Club América (women)

Club America Femenil was founded on December 5, 2016, along with the announcement of Liga MX Femenil.[3] Former Mexico women's national football team manager, Leo Cuellar, was appointed as the first manager of the club in February of 2017.[4] In preparation for the first season of Liga MX Femenil in the second half of 2017, the club participated in a preparation tournament, the 2017 Copa MX Femenil organized by the FMF.[5] America's first league match in history was a 1-0 victory against Tijuana on July 29, 2017.[6]

In its first Liga MX Femenil tournament (Apertura 2017), America ended the regular phase of the tournament 1st with 35 pts, but they would eventually be eliminated in the semifinals of the play-offs by national rivals and would-be champions C.D Guadalajara, in the first instance of the Clasico Nacional Femenil between the two institutions. This semifinal also marked the first time that America Femenil played a match at Estadio Azteca.[7]

America Femenil won its first league title in history by winning the Torneo Apertura 2018. In this tournament, America ended the regular phase in 3rd place with 35 pts. In the play-offs, The team eliminated Toluca (5-3) in the quarter-finals, and Pachuca (1-0) in the semifinals to reach the final against Tigres. America Femenil would eventually win the final against Tigres on penalties (1-3) at Estadio Universitario after both legs of the final ended in a tie (2-2 at the Azteca, 1-1 at Estadio Universitario).[8]

Leo Cuellar decided to step down from the position of manager after 4 years in charge on March 27, 2021, after a 2-4 defeat at home in the Classico Nacional Femenil. Previous to this defeat, the team was coming from a string of bad results and an overall irregular performance throughout the Guardianes 2021 tournament that put the team at risk of not qualifying to the playoffs for the first time.[9] The club appointed Cuellar's assistant, Hugo Ruíz, as interim for the rest of the tournament. America would end up qualifying for the playoffs by ending in the 8th place in the regular season. America's participation in the Guardianes 2021 tournament ended after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the playoffs by eventual champions Tigres.

On June 4, 2021, Craig Harrington was appointed by the club as their new manager [10]

On July 18, 2021, the club announced the signing of American player Stephanie Ribeiro, the first foreign player to play for the club.[11]

As of 14 February 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MEX Renata Masciarelli 2 DF  MEX Jocelyn Orejel 3 DF  MEX Selene Valera 6 DF  MEX Janelly Farías 7 FW  MEX Kiana Palacios 8 MF  MEX Casandra Cuevas 9 FW  MEX Katty Martínez 10 MF  MEX Daniela Espinosa (captain) 11 MF  MEX Montserrat Hernández 12 MF  MEX Zaira Moreno 13 MF  MEX Eva González 14 DF  MEX Mónica Rodríguez (vice-captain) 15 DF  MEX Kimberly Rodríguez

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  MEX Natalia Mauleón 18 MF  MEX Amanda Pérez 19 MF  MEX Montserrat Saldívar 20 MF  MEX Nicki Hernández 21 DF  MEX Alexandra Godínez 22 MF  USA Sarah Luebbert (on loan from Chicago Red Stars) 23 GK  MEX Natalia Acuña 24 MF  USA Scarlett Camberos 25 GK  MEX Renatta Cota 26 DF  MEX Karen Luna 27 MF  USA Mayra Pelayo-Bernal 29 MF  ISL Andrea Hauksdóttir 30 FW  MEX Alison González

América

• Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2018