# 2017–18 Primera División (women)

The 2017–18 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol was the 30th edition of Spain's highest women's football league. The season started on 3 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018.
Atlético de Madrid successfully defended their title from 2016 to 2017.

## Teams

Madrid CFF and Sevilla joined the league after earning promotion at the conclusion of the 2016–17 Segunda División. They took the place of Oiartzun and Tacuense, which were relegated at the conclusion of the 2016–17 Primera División.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Athletic Club | Bilbao | Lezama |
| Atlético de Madrid | Madrid | Cerro del Espino |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Joan Gamper |
| Espanyol | Barcelona | Dani Jarque |
| Fundación Albacete | Albacete | Andrés Iniesta |
| Granadilla | Granadilla de Abona | Francisco Suárez |
| Levante | Valencia | El Terrer |
| Madrid CFF | San Sebastián de los Reyes | Nuevo Matapiñonera |
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Ciudad Deportiva |
| Betis | Seville | Luis del Sol |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Zubieta |
| Santa Teresa | Badajoz | El Vivero |
| Sevilla | Seville | Viejo Nervión |
| Sporting de Huelva | Huelva | El Conquero |
| Valencia | Valencia | Antonio Puchades |
| Zaragoza CFF | Zaragoza CFF | Pedro Sancho |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| Athletic Club | Joseba Agirre | Iraia Iturregi | New Balance | Kutxabank |
| Atlético de Madrid | Ángel Villacampa | Amanda Sampedro | Nike | Herbalife |
| Barcelona | Fran Sánchez | Laura Ràfols | Nike | |
| Betis | María del Mar Fernández | Irene Guerrero | Adidas | |
| Espanyol | Joan Bacardit | Paloma Fernández | Joma | Ilumax |
| Fundación Albacete | Carlos del Valle | Matilde Martínez | Hummel | Nexus |
| Granadilla | Antonio Ayala | Cindy García | Mercury | Egatesa |
| Levante | Andrés Tudela | Sonia Prim | Nike | East United |
| Madrid CFF | Víctor Miguel Fernández | Paola Ulloa | Nike | |
| Rayo Vallecano | Miguel Ángel Quejigo | Alicia Gómez | Kelme | |
| Real Sociedad | Gonzalo Arconada | Aintzane Encinas | Adidas | S21sec |
| Santa Teresa | Juan Carlos Antúnez | Estefanía Lima | Luanvi | Clínica Extremeña |
| Sevilla | Francisco José García | Alicia Fuentes | New Balance | Playtika |
| Sporting de Huelva | Antonio Toledo | Anita Hernández | Mercury | Cajasol |
| Valencia | Jesús Oliva | Ivana Andrés | Adidas | Mr Jeff |
| Zaragoza CFF | José Manuel Perna | Nuria Mallada | Hummel | Aragón |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Valencia | Cristian Toro | End of contract | 30 June 2017 | Pre-season | Jesús Oliva | 19 May 2017 |
| Real Sociedad | Igor San Miguel | End of contract | 30 June 2017 | Pre-season | Juan José Arregi | 25 May 2017 |
| Barcelona | Xavi Llorens | End of contract | 30 June 2017 | Pre-season | Fran Sánchez | 1 June 2017 |
| Fundación Albacete | Milagros Martínez | Interim | 30 June 2017 | Pre-season | Carlos del Valle | 16 June 2017 |
| Sevilla | Maribel Márquez | Sacked | 20 June 2017 | Pre-season | Francisco José García | 20 June 2017 |
| Espanyol | Rubén Rodríguez | End of contract | 30 June 2017 | Pre-season | Joan Bacardit | 26 June 2017 |
| Real Sociedad | Juan José Arregi | Sacked | 21 November 2017 | 15th | Gonzalo Arconada | 21 November 2017 |
| Madrid CFF | Jesús Nuñez | Sacked | 12 December 2017 | 14th | Víctor Martín | 12 December 2017 |
| Madrid CFF | Víctor Martín | Caretaker | 31 December 2017 | 13th | Víctor Miguel Fernández | 2 January 2018 |
| Levante | Andrés Tudela | Sacked | 14 February 2018 | 7th | Joaquín García | 14 February 2018 |
| Zaragoza CFF | Alberto Berna | Sacked | 27 April 2018 | 17th | José Manuel Perna | 27 April 2018 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid (C) | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 77 | Qualification for the UEFA Champions League and Copa de la Reina |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 12 | +86 | 76 | Qualification for the UEFA Champions League and Copa de la Reina |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 56 | Qualification for the Copa de la Reina |
| 4 | Granadilla | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the Copa de la Reina |
| 5 | Valencia | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 50 | Qualification for the Copa de la Reina |
| 6 | Betis | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 46 | Qualification for the Copa de la Reina |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 38 | Qualification for the Copa de la Reina |
| 8 | Levante | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 38 | Qualification for the Copa de la Reina |
| 9 | Sporting de Huelva | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 38 | |
| 10 | Madrid CFF | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 36 | |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 33 | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 31 | |
| 13 | Fundación Albacete | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 30 | |
| 14 | Espanyol | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | Zaragoza CFF (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 23 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 16 | Santa Teresa (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 68 | −48 | 19 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 3 Levante 1–1 1–2 Real Sociedad; Sporting de Huelva 0–1 1–2 Levante

