Primera División (women)

Primera División

Founded	1988
Country	Spain
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Primera División B
Domestic cup(s)	Copa de la Reina
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League
Current champions	Atlético Madrid (3rd title) (2017–18)
Most championships	Athletic Bilbao (5 titles)
TV partners	BeIN Sports (Spain) Esport3 ETB 1 Gol T
Website	Website
2018–19 season

The Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, also known as Liga Femenina Iberdrola for sponsorship reasons is the highest level of league competition for women's football in Spain. Previously known as Superliga Femenina and Liga Nacional, it is the women's equivalent of the men's Primera División and is run by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol. The league was founded in 1988 and since then it has been celebrated without interruptions although it has undergone several changes of format and denomination.

Being the sixth competition with the best coefficient, it is considered one of the most important women's leagues in Europe according to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

Throughout its history 12 clubs have been champions; Athletic Bilbao have won the most championships, with five.

Contents

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 Liga Nacional
    
  
  
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    1.2 División de Honor
    
  
  
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    1.3 Superliga
    
  
  
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    1.4 Primera División
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Teams
  


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  3 List of champions
  


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  4 Performance by club
  
  
  
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    4.1 Since the inception of the Superliga
    
  
  
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    4.2 Overall
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 All-time Primera División table
  


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  6 List of top goalscorer by season
  


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  7 See also
  


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  8 Notes
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

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, RCD Español, FC Barcelona, CE Sabadell and Peña Barcelonista Barcilona.

División de Honor

From the season 1996-97 the league was divided in 4 groups. In that time, all group winners played a semi-final and a final to decide the champion.

Superliga

Old logo of the league.

For the 2001–02 season the league was renamed to Superliga and the competition system was changed from the groups format to a double round-robin, thus each team playing the other teams twice, one time away, one time at home. The league consisted of 14 teams in those years. The 2008–09 season kept the double round-robin format but the league was increased from 14 to 16 teams.

In the 2009–10 season the Superliga was increased from 16 to 24 teams, which caused criticism by teams and players, fearing a decline in the quality of competition. The Superliga again is divided in 3 groups of 7 to 8 teams each.^[1] Those groups are divided based on local aspects. In the first stage of the season, in all groups each team plays each other twice. After that, the second stage starts. The best two of each group as well as the two best third-place finishers go into group A, the other teams are divided into group B and C based on a predefined key. Again a double round-robin is played in the groups. All Group A teams and the three best finishers of Group B and C qualify for the Copa de la Reina, and the two best teams in Group A play 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

For the 2011–12 season, in addition to the rename of the league to Primera División, the group based system was eliminated and 18 teams played double round-robin to decide the champion, shortening it to 16 teams for the 2012–13 one. Before the 2016–17, the Royal Spanish Football Federation agreed a sponsorship with Iberdrola, renaming the league as Liga Iberdrola for commercial issues.^[2]

Teams

Ath. Bilbao

Atl. Madrid

Barcelona

Betis

Espanyol

Fun. Albacete

Levante

EDF Logroño

Madrid CFF

Málaga

Rayo Vallecano

Real Sociedad

Valencia

Sevilla

Sp. Huelva

Location of the 2018–19 Primera División teams

Granadilla

Canary Islands location of the 2018–19 Primera División teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league in its upcoming 2018–19 season, including 14 sides from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from the 2017–18 Segunda División.

Team	Home city	Stadium
Athletic Bilbao	Bilbao	Lezama
Atlético Madrid	Madrid	Cerro del Espino
Barcelona	Barcelona	Joan Gamper
Espanyol	Barcelona	Dani Jarque
Fundación Albacete	Albacete	Andrés Iniesta
Granadilla	Granadilla de Abona	La Hoya del Pozo
Levante	Valencia	El Terrer
Logroño	Logroño	Las Gaunas
Madrid CFF	San Sebastián de los Reyes	Nuevo Matapiñonera
Málaga	Málaga	José Gallardo
Rayo Vallecano	Madrid	Ciudad Deportiva
Real Betis	Seville	Luis del Sol
Real Sociedad	San Sebastián	Zubieta
Sevilla	Seville	Viejo Nervión
Sporting Huelva	Huelva	La Orden
Valencia	Valencia	Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna

List of champions

The following list shows all champions of the Spanish women's football league.^[3]
Before creation of the league, from 1983 to 1988 the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol winners were the Spanish Champions.

