The new Liga F season is due to start on Friday but instead players will walk out for the first two games.

AFE, the Spanish Players’ Association, said the strike was called because a “fair” deal could not be reached.

During Liga F’s transition to professional status, negotiations began, but the league said the demands would lead to “economic failure”.

Last season, the minimum salary was set at 16,000 euros (£13,700), but players want it raised to 25,000 euros for 2023-24, and to 30,000 euros for 2024-25.

There are several unions negotiating on behalf of the players, but the AEF is the largest.

AFE says it hopes to make progress in these negotiations, to achieve fair and dignified treatment for women footballers, and to address and reduce the existing pay gap.

According to Liga F, they have already offered players a minimum salary of 18,000 euros, which will increase to 25,000 euros over the next three seasons, as well as childcare assistance and financial aid for studies.

Despite the unions’ “blunt” response that demonstrated “absolute immobility in their economic approaches”, the league said they had returned with a 25% salary increase to 16,000, eliminating part-time contracts and other benefits, but those were rejected as well.

“This Professional League will not give in to pressure or accept proposals that would lead to the economic collapse of the competition and, therefore, the failure of women’s professional football.”

First round fixtures are scheduled for 8-10 September, with the second round scheduled for 15-17 September.

The Liga F season also got delayed last year when referees went on strike to demand better working conditions and pay.

In August, Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso after the country won the World Cup.