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | ESP | ALB | GRA | LEV | MAD | RAY | BET | RSO | STE | SEV | SPH | VAL | ZAR |
| Athletic Club | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| Atlético de Madrid | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Barcelona | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 7–0 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 10–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Espanyol | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Fundación Albacete | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Granadilla | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Levante | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| Madrid CFF | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Betis | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 |
| Santa Teresa | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Sevilla | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–5 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Sporting de Huelva | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Valencia | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Zaragoza CFF | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–9 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — |

## Season statistics

    As of 13 May 2018

### Notable attendances

* 22,202 Atlético de Madrid 2–2 Madrid CFF (17 March 2018 at Wanda Metropolitano)
* 21,504 Real Sociedad 1–4 Athletic Club (13 May 2018 at Anoeta Stadium)
* 14,000 Levante 0–1 Valencia (28 April 2018 at Ciutat de València)
* 6,643 Betis 3–0 Santa Teresa (10 March 2018 at Benito Villamarín)

## Transfers

| Team | In | Out |
| Athletic Club | Ane Bergara (FC Barcelona) DF María Díaz Cirauqui (Real Sociedad) MF | Jone Guarrotxena (??) GK Elixabet Ibarra (retired) MF Iraia Iturregi (retired) MF Maite Lizaso (??) MF Estibaliz Bajo (Oiartzun KE) FW Irune Murua (retired) FW |
| Atlético de Madrid | Laia Aleixandri (FC Barcelona "B") DF Jucinara (SC Corinthians) DF Viola Calligaris (BSC Young Boys) MF Aurélie Kaci (Olympique Lyonnais) MF Sana Daoudi (Paris Saint-Germain) MF Carla Bautista (Fundación Albacete) FW Ludmila da Silva (São José EC) FW | Beatriz Beltrán (Real Sociedad) DF Rocío Gálvez (Betis) DF María Pilar León (FC Barcelona) DF Alexandra López (Madrid CFF) DF Ainoa Campo (Madrid CFF) MF Pilar García (Rayo Vallecano) MF Genoveva Añonma (Maccabi Hadera FC) FW Priscila Borja (Betis) FW |
| FC Barcelona | Fran Sánchez (unattached) HC María Pilar León (Atlético de Madrid) DF Fabiana Simões (SC Corinthians) DF Élise Bussaglia (VfL Wolfsburg) MF Lieke Martens (FC Rosengård) MF Nataša Andonova (Paris Saint-Germain) FW Toni Duggan (Manchester City) FW | Xavi Llorens (??) HC Ane Bergara (Athletic Club) DF Leire Landa (retired) DF Miriam Diéguez (Levante UD) MF Sandra Hernández (Valencia CF) MF Irene del Río (retired) MF Jennifer Hermoso (Paris Saint-Germain) FW Koko Ange N'Guessan (UD Granadilla TS) FW |
