Tigres UANL Femenil, also known simply as Tigres Femenil or Tigres, is a Mexican professional women's football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León that competes in the Liga Femenil. The club has been the women's section of Tigres UANL since 2016. The team plays its home matches at the Estadio Universitario.
Commonly known as Las Amazonas (The Amazons), Tigres Femenil is one of only five clubs that have won the Liga Femenil title, and the most successful one with a record seven league titles, two more than their city rivals Monterrey.
History Founding and first league tournament Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Femenil was founded on December 5, 2016, the same day that the Liga MX Femenil was announced. In preparation for the first season of the Liga MX Femenil in the second half of 2017, the team participated in a preparation tournament, the 2017 Copa MX Femenil under the management of Miguel Razo. On July 13, 2017, previous to the start of the league, former Tigres player and club legend, Osvaldo Batocletti, was appointed as manager of the team with the previous manager Miguel Razo becoming his assistant. Tigres Femenil's first league match in history was a 0–0 draw against Querétaro on July 29, 2017.
In its first Liga MX Femenil tournament (Apertura 2017), Tigres ended the regular phase of the tournament in 2nd with 34 points, but they would eventually be eliminated in the semifinals of the play-offs by Pachuca.
First title and continuous success Tigres Femenil obtained its first league title by winning the Torneo Clausura 2018. For this tournament, Tigres ended the regular phase of the tournament in 3rd place with 31 points. In the semifinals of the playoffs, Tigres defeated América with an aggregate scoreline of 5–1 to advance to the final against their crosstown rivals Monterrey which would be the first of many Clásico Regiomontano finals in the Liga MX Femenil. Tigres would end up defeating Monterrey in the final on penalties (2–4) after a 4–4 draw on aggregate. The second leg of this final at the Estadio BBVA was at the time the highest attended club match in women's football history.
On May 7, 2018, just a few days after the Clausura 2018 final, Osvaldo Batocletti decided to step down from the position of manager in order to receive treatment for a Cancer. Ramón Villa Zevallos was appointed by the club to take over the position of manager with Batocletti becoming his assistant.
Under Villa Zevallos' management, the team once again reached the league final in the Apertura 2018 tournament after finishing in 1st place in the regular phase with 40 points. In the playoffs Tigres eliminated Atlas in the quarter-finals (2–1), and Guadalajara (5–3) the semifinals. In the final, Tigres was defeated by América on penalties (1–3) after a 3–3 draw on aggregate.
In the Clausura 2019, Tigres ended the regular phase of the tournament in 3rd place with 36 points. In the playoffs, Tigres was once again able to reach the final. In the final Tigres defeated Monterrey once again with an aggregate scoreline of 3–2 to crown themselves league champions for the second time.
Ramón Villa Zevallos left his position of manager on May 30, 2019, just after one season in order to take the position of manager of C.D. Guadalajara. The club announced former Mexico women's national football team manager, Roberto Medina, as the new manager of the team on May 31, 2019.
With Medina at the helm, the team once again reach the league final in the Apertura 2019 after ending the regular phase of the tournament in 2nd place with 43 points. In the final, Tigres once again faced Monterrey on the third Clásico Regiomontano femenil final. Unlike in the previous two finals, Monterrey was able to win this final after defeating Tigres 2–1 on aggregate.
On October 5, 2019, Tigres hosted the first ever international friendly between clubs from the Liga MX Femenil and the NWSL when it played against Houston Dash in the Estadio Universitario. Tigres won that match 2–1.
Although the Clausura 2020 tournament was canceled by the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tigres Femenil's successful run continued in the Guard1anes 2020 and Guard1anes 2021 tournaments in which Tigres was able to win both tournaments back to back after defeating Monterrey and Guadalajara, respectively. By doing this, Tigres Femenil became the first team in the league to be able to win back-to back league titles. By winning the titles of the Guard1anes 2020 and Guard1anes 2021 tournaments, Tigres also automatically won the first edition of the Campeón de Campeonas of the Liga MX Femenil.
In the Apertura 2021, Tigres once again reach the league final for the seventh consecutive time. In the final, Tigres was defeated for the second time by Monterrey by losing (1–3) on penalties after 2–2 draw on aggregate.
In the Clausura 2022, Tigres was eliminated in the semi-finals of the playoffs by Guadalajara, ending a run of seven consecutive league finals.
