Club Atlético Independiente Women () is the
women's association football section of the
homonymous
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sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of
Avellaneda
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in
Greater Buenos Aires
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. They currently play in the
Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino
The Primera División A is the main league competition for women's football in Argentina. The tournament is ruled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with its first season held in 1991.
The competition was named "Campeonato de Fútbol F ...
.
History
Club Atlético Independiente was one of eight teams participating in the first Argentine amateur women's football season in 1991.
So far, their best results in Primera División A were the three consecutive runner-ups achieved in the Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002 tournaments (where, when they were equal in points with
River Plate, the championship was defined by means of a tiebreaker match) and Clausura 2003. Independiente's only relegation to Primera División B was in the 2016–17 season. In this division, they remained for only one season, since they had a successful campaign of 30 wins, 3 draws, 1 single defeat, and more than 100 goals, they became champion of the 2017-18 Primera División B season, achieving promotion and returning to Primera División A, where they have been playing intermittently since 1991.
In 2019, Independiente participated in the first season of the professional era in Argentina women's football. On the 8th round of said season, they played at the
for the first time in history.
Honours
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Primera División B
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References
External links
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{{Club Atlético Independiente
Women's football clubs in Argentina
Club Atlético Independiente
1991 establishments in Argentina