| Betis | Rocío Gálvez (Atlético de Madrid) DF Maddi Torre (Santa Teresa CD) DF Virginia García (UD Granadilla TS) MF Priscila Borja (Atlético de Madrid) FW | María Suárez (retired) DF Miriam Rodríguez "Kuki" (Fundación Albacete) FW |
| RCD Espanyol | María José Pons (Zaragoza CFF) GK Berta Pujadas (FC Barcelona "B") DF Dominika Čonč (Fortuna Hjørring) MF Clara Martínez (Zaragoza CFF) MF Ayaki Shinada (NGU Loveledge Nagoya) MF Maria Benedicto (FC Barcelona "B") FW Riikka Hannula (ASD Fimauto Valpolicella) FW Deborah Salvatori Rinaldi (Fiorentina) FW | Norma Méndez (Sant Cugat FC) GK Helena Serrano (??) DF Elba Vergés (ASJ Soyaux) DF Sara del Estal (RCDeportivo) MF Vanessa Obis (CE Sant Gabriel) MF Zaira Flores (CE Seagull) MF Anair Lomba (Valencia CF) FW Alba Pomares (Fundación Albacete) FW Gemma Sala (??) FW |
| Fundación Albacete | Andrea Rios (Atlético de Madrid "B") GK Zulema Díaz (Joventut Almassora CF) DF Claudia Florentino (Valencia CF "B") DF Noelia Villegas (Atlético de Madrid "B") DF Paula Arnal (UD Aldaia CF) MF Vanessa Lorca (CFF Albacete) MF Alba Pomares (RCD Espanyol) FW Miriam Rodríguez "Kuki" (Betis) FW Gabrielle Ngaska (ADyC Pinto) FW | María Sanjuan (UD Aldaia CF) GK Patricia Padilla (Levante UD) DF Marisa Martín (EMF Fuensalida) MF Irene Ojeda "Mushu" (Granada CF) MF Carla Bautista (Atlético de Madrid) FW Alicia Muñoz (Santa Teresa CD) FW Macarena Portales (Zaragoza CFF) FW |
| UD Granadilla Tenerife Sur | María del Pilar González (UD Tacuense) GK Megan Crosson (Houston Dash) DF Andrea Marrero (UD Tacuense) DF Jordyn Listro (South Florida Bulls) MF Cristina Martín-Prieto (Sporting de Huelva) FW Koko Ange N'Guessan (FC Barcelona) FW María José Pérez (Levante UD) FW | Noelia Ramos (Levante UD) GK Natalia Ramos (Levante UD) DF Virginia García (Betis) MF Luana Spindler (Grêmio FBPA) FW |
| Levante UD | Noelia Ramos (Levante UD) GK Greta Espinoza (Oregon State Beavers) DF Natalia Ramos (Levante UD) DF Patricia Padilla (Fundación Albacete) DF Alba Aznar (Levante UD) MF Marta Cardona (Levante UD) MF Miriam Diéguez (FC Barcelona) MF Sofie Junge Pedersen (FC Rosengård) MF Jéssica Silva (SC Braga) FW | Noelia Bermúdez (Valencia CF) GK Olivia Oprea (Sevilla FC) DF Raquel Infante (Rodez AF) DF María José Rocafull (UD Aldaia CF) DF Patricia Padilla (Fundación Albacete) DF Nagore Calderón (Sevilla FC) MF Andrea Esteban (Valencia CF) MF Alba Merino (Santa Teresa CD) MF Sheila Guijarro (Málaga CF) FW Adriana Martín (Málaga CF) FW María José Pérez (UD Granadilla TS) FW María Isabel Ortega (Sporting Plaza de Argel) FW |
| Madrid CFF | Ona Batlle (FC Barcelona "B") DF Alexandra López (Atlético de Madrid) DF Ainoa Campo (Atlético de Madrid) MF Paula Serrano (FC Neunkirch) MF Sandy Mändly (FC Neunkirch) FW Laura del Río (CD Tacón) FW | Marta Carro (Valencia CF) DF Laura Duque (Dinamo Guadalajara) FW |
| Rayo Vallecano | Pilar García (Atlético de Madrid) MF Nieves Ibáñez (Levante UD "B") MF Ángeles del Álamo (Vallecas CF) FW | |
