Primera División
Organising bodyLNFS
Founded1989 (1989)
CountrySpain
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Relegation toSegunda División
Domestic cup(s)Supercopa de España
Copa de España
Copa del Rey
International cup(s)UEFA Futsal Champions
League
Current championsFC Barcelona (7th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsInter Movistar (14 titles)
TV partnersGOL PLAY, LaLiga+, FORTA, Barça TV, Esport3
Sponsor(s)Joma
WebsiteLNFS.es
Current: 2023–24 season

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.

The Liga Nacional de Futsal includes:

Liga championship rules

Each 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:

  1. The team that has most points in the ranking.
  2. If two or more teams are level on points, the winner is the team that has the best results head-to-head.
  3. If there is no winner after applying the second rule, then the team with the best overall goal difference wins.

History

  • 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

The following 16 clubs are competing in the 2023–24 season.[8]

Club Location Stadium Capacity
Valencian Community Alzira FSAlziraPalau d'Esports de Alzira2,800
Catalonia FC Barcelona FutsalBarcelonaPalau Blaugrana7,585
Andalusia Córdoba FutsalCórdobaPalacio Municipal de Deportes Vista Alegre3,500
Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia FSMurciaPalacio de Deportes de Murcia7,500
Catalonia Industrias Santa ColomaSanta ColomaPabellón Nuevo1,500
Community of Madrid Inter MovistarTorrejón de ArdozPabellón Jorge Garbajosa3,200
Andalusia Jaén Paraíso InteriorJaénOlivo Arena6,589
Region of Murcia Jimbee CartagenaCartagenaPalacio de los Deportes de Cartagena4,060
Castilla–La Mancha Manzanares FSManzanaresPabellón Municipal Antonio Caba610
Galicia (Spain) Noia Portus ApostoliNoiaPabellón Municipal Agustín Mourís600
Balearic Islands Palma FutsalPalma de MallorcaPalau Municipal d'Esports Son Moix3,800
Valencian Community Peñíscola Fútbol SalaPeñíscolaPabellón Juan Vizcarro1,000
Andalusia Real Betis FutsalSevillePalacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo7,626
Navarre Ribera Navarra FSTudelaPabellón Ciudad de Tudela1,200
Castilla–La Mancha Viña Albali ValdepeñasValdepeñasPabellón Virgen de la Cabeza2,000
Navarre Xota FSPamplonaPabellón Anaitasuna3,000

Team changes

Promoted from 2022–23 Segunda DivisiónRelegated to 2023–24 Segunda División
Valencian Community Alzira FS
Valencian Community Peñíscola FS		Valencian Community Levante UD FS
Andalusia CD UMA Antequera

All-time standings

Champions

Source:[9]

