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.
Current clubs
History
Pre playoffs era Season Champion Runner-up1964 CREFF Madrid Medina Madrid1965 CREFF Madrid Indo Barcelona1965–66 Medina La Coruña CREFF Madrid1966–67 CREFF Madrid Medina La Coruña1967–68 CREFF Madrid CE Mataró1968–69 CREFF Madrid Medina La Coruña1969–70 CREFF Madrid Medina La Coruña1970–71 CREFF Madrid CE Mataró1971–72 CE Mataró Picadero JC1972–73 CE Mataró Picadero JC1973–74 CE Mataró Celta Vigo1974–75 Picadero JC CE Mataró1975–76 Picadero JC CE Mataró1976–77 Celta Vigo Picadero JC1977–78 Picadero JC Celta Vigo1978–79 Celta Vigo Picadero JC1979–80 Picadero JC Celta Vigo1980–81 Picadero JC Celta Vigo1981–82 Celta Vigo Picadero JC1982–83 Picadero JC Real Canoe1983–84 Real Canoe Celta Vigo1984–85 Real Canoe El Masnou Bàsquetbol1985–86 Real Canoe CB Tortosa1986–87 CB Tortosa CD Xuncas1987–88 CB Tortosa Tintoretto Getafe 1988–89 CB Tortosa CD Xuncas1989–90 El Masnou Bàsquetbol Tintoretto Getafe 1990–91 CB Godella Celta Vigo1991–92 CB Godella BF Zaragoza1992–93 CB Godella BEX1993–94 CB Godella CB Islas Canarias1994–95 CB Godella CB Islas Canarias1995–96 CB Godella CB Avenida
Playoffs era Season Champion Runner-up Score1996–97 Pool Getafe Real Canoe 2–11997–98 Pool Getafe Celta Vigo 2–11998–99 Celta Vigo Halcón Viajes 2–01999–00 Celta Vigo CB Islas Canarias 2–12000–01 Ros Casares Valencia UB - FC Barcelona 3–22001–02 Ros Casares Valencia UB - FC Barcelona 3–02002–03 UB - FC Barcelona Ros Casares Valencia 3–22003–04 Ros Casares Valencia UB - FC Barcelona 3–02004–05 UB - FC Barcelona Ros Casares Valencia 3–22005–06 CB Avenida UB - FC Barcelona 3–12006–07 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 3–22007–08 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–12008–09 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–02009–10 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–02010–11 CB Avenida Ros Casares Valencia 2–0 2011–12 Ros Casares Valencia CB Avenida 2–02012–13 CB Avenida Rivas Ecópolis 2–0 2013–14 Rivas Ecópolis CB Avenida 2–02014–15 Uni Girona CB CB Avenida 2–02015–16 CB Avenida Uni Girona CB 2–12016–17 CB Avenida Uni Girona CB 2–12017–18 CB Avenida Uni Girona CB 2–02018–19 Uni Girona CB CB Avenida 2–02019–20 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain2020–21 CB Avenida Valencia Basket 2–12021–22 CB Avenida Valencia Basket 2–02022–23 Valencia Basket CB Avenida 2–02023–24 Valencia Basket CB Avenida 2–02024–25 Valencia Basket Casademont Zaragoza 2–02025–26 Valencia Basket Casademont Zaragoza 2–0
Performance by club Club Winners Winning years CB Godella-Pool Getafe8 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Ros Casares Valencia8 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 CB Avenida8 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 CREFF Madrid7 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 Picadero-El Masnou7 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1990 Celta Vigo5 1977, 1979, 1982, 1999, 2000 Valencia Basket4 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 CE Mataró3 1972, 1973, 1974 Real Canoe3 1984, 1985, 1986 CB Tortosa3 1987, 1988, 1989 UB - FC Barcelona2 2003, 2005 Uni Girona CB2 2015, 2019 Medina La Coruña1 1966 Rivas Ecópolis1 2014
Stats leaders
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 2019–20On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to COVID-19 pandemic. Tinara Moore 18.55 Tanaya Atkinson 19.57 Vanessa Gidden 8.68 Sílvia Domínguez 5.64 2020–21 Sika Koné21.90 Markeisha Gatling 19.70 Sika Koné 11.63 Aleksandra Stanaćev 4.902021–22 Sika Koné20.11 Tanaya Atkinson16.39 Sika Koné11.32 Cristina Ouviña4.652022–23 Sika Koné27.63 Sika Koné17.47 Sika Koné14.17 Melisa Gretter5.242023–24 Regan Magarity19.00 Jade Loville15.71 Dulcy Fankam10.00 Melisa Gretter4.432024–25 Mariam Coulibaly29.04 Mariam Coulibaly22.04 Mariam Coulibaly10.79 Leticia Romero5.42
All-time top performances
Active Liga Femenina player
Games played
RankPlayerPosition(s)SeasonsYearsGames played1PG191998–20175402C182002–20204933PG161997–4474SG151997–20134095PG151997–20133836PG132005–3767SG151997–20133718PG142000–20143709PG122000–201236310SF162005–360
Points
RankPlayerPositionYearsPointsGames playedPoints per game1SF1997–20125,19030517.02SG1998–20124,99434414.53SG1997–20134,79340911.74SG1999–20154,73735813.25PG1998–20174,4225408.26C2003–20204,26634112.57SG1997–20083,79031911.98SG1997–20123,66525614.39SF2007–3,52729412.010SG1997–20103,49533410.5
Rebounds
RankPlayerPositionYearsReboundsGames playedRebounds per game1C2003–20203,0003418.82C2002–20202,9034935.93PF1997–20082,1333416.34C1997–20051,5812177.35PF2001–20101,5781818.76C2006–20121,5621589.97SF1997–20121,5413055.18PF2002–20181,5302167.19C1998–20141,4983025.010PG1997–1,4804473.3
Assists
RankPlayerPositionYearsAssistsGames playedAssists per game1PG1997–1,3664473.12PG2005–1,3523763.63PG1998–20171,2565402.34PG2006–1,1343123.65PG2000–20121,0033632.86PG2000–20149883702.77SG1998–20129633442.88PG2004–9503332.99SG1999–20158833582.510SF2007–8612942.9
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 Spanish Queen's Cup Spanish Supercup
References
External links Official Site Locos por el baloncesto femenino "www.encancha.com"