2011–12 Primera División (women) explained

Competition:Primera División
Season:2011–12
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Barcelona
Matches:306
Total Goals:1131
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 Primera División (women) season will be the 24th since its establishment. Rayo Vallecano are the defending champions, having won their 3rd title in the previous season. The campaign will begin on 4 September 2011, and end on 27 May 2012.

A total of 18 teams will contest the league, 16 of which already contested in the 2010–11 season and two of which were promoted from the Liga Nacional.

With ten wins in a row at the start of the season, Barcelona broke the Spanish women's starting record of Levante's nine wins in 2008/09.[1] This streak was broken on matchday 15, when Barcelona drew Espanyol 3–3.[2]

On the last match day, Barcelona secured their very first Spanish championship title.[3]

Changes from 2010–11

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumStadium capacity
Athletic BilbaoBilbaoInstalaciones Lezama1,500
Atlético MadridMajadahondaCerro del Espino3,500
Atlético MálagaMálagaJosé Gallardo1,000
BarcelonaBarcelonaCiutat Esportiva Joan Gamper1,000
CollerensePalma de MallorcaCan Caimari1,000
EspanyolCornellà de LlobregatCiudad Deportiva RCD Espanyol1,500
Llanos de OlivenzaOlivenzaCiudad Deportiva de Olivenza1,000
El OlivoVigoMonte da Mina1,000
LevanteValenciaPolideportiu Natzaret1,000
LagunakBarañáinMunicipal Lagunak1,000
L'EstartitTorroella de MontgríMunicipal de L'Estartit1,500
ReocínPuente San MiguelMunicipal Pepín Cadelo1,000
Rayo VallecanoMadridCiudad Deportiva Rayo Vallecano2,500
Prainsa ZaragozaZaragozaPedro Sancho1,000
Real SociedadSan SebastiánInstalaciones Zubieta2,500
Sant GabrielSant Adrià de BesòsMunicipal José Luis Ruiz Casado1,000
Sporting de HuelvaHuelvaCiudad Deportiva El Conquero1,000
ValenciaValenciaMunicipal de Beniferri1,000

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKitmakerShirt sponsor
Athletic Bilbao Josu Urrutia Juan Luis Fuentes Iraia IturregiUmbroBizkaia
Atlético Madrid Lola Romero Juanjo Carretero Marta DocandoNikeQatar Foundation
Barcelona Sandro Rosell Xavier Llorens Ana EscribanoNikeNone
Levante Quico Catalán Antonio Contreras Maider CastilloLuanviValencia Terra i Mar
Valencia Manuel Llorente Cristian Toro María MartíJomaBurger King

League table

Top scorers

Sonia of Barcelona won the top-scorer award with 38 goals.[5]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Sonia Bermúdez Barcelona38
2 María Paz Vilas Espanyol36
3Rayo Vallecano26
4 Adriana Martín Atlético Madrid25
5 Erika Vázquez Athletic Bilbao24
5Collerense24
7Barcelona 23
7Espanyol 23
9Rayo Vallecano 19

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barcelona leads and tries for a new Spanish record. Sport. Spain. 14 November 2011. Spanish. 11 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Espanyol v Barcelona match report. mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.com. 5 January 2012. 18 December 2011.
  3. Web site: El Barça femenino, campeón de Liga . mundodeportivo.com. 27 May 2012. Spanish. 27 May 2012.
  4. Web site: 2011/12 regulations . rfef.es . 12 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902160208/http://rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/cursos_fundacion_ultimos/NORMAS%20FEMENINO.pdf . 2 September 2011 .
  5. Web site: Goal scorer list. futbolme.com. 27 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120617141745/http://futbolme.com/com/pichichis_todos.asp?tp=pichichi&IDtorneo=234&nombre_t=. 17 June 2012. dead.