Season	Teams	Champion	Points	Runner-up	Points	Third place	Points
Liga Nacional
1988–89	9	Peña Barcilona	24	Parque Alcobendas	21	RCD Español	20
1989–90	12	Atlético Villa de Madrid	43	Peña Barcilona	39	RCD Español	30
1990–91	8	Oiartzun KE	20	Atlético Villa de Madrid	20	Añorga KKE	20
1991–92	8	Añorga KKE	27	FC Barcelona	19	Oiartzun KE	17
1992–93	7	CD Oroquieta Villaverde	24	Añorga KKE	21	FC Barcelona	20
1993–94	10	CD Oroquieta Villaverde	49	Añorga KKE	42	FC Barcelona	40
1994–95	10	Añorga KKE	48	CD Oroquieta Villaverde	40	RCD Espanyol	34
1995–96	9	Añorga KKE	36	CD Oroquieta Villaverde	31	RCD Espanyol	30
División de Honor
1996–97		Sant Vicent València CFF	[N 1]	Añorga	-		-
1997–98	45	Atlético Málaga	[N 2]	Sant Vicent València CFF	-		-
1998–99	50	CD Oroquieta Villaverde	[N 3]	Irex Puebla	-		-
1999–2000	50	Irex Puebla	[N 4]	AD Torrejón CF	-		-
2000–01	56	Levante UD	[N 5]	Eibartarrak FT	-		-
Superliga
2001–02	11	Levante UD	57	Irex Puebla	51	RCD Espanyol	37
2002–03	12	Athletic Club	55	Levante UD	55	Irex Puebla	46
2003–04	14	Athletic Club	60	CE Sabadell	58	Levante UD	58
2004–05	14	Athletic Club	66[N 6]	Levante UD	63	RCD Espanyol	57
2005–06	13	RCD Espanyol	60	CD Híspalis[N 7]	60	Levante UD	55
2006–07	14	Athletic Club	64	RCD Espanyol	63	Levante UD	55
2007–08	14	Levante UD	71	Rayo Vallecano	71	Athletic Club	53
2008–09	16	Rayo Vallecano	81	Levante UD	76	Athletic Club	65
2009–10	22	Rayo Vallecano	[N 8]	RCD Espanyol	-	Athletic Club	-
2010–11	23	Rayo Vallecano	[N 9]	RCD Espanyol	-	Athletic Club	-
Primera División
2011–12	18	FC Barcelona	94	Athletic Club	91	RCD Espanyol	76
2012–13	16	FC Barcelona	76	Athletic Club	74	Atlético Madrid	68
2013–14	16	FC Barcelona	79	Athletic Club	69	Atlético Madrid	54
2014–15	16	FC Barcelona	77	Atlético Madrid	69	Athletic Club	65
2015–16	16	Athletic Club	78	FC Barcelona	77	Atlético Madrid	69
2016–17	16	Atlético Madrid	78[N 10]	FC Barcelona	75	Valencia CF	68
2017–18	16	Atlético Madrid	77	FC Barcelona	76	Athletic Club	56

Performance by club

Since the inception of the Superliga

Teams	Winners	Runners-Up	Winning years
Athletic Bilbao	5	3	2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016
Barcelona	4	3	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Rayo Vallecano	3	1	2009, 2010, 2011
Levante	2	3	2002, 2008
Atlético Madrid	2	1	2017, 2018
Espanyol	1	3	2006
Puebla	0	1
Sabadell	0	1
Híspalis	0	1

Overall

Athletic Bilbao celebrating its fourth title, won in 2007

Teams	Winners	Runners-Up	Winning years
Athletic Bilbao	5	3	2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016
Levante	4	4	1997,[a] 2001, 2002, 2008
Barcelona	4	4	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Añorga	3	3	1992, 1995, 1996
Atlético Madrid	3	2	1990,[b] 2017, 2018
Oroquieta Villaverde	3	2	1993, 1994, 1999
Rayo Vallecano	3	1	2009, 2010, 2011
Espanyol	1	3	2006
Puebla[c]	1	2	2000
Peña Barcilona	1	1	1989
Oiartzun	1	0	1991
Atlético Málaga[d]	1	0	1998
Sabadell	0	1
Parque Alcobendas	0	1
Torrejón	0	1
Eibartarrak[e]	0	1
Híspalis	0	1

1. 
   ^ Title won as Sant Vicent València CFF.
   


