Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
The Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Femenina Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of league competition for women's basketball in Spain. It is the women's equivalent of the men's Liga ACB and is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation. The league was founded in 1964 and is played under FIBA rules.
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Founded | 1964 |
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First season | 1964 |
Country | Spain |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Liga Femenina 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Copa de la Reina |
Supercup | Supercopa de España |
International cup(s) | EuroLeague EuroCup |
Current champions | Spar CityLift Girona (2nd title) (2018–19) |
Most championships | Ros Casares Valencia (8 titles) |
TV partners | Teledeporte |
Website | ligafemenina.es |
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Throughout its history 16 clubs have been champions; Ros Casares Valencia have won the most championships, with eight.
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 eight best teams in the standings start a play-off, pitting the first place team in the standings versus the 8th place team in the standings, and so on. There are three 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.
Current clubs
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Alter Enersun Al-Qázeres Extremadura | Cáceres | Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres | 6,550 |
Cadí La Seu | La Seu d'Urgell | Palau d'Esports | 800 |
Campus Promete | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes | 4,500 |
Casademont Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | 10,744 |
Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Santiago Martín | 5,100 |
Durán Maquinaria Ensino | Lugo | Pazo dos Deportes | 6,500 |
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | Bembibre | Bembibre Arena | 1,500 |
IDK Euskotren | San Sebastián | José Antonio Gasca | 2,500 |
Kutxabank Araski | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 2,603 |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | Gernika | Maloste | 800 |
Movistar Estudiantes | Madrid | Antonio Magariños | 700 |
Perfumerías Avenida | Salamanca | Würzburg | 3,000 |
Quesos El Pastor | Zamora | Ángel Nieto | 2,200 |
Spar Girona | Girona | Girona-Fontajau | 5,500 |
Spar Gran Canaria | Las Palmas | La Paterna | 1,600 |
Valencia Basket | Valencia | La Fonteta | 8,500 |
History
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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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 | 6 | 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
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 |
Uni Girona CB | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
El Masnou Basquetbol | 1 | 1990 |
Medina La Coruña | 1 | 1966 |
Rivas Ecópolis | 1 | 2014 |
Stats leaders
Season | Top rating | PIR | Top scorer | PPG | Top rebounder | RPG | Top Assistant | APG |
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1997–98 | ![]() | 24.09 | ![]() | 19.91 | ![]() | 12.82 | ![]() | 3.70 |
1998–99 | ![]() | 30.67 | ![]() | 27.58 | ![]() | 8.80 | ![]() | 3.31 |
1999–00 | ![]() | 25.77 | ![]() | 25.19 | ![]() | 11.43 | ![]() | 2.88 |
2000–01 | ![]() | 21.88 | ![]() | 22.40 | ![]() | 10.96 | ![]() | 2.72 |
2001–02 | ![]() | 25.09 | ![]() | 20.12 | ![]() | 10.14 | ![]() | 3.27 |
2002–03 | ![]() | 25.77 | ![]() | 23.12 | ![]() | 10.96 | ![]() | 4.62 |
2003–04 | ![]() | 23.28 | ![]() | 23.00 | ![]() | 10.35 | ![]() | 3.35 |
2004–05 | ![]() | 24.88 | ![]() | 20.68 | ![]() | 10.31 | ![]() | 4.12 |
2005–06 | ![]() | 25.20 | ![]() | 19.00 | ![]() | 12.92 | ![]() | 4.42 |
2006–07 | ![]() | 22.22 | ![]() | 19.08 | ![]() | 11.62 | ![]() | 4.62 |
2007–08 | ![]() | 24.42 | ![]() | 20.19 | ![]() | 11.04 | ![]() | 5.00 |
2008–09 | ![]() | 27.39 | ![]() | 20.73 | ![]() | 11.56 | ![]() | 4.08 |
2009–10 | ![]() | 26.92 | ![]() | 21.12 | ![]() | 10.68 | ![]() | 3.88 |
