Deportivo Toluca F.C. Femenil is a Mexican professional women's football club based in Toluca, Mexico. The club has been the female section of Deportivo Toluca F.C. since 2017. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico, playing its home games at the Nemesio Díez Stadium. Its alternate stadium is located in Metepec, the same place where the training facilities of the reserve clubs and the men's club are located.
The team was founded in 2017 prior to the creation of a women's soccer league in Mexico. In 2017 it was one of the 12 clubs participating in the 2017 Liga MX Femenil Cup, where it finished in fourth overall position.
In the 2018 Clausura Tournament (Liga MX Femenil), Toluca reached the semifinal round, where they were eliminated by the Monterrey Femenil Soccer Club. In the 2018 Apertura Tournament (Liga MX Femenil), the team reached the league again, being defeated by Club América Femenil in the quarterfinals.
Deportivo Toluca Femenil plays its home games at the Nemesio Díez Stadium, which it shares with Deportivo Toluca men's team. For less important matches, the women's team plays at the Metepec Facilities, the club's sports complex. The Nemesio Díez Riega Stadium, also popularly known as "La Bombonera", is a football stadium located in the city of Toluca, capital of the State of Mexico in Mexico. It is the usual headquarters of Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club and Deportivo Toluca Femenil. Its address is Avenida Constituciónntes west corner with Felipe Villanueva, #1000 Colonia La Merced, Toluca, State of Mexico.
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Deportivo Toluca Femenil began the professional era of women's soccer in the Copa de la Liga MX Femenil 2017 on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, facing Monarcas Morelia. They fell with a score of 2 to 1 at the Mexican Football Federation Stadium, with goals from Kenya Téllez (41') and Karla López (44').
The Diablas of Deportivo Toluca Femenil began their participation in the Torneo Apertura 2017 (Liga MX Femenil) on Friday, July 28, 2017, at the Metepec facilities, winning with a score of 2 to 1 against the Cruz Azul Fútbol Club Femenil. The scorers were Liliana Rodríguez (15') and Deborah Romero (86').
The Red Devils began their participation in the final phase of the Liga MX Femenil in the semifinals of the tournament Torneo Clausura 2018 (Liga MX Femenil) on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Nemesio Díez Stadium, drawing 0-0 against Club de Fútbol Monterrey Femenil.
Deportivo Toluca Femenil has a branch of basic forces, commonly called sub-19 or under-19. With which she has gained relevance in the Mexican club, since in recent seasons players trained in lower divisions have seen more activity in the institution's squads.
The category began as the Liga MX Femenil Sub-17 and was announced on May 24, 2021, as an initiative of the Mexican Football Federation to strengthen women's football in its minor categories, with the aim of being a tournament that would serve as hotbed of the First Women's Division of Mexico. The participating teams must have 18 players of the category, of which at least 2 must be goalkeepers, and 3 members of the Technical Staff, of which a Technical Director and a Doctor are mandatory. All players must have Mexican nationality, which includes dual nationality players. In the case of nationalized players, each case will be evaluated individually by a League technical committee.
In the 2022 Apertura Tournament the category became Under-18 to follow up on the players in the planning of the minor categories of the Liga MX Femenil. And for the 2023 Apertura Tournament the category became Under-19. It is planned that for the Apertura 2024 tournament the category will become Under-20 and once the 2024-25 season is over. Start again as Under-17.
The under-19 won the category championship in the Clausura 2023 tournament. Being the first and so far only title in the category for the institution in the women's branch.
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