Alajuelense Fútbol Femenino
Costa Rican women's association football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Femenil, also known as Alajuelense Fútbol Femenino (Alajuelense FF) and Alajuelense Femenil, is a women's football team that competes in the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division, the top division of women's football in Costa Rica.[3] It is affiliated with men's side Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and was formed through an agreement with the Comite Cantonal de Deportes y Recreación de Alajuela (CODEA); the club first competed as Alajuelense CODEA in 2019.[4][5][6][7][8]
Full name | Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Femenil | |||
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Nickname(s) | Manudas, Rojinegras, Leonas | |||
Founded | April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)[1] | |||
Stadium | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto | |||
Capacity | 17,895 | |||
President | Joseph Joseph | |||
Sporting director | Mercedes Salas[2] | |||
Manager | Wilmer López | |||
League | Costa Rican Women's Premier Division | |||
2023 Clausura | 1st, Champions | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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As of 5 June 2023[update], it is the first and only club in the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division to win two undefeated championships, to win consecutive championships, or to win three or more championships.[9][10]
As of 7 May 2023[update], IFFHS ranked the club 5th in CONCACAF and 36th in the world,[11] the highest rankings for any club from Central America or Costa Rica.[12][13] As of 2022[update], it was also the only club in Costa Rica to field a women's team at all levels of competition.[14]