A few weeks following Tigres elimination in the playoffs of the Clausura 2022, the club decided to sack manager Roberto Medina on June 2, 2022, after more than three years at the role. During Medina's tenure the team obtained 3 titles and reach 4 league finals. Former Canadian international player Carmelina Moscato was appointed as manager of the team on June 9, 2022. After winning the 2022–23 Apertura with Tigres and finishing in the semi-finals of the Clausura Liguilla, Moscato resigned from Tigres.
Milagros Martínez succeeded Moscato as manager, and she led Tigres to the Apertura 2023 title and the 2024 Campeón de Campeonas. However, in the Apertura 2024 final against Monterrey, Tigres collapsed in the 2nd leg after being up 3-0 on aggregate going in to the 2nd half of the game, losing the final on penalties. Martínez was ultimately fired following this result.
Pedro Martínez Losa was named as new manager December 20, 2024. In his first season, Tigres failed to make it to the semifinals of the Clausura 2025, but did advance to the final of the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup. In the final, Tigres fell short to NWSL side Gotham FC despite playing the match at home in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
Following a busy transfer window that included the arrivals of Diana Ordoñez and María Sánchez (2nd stint), as well as the world-record transfer of star forward Lizbeth Ovalle to NWSL's Orlando Pride for over MXN$1 million, Tigres won the Apertura 2025 title after defeating América in the final 4-3 on aggregate, despite going down 3 goals in the first half of the first leg.
Grounds
The Estadio Universitario ("University Stadium") is the official home ground of Tigres Femenil. This 42,000-seat stadium built in 1967 is colloquially known as El Volcán ("The Volcano"). The stadium is located at the campus of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León in the city of San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León.
Tigres Femenil play its first match in history at the Universitario on August 5, 2017, in a game against Guadalajara for match day 2 of the Apertura 2017. The match ended in a 2–0 victory for Tigres Femenil with goals from Blanca Solís and Carolina Jaramillo.
Personnel
Club administration Position StaffChairman Carlos Emilio GonzálezPresident of the Sinergia Deportiva Liaison Sporting Committee (Cemex-UANL management joint venture) Mauricio DoehnerSporting Director Natalia Gaitán Source: Club Tigres
Coaching staff Position StaffManager Pedro Martínez LosaAssistant managers Javier Vázquez José Curiel Fitness coach Mireia EncinaTeam doctor Rocío ZapataPhysiotherapist Diana González Source: Liga MX Femenil
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Managerial history Manager Years Miguel Razo2017 Osvaldo Batocletti 2017–2018 Ramón Villa Zevallos 2018–2019 Roberto Medina 2019–2022 Carmelina Moscato 2022–2023 Mila Martínez2023–2024 Pedro Martínez Losa2025–
Seasons SeasonTournament League record Playoffs recordTop goalscorerPWDLGFGAGDPtsRankPWDLGFGAGDResultPlayerGoals2017–18Apertura 2017141112517+44342nd210134−1SF Carolina Jaramillo9Clausura 20181410133816+22313rd412186+2W Belén Cruz92018–19Apertura 20181612405119+32401st6330107+3RU Katty Martínez13Clausura 20191611323612+24363rd6510124+8W Katty Martínez112019–20Apertura 20191813414114+27432nd622295+4RU Katty Martínez13Clausura 20208710225+17221stTournament canceled Stephany Mayor62020–21Guardianes 20201715115011+39461st6501113+8W Katty Martínez18Guardianes 20211712413912+27401st6510197+12W Stephany Mayor102021–22Apertura 2021171520527+45471st6321154+11RU Stephany Mayor13Clausura 20221711604311+32393rd4301113+8SF Stephany Mayor112022–23Apertura 20221712234813+35383rd6510154+11W Mia Fishel17Clausura 20231712234813+35382nd420272+5SF Mia Fishel13
Records
Most goals #PlayerGoals 1 Katty Martínez 93 2 Belén Cruz 36 Lizbeth Ovalle 36 4 Liliana Mercado 22 5 Carolina Jaramillo 18
Most appearances #PlayerAppsCareer 1 Liliana Mercado 116 2017–2024 2 Nancy Antonio 111 2017–2024 3 Belén Cruz 110 2017– 4 Greta Espinoza 96 2018– 5 Katty Martínez 95 2017–2021
Honours National Liga MX Femenil Champions (7): Clausura 2018, Clausura 2019, Guardianes 2020, Guardianes 2021, Apertura 2022, Apertura 2023, Apertura 2025 Runners-up (4): Apertura 2018, Apertura 2019, Apertura 2021, Apertura 2024
Campeón de Campeonas Champions (3): 2021, 2023, 2024
International CONCACAF W Champions Cup Runners-up (1): 2024–25
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