Club América (women)
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. The team play its home games at the Estadio Azteca and at the Cancha Centenario located at their training grounds. Club America Femenil is one of only four clubs that have been able to win the Liga MX Femenil title History. Founding. Club America Femenil was founded on December 5, 2016, along with the announcement of Liga MX Femenil. Former Mexico women 's national football team manager, Leo Cuellar, was appointed as the first manager of the club in February of 2017. In preparation for the first season of Liga MX Femenil in the second half of 2017, the club participated in a preparation tournament, the 2017 Copa MX Femenil organized by the FMF. America's first league match in history was a 1-0 victory against Tijuana on July 29, 2017. In its first Liga MX Femenil tournament (Apertura 2017), America ended the regular phase of the tournament 1st with 35 pts, but they would eventually be eliminated in the semifinals  of the play-offs by national rivals and would-be champions C.D Guadalajara, in the first instance of the Clasico Nacional Femenil between the two institutions. This semifinal also marked the first time that America Femenil played a match at Estadio Azteca. First Title. America Femenil won its first league title in history by winning the Torneo Apertura 2018. In this tournament, America ended the regular phase in 3rd place with 35 pts. In the play-offs, The team eliminated Toluca (5-3) in the quarter-finals, and Pachuca (1-0) in the semifinals to reach the final against Tigres . America Femenil would eventually win the final against Tigres on penalties (1-3) at Estadio Universitario after both legs of the final ended in a tie (2-2 at the Azteca, 1-1 at Estadio Universitario). 2018 to Present. Leo Cuellar decided to step down from the position of manager after 4 years in charge on March 27, 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 to the playoffs for the first time. The club appointed Cuellar's assistant, Hugo Ruíz, as interim for the rest of the tournament. America would end up qualifying for the playoffs by ending in the 8th place in the regular season. America's participation in the Guardianes 2021 tournament ended after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the playoffs by eventual champions Tigres. On June 4, 2021, Craig Harrington was appointed by the club as their new manager On July 18, 2021, the club announced the signing of American player Stephanie Ribeiro, the first foreign  player to play for the club. Grounds. Club America femenil plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, and at a alternative field named Cancha Centenario located at their trainings grounds, which has a estimated capacity for 1,000 people. Players. Current squad. "As of 14 February 2022"