The Spain women's national basketball team () represents Spain in international women's basketball competition and are regulated by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spain has one of the most successful women's national teams in the world, being the current FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 silver medallists.
History Spain women's basketball team played their first official game in Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona, against Switzerland on 16 June 1963, losing 31–40. They won their first game against the same team two days later, 47–39. It would take six years to play another international friendly game, losing to Cuba 50–70 on 28 September 1969.
Their first official games were in March 1970, trying to qualify for the 1970 EuroBasket, winning their first game against Switzerland 61–44 and losing to Hungary and France. The team qualified for their first major international tournament in their next attempt, the 1974 EuroBasket. After losing their three group stage games, they won their first game in a final tournament against Denmark in the placement matches, finishing in 12th position. Rosa Castillo is considered the best player from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.
Until 1985, Spain played most Eurobasket tournaments, usually finishing around 10th. An important year for the evolution of the team was the celebration on home soil of the 1987 EuroBasket, finishing on 6th position. The team entered their first Summer Olympics qualification in 1988, but failed to qualify. Their first Olympic games were also on home soil in the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing 5th.
After failing to qualify for the two previous Eurobaskets and having never played a knockout game in a major tournament, the gold medal at the 1993 EuroBasket came as a surprise, beating the newly formed Slovakia in the semi-finals 73–55 and France in the final 63–53. With Blanca Ares as their key player (19 PPG), Spain undoubtedly took advantage of the dissolution of the dominant European teams of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and especially the Soviet Union.
The EuroBasket victory gave Spain the right to participate in the 1994 Women's World Cup for the first time, finishing 8th. The team qualified for seven consecutive World Cups, winning three medals.
From 2001 up to 2009, Spain entered a loop of winning five consecutive medals in the Eurobaskets (1 silver, 4 bronze) and being eliminated in the quarterfinals in Summer Olympics and World Cups, until they finally won bronze in the 2010 Women's World Cup. From her debut in 1995 to her retirement in 2013, forward Amaya Valdemoro became the leader of the Spanish squad, taking part in 13 tournaments, playing 258 games, winning 7 medals and becoming the top scorer with 2,746 points.
The defeat against Croatia on 26 June in Katowice in the second stage of the 2011 EuroBasket and the consequent absence from the 2012 Olympics has been cited by coaches and players as a catalyst for a golden period of seven consecutive medals under coach Lucas Mondelo. After playing the qualification matches in the summer of 2012, Spain went on to win the 2013 EuroBasket with a balance of 9–0. Afterwards, they won silver in the 2014 Women's World Cup, bronze in the 2015 EuroBasket, silver in the 2016 Summer Olympics and gold again in the 2017 EuroBasket. Spain also won the bronze medal at the 2018 Women's World Cup held on home soil in September 2018. In July 2019 Spain successfully defended their European crown by beating France 86–66 in the final of the EuroBasket Women 2019. These seven successful tournaments came to a halt in the summer of 2021, when the team finished 7th in the 2021 EuroBasket played on home soil and 6th in the 2020 Olympic Games. These results are quite commendable, considering that Spain have only competed with the world elite for two decades. This series of results under coach Lucas Mondelo (2012-2021) took the Spanish team to be ranked No. 2 in the ranking of FIBA. In the senior team for two decades (2002-2021) point guard Laia Palau is the record-holder for most caps (314) and most medals (12) in 19 final tournaments.
Having failed to qualify for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, a new cycle began with the appointment of veteran Euroleague Women coach Miguel Méndez. In the 2023 and 2025 Eurobaskets, despite strong performances, they lost to Belgium in both finals, and the team was able to win their fourth World Cup medal in 2026, claiming the bronze medal.
In the team since 2008, forward Alba Torrens has been regarded as a talented player of her generation, having won 11 medals in 15 tournaments.
At the Mediterranean Games, Spain won gold in 1991, and bronze in 1993, 2001 and 2005.
