Club Atlético River Plate Women () is the Argentine women's football 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, River has made two appearances in 2017 and 2020, 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 was surpassed a year later by its archrivals, Boca Juniors. 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 while playing for River Plate. In brackets, the tournament played:
Romina Ferro (2003) Noelia López (2003) Fabiana Vallejos (2003) Mercedes Pereyra (2007) Catalina Pérez (2007) Gabriela Chávez (2019) Dalila Ippólito (2019) Lara Esponda (2023)
Copa Libertadores record Season Round Opponent Result Scorers Position 2017Group A Unión Española 1–1 Romero 1 / 4 Deportivo Capiatá 2–1 Birizamberri 2 Estudiantes de Guárico 1–0 Pereyra Semifinals Colo-Colo 0–2 SF Third place match Cerro Porteño 2–1 Birizamberri 2 3rd place 2020 Group C Sol de América 0–0 1 / 4 Santa Fe 1–0 Birizamberri Atlético SC 3–0 Costa, Del Trecco, Martelli Quarter-finals Ferroviária 0–1 QF
Honours Titles Type Competition Titles Winning yearsNational(League) Primera División A 11 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2010 Clausura, 2016–17 National (Cups) Copa Federal1 2022
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