| Real Sociedad | Juan José Arregi (Basque Country women) HC Beatriz Beltrán (Atlético de Madrid) DF Claudia Zornoza (Valencia CF) MF Michi Goto (CD Mariño) FW | Igor San Miguel (??) HC Nuria Sánchez "Mulán" (Leeds United) DF María Díaz Cirauqui (Athletic Club) MF Aintzane Encinas (retired) FW Maialen Zelaia (??) FW |
| Santa Teresa CD | Yolanda Aguirre (FF La Solana) GK Patricia Larqué (Zaragoza CFF) GK Augustine Ejangue (Fortuna Hjørring) DF Alba Gordillo (Oviedo Moderno CF) DF Marta Reyes (Zaragoza CFF) DF Ariadna Rovirola (FC Barcelona "B") DF Alba Merino (Levante UD) MF Carla Gómez (Zaragoza CFF) FW Alicia Muñoz (Fundación Albacete) FW | Émmeline Mainguy (Dijon FCO) GK Beatriz Orellana (retired) GK Sandra Figueiredo (??) DF Maddi Torre (Betis) DF Vânia Cristina Martins (retired) MF Ria Öling (TPS Turku) MF Ainize Barea (RC Deportivo) FW |
| Sevilla FC | Francisco José García (AD Nervión, male junior) HC Maite Albarrán (Sporting de Huelva) DF María Bores (Atlético de Madrid) DF Olivia Oprea (Levante UD) DF Nagore Calderón (Levante UD) MF Martina Piemonte (AGSM Verona) FW Helena Torres (Elche CF) FW | Maribel Márquez (??) HC |
| Sporting de Huelva | Eva Vamberger (Olimpija Ljubljana) GK Sandra García (Sporting Plaza de Argel) DF Patricia Ojeda (UD Tacuense) DF Katharina Aufhauser (SV Neulengbach) MF Sofía Hartard (Club Universidad de Chile) MF Francisca Lara (Colo-Colo) MF Genevieve Ngo (FC Minsk) MF Bárbara Santibáñez (Club Universidad de Chile) MF Carol González (Oiartzun KE) FW | Thaís Picarte (Santos FC) GK Maite Albarrán (Sevilla FC) DF Silvia Mérida (RC Deportivo) DF Jennifer Benítez (retired) MF Nayeli Rangel (Tigres UANL) MF Jenny Danielsson (Åland United) MF Gabriela Gutiérrez (UD Collerense) FW Cristina Martín-Prieto (UD Granadilla TS) FW Laura Rus (Apollon Ladies F.C.) FW |
| Valencia CF | Jesús Oliva (Valencia CF, assistant coach) HC Noelia Bermúdez (Levante UD) GK Jennifer Vreugdenhil (ADO Den Haag) GK Mandy van den Berg (Reading) DF Marta Carro (Madrid CFF) DF Andrea Esteban (Levante UD) MF Sandra Hernández (FC Barcelona) MF Anair Lomba (RCD Espanyol) FW | Cristian Toro (??) HC Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain) GK Esther Sullastres (Zaragoza CFF) GK Sara Micó (Sporting Plaza de Argel) DF Esther Romero (retired) DF Yanara Aedo (Washington Spirit) MF Maya Yamamoto (Zaragoza CFF) MF Claudia Zornoza (Real Sociedad) MF Estefanía Banini (Washington Spirit) FW |
| Zaragoza CFF | Oihana Aldai (Oiartzun KE) GK Esther Sullastres (Valencia CF) GK Arene Altonaga (Oiartzun KE) MF Ainhoa López (AEM Lleida) MF Denali Murnan (FC Ramat HaSharon) MF Maya Yamamoto (Valencia CF) MF Macarena Portales (Fundación Albacete) FW Chloe Richards (Heat FC) FW | Patricia Larqué (Santa Teresa CD) GK María José Pons (RCD Espanyol) GK Marta Reyes (Santa Teresa CD) DF Alba Aznar (Levante UD) MF Marta Cardona (Levante UD) MF Clara Martínez (RCD Espanyol) MF Carla Gómez (Santa Teresa CD) FW Gloria Villamayor (Colo-Colo) FW |