Women’s football in Menorca is receiving a boost with the establishment of a new Regional League.
The growth of the women’s game has not gone unnoticed across the world in recent years, and Menorca will now have the opportunity to grow its own women’s league.
At present, four clubs are scheduled to take part in a cup competition starting on October 11, playing each other once.
The same four clubs will then take part in the new league season, starting on December 13th, playing each other four times, twice at home and twice away.
The four clubs are Sporting Mahon, Atletico Villacarlos, CE Alaior and UD Mahon ‘B’ – although there was no mention of UD Mahon ‘B’ in local press reports.
A comment said: “The creation of this competition also represents significant support for the growth that women’s football is experiencing in Menorca. Having its own regional league will allow players to develop further, increase their competitive opportunities, and strengthen the women’s programs of Menorcan clubs.
“Thus, the 2026/2027 season will be marked as the birth of a competition that aims to become a benchmark for women’s football on the island and represents a new impetus to continue consolidating the growth of women’s football in Menorca.”
The women’s football pyramid
There are already other women’s teams established in Menorca higher up the pyramid.
In Tercera Federacion, Ciutadella CE and CCE Sant Lluis compete alongside other clubs from the Balearic Islands, Aragon and Catalonia. They met on the opening weekend of the season, with Ciutadella winning 4-1.
Ciutadella have won four of their first six games, placing them fifth in the table, while CCE Sant Lluis have won three from seven.
Tercera is the fourth tier of the women’s game in Spain, beneath Segunda Federacion, Primera Federacion and the top level, Liga F.
Last season, the two Menorcan teams finished in the bottom two of the 10-team division, but showed signs of improvement towards the end of the campaign to give them encouragement for the future. There are 11 teams in the division this season, following the late withdrawal of Manacor.
Ciutadella also have a team in the Women’s Autonomous League, effectively the Balearic Islands division. Other teams from Menorca in that competition are UD Mahon ‘A’ and CD Menorca. There are 14 teams in that competition.
