Club América Femenil is a Mexican professional women's football club based in Mexico City that competes in the Liga MX Femenil. The club has been the women's section of Club América since 2017.[1] The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, and at an alternative field named Cancha Centenario located at their training grounds.

América Femenil

Full name	Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V. Femenil
Nickname(s)	Las Águilas (The Eagles) Las Azul-Cremas (The Blue-Creams)
Founded	2016; 6 years ago (2016)
Ground	Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico Cancha Centenario Instalaciones Club América en Coapa Mexico City, Mexico
Capacity	81,070 (Estadio Azteca) 1,000   (Cancha Centenario)
Owner	Televisa
Chairman	Emilio Azcárraga Jean
Manager	Ángel Villacampa
League	Liga MX Femenil
Grita México 2022	4th (Quarter-finals)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club America Femenil is one of only four clubs that have been able to win the Liga MX Femenil title, obtaining the league title in one occasion.[2]

History

Founding and First League Tournament

Club América Femenil was founded on 5 December 2016, the same day that Liga MX Femenil was announced.[3] Former Mexico women's national football team manager, Leonardo Cuellar, was appointed as the first manager of the club in February 2017.[4] In preparation for the first season of Liga MX Femenil in the second half of 2017, the team participated in a preparation tournament, the 2017 Copa MX Femenil organized by the FMF.[5] The club first league match in history was a 1–0 victory against Tijuana on 29 July 2017.[6]

In its first Liga MX Femenil tournament (Apertura 2017), América ended the regular phase of the tournament 1st with 35 pts, but América was eventually eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs by national rivals and eventual champions Guadalajara, in which was the first instance of the Clasico Nacional femenil between the two institutions.[7]

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Apertura 2018 second leg final starting eleven

First Title

América Femenil won its first league title in history by winning the Apertura 2018 tournament. In this tournament, America ended the regular phase in 3rd place with 35 pts in the general standings and second in its group. In the playoffs, The team eliminated Toluca (5-3) in the quarter-finals, and Pachuca (1-0) in the semifinals to reach the final against Tigres. América eventually won the final against Tigres on penalties (1-3) at Estadio Universitario after a 3–3 draw on aggregate (2-2 at the Azteca, 1–1 at Estadio Universitario).[8]

2019 to Present

For the Clasura 2019 tournament, América once again had a great regular phase ending second in the overall standings with 38 pts, but unable to achieve a bi-championship after being eliminated by Tigres in the semi-finals of the playoffs.[9][10]

Leo Cuellar decided to step down from the position of manager after 4 years in charge on 27 March 2021, after a 2–4 defeat at home in the Classico Nacional femenil. Previous to this defeat, the team was coming from a string of bad results and an overall irregular performance throughout the Guardianes 2021 tournament that put the team at risk of not qualifying for the playoffs for the first time.[11] The club appointed Cuellar's assistant, Hugo Ruíz, as interim for the rest of the tournament.[12] América ended-up qualifying for the playoffs by ending in 8th place in the regular season. América's participation in the Guardianes 2021 tournament ended after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the playoffs by eventual champions Tigres.[13]

On 4 June 2021, Craig Harrington was appointed by the club as the new manager of the team.[14]

On 18 July 2021, the club announced the signing of American player Stephanie Ribeiro, the first foreign player to play for the team.[15]

With Harrington as the new manager and with foreign players in the roster for the first time (Sarah Luebbert and Stephanie Ribeiro), América was able to have a better campaign for the Apertura 2021 tournament than in the previous Guardianes 2021 tournament. In this Apertura 2021 tournament, América ended the regular phase in the 5th place with 31 points.[16] In the playoffs the team defeated national rivals C.D. Guadalajara in the quarter-finals (2-1), but they were once again eliminated by then champions Tigres in the semi-finals after an aggregate scoreline of 5–2.[17][18]

After América's elimination against Pachuca in the quarter-finals of the playoffs of the Torneo Clausura 2022, the club decided to dismiss manager Craig Harrington on 8 May 2022, after just two tournaments due to the results that the team achieved throughout the regular season and in the playoffs of the Torneo Clausura 2022.[19] For this Clausura 2022 tournament, the team ended in the fourth place during the regular season with 37 points.

On 28 May 2022, the América Femenil U-17 team became champions of the first Liga MX Femenil U-17 tournament (Clausura 2022) by winning the final against Santos on penalties at Estadio Azteca after an aggregate scoreline of 3–3.[20]

On 17 June 2022, the club announced Spanish manager Ángel Villacampa as the new manager of the team ahead of the Apertura 2022 tournament.[21]

The team played its first international match against a European club when it faced Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 5 July 2022, at Estadio Azteca. This match was also the first time that a Liga MX Femenil team played against a European team. The match ended in a 1–0 victory for America with a goal from Janelly Farías.[22]

In August 2022, the club participated on its first international competition, the 2022 The Women's Cup. In this tournament, América defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 on the quarter-finals to advance to the semifinals. On the semifinals América was defeated 2-1 by OL Reign. América ended up winning the third place of the tournament by winning the third place match 5–4 against A.C. Milan.[23]

Grounds

Club América Femenil plays its home matches at the historic 81,700 seats Estadio Azteca, and at an alternative field named Cancha Centenario located at their trainings grounds, which has an estimated capacity for 1,000 persons.[24][25]

América Femenil play its first match in history at the Estadio Azteca on 19 August 2017, in game against Morelia for matchday 4 of the Apertura 2017. The game ended on 5–0 victory for America.[26]

Personnel

Club administration

Position	Staff
Chairman	Emilio Azcárraga Jean
Sporting President	Santiago Baños
Sporting Director	Claudia Carrión

Management staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Ángel Villacampa
Assistant manager	Hugo Ruíz
Fitness coaches	Juan Torres
	Antonios Assaad
Physiotherapist	Karla Reséndiz
Team doctor	Stephanie González

Source: Liga MX Femenil

Managerial History

Name	Years	Notes
Leonardo Cuellar	2017–2021
Hugo Ruíz	2021	Interim Manager
Craig Harrington	2021–2022
Ángel Villacampa	2022–

Players

Current squad

As of 2 September 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MEX Renata Masciarelli 2 DF  MEX Jocelyn Orejel 4 DF  ESP Andrea Pereira 5 MF  FRA Aurélie Kaci 6 DF  MEX Janelly Farías 7 FW  MEX Kiana Palacios 8 MF  MEX Casandra Cuevas 9 FW  MEX Katty Martínez 10 FW  MEX Alison González (captain) 11 MF  MEX Montserrat Hernández 13 MF  MEX Eva González 14 DF  MEX Mónica Rodríguez 15 DF  MEX Kimberly Rodríguez

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Sabrina Enciso 17 MF  MEX Natalia Mauleón 18 MF  MEX Amanda Pérez 19 MF  MEX Montserrat Saldívar 20 MF  MEX Nicolette Hernández 21 DF  MEX Alexandra Godínez 23 GK  MEX Itzel González 24 MF  MEX Scarlett Camberos 25 GK  MEX Renatta Cota 26 DF  MEX Karen Luna 27 MF  USA Mayra Pelayo-Bernal 28 MF  ESP Andrea Falcón

Notable players

Honors and awards

National competitions

• Liga MX Femenil
  • Winners (1): Apertura 2018

References

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