A different team, Peña Barcelonista Barcilona, also competed in (and eventually won) the inaugural league.

Barcelona finished fourth in the league, tied on points with rivals Español but losing out on goal difference.

[4] Among the players for Barcelona during this season were Pilar Moreno, Kety Pulido [ca], I. Castañón,[5] Adelina Pastor Martínez, Sagrario Serrano, Rosario Roura, Julia Rico,[4] Àfrica Ocaña Fernández, Gemma Homar,[4][6][7] Eulàlia/Laia Fusté, Inés de Carreras[6] and Sílvia Gelabert Udina.

María Teresa Andreu, president of women's football, explained that the rescheduling was due to the RFEF organising the new Liga Nacional to begin in November: Catalonia's top four teams, including Barcelona, were joining the Liga Nacional and the FCF felt they would be rusty if they did not play during the intervening months.

It was initially played in a mini-league format, beginning in September 1988; the top two teams in each group would proceed to the knock-out stages to be held after the conclusion of the leagues.