2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
| Liga Femenina | |||||||||
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| Season | 2016–17 | ||||||||
| Duration | September 2015–April 2016 | ||||||||
| Games played | 182 (Regular season) 14–21 (Playoffs) | ||||||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||||||
| TV partner(s) | FEBtv.com (streaming) | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Nádia Colhado | ||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||
| Champions | Perfumerías Avenida (5th title) | ||||||||
| Runners-up | Spar CityLift Girona | ||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |||||||||
The 2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto is the 54th edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. Regular season will start on 28 September 2016 and will finish on 1 April 2017. Playoffs will be played between 5 April and 3 May 2017.[1]
Competition format
All the 14 teams play the regular season, consisted in a home and away round-robin. At the end of the regular season, the four first teams qualify for the playoffs, on a best of three series. The two last qualified teams are relegated to Liga Femenina 2.
At the end of the regular season, the two first teams will directly qualify to semifinals, while teams between third and sixth join the quarterfinals stage.
The two last qualified teams will be relegated to Liga Femenina 2.
Copa de la Reina
For the Copa de la Reina, initially was confirmed a format similar to the previous years, the first three qualified teams at the end of the first half of the season and another one qualified as host would play the Cup in a Final Four format, to be played on 11 and 12 February 2017.
However, on 15 November 2016, the Spanish Basketball Federation expanded the competition to the first six qualified teams at the half of the season. The two best teams will qualify directly to the semifinals while the other four teams will join the competition in the round of quarterfinals.[2]
Participating clubs
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Spar Gran Canaria and Añares Rioja ISB were relegated to Liga Femenina 2. Likewise, Lacturale Araski and Al-Qázeres Extremadura promoted from this league as champion and runner-up respectively.
As Conquero Huelva Wagen finally was not admitted in the league, the Spanish Basketball Federation invited Spar Gran Canaria to occupy its place.
Location of teams in 2016–17 Liga Femenina
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 2016–17 Liga Femenina (Canary Islands)
| Team | City | Arena | 2015–16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfumerías Avenida | Salamanca | Würzburg | 1st |
| Spar CityLift Girona | Girona | Fontajau | 2nd |
| Mann-Filter | Zaragoza | Eduardo Lastrada | 4th |
| Cadí La Seu | La Seu d'Urgell | Palau d'Esports | 5th |
| Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | Gernika | Maloste | 6th |
| CREF ¡Hola! | Madrid | Canal de Isabel II | 7th |
| Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre | Bembibre | Bembibre Arena | 8th |
| Quesos El Pastor | Zamora | Ángel Nieto | 9th |
| IDK Gipuzkoa | San Sebastián | José Antonio Gasca | 10th |
| Star Center–Uni Ferrol | Ferrol | Esteiro | 11th |
| Campus Promete | Logroño | Lobete | 12th |
| Spar Gran Canaria | Las Palmas | Centro Insular de Deportes | 13th |
| Lacturales Araski | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 1st (LF2) |
| Al-Qázeres Extremadura | Cáceres | Juan Serrano Macayo | 2nd (LF2) |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1889 | 1452 | +437 | 51 | Qualification to semifinals |
| 2 | Spar CityLift Girona | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1978 | 1651 | +327 | 47 | |
| 3 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1696 | 1528 | +168 | 42 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1742 | 1801 | −59 | 41 | |
| 5 | IDK Gipuzkoa | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1743 | 1728 | +15 | 40 | |
| 6 | Lacturale Araski | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1634 | 1735 | −101 | 39 | |
| 7 | Campus Promete | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1792 | 1787 | +5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Cadí La Seu | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1662 | 1655 | +7 | 39 | |
| 9 | Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1755 | 1802 | −47 | 37 | |
| 10 | Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1682 | 1770 | −88 | 36 | |
| 11 | Mann-Filter | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1706 | 1771 | −65 | 36 | |
| 12 | Quesos El Pastor | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1666 | 1770 | −104 | 35 | |
| 13 | CREF ¡Hola! | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1603 | 1859 | −256 | 33 | Relegation to LF 2 |
| 14 | Spar Gran Canaria | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1619 | 1858 | −239 | 31 |
Source: Liga Femenina
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
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Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 69 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 68 | 59 | 59 | 4 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 45 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | IDK Gipuzkoa | 60 | 61 | 56 | 1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 71 | 75 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Spar CityLift Girona | 51 | 79 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Spar CityLift Girona | 80 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 61 | 54 | 6 | Lacturale Araski | 51 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Lacturale Araski | 64 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(4) Star Center–Uni Ferrol vs. (5) IDK Gipuzkoa
| 5 April 2017 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 68–60 (Series: 1–0) |
