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Hearts coach Paschalis Xanthos and head coach Eva Olid with the SWPL trophy [SNS]
Eva Olid said she was "in shock" after overseeing Hearts' SWPL title victory in her last match in charge.
The Spaniard will move on this summer and leaves as a title-winning head coach.
Hearts lost 2-0 to Edinburgh rivals and last season's champions Hibernian but Rangers' 6-0 defeat at Glasgow City meant Olid's side finished with a two-point advantage at the top.
"I'm in shock," Olid told BBC Alba. "You come with the mindset of 'win the game'. You don't win but you win the league. It's a strange feeling. We won the league, that is bigger than winning a game of football.
"We were the more consistent team. Last two weeks the players, you could feel were nervous. It's normal, it's a young team. First time that all of them are in this situation."
On her impending departure, Olid added: "It's just football things. I wanted to stay but competing as we were competing this year, it's not possible. I need to step away."
Hibernian counterpart Joelle Murray paid tribute to Olid, telling BBC Alba: "I said it to her before the game, whatever happens today, she can be so proud of herself. From where she came into the club to where she's leaving the club, she can be proud of herself.
"A breath of fresh air. They're a hard team to play against and to beat. We were just fortunate today that we managed to do that."
And Hearts captain Georgia Hunter told BBC Alba: "It's such a surreal feeling. It's been a long time coming for us.
"This season's been hard, it's had its highs, it's had its lows but I think the girls deserve this so much.
"We got the league win and that's all that matters."
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