Liga F


The Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, currently known as the Liga F, is the highest level of league competition for women's football in Spain. It is the women's equivalent of the men's La Liga, and it is organized by the Liga Profesional Femenina de Fútbol . As one league of the top six national leagues ranked by Union of European Football Associations coefficient, it is considered one of the most important women's leagues in Europe. Starting with the 2021–22 edition, as determined by the UEFA women's coefficient, the top three teams will qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The league was founded in 1988, and has operated every year since, although it has undergone several changes in format and names including; Primera Iberdrola, Superliga Femenina, División de Honor, and Liga Nacional. A total of 12 different clubs have been champions; FC [Barcelona Femení|Barcelona] have won the most championships, with ten.

History

Liga Nacional

The league was founded in 1988 as Liga Nacional, formed by Olímpico Fortuna, Puente Castro, Parque Alcobendas, Santa María Atlético, Vallès Occidental, Espanyol |RCD Espanyol], FC Barcelona, Sabadell |CE Sabadell] and Peña Barcelonista Barcilona.

División de Honor

Starting in the 1996–97 season the league was divided into 4 groups. The group winners played a semi-final and final to decide the champion.

Superliga

By 2000, women's teams were displeased that their competitions and calendars were being created by men's teams so, in June 2000, Levante submitted a proposal to the Royal [Spanish Football Federation|Spanish Federation] for a new league, the Superliga. Levante's proposed Superliga was to be organised by women's teams, under the Spanish Federation, and had the support of a majority of women's teams in the country. At the time it was proposed, with the intention to replace the league for the next season, the clubs also threatened to boycott Federation competitions if it was not accepted.
For the 2001–02 season the league was renamed the Superliga and the competition system was changed from the group format to a double round-robin, with each team playing the other teams twice, once away and once at home. The league in this period consisted of 14 teams. The 2008–09 season kept the double round-robin format as the league increased from 14 to 16 teams.
In the 2009–10 season the Superliga increased from 16 to 24 teams, causing criticism by teams and players who feared a decline in the quality of competition. The Superliga was divided into 3 groups of 7 to 8 teams each, with geographically nearby teams placed into each group to minimize travel. In the first stage of the season, each team played each other team in its group twice. In the second stage, the best two of each group as well as the two best third-place finishers went into group A and the other teams were divided into groups B and C based on a predefined key. Again a double round-robin was played within each group. All Group A teams and the three best finishers of Group B and C qualified for the Copa de la Reina, and the two best teams in Group A played each other in a two-legged final for the season's championship. Rayo Vallecano won the 2009–10 and 2010-11 finals, both times against RCD Espanyol. In the 2009–10 season, two teams had to withdraw from the league for financial reasons.

Primera División

Starting in the 2011–12 season, the league was renamed to Primera División and the group-based system was eliminated; 18 teams played double round-robin to decide the champion. The size was reduced to 16 teams for the 2012–13 season. Before the 2016–17 season, the RFEF agreed to a sponsorship by Iberdrola, renaming the league Liga Iberdrola. This was slightly changed to Primera Iberdrola in 2019.
On 22 October 2019, following a breakdown of negotiations with the RFEF for a year over salaries and working conditions, the players went on a strike and a number of league games had to be cancelled due to the strike. On 18 November, the players announced that they would be lifting the strike, after reaching an agreement with the ACFF to resume negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.
In 2020 the Primera División was halted due to the Impact of [the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|COVID-19 pandemic].
On 10 June 2020 the Primera División was granted professionalised league status.
Starting with the 2021-2022 season, the league became fully professional, and reduced from 18 teams to 16.
The opening fixture of the 2023−24 season, set for 8 September 2023, was cancelled in the wake of strike called by five players unions.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Athletic ClubBilbaoLezama 23,200
Atlético [Madrid Femenino|Atlético Madrid]MadridCentro Deportivo Wanda2,700
BarcelonaBarcelonaJohan Cruyff Stadium6,000
Eibar |Eibar]EibarUnbe1,000
GranadaGranadaCiudad Deportiva del [Granada CF]600
LevanteValenciaCiudad Deportiva de Buñol3,000
Levante Badalona|Levante Badalona]Badalona4,170
Madrid CFFSan Sebastián de los ReyesEstadio Fernando Torres6,000
Real BetisSevilleEstadio Luis del Sol1,300
Real MadridMadridAlfredo Di Stéfano Stadium6,000
Real SociedadSan SebastiánCampo José Luis Orbegozo2,500
Sevilla Fútbol Club FemeninoSevilleEstadio Jesús Navas8,000
Sporting de HuelvaHuelvaCampo del C.D. Lamiya1,500
UDG TenerifeGranadilla de AbonaEstadio Francisco Suárez2,700
Valencia CF FemeninoValenciaCiudad Deportiva de Paterna3,000
VillarrealVillarrealCiudad Deportiva [Villarreal CF|Ciudad Deportiva Pamesa Cerámica]3,500

List of champions

The following list shows all champions of the Spanish women's football league.
Before creation of the league, from 1983 to 1988 the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol winners were the Spanish Champions.

