Female footballers in Spain's top division have finally secured historic league-wide contracts, after more than a year of negotiations over a pay dispute which saw the players go on strike last November.

The association of clubs (ACFF) and various players' unions had been locked in talks over the league's first ever collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for nearly 18 months, but finally put pen to paper last night in Madrid, a month after the planned date of signing.

The delay was symptomatic of the stalling nature of these negotiations, which saw the Iberdrola Primera players and clubs primarily clash over wage demands.

Though they had agreed on minimum full-time player salaries of €16,000, the ACFF's main gripe was with the request for part-time player salaries to be €12,000, rather than the €8,000 they had proposed.

On Wednesday evening the CBAs will be presented officially at the Spanish Congress in Madrid, where this demand as well as players' request for maternity, holiday and injury pay are expected to have been met.