Football in Chile

[1] The country's history of association football began with English sailors and their boat trips due to various commercial links between Chile and Great Britain in the 19th century.

[2] Football was first brought to Chile by the English that exhibited the sport during visits to the commercial ports such as in Valparaiso.

Wealthy and notable upper class Chilean families incorporated the sport in 1880 into their regular rituals which saw the first games of football in the country.

Chile was one of the founding members of CONMEBOL which launched the first South American international championship now known as the Copa America.

The next major step in the international arena took place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile, and a series of interesting stories were built around the victories of the Chilean team that brought the country joy after the terrible earthquake that had deeply hurt the nation.

Colo-Colo was the first non-Brazilian champion in Copa Libertadores Femenina, having done so in 2012 edition, and has since remained a strong force of women's football in South America.