Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Sport Basketball
Founded 1964
Inaugural season 1964
No. of teams 14
Country  Spain
Continent European Union Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Perfumerías Avenida
(4th title)
Most titles Ros Casares Valencia
(8 titles)
TV partner(s) Teledeporte, FEBTV.com
Level on pyramid 1st Tier
Relegation to Liga Femenina 2 de Baloncesto
Domestic cup(s) Copa de la Reina
Supercopa de España
Official website www.ligafemenina.es (Spanish)

The Liga Femenina de Baloncesto (English: Basketball Women's League) is the first tier level women's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1964 and organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation.

The Women's Basketball League, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 14 teams, of which the most successful have been Ros Casares Valencia.

Liga championship rules

Each team has to play all the other teams in its division twice, once at home and once away. This means that in Liga Femenina de Baloncesto the league's regular season ends after all teams play 26 matches.

At the end of the league, the four best teams in the standings start a play-off, pitting the first place team in the standings versus the 4th place team in the standings, and so on. There are two playoff rounds, each consisting of three game series, and the winner of the finals round becomes the champion of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. This is similar to the NBA playoffs system, but shorter.

Each season, the two last qualified teams of the regular season are relegated to Liga Femenina 2 de Baloncesto and replaced by the two first qualified teams of this league.

2015–16 season teams

Bembibre
Gipuzkoa
Mann-Filter
Gernika
Promete
Univ. Ferrol
Location of teams in 2015–16 Liga Femenina
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 2015–16 Liga Femenina (Canary Islands)
Team City Arena 2014–15
Spar Citylift Girona Girona Fontajau 1st
Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca Würzburg 2nd
Conquero Huelva Wagen Huelva Andrés Estrada 3rd
Cadí La Seu La Seu d'Urgell Palau d'Esports 4th
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre Bembibre Bembibre Arena 5th
Gernika Bizkaia Guernica Maloste 6th
Quesos El Pastor de la Polvorosa Zamora Ángel Nieto 8th
IDK Gipuzkoa San Sebastián José Antonio Gasca 9th
Spar Gran Canaria Las Palmas La Paterna 10th
Star Center–Uni Ferrol Ferrol Esteiro 11th
Mann-Filter Zaragoza Eduardo Lastrada 12th
Campus Promete Logroño C.D.M. Lobete 13th
CREF ¡Hola! Madrid Canal de Isabel II 1st (LF2)
Añares Rioja ISB Azpeitia Polideportivo Municipal Promotion to LF2

History

Pre playoffs era

Season Champion Runner-up
1964 CREFF Madrid Medina Madrid
1965 CREFF Madrid Indo Barcelona
1965–66 Medina La Coruña CREFF Madrid
1966–67 CREFF Madrid Medina La Coruña
1967–68 CREFF Madrid CE Mataró
1968–69 CREFF Madrid Medina La Coruña
1969–70 CREFF Madrid Medina La Coruña
1970–71 CREFF Madrid CE Mataró
1971–72 CE Mataró Picadero JC
1972–73 CE Mataró Picadero JC
1973–74 CE Mataró Celta Vigo
1974–75 Picadero JC CE Mataró
1975–76 Picadero JC CE Mataró
1976–77 Celta Vigo Picadero JC
1977–78 Picadero JC Celta Vigo
1978–79 Celta Vigo Picadero JC
1979–80 Picadero JC Celta Vigo
1980–81 Picadero JC Celta Vigo
1981–82 Celta Vigo Picadero JC
1982–83 Picadero JC Real Canoe
1983–84 Real Canoe Celta Vigo
1984–85 Real Canoe El Masnou Bàsquetbol
1985–86 Real Canoe CB Tortosa
1986–87 CB Tortosa CD Xuncas
1987–88 CB Tortosa Pool Getafe
1988–89 CB Tortosa CD Xuncas
1989–90 El Masnou Bàsquetbol Pool Getafe
1990–91 PB Godella Celta Vigo
1991–92 PB Godella BF Zaragoza
1992–93 PB Godella BEX
1993–94 PB Godella CB Islas Canarias
1994–95 PB Godella CB Islas Canarias
1995–96 PB Godella CB Avenida