2. 
   ^ Title won as Atlético Villa de Madrid.
   


3. 
   ^ Currently Extremadura UD.
   


4. 
   ^ Currently Málaga CF.
   


5. 
   ^ Currently SD Eibar.
   

All-time Primera División table

This table includes all games played since the 2001–02 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.

Pos	S	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	2018–19 league
1	16	Athletic Club	450	318	60	72	1261	461	+800	1014	Primera División
2	17	Levante UD	466	294	78	94	1107	434	+673	960
3	17	RCD Espanyol	472	251	78	143	1100	663	+437	831
4	15	Rayo Vallecano	428	242	64	122	988	594	+394	790
5	13	FC Barcelona	374	239	52	83	929	344	+585	769
6	12	Atlético Madrid	348	205	68	75	747	559	+188	683
7	12	Real Sociedad	352	130	77	145	485	492	−7	467
8	11	Valencia CF[a]	322	138	49	135	546	507	+39	463
9	12	Sporting de Huelva	346	129	70	147	523	568	−45	457
10	13	Zaragoza CFF	376	126	66	184	544	736	−192	444	Segunda División
11	10	AD Torrejón CF	250	120	39	91	505	429	+76	399	Regional leagues
12	8	CFF Puebla	170	92	22	56	385	269	+116	298	Segunda División
13	12	Oviedo Moderno CF[b]	314	73	62	179	363	697	−334	281
14	9	SD Lagunak	248	75	38	135	295	519	−224	263	Regional leagues
15	7	CD Híspalis[c]	170	64	20	86	327	439	−112	212	Segunda División
16	7	UD Collerense	204	55	36	113	295	466	−171	201
17	6	Sevilla FC[c]	168	48	28	92	204	335	−131	172	Primera División
18	5	UE L'Estartit	140	51	18	71	229	274	−45	171	Regional leagues
19	5	CE Sant Gabriel	152	49	24	79	213	307	−94	171	Segunda División
20	5	CFF Estudiantes de Huelva	118	50	19	49	284	241	+43	166[d]	Dissolved
21	4	CE Sabadell FC	94	50	15	29	292	175	+117	165	Regional leagues
22	3	UD Granadilla Tenerife	90	43	18	29	150	118	+32	147	Primera División
23	4	Santa Teresa CD	120	32	25	63	124	229	−105	121	Segunda División
24	4	Fundación Albacete	120	25	25	70	164	290	−126	100	Primera División
25	4	Málaga CF[e]	114	26	17	71	118	315	−197	95
26	5	CF Pozuelo de Alarcón	124	24	14	86	173	390	−217	86	Segunda División
27	2	Real Betis	60	24	8	28	76	88	−12	80	Primera División
28	4	CD Nuestra Señora de Belén	94	22	7	65	109	357	−248	73	Segunda División
29	3	CFF Badajoz Olivenza[f]	94	19	14	61	97	203	−106	71
30	2	FC Levante Las Planas	60	15	9	36	61	120	−59	54	Regional leagues
31	2	UD Las Palmas	50	14	6	30	80	114	−34	48	Dissolved
32	2	SD Reocín	62	11	10	41	72	188	−116	43	Regional leagues
33	2	Oiartzun KE	60	10	12	38	47	141	−94	42	Segunda División
34	1	Madrid CFF	30	10	6	14	34	56	−22	36	Primera División
35	1	Granada CF	30	5	7	18	41	81	−40	22	Segunda División
36	2	SD Eibar	54	4	8	42	49	175	−126	20
37	2	Real Valladolid	52	4	8	40	40	167	−127	20	Dissolved
38	3	ADP Nuestra Señora de la Antigua	68	5	5	58	50	280	−230	20
39	1	FVPR El Olivo	34	5	4	25	43	112	−69	19	Regional leagues
40	1	UD Tacuense	30	3	6	21	22	85	−63	15	Segunda División
41	1	FCF Atlético Jiennense[g]	24	3	2	19	23	81	−58	11	Regional leagues
42	2	Gimnàstic de Tarragona	52	3	1	48	25	224	−199	10	Dissolved
43	1	Gijón FF	24	0	1	23	19	96	−77	1	Segunda División
44	0	EDF Logroño	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Primera División

