Madrid is not the only one: other clubs that bought places in women's football

After the news of the income of the Real Madrid at Women's Football, Through the purchase of the plaza in Primera del Tacon, many were the critical voices that demanded this fact from the Madrid entity. The networks were filled with controversy around the purchase by the entity of Florentino from the modest Madrid club because many believe that the Madrid entity should start from scratch in women's football. Far from entering evaluations on the decision of Real Madrid, the truth is the white club is not the first or the only one that has paid to get a professional place in Spanish women's football.

Yes we take a look At the birth of the teams that participate in the Iberdrola League, we can see that several of the teams that comprise it have had their origin in another club. He Athletic, the most successful club in Spanish women's football with five league titles, was founded in 2002 after absorb Leioa, also then newly promoted to First. In the first year after signing that agreement, the rojiblanco club won the league, then called the Super League.

Another team that, after going up to the Super League, was acquired by a renowned club It was Híspalis, a historical benchmark in Spanish women's football. He Seville signed an agreement with this Seville club to in 2007 create a new team within the club structure, which already debuted in Primera. His eternal rival, the Betis, was born in 2011 after merging with Azahar CF, achieving promotion to the Iberdrola League in June 2016. A case similar to that of the Verdiblanco club is that of By, who signed with an agreement ago two seasons with the Orzán, in Second, getting promotion last May to the Iberdrola League.

Betis Femenino at Benito Villamarín.

Atlético and Barça did not buy a place

He Valencia launches its section female in 2009, with the origin of the team El Colegio Alemán / University of Valencia. In the same city, the I raised, another of the clubs with the most history in this category, was born in 1998 after absorbing San Vicente Valencia. From a historical, who has to his credit four league titles, to another. A Vallecano Ray that before raising three national trophies it has its germ in the Buen Retiro Football School. The players of this team went on to wear the strip in 2000 by Teresa Rivero.

For their part, the two largest clubs in the Iberdrola League, Atlético and Barcelona, were not born as a result of the purchase of a place. He Boat Female has its origin in whats 70s, But it was not until 2001 when the Catalan club integrated it into its sports organization chart. That year is also born the Atlético de Madrid Women, champion of the last three leagues. The rojiblanco club emerged after the disappearance of Coslada, from the hand of Lola Romera and María Vargas, who continue to integrate the leadership of the rojiblanca women's section.