title: 2017–18 Tigres UANL (women) season
text: # 2017–18 Tigres UANL (women) season
  
  The 2017–18 season was UANL's first competitive season and first season in the Liga MX Femenil, the top flight of Mexican women's football.
  
  UANL qualified for the Apertura 2017 playoffs after finishing second during the regular phase of the tournament, but were eliminated in semifinals by Pachuca.
  
  For the next tournament, Tigres finished third and this time managed to win the Clausura 2018 after defeating Monterrey in penalties in the women's version of the Clásico Regiomontano.
  
  ## Squad
  
  ### Apertura
  
  | No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||
  | 1 | Ana Gabriela Paz | (1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 20 | Ofelia Solís | (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 29 | Ángeles Martínez | (1996-02-18)18 February 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | Defenders |||||
  | 2 | Akemi Yokoyama | (1999-10-28)28 October 1999 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 3 | Jazmín Enrigue | (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 13 | Karen Luna | (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 26 | Julissa Dávila | (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 27 | Giselle Rendón | (1996-09-02)2 September 1996 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | Midfielders |||||
  | 6 | Nancy Antonio | (1996-04-02)2 April 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 7 | Liliana Mercado (Captain) | (1988-10-22)22 October 1988 (aged 28) | 2017 |
  | 8 | Carolina Jaramillo | (1994-03-19)19 March 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  | 11 | Nayeli Rangel (Vice-captain) | (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 |
  | 14 | Lizbeth Ovalle | (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 17 | Natalia Villarreal | (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 18 | Belén Cruz | (1998-11-07)7 November 1998 (aged 18) | 2017 |
  | 22 | Selene Cortés | (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 18) | 2017 |
  | 24 | Vanessa González | (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
  | 25 | Melisa Ramos | (1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 30 | Lanny Silva | (1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 24) | 2017 |
  | 34 | Elizabeth Estrada | (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | Forwards |||||
  | 9 | Evelyn González | (1996-12-05)5 December 1996 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 10 | Katty Martínez | (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 19 | Blanca Solís | (1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 21 | Fabiola Ibarra | (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  
  ### Clausura
  
  | No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Since |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||
  | 1 | Ana Gabriela Paz | (1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 |
  | 20 | Ofelia Solís | (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 29 | Ángeles Martínez | (1996-02-18)18 February 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | Defenders |||||
  | 2 | Akemi Yokoyama | (1999-10-28)28 October 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
  | 3 | Jazmín Enrigue | (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 4 | María Fernanda Pontigo | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 26) | 2018 |
  | 13 | Karen Luna | (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 26 | Julissa Dávila | (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | Midfielders |||||
  | 6 | Nancy Antonio | (1996-04-02)2 April 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 7 | Liliana Mercado (Captain) | (1988-10-22)22 October 1988 (aged 29) | 2017 |
  | 8 | Carolina Jaramillo | (1994-03-19)19 March 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  | 11 | Nayeli Rangel (Vice-captain) | (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 |
  | 14 | Lizbeth Ovalle | (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
  | 17 | Natalia Villarreal | (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 18 | Belén Cruz | (1998-11-07)7 November 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 22 | Selene Cortés | (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 24 | Vanessa González | (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 18) | 2017 |
  | 25 | Melisa Ramos | (1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 20) | 2017 |
  | 32 | Mariana Elizondo | (2002-10-10)10 October 2002 (aged 15) | 2017 |
  | 34 | Elizabeth Estrada | (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 (aged 17) | 2017 |
  | 35 | Alexia Espinoza | (2002-03-16)16 March 2002 (aged 15) | 2018 |
  | Forwards |||||
  | 5 | Fernanda Elizondo | (1991-07-27)27 July 1991 (aged 26) | 2018 |
  | 9 | Evelyn González | (1996-12-05)5 December 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 10 | Katty Martínez | (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 19) | 2017 |
  | 19 | Blanca Solís | (1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 |
  | 21 | Fabiola Ibarra | (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 |
  | 30 | Alison González | (2002-01-31)31 January 2002 (aged 15) | 2018 |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer window | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | MF | Nayeli Rangel | Sporting de Huelva | Summer | |
  
  ## Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Osvaldo Batocletti |
  | Assistant manager | Miguel Razo |
  | Doctor | Nancy Guevara |
  | Kinesiologist | Jesús Montemayor |
  | Kit manager | Oscar Méndez |
  | Kit manager | Diego Fernández |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Apertura | 29 July 2017 | 11 November 2017 | Matchday 1 | Semifinals (2nd) | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 11 | +43 | 075.00 |
  | Clausura | 5 January 2018 | 4 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 061.11 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 33 | +67 | 067.65 |
  
  Source: Competitions
  
  ### Torneo Apertura
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | América | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 11 | +37 | 35 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 2 | UANL | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 7 | +44 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 3 | Guadalajara (C) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 4 | Monterrey | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 31 | |
  | 5 | Pachuca | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla |
  
  * 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.
  
  ### Torneo Clausura
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Monterrey | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 2 | América | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 3 | UANL (C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 31 | Advance to Liguilla |
  | 4 | Guadalajara | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | |
  | 5 | Toluca | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 29 | Advance to Liguilla |
  
  * 1 2 The two best teams of each group advance to the semifinals of the Liguilla.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Apertura | Apertura | Clausura | Clausura |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | MEX | Ana Gabriela Paz | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | MEX | Akemi Yokoyama | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | MEX | Jazmín Enrigue | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | MEX | María Fernanda Pontigo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 5 | FW | MEX | Fernanda Elizondo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
  | 6 | MF | MEX | Nancy Antonio | 31 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
  | 7 | MF | MEX | Liliana Mercado | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
  | 8 | MF | MEX | Carolina Jaramillo | 33 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
  | 9 | FW | MEX | Evelyn González | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | MEX | Katty Martínez | 23 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
  | 11 | MF | MEX | Nayeli Rangel | 26 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
  | 13 | DF | MEX | Karen Luna | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
  | 14 | MF | MEX | Lizbeth Ovalle | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
  | 17 | MF | MEX | Natalia Villarreal | 29 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | MEX | Belén Cruz | 27 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
  | 19 | FW | MEX | Blanca Solís | 23 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
  | 20 | GK | MEX | Ofelia Solís | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 21 | FW | MEX | Fabiola Ibarra | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | MEX | Selene Cortés | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | MEX | Vanessa González | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 25 | MF | MEX | Melisa Ramos | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | MEX | Julissa Dávila | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | GK | MEX | Ángeles Martínez | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 30 | FW | MEX | Alison González | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
  | 32 | MF | MEX | Mariana Elizondo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 34 | MF | MEX | Elizabeth Estrada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 35 | MF | MEX | Alexia Espinoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Players that left the club during the season ||||||||||
  | 27 | DF | MEX | Giselle Rendón | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 30 | MF | MEX | Lanny Silva | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | MF | 18 | Belén Cruz | 7 | 9 | 16 |
  | 2 | MF | 8 | Carolina Jaramillo | 9 | 6 | 15 |
  | 3 | FW | 10 | Katty Martínez | 7 | 5 | 12 |
  | 3 | MF | 14 | Lizbeth Ovalle | 7 | 5 | 12 |
  | 5 | MF | 7 | Liliana Mercado | 6 | 3 | 9 |
  | 5 | FW | 19 | Blanca Solís | 7 | 2 | 9 |
  | 7 | MF | 11 | Nayeli Rangel | 5 | 3 | 8 |
  | 8 | MF | 6 | Nancy Antonio | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 8 | FW | 30 | Alison González | 0 | 5 | 5 |
  | 10 | DF | 3 | Jazmín Enrigue | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 11 | FW | 5 | Fernanda Elizondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 12 | DF | 13 | Karen Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 12 | MF | 17 | Natalia Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 46 | 100 |
  
  ### Hat-tricks
  
  | Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Carolina Jaramillo | León | 9–0 (H) | 19 August 2017 | Liga MX Femenil |
  | Blanca Solís | León | 9–0 (H) | 19 August 2017 | Liga MX Femenil |
  | Belén Cruz | Atlas | 4–0 (H) | 26 August 2017 | Liga MX Femenil |
  | Belén Cruz | León | 8–1 (A) | 6 October 2017 | Liga MX Femenil |
  
  ### Own goals
  
  | Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nancy Antonio | América | 1–2 (A) | 22 April 2018 | Liga MX Femenil | |
  