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. 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.
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.
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). Luis Camacho was appointed as the first manager of Chivas femenil on 3 January 2017. 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.
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.
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. In the final, Chivas faced Pachuca who were the winners of the 2017 Copa MX Femenil. 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.
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.
Players Current squad As of 14 Septemeber 2026
Out on loan
Personnel Club administration Position StaffChairman Amaury VergaraSporting director Nelly Simón
Coaching staff Position StaffManager Antonio ContrerasAssistant managers José Fernández Alejandro Flores Fitness coach Mario DomínguezTeam doctor Fernando DíazTeam doctor assistant José Carrillo
Managerial history Manager YearsNotes Luis Camacho 2017–2018 Luis Manuel Díaz 2019 Ramón Villa Zevallos 2019–2020 Édgar Mejía 2020–2021 Juan Pablo Alfaro 2022–2023 Antonio Spinelli2023–2024 Joaquín Moreno2024Interim manager Antonio Contreras2025–
Seasons SeasonTournament League record Playoffs recordTop goalscorerPWDLGFGAGDPtsRankPWDLGFGAGDResultPlayerGoals2017–18Apertura 20171411123310+23343rd421196+3W Brenda Viramontes8Clausura 2018149233013+17294thDid not qualify Brenda Viramontes52018–19Apertura 2018169433016+14314th403146–2SF Norma Palafox7Clausura 20191672717170238thDid not qualify Nicole Pérez52019–20Apertura 2019189453023+7315th200203–3QF Rubí Soto5Clausura 2020105321610+6183rdTournament canceled Yashira Barrientos5
Records
Most goals # Player Goals 1 Rubí Soto 20 2 Tania Morales 19 3 Brenda Viramontes 18 4 Norma Palafox 17 Arlett Tovar 17
Most appearances # Player Apps Career 1 Tania Morales 88 2017– 2 Blanca Félix 85 2017– Andrea Sánchez 85 2017– 4 Brenda Viramontes 70 2017–2019 5 Norma Palafox 69 2017–2020
Honors National Liga MX Femenil Champions (2): Apertura 2017, Clausura 2022 Runners-up (1): Guardianes 2021
Campeón de Campeonas Champions (1): 2022
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