Competition record Olympic Games Olympic GamesQualifyingYearPosition 1976Did not enter 1980 1984 1988Did not qualify523 19925th532 1996Did not qualify 2000 20046th743 20085th633321 2012Did not qualify 2016862330 20206th431321 20245th431321 2028 To be determinedTo be determinedTotal34221217116
FIBA World Cup Women's World CupYearPosition 1953N/A (Team did not exist) 1957 1959 1964Did not enter 1967 1971 1975Did not qualify 1979 1983 1986 1990 19948th835 19985th954 20025th963 20068th945 2010972 2014651 2018752 2022 Did not qualify 2026642 2030 To be determinedTotal633924EuroBasket Women EuroBasket WomenQualificationYearPosition 1938N/A (Team didn't exist) 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964Did not enter 1966 1968 1970Did not qualify312 1972Did not enter 197412th716431 197610th725330 197811th725431 198010th743330 1981Did not qualify 198311th716431 198510th734 19876th734 1989Did not qualify532 1991532 1993541532 19959th624 19975th853541 1999Did not qualify532 2001853660 2003871660 2005862 2007972 2009981 20119th633 2013990862 20151091 2017651440 2019660660 20217th633 2023642660 2025651660 2027 To be determinedTotal16510461907416
Fixtures and results
+List of matches 2024–2027, including friendlies and scheduled matchesOPPONENTTOP SCOREREVENTDATELOCATION817 2027 EuroBasket qualification 2027.02.16 816 2027 EuroBasket qualification 2027.02.13 815 2027 EuroBasket qualification 2027.02.10 814 2027 EuroBasket qualification 2026.11.17 813 2027 EuroBasket qualification 2026.11.14 812 2027 EuroBasket qualification 2026.11.11 811 81 58 +23 Iyana Martín 22 2026 World Cup 3P 2026.09.13 Berlin (GER) 810 66 76 -10 Conde, Martín 17 2026 World Cup SF 2026.09.12 Berlin (GER) 809 89 66 +23 Megan Gustafson 16 2026 World Cup QF 2026.09.10 Berlin (GER) 808 79 59 +20 Iyana Martín 20 2026 World Cup 1R 2026.09.07 Berlin (GER) 807 73 82 -9 Iyana Martín 20 2026 World Cup 1R 2026.09.05 Berlin (GER) 806 83 53 +30 Awa Fam 17 2026 World Cup 1R 2026.09.04 Berlin (GER) 805 72 71 +1 Ortiz, Martín 13 2026 Friendly 2026.08.30 Zaragoza 804 97 58 +39 Torrens, Martín 13 2026 Friendly 2026.08.29 Zaragoza 803 95 67 +28 Pueyo, Martín 15 2026 Friendly 2026.08.23 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 802 83 58 +25 Iyana Martín 15 2026 Friendly 2026.08.21 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 801 65 60 +5 Iyana Martín 19 2026 Friendly 2026.08.15 Ludwigsburg (GER) 800 70 84 -14 Carrera, Gustafson 15 2026 World Cup qualification 2026.03.17 San Juan (PUR) 799 56 68 -12 Megan Gustafson 12 2026 World Cup qualification 2026.03.15 San Juan (PUR) 798 91 52 +39 Megan Gustafson 21 2026 World Cup qualification 2026.03.14 San Juan (PUR) 797 84 51 +33 Iyana Martín 16 2026 World Cup qualification 2026.03.12 San Juan (PUR) 796 99 50 +49 Megan Gustafson 20 2026 World Cup qualification 2026.03.11 San Juan (PUR) 795 68 72 -4 Iyana Martín 16 2025 Friendly 2025.11.16 La Línea de la Concepción 794 61 77 -16 Iyana Martín 11 2025 Friendly 2025.11.14 La Línea de la Concepción 793 65 67 -2 Ayuso, Ginzo, Pueyo 11 2025 EuroBasket F 2025.06.29 Piraeus (GRE) 792 65 64 +1 Awa Fam 21 2025 EuroBasket SF 2025.06.27 Piraeus (GRE) 791 88 81 +7 Raquel Carrera 31 2025 EuroBasket QF 2025.06.25 Piraeus (GRE) 790 78 75 +3 Alba Torrens 20 2025 EuroBasket 1R 2025.06.22 Hamburg (GER) 789 79 60 +19 Raquel Carrera 20 2025 EuroBasket 1R 2025.06.20 Hamburg (GER) 788 85 70 +15 Iyana Martín 14 2025 EuroBasket 1R 2025.06.19 Hamburg (GER) 787 94 64 +30 Paula Ginzo 24 2025 Friendly 2025.06.11 Viana (POR) 786 68 59 +9 Aina Ayuso 11 2025 Friendly 2025.06.10 Viana (POR) 785 57 42 +15 Irati Etxarri 9 2025 Friendly 2025.06.01 Inca 784 64 40 +24 