Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

Basketball league
Liga Femenina Endesa
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
First season1964
CountrySpain
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLiga Femenina 2
Domestic cup(s)Copa de la Reina
SupercupSupercopa de España
International cup(s)EuroLeague
EuroCup
Current championsValencia Basket (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsCB Godella-Pool Getafe, Ros Casares and Perfumerías Avenida (8 titles)
TV partnersTeledeporte
Websiteligafemenina.es
2022–23 season

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.

Throughout its history 13 clubs have been champions; CB Godella-Pool Getafe (with both names), Ros Casares and Perfumerías Avenida 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.


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 Tintoretto Getafe
1988–89 CB Tortosa CD Xuncas
1989–90 El Masnou Bàsquetbol Tintoretto Getafe
1990–91 CB Godella Celta Vigo
1991–92 CB Godella BF Zaragoza
1992–93 CB Godella BEX
1993–94 CB Godella CB Islas Canarias
1994–95 CB Godella CB Islas Canarias
1995–96 CB 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
2016–17 CB Avenida Uni Girona CB 2–1
2017–18 CB Avenida Uni Girona CB 2–0
2018–19 Uni Girona CB CB Avenida 2–0
2019–20 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
2020–21 CB Avenida Valencia Basket 2–1
2021–22 CB Avenida Valencia Basket 2–0
2022–23 Valencia Basket CB Avenida 2–0

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning Years
CB Godella-Pool Getafe 8 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Ros Casares Valencia 8 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
CB Avenida 8 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
CREFF Madrid 7 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Picadero-El Masnou 7 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1990
Celta Vigo 5 1977, 1979, 1982, 1999, 2000
CE Mataró 3 1972, 1973, 1974
Real Canoe 3 1984, 1985, 1986
CB Tortosa 3 1987, 1988, 1989
UB - FC Barcelona 2 2003, 2005
Uni Girona CB 2 2015, 2019
Medina La Coruña 1 1966
Rivas Ecópolis 1 2014
Valencia Basket 1 2023

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
2016–17 Brazil Nádia Colhado 21.84 United States Roneeka Hodges 16.90 United States Julia Forster 11.54 Paraguay Paola Ferrari 5.29
2017–18 United States Shacobia Barbee 18.77 United States Shayla Cooper 19.00 Jamaica Vanessa Gidden 13.11 Spain Gaby Ocete 5.19
2018–19 Mali Mariam Coulibaly 17.04 United States Ariel Edwards 17.73 Mali Mariam Coulibaly 10.88 Spain Anna Gómez 6.12
2019–20[1] United States Tinara Moore 18.55 United States Tanaya Atkinson 19.57 Jamaica Vanessa Gidden 8.68 Spain Sílvia Domínguez 5.64
2020–21 United States Markeisha Gatling 19.70 Mali Sika Kone 11.63 Serbia Aleksandra Stanaćev 4.90

All-time top performances

Active Liga Femenina player

Games played

Rank Player Position(s) Seasons Years Games played
1  Noemí Jordana (ESP) PG 19 1998–2017 540
2  Luci Pascua (ESP) C 18 2002–2020 493
3  Laia Palau (ESP) PG 16 1997– 447
4  Isa Sánchez (ESP) SG 15 1997–2013 409
5  Laura Antoja (ESP) PG 15 1997–2013 383
6  S. Domínguez (ESP) PG 13 2005– 376
7  Thania Quintero (ESP) SG 15 1997–2013 371
8  Clara Bermejo (ESP) PG 14 2000–2014 370
9  Elisa Aguilar (ESP) PG 12 2000–2012 363
10  María Pina (ESP) SF 16 2005– 360

Points

Rank Player Position Years Points Games played Points per game
1  A. Valdemoro (ESP) SF 1997–2012 5,190 305 17.0
2  Silvia Morales (ESP) SG 1998–2012 4,994 344 14.5
3  Isa Sánchez (ESP) SG 1997–2013 4,793 409 11.7
4  M. Fernández (ESP) SG 1999–2015 4,737 358 13.2
5  Noemí Jordana (ESP) PG 1998–2017 4,422 540 8.2
6  Érika de Souza (BRA) C 2003–2020 4,266 341 12.5
7  Sandra Gallego (ESP) SG 1997–2008 3,790 319 11.9
8  Rosi Sánchez (ESP) SG 1997–2012 3,665 256 14.3
9  Paola Ferrari (PAR) SF 2007– 3,527 294 12.0
10  Pilar Valero (ESP) SG 1997–2010 3,495 334 10.5

Rebounds

Rank Player Position Years Rebounds Games played Rebounds per game
1  Érika de Souza (BRA) C 2003–2020 3,000 341 8.8
2  Luci Pascua (ESP) C 2002–2020 2,903 493 5.9
3  Ingrid Pons (ESP) PF 1997–2008 2,133 341 6.3
4  Betty Cebrián (ESP) C 1997–2005 1,581 217 7.3
5  Murriel Page (USA) PF 2001–2010 1,578 181 8.7
6  Sancho Lyttle (VIN) C 2006–2012 1,562 158 9.9
7  A. Valdemoro (ESP) SF 1997–2012 1,541 305 5.1
8  Gisela Vega (ARG) PF 2002–2018 1,530 216 7.1
9  Cindy Lima (ESP) C 1998–2014 1,498 302 5.0
10  Laia Palau (ESP) PG 1997– 1,480 447 3.3

Assists

Rank Player Position Years Assists Games played Assists per game
1  Laia Palau (ESP) PG 1997– 1,366 447 3.1
2  S. Domínguez (ESP) PG 2005– 1,352 376 3.6
3  Noemí Jordana (ESP) PG 1998–2017 1,256 540 2.3
4  Gaby Ocete (ESP) PG 2006– 1,134 312 3.6
5  Elisa Aguilar (ESP) PG 2000–2012 1,003 363 2.8
6  Clara Bermejo (ESP) PG 2000–2014 988 370 2.7
7  Silvia Morales (ESP) SG 1998–2012 963 344 2.8
8  Anna Gómez (ESP) PG 2004– 950 333 2.9
9  M. Fernández (ESP) SG 1999–2015 883 358 2.5
10  Paola Ferrari (PAR) SF 2007– 861 294 2.9

Records in a game

  • Most points
  • 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
  • Most steals
  • 12 by Arantxa Novo (Yaya María) vs. Cortegada on December 9, 2000
  • Most blocks
  • Most PIR

See also

References

  1. ^ 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)
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