Women’s football investment group Mercury13 has bought a majority stake in Liga F side FC Badalona Women, marking the group’s first move into Spanish football.
The deal adds Badalona to Mercury13’s growing European club network, which already includes FC Como Women in Italy and Bristol City Women in England. The move signals Mercury13’s ambition to build a serious footprint across Europe.
Who are Mercury13?
Mercury13 is one of the few investment groups focused entirely on women’s football.
Their goal is simple: invest in clubs, improve infrastructure, grow fanbases and help accelerate the professionalisation of the game.
In 2024, the group received major backing from Avenue Sports Fund, giving them the financial muscle to start acquiring clubs across Europe.
Badalona is now the third club in their network.
Who are FC Badalona Women?
- Women’s team founded: 1998 (with club roots tracing back to Levante Las Planas, founded in 1983)
- Location: Badalona, Catalonia — just north of Barcelona
- League: Liga F (Spain’s top division)
- Current league position: 8th
Badalona are also enjoying a strong season in the Copa de la Reina, reaching the semi-finals where they will face Barcelona in a two-leg tie in March.
What this means for the club
The investment marks the start of a new chapter for FC Badalona Women.
The club has confirmed it will move into the Estadi Municipal de Badalona from the 2026/27 season, once renovations bring the stadium up to Liga F standards.
The takeover also brings new commercial partners. Fever will become the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor, while Nike will supply the team’s kit as technical partner.
VERTA’s take
Multi-club ownership transformed men’s football over the last decade. Now the same model is starting to ramp up in the women’s game.
One of the most famous examples is Michele Kang, whose portfolio includes Washington Spirit, OL Lyonnes and London City Lionesses.
For now, it remains relatively inexpensive to acquire a women’s club competing in one of the world’s top leagues. As the sport continues to grow, those moving early could find themselves holding assets that look like real bargains in the future.
Mercury13 come across as a slick operation, and with groups like them — alongside investors such as Kang — pushing into the market, we expect to see many more major investments in the women’s game in the years ahead.
Which, ultimately, can only be a good thing for the sport.
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