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River Plate
Full nameClub Atlético River Plate
Nickname(s)Las Millonarias
('The Millionaires')
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Ground Monumental auxiliary field
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ChairmanMaría Laura Barbaresi
ManagerDaniela Díaz
League Campeonato Femenino
2023
Website Club website

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. [1] 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. [2] By 2003, River was the team with most championships 8 (including a five-years streak between 1993 and 1997), [3] but it surpassed a year later by its arch rivals, Boca Juniors. [3] In 2022, River Plate won the second edition of the Copa Federal by defeating Belgrano 2–0. [4]

Players

Current squad

As of 27 february 2023. [5]

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

Copa Libertadores record

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

Honours

Titles

Type Competition Titles Winning years
National
(League)
Primera División A 11 [1] 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2010 Clausura, 2016–17
National
(Cups)
Copa Federal 1 2022 [4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Todos los clubes campeones del fútbol femenino en Argentina". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Homenaje a las Pioneras campeonas de River – DIARIO LA FUTBOLISTA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Argentina - List of Women Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Olé, Diario Deportivo (12 November 2022). "Femenino: River es el campeón de la Copa Federal". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Todos los planteles del campeonato femenino YPF" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

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