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.

Liga Femenina Endesa
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
First season1964
CountrySpain
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLF Challenge
Domestic cup(s)Copa de la Reina
SupercupSupercopa de España
International cup(s)EuroLeague
EuroCup
Current championsValencia Basket (2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsPool Getafe
Ros Casares
Perfumerías Avenida
(8 titles)
TV partnersTeledeporte
Websiteligafemenina.es
2024–25 season

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

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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

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Location of teams in 2024–25 Liga Femenina
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 2024–25 Liga Femenina
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Baxi Ferrol Ferrol A Malata 4,200
Cadí La Seu La Seu d'Urgell Palau d'Esports 800
Casademont Zaragoza Zaragoza Pabellón Príncipe Felipe 10,744
Celta Femxa Zorka Vigo Navia 1,500
Club Joventut Badalona Badalona Palau Municipal d'Esports 12,760
Durán Maquinaria Ensino Lugo Pazo dos Deportes 5,310
Hozono Global Jairis Alcantarilla Fausto Vicent 1,240
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 600
Osés Construcción Ardoi Zizur Mayor Arrosadía 1,500
Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca Würzburg 3,000
Spar Girona Girona Fontajau 5,200
Spar Gran Canaria Las Palmas La Paterna 1,600
Valencia Basket Valencia La Fonteta 8,500

History

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Performance by club

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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
Valencia Basket 2 2023, 2024
Medina La Coruña 1 1966
Rivas Ecópolis 1 2014

Stats leaders

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Season Top rating PIR Top scorer PPG Top rebounder RPG Top Assistant APG
1997–98   Jovita Jutelytė 24.09   Rosi Sánchez 19.91   Elisabeth Cebrián 12.82   Carmen González 3.70
1998–99   Nieves Anula 30.67   Nieves Anula 27.58   Elisabeth Cebrián 8.80   Sandra Gallego 3.31
1999–00   Brandy Reed 25.77   Brandy Reed 25.19   Pollyanna Johns 11.43   Amaya Valdemoro 2.88
2000–01   Amaya Valdemoro 21.88   Amaya Valdemoro 22.40   Françoise Meyendo 10.96   Raquel Delgado 2.72
2001–02   Razija Mujanović 25.09   Korie Hlede 20.12   Razija Mujanović 10.14   Yelena Tornikidu 3.27
2002–03   Yelena Tornikidu 25.77   Shannon Johnson 23.12   Dale Hodges 10.96   María José Alonso 4.62
2003–04   Tamika Whitmore 23.28   Tamika Whitmore 23.00   Jermisha Dosty 10.35   Nuria Martínez 3.35
2004–05   Yelena Tornikidu 24.88   Yelena Tornikidu 20.68   Amisha Carter 10.31   Clara Bermejo 4.12
2005–06   Érika de Souza 25.20   LaToya Thomas 19.00   Érika de Souza 12.92   Sílvia Domínguez 4.42
2006–07   Marta Fernández 22.22   Kaayla Chones 19.08   Brooke Wyckoff 11.62   Silvia Morales 4.62
2007–08   Le'coe Willingham 24.42   Roneeka Hodges 20.19   Le'coe Willingham 11.04   Silvia Morales 5.00
2008–09   Sancho Lyttle 27.39   Shay Murphy 20.73   Sancho Lyttle 11.56   Sílvia Domínguez 4.08
2009–10   Sancho Lyttle 26.92   Shay Murphy 21.12   Sancho Lyttle 10.68   Clara Bermejo 3.88
2010–11   Shay Murphy 23.54   Shay Murphy 25.58   Courtney Paris 8.77   Paola Ferrari 4.15
2011–12   Angelica Robinson 21.00   D'Andra Moss 20.15   Angelica Robinson 11.15   Lorena Infante 5.42
2012–13   Vanessa Blé 21.40   Bernice Mosby 19.27   Vanessa Blé 11.30   Noemí Jordana 4.00
2013–14   Astou Ndour 24.95   Charde Houston 19.64   Astou Ndour 13.23   Arantxa Gómez 6.32
2014–15   Ify Ibekwe 23.76   Bernice Mosby 19.19   Samarie Walker 11.46   Noemí Jordana 4.69
2015–16   Adaora Elonu 21.68   Paola Ferrari 19.15   Talia Caldwell 11.30   Arantxa Gómez 5.39
2016–17   Nádia Colhado 21.84   Roneeka Hodges 16.90   Julia Forster 11.54   Paola Ferrari 5.29
2017–18   Shacobia Barbee 18.77   Shayla Cooper 19.00   Vanessa Gidden 13.11   Gaby Ocete 5.19
2018–19   Mariam Coulibaly 17.04   Ariel Edwards 17.73   Mariam Coulibaly 10.88   Anna Gómez 6.12
2019–20[1]   Tinara Moore 18.55   Tanaya Atkinson 19.57   Vanessa Gidden 8.68   Sílvia Domínguez 5.64
2020–21   Markeisha Gatling 19.70   Sika Kone 11.63   Aleksandra Stanaćev 4.90

All-time top performances

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Active Liga Femenina player

Games played

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • Most points
  • Most rebounds
  • Most assists
  • Most three-pointers
  • Most steals
  • Most blocks
  • Most PIR

See also

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References

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  1. ^ On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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