The 2012–13 Primera División season was the 25th edition of Spain's highest women's football league. FC Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 1st title in the previous season. The season played from 2 September 2012, and end on 5 May 2013.
A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already contested in the 2011–12 season. Sevilla and Levante Las Planas were promoted from the Segunda División last season.
The championship was decided on the last matchday, when Athletic Club Bilbao met Barcelona. After trailing Athletic the whole season, Barcelona overtook them by winning 2–1, and thus defended their title.
Changes from 2011–12 The league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams. Therefore, only two teams will get relegated this year instead of four last season.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Stadium capacity Athletic Bilbao Bilbao Instalaciones Lezama 1,500 Atlético Madrid Majadahonda Cerro del Espino 3,500 Barcelona Barcelona Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper 1,000 Collerense Palma de Mallorca Can Caimari 1,000 Espanyol Cornellà de Llobregat Ciudad Deportiva RCD Espanyol 1,500 Comarca Llanos Olivenza Olivenza Ciudad Deportiva de Olivenza 1,000 Levante Valencia Polideportiu Natzaret 1,000 Levante Las Planas Sant Joan Despí Municipal Les Planes 1,000 Lagunak Barañáin Municipal Lagunak 1,000 Rayo Vallecano Madrid Ciudad Deportiva Rayo Vallecano 1,000 Prainsa Zaragoza Zaragoza Pedro Sancho 1,000 Real Sociedad San Sebastián Instalaciones Zubieta 2,500 Sant Gabriel Sant Adrià de Besòs Municipal José Luis Ruiz Casado 1,000 Sevilla Sevilla Estadio Guadalquivir 3,000 Sporting de Huelva Huelva Ciudad Deportiva El Conquero 1,000 Valencia Valencia Municipal de Beniferri 1,000
Personnel and sponsorship
Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Athletic Bilbao Josu Urrutia Juan Luis Fuentes Iraia Iturregi Umbro Bizkaia Atlético Madrid Lola Romero Juanjo Carretero Marta Docando Nike None Barcelona Sandro Rosell Xavier Llorens Ana Escribano Nike Qatar Foundation Collerense Joan Acuñas Espanyol Ramon Condal Luis Carrión Puma Cancún Lagunak Álvaro Meoqui Levante Quico Catalán Antonio Contreras Maider Castillo Luanvi Valencia Terra i Mar Levante Las Planas Albert Sánchez Llanos Olivenza Esteban Rodríguez Rayo Vallecano Raúl Martín Presa José Ramón Hernández Erreà Real Sociedad Jokin Aperribay Unai Gazpio Guesalaga Aintzane Encinas Nike La Gula del Norte San Gabriel Takahisa Shiraishi Sevilla José María del Nido Manuel Pineda Iglesias Umbro Sporting de Huelva José Antonio Muñoz Lozano Antonio Toledo Prainsa Zaragoza Alberto Berna Valencia Manuel Llorente Cristian Toro María Martí Joma Burger King
League table
Results
Match Sporting Huelva–Sevilla was awarded to Sporting by 3–0 due to illegal alignment. The match initially ended 0–0.
See also 2012–13 Segunda División (women) 2013 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
References
External links Season on soccerway.com Season on marca.com