# Club Atlético River Plate (women)

Club Atlético River Plate Women (Spanish: River Plate Femenino) is the Argentine women's football section of the homonymous club. Established in 1991, it was the inaugural champion of the Primera A and has won the tournament 11 times. At the Copa Libertadores, River has made two appearances in 2017 and 2020, their best result was placing third, at the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

## History

In 1991, River Plate's first championship team was coached by Rubén “Coco” Torres and the players of that team were: Norma Enciso, Patricia Riella, Cynthia Luporini, Adriana Asperes, Mónica Pérez, Karina Morales, Emilce Ahumada, Andrea Ochoa, Viviana Rossi, Celia Lazarte, Claudia Caridde, Beatriz Capotosto, Laura Magdalena, María Ghinella, Paola Herrera, Cynthia Almeyda y Griselda Ojeda. By 2003, River was the team with most championships 8 (including a five-years streak between 1993 and 1997), but it surpassed a year later by its arch rivals, Boca Juniors. In 2022, River Plate won the second edition of the Copa Federal by defeating Belgrano 2–0.

## Players
### Current squad

As of 27 february 2023.
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 | ARG | Lara Esponda |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Giuliana González |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Milagros Otazú |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Stephanie Melgarejo |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Agustina Vargas |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Tamara Angulo |
| 7 | FW | ARG | Catalina Primo |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Romina Gómez |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Martina del Trecco |
| 10 | FW | URU | Carolina Birizamberri (captain) |
| 14 | GK | ARG | Daniela Pontel |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Paloma Fagiano |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Ayelén Acuña |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Ludmila Galli |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Abril Reche |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Francisca Altgelt |
| 21 | DF | ARG | Camila Ayelén Duarte |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Rocío Iuzzolino |
| 22 | MF | ARG | Morena Miranda |
| 23 | DF | URU | Laura Felipe |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Belén Ludueña |
| 25 | GK | ARG | Martina Krotter |
| 26 | DF | ARG | Sol Córdoba |
| 27 | DF | ARG | Juana Cangaro |
| 28 | MF | ARG | Evelyn Sofía Domínguez |
| 30 | GK | ARG | Ludmila Sousa |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Julieta Romero |
| 34 | MF | ARG | Brenda Flores |
| — | FW | ARG | Victoria Costa |
| — | MF | ARG | Milagros Díaz |
| — | DF | ARG | Luciana Duarte |
| — | FW | ARG | Delfina Lombardi Larrere |
| — | DF | ARG | Celena Magalí Molina |
| — | FW | BRA | Carmel Oliveira |

### Notable players
#### FIFA World Cup participants

List of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for River Plate. In brackets, the tournament played:
* Romina Ferro (2003)
* Noelia López (2003)
* Fabiana Vallejos (2003)
* Mercedes Pereyra (2007)
* Catalina Pérez (2007)
* Gabriela Chávez (2019)
* Dalila Ippólito (2019)
* Lara Esponda (2023)

## Copa Libertadores record

| Season | Round | Opponent | Result | Scorers | Position |
| 2017 | Group A | Unión Española | 1–1 | Romero | 1 / 4 |
| 2017 | Group A | Deportivo Capiatá | 2–1 | Birizamberri 2 | 1 / 4 |
| 2017 | Group A | Estudiantes de Guárico | 1–0 | Pereyra | 1 / 4 |
| 2017 | Semifinals | Colo-Colo | 0–2 | | SF |
| 2017 | Third place match | Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | Birizamberri 2 | 3rd place |
| 2020 | Group C | Sol de América | 0–0 | | 1 / 4 |
| 2020 | Group C | Santa Fe | 1–0 | Birizamberri | 1 / 4 |
| 2020 | Group C | Atlético SC | 3–0 | Costa, Del Trecco, Martelli | 1 / 4 |
| 2020 | Quarter-finals | Ferroviária | 0–1 | | QF |

## Honours
### Titles

| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years |
| National (League) | Primera División A | 11 | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2010 Clausura, 2016–17 |
| National (Cups) | Copa Federal | 1 | 2022 |