Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino

What Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino does

ANJUF (Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino), constituted as the Sindicato de Jugadoras de Fútbol Profesional, is a Chilean non-profit players' union founded in July 2016 and headquartered in Santiago. It is the recognized national trade association exclusively dedicated to representing professional female footballers across the roughly 33 clubs of Chile's national women's football championship (Primera División and Primera División B, totaling some 48 clubs nationwide). Its core service offering is union membership that bundles legal representation, collective bargaining before the ANFP and government bodies, a dedicated denunciation/complaint channel for labor violations, harassment, and abuse, and advocacy for the professionalization of the sport. Supporting modules include a gender and development area, a two-lawyer in-house legal team, a research publications program (notably the 2021 Universidad de Chile study, the 2023 FIFPRO South American study #NosotrasJugamos, and the 2025 field infrastructure report), and a benefit-partnership portfolio covering healthcare (Clínica Meds, FALP mammography screening), workplace accident insurance (ISL), psychological support (UDD), and educational scholarships (INAF).

The union's underlying infrastructure is non-technical: it operates through club visits, a capitanas/representatives network across all 33 clubs, a website (anjuff.cl) with online affiliation and complaint forms, social media, public declarations, and engagement with Chile's Chamber of Deputies, Senate, and the inter-ministerial Mesa de Trabajo Fútbol Femenino. Its business model is membership-dues-based subscription recurring revenue; no commercial products or services are sold, and no pricing tiers are publicly disclosed. ANJUF is governed by an elected board of directors led by President Javiera Moreno, Founder/Director Iona Rothfeld, and Director Camila García (also FIFPRO Vice President), and operates without external ownership, venture capital, or a parent entity.

Name

Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino

Legal name

Asociación Nacional de Jugadoras de Fútbol Femenino

Website

https://anjuff.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANJUF is the Chilean national players' union for professional female footballers, representing members across approximately 33 clubs in the national championship through legal defense, collective bargaining, a harassment and labor grievance channel, and policy advocacy in Congress and international bodies.

Ownership category

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NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (81393)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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PRIMARYMPAKAKAM

Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Management & Promotion Services

Keywords

• Professional athletes union
• Women football advocacy
• Labor rights defense
• Collective bargaining services
• Athlete welfare support

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Revenue model

1. Membership dues / affiliation fees: Female footballers affiliated with the national championship pay membership dues to be part of ANJUF, providing recurring revenue for the association.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ANJUF is a non-profit players' sindicato (union) that represents professional female footballers across Chile's national women's football championship. It provides union membership, legal representation and defense, collective bargaining support, and a complaint/denunciation channel for labor violations, harassment, and abuse. The organization also conducts research studies, advocates for the professionalization of women's football, and engages with clubs, the ANFP, government ministries, and international bodies such as FIFPRO and World Players.