Performance by club

Since the inception of the Superliga

Overall

Teams in bold currently compete in Liga F as of the 2024–25 season. Seasons marked in italic are those when the team won a double with the Copa de la Reina.
TeamsWinnersRunners-upWinning years
Barcelona1052012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Athletic Club532003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016
Levante441997, 2001, 2002, 2008
Atlético de Madrid431990, 2017, 2018, 2019
Añorga331992, 1995, 1996
Oroquieta Villaverde321993, 1994, 1999
Rayo Vallecano312009, 2010, 2011
Espanyol132006
Puebla122000
Peña Barcilona111989
Oiartzun101991
Atlético Málaga101998
Real Madrid04
Parque Alcobendas01
Torrejón CF |Torrejón]01
Eibartarrak01
Sabadell01
Híspalis01
Real Sociedad01

All-time Liga F table

Liga Nacional (1988–1996)

RankClubSPWDLGFGAGDPtsWin %
1Añorga KKE69273415348102+246150%
2CD Oroquieta Villaverde7112661630304182+122148%
3FC Barcelona8129582645261226+35142%
4RCD Español588471823223139+84112%
5CE Sabadell71144718512492490112%
6Atletico Villa de Madrid35032810190100+9072%
7Peña Barcelonista Barcilona3503361113464+7072%
8CD Sondika35223821152107+4554%
9FFP Parque Alcobendas587191652136316-18054%
10Olímpico Fortuna35319826102123-2146%
11Oiartzun KE22817388341+4237%
12Puente Castro FC46914847122267-14536%
13CFF Tradehi559977370200-13025%
14CF PubliSport1218494153-1220%
15CFF Vallès Occidental1168263524+1418%
16CF Llers22874174282+4018%
17CD Anaitasuna1186393732+515%
18EFAV La Chimenea12161144470-2613%
19Atlético Málaga1164482227-512%
20CFF Athenas230192020113-9310%
21Universidad Complutense12113172479-555%
22Atlético Santa María del Camí11612131354-354%

División de Honor (1996–2001)

Almost 100 clubs participated during the 5 seasons that this league format lasted.

