Deportivo Cali, among the top 10 women's teams in Conmebol

The current women's football champion in Colombia beats prestigious clubs such as Santos and Botafogo

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PALMIRA - COLOMBIA, 18-02-2022: Deportivo Cali y Atlético Huila en partido por la fecha 1 como parte de la Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022 jugado en el estadio Deportivo Cali de la ciudad de Palmira. / Deportivo Cali and Atletico Huila in match for the date 1 as part of Women’s League BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022 played at Deportivo Cali stadium in Palmira city. Photo: VizzorImage / Gabriel Aponte / Staff
PALMIRA - COLOMBIA, 18-02-2022: Deportivo Cali y Atlético Huila en partido por la fecha 1 como parte de la Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022 jugado en el estadio Deportivo Cali de la ciudad de Palmira. / Deportivo Cali and Atletico Huila in match for the date 1 as part of Women’s League BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022 played at Deportivo Cali stadium in Palmira city. Photo: VizzorImage / Gabriel Aponte / Staff

An important process in women's football is being developed by Deportivo Cali in the hands of coach Jhon Albert Ortiz. Apart from being the reigning champion of the Colombian League and having an honorable participation in the Copa Libertadores Women.

This was confirmed by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) who ranked the Verdiblancas as the eighth best team in the Conmebol affiliated leagues during the month of March.

The list of the top 10 teams is mostly made up of clubs from Brazil. In first place is Corinthians, who defeated Independiente Santa Fe in the Copa Libertadores final in 2021. It is followed by Ferroviaria, also from this country and who in past editions has won the international title by defeating América de Cali.

After the third place, which belongs to Sao Paulo, the first team of another nationality appears. This is Cerro Porteño. Before Deportivo Cali, in fifth, sixth and seventh positions are Sao José, Flamengo and Palmeiras, respectively.

Deportivo Cali outperforms prestigious clubs in Brazil in this list such as Santos and Botafogo, ninth and tenth respectively, in the published ranking.

Deportivo Cali is currently second in the women's league standings with 16 points, after seven championship dates. Their power is reflected in the number of goals scored, 11, against the few they have scored against them, just one. In this table he is second only to America de Cali, leader with perfect score, 18 points out of 18 possible.

The Colombian Football Federation reported through its digital channels that the Colombia Women's Senior Team will play two friendly matches in preparation against its Venezuelan counterpart on the FIFA date in April.

The venue for these meetings will be the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali, the usual home of the women's team.

These matches will serve as preparation for the team led by Nelson Abadía for the CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina Colombia 2022 and now plan the qualification for the FIFA World Cup Australia — New Zealand 2023. It is estimated that the call will be announced at the end of March. In addition to being called players with extensive experience in Europe such as Yoreli Rincón, Leicy Santos, Natalia Gaitan and Isabella Echeverry.

In Colombia's two most recent preparation matches, against Argentina, a draw was achieved, the first scoreless and the second to two goals.

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