Updated to match(es) played on the end of the 2017–18 season. Source: FutFem.com
Notes:

1. 
   ^ Games played as Colegio Alemán included.
   


2. 
   ^ Currently named Real Oviedo.
   


3. 
   ^ ^ab Games between 2001 and 2007 are included in CD Híspalis, while games since 2009 are included in Sevilla FC.
   


4. 
   ^ 3 points docked.
   


5. 
   ^ Previously named Atlético Málaga.
   


6. 
   ^ Currently named CD Badajoz.
   


7. 
   ^ Current name, played in Primera División as Real Jaén.
   

List of top goalscorer by season

Season	Player	Club	Goals
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06	Auxiliadora Jiménez	Híspalis	29
2006–07
2007–08	Natalia Pablos	Rayo Vallecano	24
2008–09	Erika Vázquez	Athletic Bilbao	32
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12	Sonia Bermúdez	Barcelona	38
2012–13	Sonia Bermúdez	Barcelona	27
	Natalia Pablos	Rayo Vallecano
2013–14	Sonia Bermúdez	Barcelona	28
2014–15	Sonia Bermúdez	Barcelona	22
	Adriana Martín	Levante
2015–16	Jennifer Hermoso	Barcelona	24
2016–17	Jennifer Hermoso	Barcelona	35
2017–18	Charlyn Corral	Levante	24

See also

Copa de la Reina de Fútbol

Notes

1. 
   ^ Played with teams divided into groups, the title was decided in a final group played by the four group winners in a double legged round-robin tournament.
   


2. 
   ^ Played with teams divided into groups, the title was decided in a single-game final where Atlético Málaga beat Sant Vicènt by 2–0.
   


3. 
   ^ Played with teams divided into groups, the title was decided in a single-game final where Oroquieta Villaverde beat Irex Puebla.
   


4. 
   ^ Played with teams divided into groups, the title was decided in a single-game final where Irex Puebla beat Torrejón in the penalty shootout after a draw by 0–0.
   


5. 
   ^ Played with teams divided into groups, the title was decided in a single-game final where Levante beat Eibartarrak by 4–0.
   


6. 
   ^ Unbeaten season (26 matches)
   


7. 
   ^ Sevilla FC participated as sponsor of CD Híspalis, before creating its own team in 2008.
   


8. 
   ^ Played with teams divided into groups, the title was decided in a double-legged final where Rayo Vallecano won 1–0 and 1–1.
   


9. 
   ^ Played with teams divided into groups, the title was decided in a double-legged final where Rayo Vallecano won 2–2 and 1–2.
   


10. 
    ^ Unbeaten season (30 matches)
    

References

1. 
   ^ Reunión Comisión Mixta de seguimiento de la Superliga Archived 11 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
   


2. 
   ^ "Iberdrola patrocinará la Primera División Femenina" (in Spanish). La Liga. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


3. 
   ^ "Spain - List of Women's Champions". RSSSF. 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
   

External links

• 
  (in Spanish) La Liga Official Website
  


• 
  (in Spanish) Superliga Official Website
  


• 
  (in Spanish) Superliga Femenina on Futbolme.com
  


• 
  (in Spanish) Superliga Unofficial Website
  


• 
  League at UEFA


• Superliga at women.soccerway.com

v t e Primera División (women) · 2018–19 teams
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v t e Primera División (women) seasons
Liga Nacional	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01
Superliga	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Primera División	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

v t e Football in Spain
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