C.D. Guadalajara (women)
Football club
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C.D. Guadalajara Femenil, also simply known as Chivas Femenil, is a Mexican professional women's football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco that competes in the Liga Femenil. The club has been the women's section of Guadalajara since 2017.[1] Nicknames for the team are Chivas and the Rebaño Sagrado, the same as the men's team. The team play its home matches at the Estadio Akron.
Las Rojiblancas
Zapopan, Jalisco
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A. de C.V. Femenil | ||
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| Nicknames | Las Chivas Las Rojiblancas | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Akron Zapopan, Jalisco | ||
| Capacity | 46,232 | ||
| Owner | Grupo Omnilife | ||
| Chairman | Amaury Vergara | ||
| Manager | Antonio Contreras | ||
| League | Liga Femenil | ||
| Clausura 2026 | Regular phase: 5th Final phase: Quarter-finals | ||
| Website | chivasdecorazon.com.mx/femenil | ||
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C.D. Guadalajara Femenil is one of only five clubs that have been able to win the Liga Femenil title, winning the league title on two occasions.[2]
History
Professional era, the beginning
C.D. Guadalajara Femenil was founded on December 5, 2016, the same day that the Liga MX Femenil was announced by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF).[3] Luis Camacho was appointed as the first manager of Chivas femenil on 3 January 2017.[4] Previous to the first season of the Liga MX Femenil, Chivas participated in their first official tournament, the 2017 Copa MX Femenil, a tournament that was created to prepare all the Liga MX Femenil teams for the first season of the league.[5]
Chivas femenil played its first league match in history against city rivals Atlas on July 29, 2017 in front of a crowd of around 1,000 persons. The match was the first instance of the Clásico Tapatío in the Liga MX Femenil, and ended in a 3–0 victory in favor of Chivas, with Anette Vázquez scoring Chivas first league goal in history.[6]
First league title
It didn't take long for Chivas Femenil to win its first league title as the team was able to win the first league tournament, the Apertura 2017. In this Apertura 2017 tournament, Chivas ended the regular phase of the tournament on the second place of its group behind Tigres with 34 pts and fourth in the general standings. In the Liguilla, Chivas faced Club América, in the first instance of the Clásico Nacional in the Liga MX Femenil. Chivas ended up winning the semifinal against America with a resounding 6–4 aggregate score.[7] In the final, Chivas faced Pachuca who were the winners of the 2017 Copa MX Femenil.[8] On the first leg of the Final at the Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Pachuca came out victorius with a favorable 2–0 scoreline. Nonetheless, Chivas would endup crowning themselves league champions by defeating Pachuca 3–0 on the second leg at the Estadio Chivas (now Estadio Akron), in front of a 32,466 persons.[9]
2018 to present
Although Chivas Femenil ended in fourth place in the general standings of the Clausura 2018 tournament with 29 points, they were unable to qualify to the playoffs due to ending the regular phase in the third place of its respective group. Due to the performance of the team during the Clausura 2018, the club decided to dismiss manager Luis Camacho on December 29, 2018. On the same day, the club also appointed Luis Manuel Díaz as the new manager of Chivas Femenil.[10]
Players
Current squad
As of 31 July 2026[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Club administration
| Position | Staff |
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| Chairman |  Amaury Vergara |
| Sporting director | Nelly Simón |
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Antonio Contreras |
| Assistant managers | José Fernández Alejandro Flores |
| Fitness coach | Mario Domínguez |
| Team doctor | Fernando Díaz |
| Team doctor assistant | José Carrillo |
Managerial history
| Manager | Years | Notes |
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| Luis Camacho | 2017–2018 | |
| Luis Manuel Díaz | 2019 | |
| Ramón Villa Zevallos | 2019–2020 | |
| Édgar Mejía | 2020–2021 | |
| Juan Pablo Alfaro | 2022–2023 | |
 Antonio Spinelli |
2023–2024 | |
| Joaquín Moreno |
2024 | Interim manager |
| Antonio Contreras |
2025– |
Seasons
| Season | Tournament | League record | Playoffs record | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rank | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result | Player | Goals | ||
| 2017–18 | Apertura 2017 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 34 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | W | Brenda Viramontes | 8 |
| Clausura 2018 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | 4th | Did not qualify | Brenda Viramontes | 5 | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | Apertura 2018 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 31 | 4th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –2 | SF | Norma Palafox | 7 |
| Clausura 2019 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 8th | Did not qualify | Nicole Pérez | 5 | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | Apertura 2019 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 31 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | QF | Rubí Soto | 5 |
| Clausura 2020 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 18 | 3rd[a] | Tournament canceled | Yashira Barrientos | 5 | ||||||||
Records
Most goals
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Most appearances
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Honors
National
- Liga MX Femenil
- Champions (2): Apertura 2017, Clausura 2022
- Runners-up (1): Guardianes 2021
- Campeón de Campeonas
- Champions (1): 2022
Notes
- On 22 May 2020, the Clausura tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; in that moment Guadalajara was ranked third.[12]
- includes Liga MX Femenil regular season and playoffs.
- includes Liga MX Femenil regular season and playoffs.