Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Introduction 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.<!--
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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  2–0===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 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 Valencia Basket1 2023===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 2019–20  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===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"