La Liga faces being shut down from May 16 over an argument between Spain's football federation and the Government over issues including a new law on collective bargaining for television rights.
A law was agreed last week, with the backing of the professional football league (LFP), which aims to create a more level playing field for clubs in Spain's top two divisions by sharing out TV cash more equitably.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and its influential president Angel Maria Villar, as well as the players' union (AFE) have come out against the new rules and both organisations have backed a halt to competition right across the sport.
The final two matchdays in La Liga would both be affected unless an agreement can be reached to avert the action.
After a board meeting on Wednesday, RFEF published a statement on its website (www.rfef.es) in which it accused the Spanish Government of a "lack of respect" and complained it had not been consulted properly on the new TV rights law.
The Federation believes the law will rob it of some powers and is also unhappy at what it says is the use of money from football for activities that have nothing to do with the sport.
A total of 17 regional federations would be affected by the suspension, including more than 600,000 players and 30,000 matches.
The statement said: "The board of directors of the RFEF announce the indefinite suspension of all competitions from May 16.
"The association of Spanish footballers has informed us of its decision to call a strike the next dates of 16-17 of May and of an indefinite time.
"In the same way, representatives from the referees' union and coaches as well as the federations in the sphere of autonomy, have told us they have no intention of participating in the competitions, which makes the dispute impossible to prevent.
"At the same time, and once more, we reiterate the offer of dialogue on behalf of the RFEF to the government of Spain."
(Sky Sports)
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