Season Champion Score Runner-up Losing semi-finalists
1989–90 Community of Madrid Interviú Lloyd's 5–4, 4–3 Valencian Community Keralite Macer Castile and León Caja Segovia and Community of Madrid Marsanz Torrejón
1990–91 Community of Madrid Interviú Lloyd's 7–8, 7–6, 6–4 Community of Madrid Marsanz Torrejón Community of Madrid Algón and Valencian Community Macer Almazora
1991–92 Castilla–La Mancha Caja Toledo 5–2, 5–3 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Community of Madrid Interviú Boomerang and Aragon Sego Zaragoza
1992–93 Community of Madrid Pennzoil Marsanz 1–1, 4–4, 5–3 Castilla–La Mancha Caja Castilla-La Mancha Community of Madrid Interviú Boomerang and Aragon Sego Zaragoza
1993–94 Canary Islands Maspalomas Sol Europa 4–4, 1–1, 5–2 Castilla–La Mancha Caja Castilla-La Mancha Catalonia FC Barcelona and Aragon Pinturas Lepanto
1994–95 Aragon Pinturas Lepanto 1–3, 4–3, 6–4 Community of Madrid Interviú Boomerang Community of Madrid Mejorada and Valencian Community Playas de Castellón
1995–96 Community of Madrid Interviú Boomerang 1–1, 3–3, 3–2 Castilla–La Mancha Toledart Region of Murcia P.B. Alcantarilla and Valencian Community Playas de Castellón
1996–97 Castilla–La Mancha CLM Talavera 2–1, 7–5, 3–1 Valencian Community Playas de Castellón Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia and Canary Islands Maspalomas Sol Europa
1997–98 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia 5–0, 4–2, 2–5, 4–5, 4–2 Castilla–La Mancha CLM Talavera Community of Madrid Boomerang Interviú and Castile and León Caja Segovia
1998–99 Castile and León Caja Segovia 6–5, 5–4, 5–2 Catalonia Industrias García Castilla–La Mancha CLM Talavera and Valencian Community Playas de Castellón
1999–00 Valencian Community Playas de Castellón 4–1, 5–3, 3–2 Castilla–La Mancha CLM Talavera Community of Madrid Airtel Boomerang and Castile and León Caja Segovia
2000–01 Valencian Community Playas de Castellón 6–2, 3–1, 3–7, 3–0 Valencian Community Valencia Vijusa Community of Madrid Antena3 Boomerang and Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia
2001–02 Community of Madrid Antena3 Boomerang 5–4, 5–4, 3–7, 5–3 Catalonia Miró Martorell Castile and León Caja Segovia and Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia
2002–03 Community of Madrid Boomerang Interviú 3–4, 4–2, 6–2, 2–3, 3–2 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Catalonia Miró Martorell and Valencian Community Playas de Castellón
2003–04 Community of Madrid Boomerang Interviú 4–7, 5–4, 9–1, 3–4, 7–4 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Valencian Community Playas de Castellón and Region of Murcia P.W. Cartagena
2004–05 Community of Madrid Boomerang Interviú 6–5, 3–4, 7–5, 6–3 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Navarre MRA Gvtarra and Region of Murcia P.W. Cartagena
2005–06 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia 3–7, 5–2, 3–2, 2–3, 4–2 Region of Murcia Polaris World Cartagena Community of Madrid Boomerang Interviú and Catalonia FS Martorell
2006–07 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia 8–7, 3–2 Community of Madrid Boomerang Interviú Valencian Community Benicarló Onda Urbana and Region of Murcia P.W. Cartagena
2007–08 Community of Madrid Interviú Fadesa 3–1, 8–5 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Catalonia Barcelona Senseit and Community of Madrid Carnicer Torrejón
2008–09 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia 3–2, 7–2 Community of Madrid Inter Movistar Galicia (Spain) Lobelle de Santiago and Community of Madrid Pinto FS
2009–10 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia 3–2, 2–1, 1–3, 6–1 Navarre MRA Navarra Castile and León Caja Segovia and Catalonia FC Barcelona
2010–11 Catalonia FC Barcelona 2–3, 4–2, 4–1, 2–4, 3–2 Castile and León Caja Segovia Valencian Community Benicarló A.C. and Galicia (Spain) Lobelle de Santiago
2011–12 Catalonia FC Barcelona 5–3, 1–6, 4–1, 4–5, 6–3 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Castile and León Caja Segovia and Community of Madrid Inter Movistar
2012–13 Catalonia FC Barcelona 1–0, 2–3, 6–3, 3–3 (5–3) Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Castile and León Caja Segovia and Community of Madrid Inter Movistar
2013–14 Community of Madrid Inter Movistar 4–3, 4–1, 4–2 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Catalonia FC Barcelona and Catalonia Marfil Santa Coloma
2014–15 Community of Madrid Inter Movistar 7–3, 1–5, 3–0, 5–4 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Catalonia FC Barcelona and Balearic Islands Palma Futsal
2015–16 Community of Madrid Inter Movistar 6–2, 5–3, 4–6, 3–1 Catalonia FC Barcelona Navarre Magna Gurpea and Balearic Islands Palma Futsal
2016–17 Community of Madrid Inter Movistar 2–2 (1–3), 6–1, 1–6, 6–1, 2–1 Catalonia FC Barcelona Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia and Navarre Magna Gurpea
2017–18 Community of Madrid Inter Movistar 4–2, 4–2, 2–3, 3–3 (1–3), 1–1 (3–1) Catalonia FC Barcelona Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia and Andalusia Jaén Fútbol Sala
2018–19 Catalonia FC Barcelona 7–2, 2–3, 3–3 (3–4), 7–3, 3–2 Region of Murcia ElPozo Murcia Andalusia Jaén Paraíso Interior and Balearic Islands Palma Futsal
2019–20 Community of Madrid Inter Movistar 3–3[upper-alpha 1] Castilla–La Mancha Viña Albali Valdepeñas Valencian Community Levante UD and Balearic Islands Palma Futsal
2020–21 Catalonia FC Barcelona 2–2 (4–5), 4–3, 2–2 (5–4) Valencian Community Levante UD Balearic Islands Palma Futsal and Castilla–La Mancha Viña Albali Valdepeñas
2021–22 Catalonia FC Barcelona 4–2, 4–2 Balearic Islands Palma Futsal Andalusia Jaén F.S. and Castilla–La Mancha Viña Albali Valdepeñas
2022–23 Catalonia FC Barcelona 3–2, 5–2, 5–2 Andalusia Jaén Paraíso Interior Community of Madrid Inter Movistar and Balearic Islands Palma Futsal
  1. ↑ 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

Club 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
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

Pos Team Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost G.F. G.A. G.D. Points
1ElPozo Murcia267725231031463870242114491587
2Inter Movistar267845251221353556212914271583
3Playas de Castellón22658375112181291321537601145
4Caja Segovia24724356121247300025704301110
5FC Barcelona216243109521923771961416947
6Marfil Santa Coloma236522579533026652898−233802
7Magna Gurpea175142069221618921909−17710
8Carnicer Torrejón154621728120917901895−105597
9Cartagena144301589118115381634−96565
10CLM Talavera1030620039671452941511552

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

    References

    1. ↑ La F.E.F.S. se presentó en Barcelona – El Mundo Deportivo
    2. ↑ El futbol sala, ¿un fenomeno social? – El Mundo Deportivo
    3. ↑ Las asociaciones se pusieron de acuerdo – El Mundo Deportivo
    4. ↑ A por la mayoria de edad – El Mundo Deportivo
    5. ↑ Las dos ligas ya son solo una – El Mundo Deportivo
    6. ↑ doblepenalti.com Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
    7. ↑ La Primera de fútbol sala se queda en solo 14 equipos Interdeportes, 7 July 2012
    8. ↑ "Equipos de Primera División" (in Spanish). LNFS. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
    9. ↑ "Resultados de Primera División 2023 | LNFS".
    10. ↑ "Movistar Inter reina en el Play Off Exprés por el título de Liga de Primera División". LNFS. 30 June 2020.
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