A women's national league was established for the 1988/89 season. Some of the clubs that enjoyed early success fell away and more established names replaced them.
FC Barcelona emerged as a serious challenger in the 2010/11 season and has overpowered the other clubs since then. Real Madrid only started in the 2020/21 season.
Points are earned this way: For the Liga F (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. In the Copa de la Reina (FA Cup), 4 and 2 for the finalists, the European Champions League it's 8, 4 and 2 points.
FC Barcelona won its first league title in 2011/12. From that time forward, it has won the league ten times including the last six. There was a four year period it came second so for all that time it has been either first or second.
For those four years there were other winners, they were Athletic Bilbao once and then Atlético Madrid three times. That brief AM dynasty was soon put to the sword. Levante UD was a top side from 1996/97 to 2008/09 but while still competitive hasn't been able to match the afore mentioned clubs in recent times.
The Copa de la Reina was established five years before Liga F but I haven't counted those seasons. Añorga KKE was initially the most successful, replaced by Levante which in turn gave way to RDC Espanyol.
Then FC Barcelona took over, winning ten of the cups since 2010/11. It also lost a final in 2016/17 so in that time has only missed four finals. Real Madrid, has made just one final in 2022/23, losing to Atlético Madrid.
For the Champions league, while Spain has had multiple entries only Barcelona has made a semi final or final appearance. They won four consecutive titles until the 2024/25 final when they lost to Arsenal WFC. In all six final appearances and two semi final spots for a tally of 44 points.
All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. Any suggestions? Please leave a comment.
While Madrid is the strongest area for the men's game, for the women it's the East with 38.7% of the points earned. Madrid is at 23.4% and the Basque region is a high 19.2%. The South does well with 15.1%, the West just 3.4% and the Balearic/Canary combine a low 0.3%.
The Basque region was the most powerful early on but understandably has slipped as more established clubs got their act together. Real Madrid was particularly slow and is still yet to leave much of a mark.
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