Deportivo Toluca F.C. (women)

Deportivo Toluca F.C. Femenil
Full nameDeportivo Toluca Fútbol Club Femenil S.A. de C.V.
Nickname(s)Diablas Rojas
Short nameTOL
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundEstadio Nemesio Díez
Capacity30,000 spectators
Coordinates19°17′14″N 99°40′0″W / 19.28722°N 99.66667°W / 19.28722; -99.66667
OwnerValentín Díez Morodo
ChairmanArturo Pérez Arredondo
ManagerPatrice Lair
LeagueLiga MX Femenil
Apertura 20248th (quarter-finals)
Websitetolucafc.com

Deportivo Toluca F.C. Femenil is a Mexican professional women's Association football club based in Toluca, State of Mexico. The club has been the female section of Deportivo Toluca F.C. since 2017 and currently playing in Liga MX Femenil. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toluca, State of Mexico, playing its home games at the Estadio Nemesio Díez.

History

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.

For the Clausura 2019 tournament, the club finished its participation in seventh place in Group 1 with 15 points without being able to qualify for the playoffs. For the Apertura 2019, a better campaign was made, finishing in sixth place with a total of 31 points, which allowed the diablas to enter the final phase losing in the quarterfinals to Pachuca. The important thing to highlight in this tournament was the dismissal of coach Juan Mendoza, which began since the founding of the women's club in 2017.

For the Apertura 2020 tournament, after the gradual resumption of the tournament following the cancellation of the previous tournament (Clausura 2020) due to the covid-19 pandemic that impacted nationwide, Agustín Contreras was named as the new strategist of the diablas; but he only directed 7 days. Due to this, the club appointed Alberto Cuate as the new coach, who finished the tournament with the Devils in 15th place in the general table in the tournament. For the Clausura 2021 tournament, a historic campaign is achieved, since the Devils finished in 7th place, with which they were able to compete in the playoffs again, ending in the quarterfinals again, this time against Guadalajara.

For the next tournament, irregularity returns, since for the Apertura 2021 tournament they fail to qualify for the final phase, finishing in 12th place in the general table. For the Clausura 2022 tournament, Gabriel Velasco is named as the new strategist of the Mexican club. Finishing in tenth position with 20 points. For the next tournament, the Apertura 2022, Velasco achieves a historic campaign, reaching sixth place with 26 points and reaching the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, they lost to Tigres and the campaign ended for Gabriel Velasco and the devils.

For the next tournament (Clausura 2023) it was not a good one for the devils, since they ended their participation in the tournament early, since they finished in 10th place in the general table with 25 points without being able to repeat the feat of the previous tournament. For the Apertura 2023 tournament, the expectations of the fans were met and they qualified for the playoffs; finishing in sixth place with a total of 30 points. Although unfortunately the feat ended in the quarterfinals, defeated by Guadalajara as in a past tournament.

In the Clausura 2024 tournament, Gabriel Velasco's cycle with the diablas ends, as they were close to qualifying for the playoffs, but due to Velasco's last-minute move, they took a step too far, achieving a total of 27 points, staying at the gates of the "Fiesta Grande".

For the Apertura 2024 tournament, the decision was made to hire Palmeiras coach Ricardo Belli. With expectations already high, Belli managed to qualify the diablas for the playoffs, finishing in 8th place with 26 points, once again being in the quarterfinals. Eliminated by those who would later be champions due to the away goal. Ricardo Belli was dismissed at the end of matchday 7 of Clausura 2025 after five consecutive defeats. César Arzate will be the interim coach temporarily.

Stadium

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 Constituyentes west corner with Felipe Villanueva, #1000 Colonia La Merced, Toluca, State of Mexico. The stadium sits at an altitude of roughly 8,750 feet (2,670 m) above sea level, one of the highest altitude stadiums in North America. The playing field is oriented from east to west, the only professional stadium in the country located in that position.

The stadium was remodelled in 2017, which brought the stadium up to modern standards, expanding the capacity to 30,000 spectators, and adding technology with greater support for screens and ambient sound, all the while preserving the English style that has characterized it, such as the proximity to the playing field.

