Club Tijuana Femenil is a Mexican professional women's football club based in Tijuana, Baja California. The club competes in the Liga Femenil and has been the women's section of Club Tijuana since 2016. The Estadio Caliente serves as the team's home venue.
Although the current iteration of Tijuana Femenil was established in late 2016 alongside the founding of the Liga MX Femenil, Club Tijuana already had a professional women's team prior to the league’s formation, which the club co-founded in 2014. This team, for a period of time, participated in the Women's Premier Soccer League in the United States.
History Beginnings On December 5, 2016, former Liga MX president, Enrique Bonilla, announced the establishment of a women's professional league in Mexico: the Liga MX Femenil. Under this initiative, each club in the Liga MX would field a team in the new league. Notoriously, even before the league's announcement, Club Tijuana already boasted a women's professional team, founded in 2014 in collaboration with the late Marbella Ibarra—who was a prominent advocate for women's football in Mexico and a local business owner in Tijuana, Baja California. The team competed in many regional tournaments within Mexico, and for a time, also in the Women's Premier Soccer League of the United States.
Liga MX Femenil In February 2017, the club announced through its social media channels that it would be forming a women's side. That May, the 2017 Copa MX Femenil was contested between 12 teams, including Xolos Femenil. Las Perrísimas won their group, which also included Necaxa, Santos Laguna, and Monterrey. In the final, Tijuana fell 9–1 to Pachuca.
On July 29, 2017, led by technical director Andrea Rodebaugh, the Xolas debuted in Apertura 2017 on the road against América, a match they lost 1–0. Tijuana had been drawn into Group 2, along with América, Pachuca, Toluca, Pumas, Monarcas Morelia, Cruz Azul, and Veracruz.
The first goal by the Xoloitzcuintles in Liga MX Femenil was scored by Evelyn Fernández in week two of the Apertura tournament.
On February 18, 2020, Tijuana midfielder Valentina Oviedo, the Mexican-born daughter of former Colombian international footballer Frankie Oviedo, was called up to the Colombia women's national under-20 team. It marked the first time a player from the Liga MX Femenil was called up to a foreign national team.
On July 8, 2021, Tijuana Femenil signed their first-ever foreign player, American striker Angelina Hix, from the Chilean club Santiago Morning. Hix had played in both the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League.
Mexican-American forward Renae Cuéllar is the top scorer in club history, with 76 career goals for the Xolas.
Present Over the last two seasons, Tijuana Femenil has established itself as one of the most competitive clubs in the league, having qualified for two consecutive years to the Liguilla. During the Clausura 2023, the club recorded their first ever victory in the Liguilla phase after defeating Monterrey 2–0 at home in the first leg of the quarterfinals.
Personnel Club administration Position StaffChairman Jorge Alberto Hank Inzunza Sporting director Fernando Arce Source: Club Tijuana
Coaching staff Position StaffManager Fernando SamayoaAssistant manager Miguel NavarroFitness coaches José Avendaño Lino TorresTeam doctors Alma Meza Paola Loera Physiotherapist Marla Gallegos Source: Liga MX Femenil
Players
Current squad
Honours National Copa MX Femenil Runners-up (1): 2017
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