MADRID: LaLiga giants Real Madrid CF has completed the formalities necessary to make effective the merger by absorption of Club Deportivo Tacón, a women’s football club, meaning that from 2020-21 onwards the Merengue will field their first-ever side in the women’s Primera Division.
The decision announced Thursday announced Thursday was approved by the extraordinary general assembly of the club held on 15 September 2019.
The merger will be effective when the current 2019-20 football season is definitively concluded.
Real Madrid will play the women’s football competitions from the 2020/21 season, with Real Madrid City as the venue for the team’s matches and training sessions.
The club stated: “Our women’s football section will be made up of the senior and under-16s to under-19s teams. A youth structure that will allow us to remain faithful to our philosophy of identifying, training and developing young talent. Our teams will also play their respective competitions from the 2020/21 season.
“Real Madrid are looking forward to this new challenge with a commitment to promoting women’s football and contributing to its development and growth in our society.”