The stadium has also gained international recognition, as it was chosen as the "Second Best Stadium in the World 2017" in the remodeled category, according to public voting conducted by StadiumDB in the same year.

The remodeling of the stadium was carried out from 2014 to 2017, the design was carried out by Quattro + 1 Arquitectos and the structure was carried out by Lanik. The works include increasing the capacity from 27,000 to 30,000 spectators on six floors, having two basements, special boxes, electronic boards were replaced with screens and ambient sound, fiber optics, cameras, counterfeit ticket detectors, and electronic turnstiles were installed. . , the roof was remodeled to allow the viewer a clear view without obstacles, which consists of a light geometric structure of 10,000 square meters. The current remodeling of the Nemesio Diez stadium cost more than 1 billion pesos. In addition to its field and architectural design, which respected the essence of the historic building, it has received worldwide recognition among the most beautiful stadiums. Likewise, the incorporation of the most advanced technology stands out, which makes it a completely safe and familiar property.

Since its remodeling in 2017, to celebrate the team's centenary, its capacity has increased to 27,273 fans, and it has been considered “the most European stadium in Mexico.”

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Patrice Lair
Assistant manager Daniel Flores
Fitness coach Gabriel Sierra
Goalkeeper coach Martín Salcedo
Physiotherapist Angélica Arellano
Team doctor Israel Holguín

Source: Liga MX Femenil

Players

Current squad

As of 5 March 2025[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MEX Adriana Meza
2 DF  MEX Karla Martínez
3 DF  MEX Jazmín López
5 DF  NZL Abby Erceg
6 MF  MEX Sonia Vázquez
7 MF  MEX Cinthya Peraza
8 MF  USA Valerie Cortez
9 FW  MEX Mariel Román
10 MF  MEX Casandra Cuevas
11 MF  MEX Diana Guatemala
12 GK  MEX Valeria Martínez
13 DF  MEX Victoria López
14 DF  MEX Diana Monroy
15 MF  USA Mitsy Ramirez
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Liliana Fernandez
17 FW  NED Shanice van de Sanden
20 DF  MEX Sumiko Gutiérrez
21 MF  MEX Natalia Macías Valadez
22 FW  CMR Michaela Abam
25 MF  FRA Faustine Robert
27 DF  MEX Blanca Muñoz
28 MF  FRA Amandine Henry
33 GK  USA Kayla Thompson
34 DF  MEX Briseida Velásquez
99 FW  FRA Eugénie Le Sommer

Foreign players

Name Country Position Age From Years
Kayla Thompson Goalkeeper 25 Brown Bears S.C. Cl. 2023-
Abby Erceg Defender 35 Racing Louisville F.C. Cl. 2025-
Vanessa Penuna Midfielder 28 C.A. River Plate Cl. 2025-Ap. 2023
Amandine Henry Midfielder 34 Utah Royals S.C. Ap. 2024-
Celia Bensalem Midfielder 19 O. Lyonnais Ap. 2023-Cl. 2025
Shanice van de Sanden Midfielder 32 C.F. Pachuca Cl. 2025-
Faustine Robert Midfielder 31 F.C. Fleury 91 Cl. 2025-
Brenda Woch Forward 25 Santa Teresa C.D. Ap. 2022-Ap. 2024
Gloria Villamayor Forward 32 Secció Esportiva A.E.M. Ap. 2022 - Ap. 2022
Michaela Abam Forward 26 Linköping F.C. Cl. 2024-
Eugénie Le Sommer Forward 36 O. Lyonnais Cl. 2025-

Most matches played of all time

Position Player Period Games
1 Mariel Roman 2018- 188
2 Karen Becerril 2018-2023 137
3 Zaira Miranda 2018-2022 129
4 Diana Guatemala 2020- 134
5 Laura Parra 2018-2023 126
6 Liliana Rodriguez 2017-2025 118
7 Yamanic Martínez 2019-2023 100
8 Noemí Granados 2019-2023 100
9 María Mauleón 2017-2021 96
10 Destinney Duron 2020-2023 88

