Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is the women's football section of the

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based in

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. They currently play in the

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. Las Santitas, as its players are called, are currently one of the best women's football clubs in Argentina. Within its recorded history, they have won three Primera División titles (2009 Ap, 2015 and 2021 Ap) thus becoming the first club other than

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and River Plate to achieve this feat. They were also the first Argentine team to play in

Copa Libertadores Femenina The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, named as "Copa Libertadores Femenina" ( pt, Copa Libertadores Feminina or Taça Libertadores Feminina) is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by ...

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, its male counterpart having achieved the same in

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. San Lorenzo are one of the only four clubs to be champion of the first division, along with Boca, River and

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. On 12 April 2019, San Lorenzo became the first Argentine women's football club with professional status. In total, 15 women became the first professional women's footballers in Argentina: Eliana Medina, Debora Molina, Sindy Ramírez, Cecilia López, Florencia Coronel, Federica Silvera, Milagros Vargas, Maricel Pereyra, Rocío Vázquez, Rocío Correa, Lavinia Antequera, Vanina Preininger, Ariana Álvarez, Florencia Salazar and Macarena Sánchez.

Honours

(3): 2009 Ap, 2015, 2021 Ap

References

External links

* {{San Lorenzo de Almagro Women's football clubs in Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro Association football clubs established in 1993 1993 establishments in Argentina