Liga F#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 Españyol, FC Barcelona, CE Sabadell and Peña Barcelonista Barcilona.

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.

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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 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 (2001–02) season, the clubs also threatened to boycott Federation competitions if it was not accepted.{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2000/06/16/pagina-33/693719/pdf.html|title=El fútbol femenino, en pie de guerra|date=16 June 2000|language=es|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|page=33}}

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.[http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=126&CATEGORIA=3&ID=523 Reunión Comisión Mixta de seguimiento de la Superliga].{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011031711/http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=126&CATEGORIA=3&ID=523 |date=11 October 2009 }}. 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 Españyol. In the 2009–10 season, two teams had to withdraw from the league for financial reasons.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.laliga.es/noticias/iberdrola-patrocinara-la-primera-division-femenina|publisher=La Liga|date=22 August 2016|access-date=22 August 2016|language=es|title=Iberdrola patrocinará la Primera División Femenina|archive-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728173455/https://www.laliga.es/noticias/iberdrola-patrocinara-la-primera-division-femenina|url-status=live}} 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,{{cite web|title=Female footballers deserve a fair deal. That's why we went on strike {{pipe}} Ainhoa Tirapu|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/21/female-footballers-strike-wealth-spain|access-date=11 October 2021|website=The Guardian|date=21 November 2019|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826211144/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/21/female-footballers-strike-wealth-spain|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Spanish women's football strike a double-edged sword|url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/11/18/opinion/1574077535_102292.html|access-date=11 October 2021|website=AS.com|date=18 November 2019|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826130607/https://en.as.com/en/2019/11/18/opinion/1574077535_102292.html|url-status=live}} the players went on a strike and a number of league games had to be cancelled due to the strike.{{cite news|title=Women's football: Spain's top players' strike sees all fixtures postponed|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50444589|access-date=11 October 2021|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826130606/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50444589|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news|title=Women's football: Spain's top players' strike called off after negotiations reopen|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50467440|access-date=11 October 2021|archive-date=26 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826130605/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50467440|url-status=live}}

In 2020 the Primera División was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news |date=7 May 2020 |title=La Liga Femenina to be Called to an End |language=en-GB |work=Her Football Hub |url=https://herfootballhub.com/la-liga-femenina-to-be-called-to-an-end/ |access-date=27 February 2022 |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204022302/https://herfootballhub.com/la-liga-femenina-to-be-called-to-an-end/ |url-status=live }}

On 10 June 2020 the Primera División was granted professionalised league status.{{Cite web|url = https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/womens-soccer-gains-professional-status-in-spain/|title = Women's soccer gains professional status in Spain|date = 10 June 2020|access-date = 11 June 2020|archive-date = 29 October 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221029011824/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/womens-soccer-gains-professional-status-in-spain/|url-status = live}}

Starting with the 2021-2022 season, the league became fully professional, and reduced from 18 teams to 16.{{cite web |last1=Beswick |first1=Aiden |title=Liga Ellas: Spain's top division to go professional from next season |url=https://www.givemesport.com/1665705-liga-ellas-spains-top-division-to-go-professional-from-next-season |website=GiveMeSport |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=26 July 2022 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029112631/https://www.givemesport.com/1665705-liga-ellas-spains-top-division-to-go-professional-from-next-season |url-status=live }}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/femenino/lio-con-la-huelga-de-la-liga-f-el-sevilla-udg-tenerife-se-podria-jugar-n/|website=As|first=Aimara G.|last=Gil|title=El Sevilla-UDG Tenerife no se jugó|date=8 September 2023}}

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The following list shows all champions of the Spanish women's football league.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanwomchamp.html|title=Spain – List of Women's Champions|year=2010|website=RSSSF|access-date=8 May 2011}}

Before creation of the league, from 1983 to 1988 the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol winners were the Spanish Champions.

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Marked in italic those teams that won the Copa de la Reina that season

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

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.

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:As of the end of the 2022–23 Liga F season

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

• 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 (2020–21)
• Most league goals scored in a season: 246, Levante UD (2000–01)
• Longest unbeaten league home run: 72, FC Barcelona (2019–)
• Most consecutive wins: 62, FC Barcelona (2019–2023)
• Most consecutive wins at home: 70, FC Barcelona (2019–24)
• Longest run of games scored in: 116, FC Barcelona (2019–)
• Best win percentage in a season overall: 100% (28w-0d-0l) Levante UD (2000–01), 100% (30w-0d-0l) FC Barcelona (2021-22)
• Most points in a season overall: 99 (3 points for a win), FC Barcelona (2020–21)

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• Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
• Supercopa de España Femenina
• List of foreign Liga F players

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• [https://ligaf.es/ Official website] {{in lang|es}}
• [https://rfef.es/es/competiciones/primera-division-femenina Primera División at RFEF] {{in lang|es}}
• [https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/futbol-femenino Liga F 2023/24 at LALIGA]

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