Product overview

ANJUF is a trade union organization for professional women's football players in Chile, not a technology company. The organization operates as a single unified union offering with multiple support modules including: union membership representation, a complaints/denunciation system for reporting labor issues, research and statistical studies on women's football, benefit partnerships with healthcare and educational institutions, a gender and development area, and legal support services. The organization does not develop or offer technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $563 million in labor fines applied to football clubs through the Dirección del Trabajo fiscalization program over three years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FIFPRO (International Federation of Professional Footballers' Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ANJUF partnered with FIFPRO to conduct the first South American Women's Football Study #NosotrasJugamos in 2023, research covering infrastructure, club relations, labor conditions, and player wellbeing across South American countries. ANJUF director Camila García also serves on FIFPRO's Executive Committee.
• SIFUP (Sindicato Interempresa de Futbolistas Profesionales de Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIFUP is the Chilean professional footballers' union. ANJUF has a formal alliance with SIFUP, having been incorporated as 'honorary members' in January 2019. SIFUP's president Gamadiel García co-supports ANJUF initiatives, and both organizations jointly advocate for labor rights and professionalization. SIFUP also backed the landmark Everton labor lawsuit filed by former ANJUF-affiliated players.
• Universidad de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF collaborated with the Universidad de Chile to produce the first comprehensive study on women's football in Chile ('Radiografía del fútbol femenino en Chile', 2021), laying the empirical foundation for the association's policy advocacy.
• Instituto de Seguridad Laboral (ISL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF signed a collaboration agreement with the Instituto de Seguridad Laboral in March 2024 to disseminate and train members on Law 16.744 (workplace accident insurance) and the labor rights it grants to footballers.
• Clínica MedsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF signed a healthcare benefit agreement with Clínica Meds in August 2023, offering preferential tariffs on medical services to all ANJUF members who are part of the national championship with at least one month of seniority.
• Fundación Arturo López Pérez (FALP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF partnered with FALP and SIFUP to conduct a breast cancer detection campaign that provided 72 free mammograms to female footballers in October 2023.
• Fútbol MásminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF formed an alliance with Fútbol Más in November 2020 aimed at breaking gender stereotypes around football, seeking to make women's football visible through shared storytelling and advocacy.
• Instituto Nacional del Fútbol (INAF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF and INAF extended their collaboration agreement to provide educational scholarships and reduced tuition for footballers pursuing professional certifications and degrees, supporting player development off the pitch.
• Universidad de Desarrollo (UDD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF signed an agreement with Universidad de Desarrollo in August 2021 to provide psychological support services at preferential rates for ANJUF members and their immediate family members.
• Government ministries (Trabajo, Mujer y Equidad de Género, Deportes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANJUF participates in the inter-ministerial working group 'Mesa de Trabajo Fútbol Femenino en Chile', convened by the Ministry of Labor and including the Ministry of Women and Gender Equity and the Ministry of Sports, to advance professionalization, equality, and structural reforms in women's football.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori): Italy's national footballers' association, representing Serie A/B/C and women's professional players. Comparable as a labor union negotiating with clubs and the FIGC, with similar grievance, training, and benefit functions.
• PFA (Professional Footballers' Association): England's historic footballers' union, providing legal support, education, and collective representation to professional players. Directly comparable in service mix and bargaining role, and a reference model for player-welfare advocacy.
• SIFUP (Sindicato Interempresa de Futbolistas Profesionales de Chile): The Chilean professional footballers' union (male pros), already an ANJUF ally and co-litigant on the Everton case. Directly comparable as a national footballer union operating in the same country, same labor code, and same ANFP counterparty environment.
• MLS Players Association (MLSPA): Labor union for Major League Soccer players in the U.S. and Canada. Comparable as a national/regional footballers' union negotiating collective bargaining agreements with clubs and a federation, with parallel legal, grievance, and benefit functions.
• USWNT Players Association: Independent players' association representing the U.S. Women's National Team. Closely comparable as a women-specific national footballers' association that emerged from structural inequities and fights for pay equity, contracts, and welfare.
• UNFP (Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels): France's national footballers' union, representing both male and female professional players. Closely comparable in mandate (collective bargaining, legal defense, player welfare) and in operating as the recognized counterpart to clubs and the federation.
• AFE (Asociación de Futbolistas Españoles): Spain's national footballers' union. Directly comparable in operating as a labor counterpart to La Liga and the RFEF, with parallel responsibilities in collective bargaining, legal defense, and member services for both men's and women's professional players.
• VDV (Vereinigung der Vertragsfußballspieler): Germany's professional footballers' association (Spieler-Vereinigung). Comparable as a national footballers' union handling collective bargaining, grievance, and member support within a major European football market.

Broad incumbents

• FIFPRO (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels): Global federation of professional footballers' associations and ANJUF's international umbrella. Comparable as the apex body coordinating national players' unions, with which ANJUF co-publishes research and through which ANJUF's director serves on the Executive Committee.

Emerging players

• AJFS (Association des Joueurs de Football du Sénégal) / similar African national player unions: Emerging national players' associations in Africa. Partially comparable to ANJUF in being early-stage labor organizations pushing to formalize contracts and welfare for professional footballers in developing football economies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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