Independiente Medellín (women)
Deportivo Independiente Medellín Femenino is a professional women's football club based in Medellín, Colombia. They are the women's football section of Independiente Medellín and they currently play in the Colombian Women's Football League, the top level women's football league in Colombia. The club was founded in 2019 in an alliance between Independiente Medellín and Formas Íntimas. Their crosstown rivals are Atlético Nacional with whom they contest El Clásico Paisa. The club plays their home matches at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot, although it plays some of its home matches at the Estadio Polideportivo Sur in Envigado and at the Estadio Metropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí in Itagüí.
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| Full name | Deportivo Independiente Medellín Femenino | ||
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| Short name | DIM | ||
| Founded | 21 June 2019 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Capacity | 44,739[1] | ||
| Owner | El Equipo del Pueblo S. A. (100%) | ||
| Chairman | José Raúl Giraldo | ||
| Manager | Jordy Vargas García | ||
| League | Colombian Women's Football League | ||
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| Website | Club website | ||
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History
On 21 June 2019, the men's football club Independiente Medellín and Formas Íntimas signed an alliance to play in the third season of the Colombian Women's Football League.[2] They debuted in the 2019 league in group A together with Atlético Nacional, Once Caldas and Deportivo Pereira. On 14 July 2019, they played their first official match, defeating Deportivo Pereira 4–1 away. In that season they advanced to the knockout stage of the competition, defeating the titleholders Atlético Huila to reach the finals,[3] which they lost to América de Cali over two legs.[4]
The alliance with Formas Íntimas was in force until the end of 2022.[5]
Honours
References
- "Technical Report and Statistics. 29 July – 20 August 2011" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (pdf) on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Alianza entre el DIM y Formas Íntimas" [Alliance between DIM and Formas Íntimas]. DIM Oficial. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "América y Medellín disputarán la final de la Liga Femenina" [América and Medellín will play the Women's League final]. Diario As. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- "América se coronó campeón de la Liga femenina" [América crowned themselves as women's league champions]. El Tiempo. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- "Atlético Nacional anunció su alianza con Formas Íntimas" [Atlético Nacional announced its alliance with Formas Íntimas]. Futbolred. Retrieved 1 March 2023.