| Women's football in Argentina | |
|---|---|
 River Plate v Racing Club match in 2019 | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Governing body | AFA[1] |
| National team(s) | Women's national team |
| First played | 1923[2] |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Women's football in Argentina has struggled to find a mainstream audience.[3][4][5][6] While women's football clubs have existed in Argentina for decades, only in 1991 a group of clubs was allowed into the AFA (Argentina Football Association). Initially seven teams, the country saw the number of clubs with female teams rising to 35 in 1998, and then steadily plummet due to lack of interest.[7]
Many women face prejudice and stigma for playing the game.[8][9][10]
The first recorded women's football match in Argentina was played on 13 October 1923 at Estadio Ministro Brin y Senguel, then Boca Juniors' stadium. Teams were named Argentinas and Cosmopolitas and 6,000 spectators attended. Argentinas won 4–3[2] Chronicles of the match were published by newspapers La Vanguardia and Crítica.[11]
Despite those first attempts, women's football in Argentina would not be recognized until the 1990s.[12]
Evelina Cabrera founded the "Asociación Femenina de Fútbol Argentino" (AFFAR) (Argentinian Women's Football Association)[13] in 2013.[14]
- ^ "A five-year plan for women's football in Argentina". www.fifa.com.
- ^ a b Un libro para repensar el fútbol femenino by Angel Berlanga on Página/12, 10 November 2019
- ^ "Argentine Women Seek Equality On The Pitch". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Argentine women fight against inequality in soccer". Associated Press. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Brigida, Anna-Catherine. "How This Girls' Soccer Team Is Fighting Sexism". Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Rodríguez, María Graciela (1 March 2005). "The Place of Women in Argentinian Football". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 22 (2): 231–245. doi:10.1080/09523360500035867. S2CID 144330965.
- ^ "Somethin' for the Ladies: Female Football in Argentina". The Argentina Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Argentine Women Seek Equality On The Pitch". Onlygame.legacy.wbur.org. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Equality, a Hard Game to Win for Women Footballers in Argentina – Inter Press Service". Ipsnews.net. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "She struggled to find a soccer team in Argentina. Now she's a pro in America". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ ¡Qué jugadora! Un siglo de fútbol femenino en la Argentina by Ayelén Pujol – Editorial Ariel, June 2019 – ISBN 9789873804939
- ^ Saúl, Javier (2 June 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 14: Argentina". Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Evelina Cabrera: "El precio de la meritocracia es terrible"". www.telam.com.ar. Retrieved 24 November 2020.