Playoffs era

Season Champion Runner-up Score
1996–97 Pool Getafe Real Canoe 2–1
1997–98 Pool Getafe Celta Vigo 2–1
1998–99 Celta Vigo Halcón Viajes 2–0
1999–00 Celta Vigo CB Islas Canarias 2–1
2000–01 Ros Casares Valencia UB - FC Barcelona 3–2
2001–02 Ros Casares Valencia UB - FC Barcelona 3–0
2002–03 UB - FC Barcelona Ros Casares Valencia 3–2
2003–04 Ros Casares Valencia UB - FC Barcelona 3–0
2004–05 UB - FC Barcelona Ros Casares Valencia 3–2
2005–06 CB Avenida UB - FC Barcelona 3–1
2006–07 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 3–2
2007–08 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–1
2008–09 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–0
2009–10 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–0
2010–11 CB Avenida Ros Casares Valencia 2–0
2011–12 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–0
2012–13 CB Avenida Rivas Ecópolis 2–0
2013–14 Rivas Ecópolis CB Avenida 2–0
2014–15 Uni Girona CB CB Avenida 2–0
2015–16 CB Avenida Uni Girona CB 2–1

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning Years
Ros Casares Valencia 8 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
CREFF Madrid 7 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Picadero JC 6 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983
PB Godella 6 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
CB Avenida 4 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016
CE Mataró 3 1972, 1973, 1974
Celta Vigo 3 1977, 1979, 1982
Real Canoe 3 1984, 1985, 1985
CB Tortosa 3 1987, 1988, 1989
Pool Getafe 2 1997, 1998
CD Bosco–Celta de Vigo 2 1999, 2000
UB - FC Barcelona 2 2003, 2005
El Masnou Basquetbol 1 1990
Medina La Coruña 1 1966
Rivas Ecópolis 1 2014
Uni Girona CB 1 2015

Stats leaders

Season Top rating PIR Top scorer PPG Top rebounder RPG Top Assistant APG
1997–98 Lithuania Jovita Jutelytė 24.09 Spain Rosi Sánchez 19.91 Spain Elisabeth Cebrián 12.82 Spain Carmen González 3.70
1998–99 Spain Nieves Anula 30.67 Spain Nieves Anula 27.58 Spain Elisabeth Cebrián 8.80 Spain Sandra Gallego 3.31
1999–00 United States Brandy Reed 25.77 United States Brandy Reed 25.19 United States Pollyanna Johns 11.43 Spain Amaya Valdemoro 2.88
2000–01 Spain Amaya Valdemoro 21.88 Spain Amaya Valdemoro 22.40 Central African Republic Françoise Meyendo 10.96 Spain Raquel Delgado 2.72
2001–02 Bosnia and Herzegovina Razija Mujanović 25.09 Croatia Korie Hlede 20.12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Razija Mujanović 10.14 Russia Yelena Tornikidu 3.27
2002–03 Russia Yelena Tornikidu 25.77 United States Shannon Johnson 23.12 United States Dale Hodges 10.96 Spain María José Alonso 4.62
2003–04 United States Tamika Whitmore 23.28 United States Tamika Whitmore 23.00 United States Jermisha Dosty 10.35 Spain Nuria Martínez 3.35
2004–05 Russia Yelena Tornikidu 24.88 Russia Yelena Tornikidu 20.68 United States Amisha Carter 10.31 Spain Clara Bermejo 4.12
2005–06 Brazil Érika de Souza 25.20 United States LaToya Thomas 19.00 Brazil Érika de Souza 12.92 Spain Sílvia Domínguez 4.42
2006–07 Spain Marta Fernández 22.22 United States Kaayla Chones 19.08 United States Brooke Wyckoff 11.62 Spain Silvia Morales 4.62
2007–08 United States Le'coe Willingham 24.42 United States Roneeka Hodges 20.19 United States Le'coe Willingham 11.04 Spain Silvia Morales 5.00
2008–09 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sancho Lyttle 27.39 United States Shay Murphy 20.73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sancho Lyttle 11.56 Spain Sílvia Domínguez 4.08
2009–10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sancho Lyttle 26.92 United States Shay Murphy 21.12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sancho Lyttle 10.68 Spain Clara Bermejo 3.88
2010–11 United States Shay Murphy 23.54 United States Shay Murphy 25.58 United States Courtney Paris 8.77 Paraguay Paola Ferrari 4.15
2011–12 United States Angelica Robinson 21.00 United States D'Andra Moss 20.15 United States Angelica Robinson 11.15 Spain Lorena Infante 5.42
2012–13 Spain Vanessa Blé 21.40 United States Bernice Mosby 19.27 Spain Vanessa Blé 11.30 Spain Noemí Jordana 4.00
2013–14 Spain Astou Ndour 24.95 United States Charde Houston 19.64 Spain Astou Ndour 13.23 Spain Arantxa Gómez 6.32
2014–15 United States Ify Ibekwe 23.76 United States Bernice Mosby 19.19 United States Samarie Walker 11.46 Spain Noemí Jordana 4.69
2015–16 Nigeria Adaora Elonu 21.68 Paraguay Paola Ferrari 19.15 United States Talia Caldwell 11.30 Spain Arantxa Gómez 5.39

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