Racing Club de Avellaneda Women, also known as Racing Club Women or just Racing Women, is the women's association football section of the homonymous Argentine sports club, which is based in the city of Avellaneda in Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1996 and appearing in Argentine championships sporadically until 2017, the women's football section of Racing Club currently participates in the Primera División A.
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| Full name | Racing Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | La Academia (The Academy) Las Académicas (The Academics) | |||
| Founded | 1996 2003 2017 (re-establishment) | |||
| Ground | Predio Tita Mattiussi | |||
| President | Víctor Blanco | |||
| Manager | Héctor Bracamonte | |||
| League | Primera División A | |||
| Website | https://www.racingclub.com.ar/futbol/femenino/noticias | |||
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Racing has yet to win a title at the local level. Nonetheless, it has reached third place twice, once in the second division (in the 2017–18 season) and once in the first division (in the 2022 season).
History
editPre-AFA era
editIn 1978, a month-long metropolitan women's tournament was held, which was won by Racing Club. Some of the participating teams (the few that accepted women), in addition to the aforementioned champion, were Yupanqui, Excursionistas, Minué and San Fernando. Four players who had played in the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup were on the Racing squad: Gloria "Betty" García, Marta Soler, Virginia Cattaneo and Norma Saralegui.[1][2]
First official establishment (1996)
editIn 1996, Racing Club debuted in AFA tournaments in the Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino of the same year. Even having withdrawn from it before its completion, they had a decent participation, finishing in fourth place.[3]
During the championship they played a match against Boca Juniors at the club's stadium, something unusual for a women's team at the time.[4]
Brief return to competition (2003–2005)
editAfter not competing again due to lack of investment, in 2003, the team competed in championships continuously from Apertura 2003 to Apertura 2005.[5]
Re-establishment (2017–present)
editIn 2017 they returned to official competitions and disputed the 2017–18 season of the second division, where they were promoted and returned to the first division by winning the Torneo Reducido beating Real Pilar in the final match by 2 to 1 on aggregate, thus obtaining the third and final promotion.[6]
In their return to first division, Racing disputed the 2018/19 Championship, where they stood out being top of Zone A, qualifying to the Fase Campeonato, where they finished in seventh place with 9 points from 14 games played, 2 won, 3 tied and 9 defeats.
In the 2022 tournament, Racing had their best campaign in the history of the discipline, finishing third with 47 points, product of 15 wins, 2 draws and only 3 defeats in 20 matches played.[7] the club also participated for the first time in the Copa Federal, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 against Belgrano.[8]
On 30 August 2022, striker and captain Rocío Bueno becomes the first player in the history of women's soccer in Argentina to move to a foreign team on a loan with a fee (to Sassuolo of Italy).[9]
On 7 July 2023, defender Luana Muñoz signed for Celtic Women of the Scottish Women's Premier League, becoming the first Argentine player to play for that league.[10]
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 13 March 2024.[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "Ellas y la historia". Racing Club - Sitio Oficial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Fútbol femenino: Las Pioneras dieron cátedra en la Academia". Página 12 (in Spanish). 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino 1996". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Historial: Boca versus Racing Club". Diario La Futbolista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Argentina (Women) 2003/04". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Chicas de Primera". La Comu de Racing Club (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Racing celebró una campaña histórica en el fútbol femenino". Infobae (in Spanish). 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Copa Federal de fútbol femenino: Belgrano eliminó a Racing Club y va por San Lorenzo". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Histórica transferencia para Racing y el fútbol femenino: Rocío Bueno se va a Europa". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Luana Muñoz dejará Racing y se unirá al Celtic de Glasgow". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Racing Club squad". Racingclub.com.ar. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.