Founded | 1964 |
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First season | 1964 |
Country | Spain |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Liga Femenina 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | Copa de la Reina |
Supercup | Supercopa de España |
International cup(s) | EuroLeague EuroCup |
Current champions | Valencia Basket (1st title) (2022–23) |
Most championships | CB Godella-Pool Getafe, Ros Casares and Perfumerías Avenida (8 titles) |
TV partners | Teledeporte |
Website | ligafemenina.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.
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.
Club | Winners | Winning Years |
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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 |
Season | Top rating | PIR | Top scorer | PPG | Top rebounder | RPG | Top Assistant | APG |
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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 | ||
Active Liga Femenina player |
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Seasons | Years | Games played |
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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 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Points | Games played | Points per game |
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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 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Rebounds | Games played | Rebounds per game |
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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 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Assists | Games played | Assists per game |
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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 |
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