The Primera División is the premier professional futsal league in Spain. It was founded in 1989 with the name of División de Honor. Administered by Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala, it is contested by 16 teams and is played under UEFA rules.
Organising body | LNFS |
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Founded | 1989 |
Country | Spain |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
Relegation to | Segunda División |
Domestic cup(s) | Supercopa de España Copa de España Copa del Rey |
International cup(s) | UEFA Futsal Champions League |
Current champions | Jimbee Cartagena (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Inter Movistar (14 titles) |
TV partners | GOL PLAY, LaLiga+, FORTA, Barça TV, Esport3 |
Sponsor(s) | Joma |
Website | LNFS.es |
Current: 2024–25 season |
The Liga Nacional de Futsal includes:
- Primera División de Futsal — 1st level.
- Segunda División — 2nd level.
Liga championship rules
editEach team of every division has to play with all the other teams of its division twice, once at home and the other at the opponent's stadium. This means that in Liga Nacional de Futbol Sala the league ends after every team plays 30 matches.
Like many other leagues in continental Europe, the Liga Nacional de Futbol Sala takes a winter break once each team has played half its schedule. One unusual feature of the league is that the two halves of the season are played in the same order—that is, the order of each team's first-half fixtures is repeated in the second half of the season, with the only difference being the stadiums used.
Each victory adds 3 points to the team in the league ranking. Each drawn adds 1 point. At the end of the league, the winner is:
- The team that has most points in the ranking.
- If two or more teams are level on points, the winner is the team that has the best results head-to-head.
- If there is no winner after applying the second rule, then the team with the best overall goal difference wins.
History
edit- Before the creation of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala in 1989, in Spain were played two futsal championship at the same time, one managed by the Spanish Futsal Federation (FEFS),[1] and the other by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). Previously to any futsal league, futsal was limited to benefic and exhibition matches.[2] In 1989, after of years of struggle for the futsal control, the two futsal club associations, ACEFS and ASOFUSA merge to create Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala.[3][4][5]
- From 2011–12' season onwards, División de Honor will be known as Primera División.[6]
- On the 2012–13 season, the league was reduced from 16 to 14 teams.[7]
- On the 2014-15 season the league returned to have 16 teams.
Clubs
editThe following 16 clubs are competing in the 2024–25 season.[8]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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AD Sala 10 | Zaragoza | CDM Siglo XXI | 2,900 |
FC Barcelona Futsal | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585 |
CD Burela FS | Burela | Pabellón Municipal Vista Alegre | 1,400 |
Córdoba Futsal | Córdoba | Palacio Municipal de Deportes Vista Alegre | 3,500 |
ElPozo Murcia FS | Murcia | Palacio de Deportes de Murcia | 7,500 |
Industrias Santa Coloma | Santa Coloma | Pabellón Nuevo | 1,500 |
Inter Movistar | Torrejón de Ardoz | Pabellón Jorge Garbajosa | 3,200 |
Jaén Paraíso Interior | Jaén | Olivo Arena | 6,589 |
Jimbee Cartagena | Cartagena | Palacio de los Deportes de Cartagena | 4,060 |
Manzanares FS | Manzanares | Pabellón Municipal Antonio Caba | 610 |
Noia FS | Noia | Pabellón Municipal Agustín Mourís | 600 |
Palma Futsal | Palma de Mallorca | Palau Municipal d'Esports Son Moix | 3,800 |
Peñíscola FS | Peñíscola | Pabellón Juan Vizcarro | 1,000 |
Ribera Navarra FS | Tudela | Pabellón Ciudad de Tudela | 1,200 |
Viña Albali Valdepeñas | Valdepeñas | Pabellón Virgen de la Cabeza | 2,000 |
Xota FS | Pamplona | Pabellón Anaitasuna | 3,000 |
Team changes
editPromoted from 2023–24 Segunda División | Relegated to 2024–25 Segunda División |
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AD Sala 10 CD Burela FS |
Alzira FS Real Betis Futsal |
All-time standings
editChampions
editSource:[9]
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the 2019-20 Season Playoffs changed to a best-of-one match format. If the match ended on a tie there was no extra-time nor penalty shootouts, instead, the best ranked team on the regular season were declared as winners.[10]
Performance by club
editClub | Titles | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Inter Movistar | 14
|
1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 |
FC Barcelona | 7
|
2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
ElPozo Murcia | 5
|
1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 |
Playas de Castellón | 2
|
1999–2000, 2000–01 |
Caja Toledo/CLM Talavera | 2
|
1991–92, 1996–97 |
Jimbee Cartagena | 1
|
2023–24 |
Caja Segovia | 1
|
1998–99 |
Pinturas Lepanto | 1
|
1994–95 |
Maspalomas Sol Europa | 1
|
1993–94 |
Marsanz Torrejón | 1
|
1992–93 |
All-time LNFS table
editPos | Team | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | G.F. | G.A. | G.D. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ElPozo Murcia | 26 | 772 | 523 | 103 | 146 | 3870 | 2421 | 1449 | 1587 |
2 | Inter Movistar | 26 | 784 | 525 | 122 | 135 | 3556 | 2129 | 1427 | 1583 |
3 | Playas de Castellón | 22 | 658 | 375 | 112 | 181 | 2913 | 2153 | 760 | 1145 |
4 | Caja Segovia | 24 | 724 | 356 | 121 | 247 | 3000 | 2570 | 430 | 1110 |
5 | FC Barcelona | 21 | 624 | 310 | 95 | 219 | 2377 | 1961 | 416 | 947 |
6 | Marfil Santa Coloma | 23 | 652 | 257 | 95 | 330 | 2665 | 2898 | −233 | 802 |
7 | Magna Gurpea | 17 | 514 | 206 | 92 | 216 | 1892 | 1909 | −17 | 710 |
8 | Carnicer Torrejón | 15 | 462 | 172 | 81 | 209 | 1790 | 1895 | −105 | 597 |
9 | Cartagena | 14 | 430 | 158 | 91 | 181 | 1538 | 1634 | −96 | 565 |
10 | CLM Talavera | 10 | 306 | 200 | 39 | 67 | 1452 | 941 | 511 | 552 |
League or status at 2015–16 season:
Primera División | |
Segunda División | |
Segunda División B | |
Tercera División | |
Regional divisions | |
No longer affiliated with RFEF | |
Club disbanded |
- Updated at completion of 2014–15 season.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ La F.E.F.S. se presentó en Barcelona – El Mundo Deportivo
- ^ El futbol sala, ¿un fenomeno social? – El Mundo Deportivo
- ^ Las asociaciones se pusieron de acuerdo – El Mundo Deportivo
- ^ A por la mayoria de edad – El Mundo Deportivo
- ^ Las dos ligas ya son solo una – El Mundo Deportivo
- ^ doblepenalti.com Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ La Primera de fútbol sala se queda en solo 14 equipos Interdeportes, 7 July 2012
- ^ "Equipos de Primera División" (in Spanish). LNFS. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Resultados de Primera División 2023". LNFS.
- ^ "Movistar Inter reina en el Play Off Exprés por el título de Liga de Primera División". LNFS. 30 June 2020.