Top scorers of all time

Position Player Period Games
1 Mariel Roman 2018- 75
2 Natalia Mauleón 2017-2021 33
3 Brenda Woch 2022-2024 25
4 Destinney Duron 2020-2023 23
5 Carolina Miranda 2017-2022 20
6 Karen Becerril 2018-2023 14
7 Kenya Téllez 2017-2020 12
8 Liliana Rodríguez 2019-2023 11
9 Cinthya Peraza 2023- 10
10 Diana Guatemala 2020- 9

Top scorers

Liga MX top scorers

Pos Nationality Name Goals
1.º  Mexico Mariel Román 75
2.º  Mexico Natalia Mauleon 33
3.º  Brazil Brenda Woch 25
4.º  Mexico Destinney Duron 23
5.º  Mexico Carolina Miranda 20
6.º  Mexico Karen Becerril 14
7.º  Mexico Kenya Téllez 12
8.º  Mexico Liliana Rodríguez 11
9.º  Mexico Cinthya Peraza 10
10.º  Mexico Andrea Hernández 9
 Mexico Diana Guatemala 8
Top scorers in regular season
Pos Nationality Name Goals
1.º  Mexico Mariel Román 75
2.º  Mexico Natalia Mauleon 33
3.º  Brazil Brenda Woch 25
4.º  Mexico Destinney Duron 23
5.º  Mexico Carolina Miranda 19
Top scorers in the league
Pos Nacionalidad Nombre Goles
1.º  Mexico Mariel Román 3
2.º  Mexico Karime Abud 2
3.º  France Celia Bensalem 1
 Mexico Kenya Téllez 1
 Mexico Carolina Miranda 1

Top scorers per season

Top scorers per MX Cup season
Tournament Player Goals
Copa de la Liga MX Femenil 2017 Karla López 2
Top scorers per league regular season
Tournament Player Goals
Torneo Apertura 2017 (Liga MX Femenil) Natalia Mauleón 10
Torneo Clausura 2018 (Liga MX Femenil) Natalia Mauleón 7
Carolina Miranda
Torneo Apertura 2018 (Liga MX Femenil) Mariel Román 11
Torneo Clausura 2019 (Liga MX Femenil) Andrea Hernández 4
Torneo Apertura 2019 (Liga MX Femenil) Mariel Román 9
Torneo Clausura 2020 (Liga MX Femenil) * Mariel Román 4
Torneo Guard1anes 2020 (Liga MX Femenil) Arlett Tovar 2
Natalia Mauleón
Carolina Miranda
Mariel Román
Torneo Guard1anes Clausura 2021 (Liga MX Femenil) Arlett Tovar 4
Natalia Mauleón
Torneo Apertura 2021 (Liga MX Femenil) Destinney Durón 3
Diana Guatemala
Torneo Clausura 2022 (Liga MX Femenil) Destinney Durón 9
Torneo Apertura 2022 (Liga MX Femenil) Mariel Román 8
Torneo Clausura 2023 (Liga MX Femenil) Destinney Durón 6
Torneo Apertura 2023 (Liga MX Femenil) Mariel Román 7
Torneo Clausura 2024 (Liga MX Femenil) Brenda Woch 9
Torneo Apertura 2024 (Liga MX Femenil) Mariel Román 8
Torneo Clausura 2025 (Liga MX Femenil) Shanice van de Sanden 7
Top scorers per liguilla
Tournament Player Goals
Torneo Clausura 2018 (Liga MX Femenil) Kenya Téllez 1
Torneo Apertura 2018 (Liga MX Femenil) Mariel Román 2
Torneo Apertura 2019 (Liga MX Femenil) Karime Abud 2
Torneo Clausura 2020 (Liga MX Femenil) Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Torneo Guard1anes Clausura 2021 (Liga MX Femenil) No goals were scored during the league.
Torneo Apertura 2022 (Liga MX Femenil) No goals were scored during the league.
Torneo Apertura 2023 (Liga MX Femenil) Celia Bensalem 1
Torneo Apertura 2024 (Liga MX Femenil) Cynthia Peraza 1