2010–11 | ![]() | 23.54 | ![]() | 25.58 | ![]() | 8.77 | ![]() | 4.15 |
2011–12 | ![]() | 21.00 | ![]() | 20.15 | ![]() | 11.15 | ![]() | 5.42 |
2012–13 | ![]() | 21.40 | ![]() | 19.27 | ![]() | 11.30 | ![]() | 4.00 |
2013–14 | ![]() | 24.95 | ![]() | 19.64 | ![]() | 13.23 | ![]() | 6.32 |
2014–15 | ![]() | 23.76 | ![]() | 19.19 | ![]() | 11.46 | ![]() | 4.69 |
2015–16 | ![]() | 21.68 | ![]() | 19.15 | ![]() | 11.30 | ![]() | 5.39 |
2016–17 | ![]() | 21.84 | ![]() | 16.90 | ![]() | 11.54 | ![]() | 5.29 |
2017–18 | ![]() | 18.77 | ![]() | 19.00 | ![]() | 13.11 | ![]() | 5.19 |
2018–19 | ![]() | 17.04 | ![]() | 17.73 | ![]() | 10.88 | ![]() | 6.12 |
2019–20[1] | ![]() | 18.55 | ![]() | 19.57 | ![]() | 8.68 | ![]() | 5.64 |
All-time top performances
Active Liga Femenina player |
Games played
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Seasons | Years | Games played |
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1 | ![]() |
PG | 19 | 1998–2017 | 540 |
2 | ![]() |
C | 18 | 2002–2020 | 493 |
3 | ![]() |
PG | 16 | 1997– | 447 |
4 | ![]() |
SG | 15 | 1997–2013 | 409 |
5 | ![]() |
PG | 15 | 1997–2013 | 383 |
6 | ![]() |
PG | 13 | 2005– | 376 |
7 | ![]() |
SG | 15 | 1997–2013 | 371 |
8 | ![]() |
PG | 14 | 2000–2014 | 370 |
9 | ![]() |
PG | 12 | 2000–2012 | 363 |
10 | ![]() |
SF | 16 | 2005– | 360 |
Points
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Points | Games played | Points per game |
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1 | ![]() |
SF | 1997–2012 | 5,190 | 305 | 17.0 |
2 | ![]() |
SG | 1998–2012 | 4,994 | 344 | 14.5 |
3 | ![]() |
SG | 1997–2013 | 4,793 | 409 | 11.7 |
4 | ![]() |
SG | 1999–2015 | 4,737 | 358 | 13.2 |
5 | ![]() |
PG | 1998–2017 | 4,422 | 540 | 8.2 |
6 | ![]() |
C | 2003–2020 | 4,266 | 341 | 12.5 |
7 | ![]() |
SG | 1997–2008 | 3,790 | 319 | 11.9 |
8 | ![]() |
SG | 1997–2012 | 3,665 | 256 | 14.3 |
9 | ![]() |
SF | 2007– | 3,527 | 294 | 12.0 |
10 | ![]() |
SG | 1997–2010 | 3,495 | 334 | 10.5 |
Rebounds
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Rebounds | Games played | Rebounds per game |
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1 | ![]() |
C | 2003–2020 | 3,000 | 341 | 8.8 |
2 | ![]() |
C | 2002–2020 | 2,903 | 493 | 5.9 |
3 | ![]() |
PF | 1997–2008 | 2,133 | 341 | 6.3 |
4 | ![]() |
C | 1997–2005 | 1,581 | 217 | 7.3 |
5 | ![]() |
PF | 2001–2010 | 1,578 | 181 | 8.7 |
6 | ![]() |
C | 2006–2012 | 1,562 | 158 | 9.9 |
7 | ![]() |
SF | 1997–2012 | 1,541 | 305 | 5.1 |
8 | ![]() |
PF | 2002–2018 | 1,530 | 216 | 7.1 |
9 | ![]() |
C | 1998–2014 | 1,498 | 302 | 5.0 |
10 | ![]() |
PG | 1997– | 1,480 | 447 | 3.3 |
Assists
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Assists | Games played | Assists per game |
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1 | ![]() |
PG | 1997– | 1,366 | 447 | 3.1 |
2 | ![]() |
PG | 2005– | 1,352 | 376 | 3.6 |
3 | ![]() |
PG | 1998–2017 | 1,256 | 540 | 2.3 |
4 | ![]() |
PG | 2006– | 1,134 | 312 | 3.6 |
5 | ![]() |
PG | 2000–2012 | 1,003 | 363 | 2.8 |
6 | ![]() |
PG | 2000–2014 | 988 | 370 | 2.7 |
7 | ![]() |
SG | 1998–2012 | 963 | 344 | 2.8 |
8 | ![]() |
PG | 2004– | 950 | 333 | 2.9 |
9 | ![]() |
SG | 1999–2015 | 883 | 358 | 2.5 |
10 | ![]() |
SF | 2007– | 861 | 294 | 2.9 |
Records in a game
- Most points
- 49 by Amaya Valdemoro (Salamanca Halcón Viajes) vs. Ensino Universidade on April 10, 1999
- Most rebounds
- 25 by Natalia Urdiain (CBN) vs. Tony Roma's Real Canoe on February 14, 1998
- Most assists
- 16 by Paola Ferrari (Sóller Bon Día!) vs. UNB Obenasa Lacturale on December 21, 2011
- Most three-pointers
- 10 by Patricia Cabrera (GranCanaria.com) vs. Zamarat on March 28, 2015
- Most steals
- 12 by Arantxa Novo (Yaya María) vs. Cortegada on December 9, 2000
- Most blocks
- 8 by Vanessa Hayden (Perfumerías Avenida) vs. Yaya María on October 17, 2004
- Most PIR
- 61 by Amaya Valdemoro (Salamanca Halcón Viajes) vs. Femenino Tres Cantos on April 1, 2000
See also
References
- On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
External links
- Official Site (in Spanish)
- Locos por el baloncesto femenino (in Spanish)
- "www.encancha.com" (in Spanish)