td>35,062</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team" title="Costa Rica national football team">Costa Rica national football team</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica.jpg/150px-Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica.jpg/225px-Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica.jpg/300px-Estadio_Nacional_de_Costa_Rica.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5576" data-file-height="2203" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa_Aym%C3%A1" title="Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá">Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=San_Juan_de_Tib%C3%A1s&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="San Juan de Tibás (page does not exist)">San Juan de Tibás</a></td> <td>23,112</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deportivo_Saprissa" title="Deportivo Saprissa">Deportivo Saprissa</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa.jpg/150px-Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa.jpg/225px-Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa.jpg/300px-Estadio_Ricardo_Saprissa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="953" data-file-height="715" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Alejandro_Morera_Soto" title="Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto">Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alajuela" title="Alajuela">Alajuela</a></td> <td>17,895</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liga_Deportiva_Alajuelense" title="Liga Deportiva Alajuelense">Liga Deportiva Alajuelense</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Jos%C3%A9_Rafael_Fello_Meza_Ivankovich" title="Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich">Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cartago,_Costa_Rica" title="Cartago, Costa Rica">Cartago</a></td> <td>13,500</td> <td><a href="/wiki/C.S._Cartagin%C3%A9s" title="C.S. Cartaginés">C.S. Cartaginés</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Edgardo_Baltodano_Brice%C3%B1o" title="Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño">Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberia,_Costa_Rica" title="Liberia, Costa Rica">Liberia</a></td> <td>6,500</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A.D._Municipal_Liberia" title="A.D. Municipal Liberia">A.D. Municipal Liberia</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Jorge_%22Cuty%22_Monge" class="mw-redirect" title="Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge">Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Desamparados" title="Desamparados">Desamparados</a></td> <td>5,500</td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_U_Universitarios" title="La U Universitarios">La U Universitarios</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jorge_Hernan_Cuty_Monge_Stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Jorge_Hernan_Cuty_Monge_Stadium.jpg/150px-Jorge_Hernan_Cuty_Monge_Stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Jorge_Hernan_Cuty_Monge_Stadium.jpg/225px-Jorge_Hernan_Cuty_Monge_Stadium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Jorge_Hernan_Cuty_Monge_Stadium.jpg/300px-Jorge_Hernan_Cuty_Monge_Stadium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="302" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Estadio_Jos%C3%A9_Joaquin_%22Colleya%22_Fonseca&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Estadio José Joaquin "Colleya" Fonseca (page does not exist)">Estadio José Joaquin "Colleya" Fonseca</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guadalupe,_Costa_Rica" title="Guadalupe, Costa Rica">Guadalupe</a></td> <td>4,500</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guadalupe_F.C." title="Guadalupe F.C.">Guadalupe F.C.</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Miguel_%22Lito%22_Perez" class="mw-redirect" title="Estadio Miguel "Lito" Perez">Estadio Miguel "Lito" Perez</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puntarenas" title="Puntarenas">Puntarenas</a></td> <td>4,105</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puntarenas_F.C." title="Puntarenas F.C.">Puntarenas F.C.</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Estadio_Lito_P%C3%A9rez.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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football team (page does not exist)">U-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_women%27s_national_under-20_football_team" title="Costa Rica women's national under-20 football team">U-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_women%27s_national_under-17_football_team" title="Costa Rica women's national under-17 football team">U-17</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg/32px-Flag_of_Costa_Rica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="19" class="mw-file-element" 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league system">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_football_league_system" title="Chinese football league system">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timorense_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Timorense football league system">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Guam#League_system" title="Football in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong football league system">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_football_league_system" title="Indian football league system">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_football_league_system" title="Indonesian football league system">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_football_league_system" title="Iranian football league system">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_football_league_system" title="Iraqi football league system">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_association_football_league_system" title="Japanese 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Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Central_African_Republic#League_system" title="Football in the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Comoros#League_system" title="Football in the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Djibouti#League_system" title="Football in Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_football_league_system" title="Egyptian football league system">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Equatorial_Guinea#League_system" title="Football in Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Football_Leagues" title="Ghana Football Leagues">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Guinea-Bissau#League_system" title="Football in Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivorian_football_league_system" title="Ivorian football league system">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyan_football_league_system" title="Kenyan football league system">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Madagascar#League_system" title="Football in Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mauritius#League_system" title="Football in Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroccan_football_league_system" title="Moroccan football league system">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mozambique#League_system" title="Football in Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_football_league_system" title="Nigerian football league system">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_R%C3%A9union#League_system" title="Football in Réunion">Réunion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe#League_system" title="Football in São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Seychelles#League_system" title="Football in Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a 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Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_league_system" title="Canadian soccer league system">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Cayman_Islands#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#League_system">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Cuba#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Cura%C3%A7ao#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Curaçao">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Dominican_Republic#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_El_Salvador#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a 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title="Association football in Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_football_league_system" title="Trinidad and Tobago football league system">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands#League_system" title="Soccer in the United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_football_league_system" title="Argentine football league system">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_football_league_system" title="Bolivian football league system">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_football_league_system" title="Brazilian football league system">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_football_league_system" title="Chilean football league system">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_football_league_system" title="Colombian football league system">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuadorian_football_league_system" title="Ecuadorian football league system">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguayan_football_league_system" title="Paraguayan football league system">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvian_football_league_system" title="Peruvian football league system">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_football_league_system" title="Uruguayan football league system">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_football_league_system" title="Venezuelan football league system">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_French_Polynesia#League_system" title="Football in French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_New_Caledonia#League_system" title="Football in New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_football_league_system" title="New Zealand football league system">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_Papua_New_Guinea#League_system" title="Soccer in Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_football_league_system" title="Tuvaluan football league system">Tuvalu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Albania#League_system" title="Football in Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Andorra#League_system" title="Football in Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Armenia#League_system" title="Football in Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Austria#League_system" title="Football in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_football_league_system" title="Azerbaijani football league system">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Belarus#League_system" title="Football in Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_football_league_system" title="Belgian football league system">Belgium</a></li> <li><a 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Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Faroe_Islands#League_System" title="Football in the Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_football_league_system" title="Finnish football league system">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_football_league_system" title="French football league system">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Georgia_(country)#Domestic_competition" title="Football in Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_football_league_system" title="German football league system">Germany</a> (<a href="/wiki/German_women%27s_football_league_system" title="German women's football league system">women's</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Gibraltar#League_system" title="Football in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_football_league_system" title="Greek football league system">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_football_league_system" title="Hungarian football 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system">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_football_league_system" title="Portuguese football league system">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_football_league_system" title="Romanian football league system">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Russia#League_system" title="Football in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_San_Marino#League_system" title="Football in San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_football_league_system" title="Scottish football league system">Scotland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Draft:Scottish_women%27s_football_league_system" title="Draft:Scottish women's football league system">women's</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_football_league_system" title="Serbian football league system">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovak football league system">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Slovenia#League_system" title="Football in 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