Group stages

RankClubSPWDLGFGAGDPtsWin %
1Sant Vicent CCF / Levante UD51271128774369+674232%
2RCD Espanyol512799181056399+464216%
3CF Barcelona5127971227511184+327206%
4Eibartarrak5124912013477133+344202%
5SD Lagunak5124862315420145+275195%
6CF Llers5127801334426236+190173%
7Oiartzun KE5124692332426236+192161%
8CD Sondika4100731413325126+199160%
9Añorga KKE5124613132327167+160153%
10EF Madrid Oeste Boadilla49472814397109+288152%
11CD Oroquieta Villaverde5114691134343166+227149%
12UE Cornellà5127642055270299-29148%
13CD [Nuestra Señora de Belén|Rayo Burgalés / CD Nuestra Señora de Belén]5114622131280171+109145%
14UE L'Estartit4101661223330168+162144%
15CE Sabadell4101651323341154+187143%
16León FF5114551950285246-61129%
17CFF Bilbao5124452653250265-15116%
18CFF Puebla361554235848+310114%
19CD Lagun Onak5124442555231262-31113%
20CD Anaitasuna5124442357226281-55111%
21CD Tortosa5127402265254453-199102%
22AD Torrejón CF252483130336+26799%
23Peña Azul Oviedo5114401658194286-9296%
24CF Pozuelo de Alarcón252463330549+25695%
25AFF Butarque3624211920467+13795%
26Trofeo La Amistad5100391648177228-5194%
27CD Híspalis3614191121397+11691%
28CD Olímpico Rosillo 75362401121191132+5991%
29Bizkerre FT4100342244205216-1190%
30CF Pardinyes5127312768205393-18889%
31CFF Estudiantes de Huelva36140813187100+8788%
32CD Municipal de Corella374321329121125-477%
33Sporting de Gijón / EF Mareo5114282136151361-17277%
34Terrassa FC4101291755158299-14175%
35FCF Atlético Jiennense46128924195152+4355%
36AD Guillén Lafuerza2422641213490+4456%
37UD Tres Cantos372201636134225-9156%
38Mondragón CF378211245117221-10454%
39Atlético Málaga228233211014+9649%
40CD Fray Albino2432251612772+5549%
41CD Nueva Ciudad24320815129102+2748%
42AD Peña Nuestra Señora de la Antigua2432131910898+1045%
43Club Internacional de la Amistad36214113762178-11639%
44CD San Roque123172411146+6536%
45Athenas FF3771285771249-17832%
46CD Ribert3689134670221-15131%
47Torrent CF2511263385170-8530%
48Atlético Juval3401172260104-4429%
49ACRD Ñaque243992558125-6727%
50Sporting Plaza de Argel2511053671204-13325%
51AD San Juan250953681215-13423%
52Olímpico Fortuna12010286642+2422%
53Casa Social Católica de Ávila12686124676-3022%
54Montilla CF338942561152-9122%
55Gernika Club252783749173-12422%
56UE Breda252783765198-13322%
57Gure Txoko KE12675143931+519%
58CD Coslada12666144276-3418%
59Atlanta-El Raval FC239742849198-14418%
60Club Atlético General Lamadrid242753057147-9018%
61CDFB L'Eliana12665155182-3117%
62Zarautz KE12464143352-1916%
63CD Larre12663174893-4515%
64CD Blanes12663173594-5915%
65CD Canillas126631736103-6715%
66UD Eurosol22862203396-6314%
67AD Las Mercedes12353153975-3613%
68SD Retuerto12453163583-4813%
69CF Carbayedo12653183781-4413%
70El Palo FC22853203098-6813%
71CD Elgoibar12444163889-5112%
72SE Mercat Nou Magòria126521927107-8012%
73AAVV Nueva Elipa126361741124-8312%
74Montjuïc126441829123-9412%
75CD Dunboa-Eguzki12243153487-5311%
76CD Miguelturreño12635183399-6611%
77AE La Canya12434172785-5810%
78CD Amaya128252124109-859%
79CD Ronda243253659273-2149%
80Peña Deportiva Rociera12332182995-668%
81CD Trinitat12616192688-618%
82Atlètic Gavanova124241830131-1018%
83CDF Trobajo del Camino246324144203-668%
84Mutriku FT12423193287-557%
85UD 77 Taxonera126312234125-917%
86AD Virgen de la Chanca12004161793-764%
87UE Deltebre126122329164-1354%
88Ikesi CF128122520107-874%
89Motril CF110028229-272%
90AD Cortijos de Marín11810172160-392%
91Luarca CF12202207122-152%
92CD Gazteria124012313226-2131%

Final phases

Superliga (2001–2011)

This table includes all games played since the 2001–02 season to 2010–11 season, when the Superliga recovered its format of a single group after several years with four groups and the group winners playing a Final Four. For a timeline of each team's league record, see List of women's football clubs in Spain.

Superliga 2001–2009

Superliga 2009–2011

Primera División (2011–2022)

Liga F (2022–present)

RankClubSPWDLGFGAGDPtsWin %
1FC Barcelona390852338336+347257%
2Real Madrid3907281024186+155224%
3Atlético de Madrid39050261415680+76176%
4Levante UD390461925169107+62157%
5Madrid CFF390411633163164-1139%
6Athletic Club390431037112113-1139%
7Sevilla FC390332136130147-17120%
8Real Sociedad390312336134150-16116%
9UD Granadilla Tenerife390302436110128-18114%
10Valencia CF39024174995166-7189%
11FC Levante Badalona39018284486164-7882%
12Real Betis39020185281198-11778%
13Granada CF2602263275103-2872%
14SD Eibar2601815274689-4369%
15Villarreal CF26011153453117-6448%
16Sporting de Huelva26012143444117-7334%
17RCD Espanyol130711122950-2132%
18Deportivo Abanca13069152748-2127%
19Alhama CF13056192457-3321%
20Deportivo Alavés13056193573-3821%

Records

Records in this section refer to Primera División from its founding in 1988 through to the present.

Clubs

  • Most appearances: 32 seasons, FC Barcelona
  • Most matches played: 775, FC Barcelona
  • Most wins overall: 531, FC Barcelona
  • Most goals scored: 3005, FC Barcelona
  • Most wins in a season overall: 33, FC Barcelona
  • Most league goals scored in a season: 246, Levante UD
  • Longest unbeaten league home run: 72, FC Barcelona
  • Most consecutive wins: 62, FC Barcelona
  • Most consecutive wins at home: 70, FC Barcelona
  • Longest run of games scored in: 116, FC Barcelona
  • Best win percentage in a season overall: 100% Levante UD, 100% FC Barcelona
  • Most points in a season overall: 99, FC Barcelona

    Top goalscorer by season

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
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2002–03---
2003–04

All-time top-scorers

RankPlayerClubYears activeGoalsAppsRatio
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