Awa Fam Thiam 11 2025 Friendly 2025.05.30 Inca 783 81 64 +17 Megan Gustafson 27 2025 EuroBasket qualification 2025.02.09 Almere (NED) 782 76 45 +31 Megan Gustafson 18 2025 EuroBasket qualification 2025.02.06 Vienna (AUT) 781 78 62 +16 Paula Ginzo 15 2025 EuroBasket qualification 2024.11.10 Castellón 780 66 59 +7 María Conde 17 2025 EuroBasket qualification 2024.11.07 Castellón 779 66 79 -13 Megan Gustafson 21 2024 Olympics QF 2024.08.07 Paris (FRA) 778 70 62 +8 María Conde 15 2024 Olympics 1R 2024.08.03 Lille (FRA) 777 63 62 +1 Megan Gustafson 18 2024 Olympics 1R 2024.07.31 Lille (FRA) 776 90 89 +1 Megan Gustafson 29 2024 Olympics 1R 2024.07.28 Lille (FRA) 775 68 48 +20 Queralt Casas 20 2024 Friendly 2024.07.24 Segovia 774 66 75 -9 Leonor Rodríguez 11 2024 Friendly 2024.07.22 Segovia 773 61 48 +13 Alba Torrens 11 2024 Friendly 2024.07.13 Charleroi (BEL) 772 58 76 -18 María Conde 14 2024 Friendly 2024.07.12 Charleroi (BEL) 771 70 46 +24 María Conde 14 2024 Friendly 2024.06.23 Vigo 770 59 47 +12 María Conde 11 2024 Friendly 2024.06.21 Vigo 769 73 72 +1 María Conde 16 2024 Olympics qualification 2024.02.11 Sopron (HUN) 768 60 55 +5 Megan Gustafson 16 2024 Olympics qualification 2024.02.09 Sopron (HUN) 767 75 86 -11 Raquel Carrera 19 2024 Olympics qualification 2024.02.08 Sopron (HUN)
Team Current roster Roster for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Individual records Bold denotes players still playing international basketball.
Most capped players # PlayerNational careerGamesPoints 1 Laia Palau 2002–2021 314 1839 2 Amaya Valdemoro 1995–2013 258 2743 3 Marina Ferragut 1989–2006 253 1867 4 Betty Cebrián 1989–2004 252 1978 5 Lucila Pascua 2001–2017 244 897 6 Alba Torrens 2008– 233 2704 7 Elisa Aguilar 1996–2013 222 1171 8 Silvia Domínguez 2006–2024 214 820 9 Ana Belén Álvaro 1988–2002 204 1730 10 Carolina Mújica 1984–1995 202 1264 11 Laura Nicholls 2008–2020 197 1068
Top scorers # PlayerNational careerPointsMatchesAverage 1 Amaya Valdemoro 1995–2013 2746 258 10.6 2 Alba Torrens 2008– 2704 233 11.6 3 Betty Cebrián 1989–2004 1978 252 7.8 4 Marina Ferragut 1989–2006 1867 253 7.4 5 Laia Palau 2002–2021 1839 314 5.9 6 Blanca Ares 1988–1994 1754 124 14.1 7 Ana Belén Álvaro 1988–2002 1730 204 8.5 8 Margarita Geuer 1985–1993 1716 158 10.9 9 Rocío Jiménez 1974–1988 1487 127 11.7 10 Anna Montañana 2005–2012 1430 129 11.1
Top highscorers Top highscorers in official games (friendlies not included). PlayersPTSOpponentEventDateLocationAmaya Valdemoro392006 World Cup 2nd Round2006.09.18São Paulo (BRA)Blanca Ares361994 World Cup 2nd Round1994.06.10Sydney (AUS)Amaya Valdemoro332002 World Cup 2nd Round2002.09.19Suzhou (CHN)Rosa Castillo321976 EuroBasket Classification Round1976.05.25Ferrand Clermont (FRA)Rosa Castillo321980 EuroBasket Classification Round1980.09.23Banjaluka (YUG)Rosi Sánchez322002 World Cup Classification Round2002.09.25Nanjing (CHN)Alba Torrens322016 Olympics 1st Round2016.08.10Rio (BRA)Marina Ferragut311999 EuroBasket qualification1998.05.15Daruvar (CRO)Marta Xargay312019 EuroBasket 1st Round2019.06.27Riga (LAT)Raquel Carrera312025 EuroBasket quarterfinals2025.06.25Piraeus (GRE)Rocío Jiménez301978 EuroBasket qualification1978.03.23Wolfenbuttel (GER)Marta Fernández302003 EuroBasket qualification2001.11.25Salamanca (ESP)Amaya Valdemoro302004 Olympics 1st Round2004.08.16Athens (GRE)Alba Torrens302013 EuroBasket 1st Round2013.06.15Vannes (FRA)
Top medallists
Most medals won with the national team in Olympic Games, Women's World Cups and EuroBaskets:
Player Medals Details Laia Palau 12 2003 EuroBasket 2005 EuroBasket 2007 EuroBasket 2009 EuroBasket 2010 Women's World Cup 2013 EuroBasket