{"id":311045,"date":"2025-10-17T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/311045\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:35:15","slug":"meet-club-america-femenil-the-mexican-power-set-to-play-dallas-trinity-at-the-state-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/311045\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Club Am\u00e9rica Femenil, the Mexican power set to play Dallas Trinity at the State Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Trinity FC<\/a> has made a strategic move to draw what could be the largest crowd in club history<\/a> for a home game.<\/p>\n

In its second season competing in the Gainbridge Super League (formerly the USL Super League), the North Texas club has scheduled a high-profile exhibition against Club Am\u00e9rica, a team from Mexico\u2019s Liga MX Femenil. The game will take place at the historic Cotton Bowl at 4 p.m. Saturday on the final weekend of the State Fair.<\/p>\n

With an estimated 125,000 fairgoers expected that day, Trinity FC aims to pack over 20,000 fans into the stands, a massive leap from the club\u2019s inaugural season average of just 3,500 attendees per match.<\/p>\n

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Club Am\u00e9rica, a powerhouse in the Women\u2019s Mexican League, boasts a roster filled with international talent and enjoys a passionate fanbase on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n

The rise of Liga MX Femenil has also dramatically reshaped the landscape of Mexico\u2019s women\u2019s national team, as professional women\u2019s soccer continues to rise in popularity south of the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cClub Am\u00e9rica currently has the most talented roster in Liga MX Femenil,\u201d said Rogelio Mart\u00ednez, a former Cruz Azul women\u2019s coach who now serves as an advisor to the league.<\/p>\n

The expectation at Club Am\u00e9rica isn\u2019t just to win every match, but it\u2019s to score as many goals as possible and deliver a spectacular style of play.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fan base asks us to win, dominate, and entertain,\u201d said Am\u00e9rica head coach \u00c1ngel Villacampa.<\/p>\n

The Spanish coach acknowledges that Trinity FC is a few steps below his squad in terms of experience and player quality, but that won\u2019t stop him from demanding maximum effort from his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to respect an opponent is by playing at our highest level for the entire match. For Club Am\u00e9rica, there are no friendlies, we\u2019re going to Dallas to show everything we\u2019re capable of on the field,\u201d Villacampa said.<\/p>\n

Am\u00e9rica has reached four finals in Liga MX Femenil, winning championships in 2018 and 2023. Though professional women\u2019s soccer in Mexico only launched in late 2017, Am\u00e9rica has quickly emerged as one of its most influential teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mexican league has transformed into one of the most important in the world of women\u2019s soccer,\u201d said Club Am\u00e9rica forward Sarah Luebbert.<\/p>\n

Now in her fourth season with the club, the Jefferson City, Mo., native has witnessed firsthand the rapid evolution of the women\u2019s game in Mexico. She noted that many of the league\u2019s 18 teams have invested heavily in signing top-tier international talent.<\/p>\n

Mexico\u2019s Liga MX Femenil now features players who have won World Cups, like Spain\u2019s Jenni Hermoso, and others who\u2019ve competed in the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n

That growth was on full display during the 2023 Apertura Final between Club Am\u00e9rica and Pachuca, which drew a record-breaking 58,156 fans to Mexico City\u2019s legendary Estadio Azteca. The match also attracted over four million viewers on television.<\/p>\n

Before the league\u2019s creation, El Tri Femenil was largely composed of Mexican-American players who had slipped through the cracks of the U.S. national team system.<\/p>\n

Building a competitive women\u2019s national team in Mexico was once a daunting task due to a lack of infrastructure, funding, and coaching. But the professionalization of the sport has changed everything. Today, the Mexican national team is fueled almost entirely by players from the domestic league.<\/p>\n

Under Spanish coach Pedro L\u00f3pez, who took the helm two years ago, Mexico\u2019s women\u2019s team has climbed into FIFA\u2019s top 30 rankings. <\/p>\n

In 2023, El Tri Femenil won gold medals at both the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Pan American Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mexican national team has become very competitive, and I think that\u2019s ultimately the goal of the league,\u201d said Luebbert. \u201cI believe the national team can achieve great things for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mexican players are also gaining international recognition. This summer, Orlando Pride acquired Tigres star Lizbeth Ovalle for a record $1.5 million transfer fee, the highest in National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL) history.<\/p>\n

Ovalle, who has won six Liga MX Femenil titles with Tigres since her 2017 debut, has earned over 50 national team caps and was named to the Best XI at the 2023 Concacaf W Gold Cup.<\/p>\n

In the 2024 edition, she made headlines with a stunning opening goal in Mexico\u2019s historic 2\u20130 win over the U.S. women\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiga MX Femenil has grown tremendously,\u201d said Mart\u00ednez. \u201cWomen\u2019s soccer has spread across the country, you now see girls\u2019 soccer schools, women\u2019s teams, and young girls dreaming of playing in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Women\u2019s International Football Institute, Liga MX Femenil ranks third globally in average attendance, reflecting its surging popularity and strong stadium engagement.<\/p>\n

FIFA data from November 2024 shows that approximately 1.5 million women and girls played organized soccer in Mexico in 2023, a staggering rise from just 50,000 in 2019.<\/p>\n

Thanks to increased sponsorship and investment, clubs are now able to improve infrastructure and attract top talent. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn two or three years, Liga MX Femenil will be competing with the best leagues in the world without question,\u201d said Mart\u00ednez. \u201cThat\u2019s the direction we\u2019re heading.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/a>Dallas Trinity FC aims for largest crowd in team history vs. Club America at State Fair<\/a><\/p>\n

With an estimated 125,000 fairgoers expected that day, DTFC co-founder and CEO Jim Neil sees a golden opportunity to draw new supporters and amplify the team\u2019s growing momentum.<\/p>\n

\"Logo<\/a>Dallas Trinity FC loses against Spokane Zephyr FC as self-inflicted wounds cost them<\/a><\/p>\n

Spokane scored twice, once off a big Dallas deflection and another off an own goal.<\/p>\n

Find more Dallas Trinity FC coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Trinity FC has made a strategic move to draw what could be the largest crowd in club…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":311046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,97649,1596,24633,15519,221,62,7348,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-311045","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-cotton-bowl","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-dallas-trinity-fc","12":"tag-fc-dallas","13":"tag-soccer","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-state-fair-of-texas","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-tx","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115390246174130224","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}