Fenix FC (Catalonia) explained
Fenix FC is a Spanish Regional League fifth-tier football team consisting entirely of trans men.[1] The team was founded by Hugo Martinez (es) after being forced out of the women's league once he began hormone therapy[2] and played friendly matches against other regional teams during the 2024 pre-season.[3] The team played their first official match against Palleja CF B on September 21, 2024 and lost 19-0.[1] [4] The players are working on getting back in shape after having to leave the teams they played in before their transition. [5]
Notes and References
- News: Spain's first transgender soccer team makes debut in regional men's league. Horaci Garcia. 2024-10-05. Reuters.
- Web site: Fenix FC Makes History as Europe’s First All-Trans Soccer Team. 2024-10-05. TransVitae. 2024-10-09. 2024-10-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20241005135159/https://www.transvitae.com/fenix-fc-makes-history-as-europes-first-all-trans-soccer-team/. live.
- Web site: L’FC Fènix fa historia al futbol català i serà el primer equip format per futbolistes trans. 2024-05-27. FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE FUTBOL.
- News: First all-transgender football team debuts in Spain. 2024-10-06. Michele Theil. PinkNews. 2024-10-09. 2024-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20241008102639/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/06/first-all-transgender-football-team-debuts-in-spain/. live.
- News: Cuatro victorias contra la discriminación en el deporte. 2024-07-05. Claudia Paparelli. National Geographic.
