Zaragoza Club de Fútbol Femenino, formerly known as Club Deportivo Transportes Alcaine for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish women's football team from Zaragoza playing in Segunda Federación.

Zaragoza CFF
Full nameZaragoza Club de Fútbol Femenino
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
GroundNuevo Estadio Enrique Porta,
Villanueva de Gállego, Zaragoza
Capacity3,500
ChairmanCarmelo Alcaine
ManagerNacho Bracero
LeagueSegunda División Pro
2019–20Segunda División, 8th (Group North)
Websitehttp://zaragozacff.es/

History

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Logo used until 2017.

Zaragoza CFF was founded in 2002 after carrier company Transportes Alcaine bought Inter Aragón, which played in the lower categories. In 2005 the new team promoted to Superliga Femenina, the Spanish top league.[1] After Grupo Prainsa became the main sponsor in 2007 and renamed the club as Prainsa Zaragoza, the main team consolidated itself in the first half of the table.

In 2009 the club performed their best season to date, ending 5th and playing the 2009 Copa de la Reina final. In the Cup competition, Alcaine lost to Espanyol.

Transportes Alcaine repeated success in 2013 by reaching their second Cup final. As in the previous final, the club was defeated by a four-goal margin, this time 0–4 against FC Barcelona.[2]

On 26 September 2016 the club changed its name to Zaragoza Club de Fútbol Femenino.[3]

Season by season

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Name Season Tier Division Position
League Cup
Transportes Alcaine 2002–03 2 Primera Nacional (Gr. A) 7th
2003–04 4th
2004–05 1st
2005–06 1 Superliga 12th
2006–07 12th
Prainsa Zaragoza 2007–08 8th Semifinals
2008–09 5th Runner-up
2009–10 6th Quarterfinals
2010–11 6th Quarterfinals
2011–12 Primera División 9th
2012–13 7th Runner-up
Transportes Alcaine 2013–14 12th
2014–15 13th
2015–16 12th
Zaragoza CFF 2016–17 12th
2017–18 15th
2018–19 2 Segunda División (Gr. 3) 1st[a]
2019–20 Segunda División Pro (North) 8th
2020–21 10th
2021–22 9th
2022–23 3 Segunda Federación (North) 7th
2023–24 5th
  1. ^ Along with the other Segunda División regional winners, the team took part in the playoffs to the Primera División but did not qualify; instead they moved to the new Primera División B but remained in the second tier of the system due to its creation.

Titles

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Invitational

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 15 April 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Elena Casao
3 DF   ESP Cris Beltrán
4 DF   ESP Marta Valero
7 MF   USA Lauren Curtin
8 MF   ESP Teresa Rey
11 MF   ESP Judith Sainz
14 DF   ESP Sara Balma
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   ESP Lucía Fuertes
16 MF   VEN Michelle Romero
17 MF   ESP Marta Hernández
18 MF   ZAM Hellen Mubanga
20 FW   ZAM Racheal Nachula
MF   ESP Claudia Santillán

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   ESP Sara Fernández
23 DF   ESP Leire García
24 DF   ESP Leyre Valdivia
27 MF   ESP Luna González
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW   ESP Daniela Cañada
32 FW   ESP María Muñoz
33 GK   ESP Marta Alonso

Former internationals

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Alcaine was 2011 WPS MVP Verónica Boquete's first team in the top tier

References

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  1. ^ [1] El Periódico de Aragón
  2. ^ [2] Marca
  3. ^ "Zaragoza Club de Fútbol Femenino, nuevo nombre de nuestro Club" [Zaragoza CFF, new name of our club]. CD Transportes Alcaine. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.