Club Atlético River Plate Women () is the
Argentine
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's rugby union
...
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
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, River has made two appearances in 2017 and
2020
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, 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
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
.
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''.
Notable players
FIFA World Cup participants
List of players that were called up for a
FIFA Women's World Cup
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while playing for River Plate. In brackets, the tournament played:
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Romina Ferro (2003)
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Noelia López (2003)
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Fabiana Vallejos
Fabiana Gisela Vallejos (born 30 July 1985) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Chilean club as a midfielder.
Club career
In 2024, Vallejos moved to Chile and joined in the top division. The next year, she signed to Universidad de Chile ...
(2003)
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Mercedes Pereyra
Mercedes Noemí Pereyra (born 7 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for River Plate. She played for the Argentina women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officiall ...
(2007)
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Catalina Pérez (2007)
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Gabriela Chávez (2019)
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Dalila Ippólito (2019)
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Lara Esponda (2023)
Copa Libertadores record
Honours
Titles
References
External links
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Women's football clubs in Argentina
Association football clubs established in 1991
1991 establishments in Argentina