Statistics

Copa MX Femenil

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Points POSITION EFE (%)
Copa MX Femenil 2017 3 2 0 1 6 7 -1 6 4.º 66.7
TOTAL 3 2 0 1 6 7 -1 6 66.7 %

Liga MX Femenil

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Points PLACE AWARD EFE (%)
Torneo Apertura 2017 14 8 2 4 26 16 10 26 6.º 61.9
Torneo Clausura 2018 16 9 3 4 23 17 6 30 5.º Semifinal 62.5
Torneo Apertura 2018 18 9 4 5 40 22 18 31 6.º Quarterfinal 57.4
Torneo Clausura 2019 16 4 3 9 14 23 -9 15 13.º 31.3
Torneo Apertura 2019 20 10 4 6 27 25 2 34 6.º Quarterfinal 56.7
Torneo Clausura 2020 10 2 1 7 7 18 -11 7 Tournament interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico 23.3
Torneo Apertura 2020 17 4 1 12 16 29 -13 13 15.º 25.5
Torneo Clausura 2021 19 8 5 6 17 18 -1 29 7.º Quarterfinal 50.9
Torneo Apertura 2021 17 5 3 9 13 27 -14 18 12.º 35.3
Torneo Clausura 2022 17 5 5 7 29 32 -3 20 10.º 39.2
Torneo Apertura 2022 19 8 2 9 27 38 -11 26 6.º Quarterfinal 45.6
Torneo Clausura 2023 17 7 4 6 23 26 -3 25 10.º 49
Torneo Apertura 2023 19 9 3 7 29 31 -2 30 6.º Quarterfinal 52.6
Torneo Clausura 2024 17 7 6 4 34 24 10 27 9.º 52.9
Torneo Apertura 2024 17 8 2 7 32 32 0 26 8.º 52.9
Torneo Clausura 2025 17 7 2 8 29 30 -1 23 11.º - 52.9
TOTAL 270 109 50 110 386 407 -21 380 8.º 1 Semifinal 46.75 %

Important squads

First squad in Copa MX Femenil

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').

First squad:
  • Mariel Godínez
  • Sahori Islas
  • Dirce Delgado
  • Daniela Gómez
  • Paloma Gutiérrez
  • Andrea Hernández
  • Liliana Rodríguez
  • Miroslava Chávez
  • María Enríquez
  • Kenya Téllez
  • Mayte Wuaustorf
  • Manager Juan Mendoza

First squad in Liga MX Femenil

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').

First squad:
  • Wendy Gallardo
  • Dirce Delgado
  • Daniela Gómez
  • Sahori Islas
  • Deborah Romero
  • Andrea Hernández
  • Miroslava Chávez
  • Liliana Rodríguez
  • Kenya Téllez
  • Natalia Mauleón
  • Karla López
  • Manager: Juan Mendoza

First squad on liguilla Liga MX

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.

First squad:
  • Teresita Ubaldo
  • Dirce Delgado
  • Daniela Gómez
  • Anakaren Llamas
  • Andrea Hernández
  • Ivonne Meis
  • Liliana Rodríguez
  • Zaira Miranda
  • Kenya Téllez
  • Maritza Miranda
  • Karla López
  • Manager: Juan Mendoza

Historical goals

Copa MX Femenil goals

Goal Date Player Rival Result
1 May 3, 2017 Kenya Téllez (41') Monarcas Morelia Femenil 2 - 1 First Copa MX goal

Liga MX Femenil goals

Goal Date Player Rival Result
1 July 28, 2017 Liliana Rodriguez (15') Cruz Azul Fútbol Club Femenil 2 - 1 First Liga MX goal
50 July 16, 2018 Kenya Téllez (5') Lobos de la BUAP Femenil 4 - 0 50 goal
100 April 8, 2019 Ingrid Hidalgo (53') Club Universidad Nacional Femenil 2 - 2 100 goal
200 March 17, 2022 Destinney Durón (12') Club Necaxa Femenil 2 - 2 200 goal
300 January 12, 2024 Brenda Woch (72') Atlas Fútbol Club Femenil 2 - 2 300 goal

Managers

Manager Season Pld W D L TR GF GA GD PTS POS Award EFE (%)
Juan Mendoza Copa MX Femenil 2017 3 2 0 1 0 6 7 -1 6 4.º Groups stage 66.7
Torneo Apertura 2017 14 8 2 4 0 26 16 10 26 6.º Groups stage 61.9
Torneo Clausura 2018 16 9 3 4 0 23 17 6 30 5.º Semifinal 62.5
Torneo Apertura 2018 17 9 3 5 1 40 22 18 31 6.º Quarter final 58.8
Torneo Clausura 2019 16 4 3 9 0 14 23 -9 15 13.º Groups stage 31.3
Torneo Apertura 2019 19 10 4 5 1 27 25 2 34 6.º Quarter final 59.6
Total 85 42 15 28 2 136 110 26 142 7.º 1 Semifinal 55.3 %
César Arzate (Interim) Torneo Clausura 2020 3 1 1 1 0 2 5 -3 4 Interim of day 1 to 3 44.4
Total 3 1 1 1 0 2 5 -3 4 The tournament did not conclude 44.4 %
Agustín Contreras Torneo Clausura 2020 7 1 0 6 0 4 14 -10 3 Suspended due to the pandemic due to COVID-19 14.3
Torneo Apertura 2020 7 2 1 4 0 6 11 -5 4 Tournament interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico 33.3
Total 14 3 1 10 0 10 25 -15 7 No tournament concluded 23.8 %
Alberto Cuate Torneo Apertura 2020 10 2 1 7 0 10 18 -8 7 15.º Fase Regular 23.3
Torneo Guard1anes Clausura 2021 19 8 5 6 0 17 18 -1 29 7.º Quarter final 50.9
Torneo Apertura 2021 17 5 3 9 0 13 27 -14 18 12.º Regular Phase 35.3
Total 46 15 9 22 0 40 63 -23 54 11.º 1 Quarter final 39.1 %
Gabriel Velasco Torneo Clausura 2022 17 5 5 7 1 29 32 -3 20 10.º Regular phase 39.2
Torneo Apertura 2022 17 7 2 8 0 27 38 -11 26 6.º Quarter final 45.1
Torneo Clausura 2023 17 7 4 6 0 23 26 -3 25 10.º Quarter final 49.0
Torneo Apertura 2023 19 9 3 7 0 29 31 -2 30 6.º Quarter final 52.6
Torneo Clausura 2024 17 7 6 4 34 24 10 27 9.º Regular phase 52.9
Total 85 35 14 20 1 132 137 5 128 8.º 2 Quarter final 46.7 %
Ricardo Belli
Torneo Apertura 2024 17 8 2 7 32 32 0 26 8.º 52.9
Total 104 43 22 39 1 174 183 -9 154 8.º 1 Semifinal 49.0 %

Top managers appearances

Position Manager Period Games
1 Juan Mendoza 2017-2019 85
2 Gabriel Velasco 2022-2024 85
3 Alberto Cuate 2020-2021 46
4 Ricardo Belli 2024-2025 24
5 Agustín Contreras 2020-2020 14

Honours

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up
Reserves and academy Liga MX Femenil Sub 18 1 Clausura 2023
Reserves and academy Liga MX Femenil Sub 19 1 Apertura 2024 Clausura 2025

Sponsorship

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Period Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
2017-2023 Under Armour Banamex
2023-2027 New Balance Arabela

Additional club sponsors and partners

  • Caliente
  • Corona
  • Aeroméxico
  • Carl's Jr.
  • Roshfrans
  • Red Cola
  • Electrolit
  • Garis
  • Arabela
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Volvo Cars
  • Nissin Foods
  • Naturella
  • Always
  • Kairaku
  • Krispy Kreme
  • La Moderna
  • Izzi

References

  1. ^ "LIGA MX Femenil - Deportivo Toluca F.C. Profile". www.ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

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