IDK Gipuzkoa | Ferrol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 18–15, 16–21, 15–14 | |||
| Pts: Sánchez 16 Rebs: Barbee 12 Asts: Suárez, Sánchez, Barbee 4 PIR: Barbee 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Colhado 17 Rebs: Colhado 14 Asts: Ferrari 6 PIR: Colhado 27 |
Arena: Esteiro Referees: De Lucas de Lucas, Aresté Giralt |
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| 9 April 2017 | IDK Gipuzkoa | 61–59 (Series: 1–1) |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | San Sebastián |
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| 12:00 | Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 19–15, 19–11, 15–11 | |||
| Pts: Aduriz 14 Rebs: Bulgak, Sarr 7 Asts: Ocete 7 PIR: Aduriz 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sánchez 20 Rebs: Sánchez 12 Asts: Suárez 7 PIR: Sánchez 31 |
Arena: José Antonio Gasca Referees: Zafra Guerra, López Herrada |
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| 12 April 2017 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 59–56 (Series: 2–1) |
IDK Gipuzkoa | Ferrol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 11–11, 9–17, 25–12 | |||
| Pts: Barbee 17 Rebs: Sánchez, Pérez, Barbee 9 Asts: Sánchez 4 PIR: Sánchez 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bulgak 20 Rebs: Bulgak 17 Asts: Ocete 6 PIR: Bulgak 28 |
Arena: Esteiro Referees: Muñoz García, Pinela García |
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(3) Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs. (6) Lacturale Araski
| 5 April 2017 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 61–64 (Series: 0–1) |
Lacturale Araski | Gernika |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 9–21, 19–12, 12–17 | |||
| Pts: Pina 17 Rebs: Pina 11 Asts: Asurmendi 6 PIR: Pina 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tudanca 23 Rebs: Tudanca 7 Asts: Vega 4 PIR: Tudanca 21 |
Arena: Maloste Referees: Pagán Baró, Baena Arroyo |
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| 8 April 2017 | Lacturale Araski | 57–54 (Series: 2–0) |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 17–12, 15–10, 13–16 | |||
| Pts: Silva, Roundtree 13 Rebs: Tudanca, Roundtree 8 Asts: Silva 4 PIR: Silva 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mokango 13 Rebs: Mokango 15 Asts: Pina 3 PIR: Mokango 15 |
Arena: Mendizorrotza Referees: Mendoza Holgado, Hurtado Almansa |
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Semifinals
(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (4) Star Center–Uni Ferrol
| 14 April 2017 | Perfumerías Avenida | 69–45 (Series: 1–0) |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | Salamanca |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 16–11, 19–18, 17–8 | |||
| Teledeporte | Pts: Givens 20 Rebs: De Souza 9 Asts: Domínguez, Milovanović 6 PIR: Givens 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Barbee 12 Rebs: Sánchez 8 Asts: Barbee 3 PIR: Sánchez 22 |
Arena: Würzburg Referees: García León, Torres Sánchez |
| 18 April 2017 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 39–61 (Series: 0–2) |
Perfumerías Avenida | Ferrol |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 11–12, 8–14, 8–15 | |||
| Teledeporte | Pts: Jefferson 10 Rebs: Pérez 11 Asts: Barbee 4 PIR: Pérez, Barbee 11 |
Boxscore | Pts: Milovanović 13 Rebs: De Souza 9 Asts: Domínguez 5 PIR: De Souza 18 |
Arena: Esteiro Referees: Zamora Rodríguez, Padrós Feliu |
(2) Spar CityLift Girona vs. (6) Lacturale Araski
| 15 April 2017 | Spar CityLift Girona | 80–51 (Series: 1–0) |
Lacturale Araski | Girona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 19–13, 19–9, 19–15 | |||
| Teledeporte | Pts: Jordana 21 Rebs: Spanou 13 Asts: Buch 6 PIR: Coulibaly 33 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tudanca 15 Rebs: Liñeira 7 Asts: Liñeira 3 PIR: Liñeira 12 |
Arena: Fontajau Referees: Gómez López, González Cuervo |
| 19 April 2017 | Lacturale Araski | 43–61 (Series: 0–2) |
Spar CityLift Girona | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 17–14, 7–10, 10–20 | |||
| Teledeporte | Pts: Aldalur 9 Rebs: Velasco, Vega, Silva 4 Asts: Velasco, Silva 4 PIR: Silva 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rodríguez 14 Rebs: Coulibaly 13 Asts: Jordana 4 PIR: Coulibaly 21 |
Arena: Mendizorrotza Referees: Carpallo Miguélez, Aranzana García |
Final
(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (2) Spar CityLift Girona
| 26 April 2017 | Perfumerías Avenida | 71–51 | Spar CityLift Girona | Salamanca |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 17–14, 25–13, 16–10 | |||
| Teledeporte | Pts: Milovanović 30 Rebs: De Souza 8 Asts: Givens 7 PIR: Milovanović 35 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ibekwe 20 Rebs: Ibekwe 11 Asts: Jordana, Ibekwe 2 PIR: Ibekwe 19 |
Arena: Würzburg Referees: Uruñuela Uruñuela, Olivares Iglesias |
| 29 April 2017 | Spar CityLift Girona | 79–75 | Perfumerías Avenida | Girona |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–21, 19–16, 21–20 | |||
| Teledeporte | Pts: Ibekwe 24 Rebs: Ibekwe 8 Asts: Jordana 8 PIR: Ibekwe 38 |
Boxscore | Pts: Domínguez 20 Rebs: De Souza 9 Asts: Domínguez, Givens 2 PIR: Domínguez 19 |
Arena: Fontajau Referees: Terreros San Miguel, García León |
| 2 May 2017 | Perfumerías Avenida | 67–46 (Series: 2–1) |
Spar CityLift Girona | Salamanca |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–7, 16–9, 23–17, 13–13 | |||
| Teledeporte | Pts: Milovanović 20 Rebs: Milovanović 10 Asts: Domínguez 6 PIR: Milovanović 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Coulibaly 9 Rebs: Ibekwe 9 Asts: Jordana, Ibekwe 3 PIR: Coulibaly 14 |
Arena: Würzburg Referees: Morales Ruiz, Gómez López |
Stats leaders in regular season
Points
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Roneeka Hodges |
Mann-Filter | 21 | 355 | 16.9 |
| 2 |  Paola Ferrari |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 17 | 287 | 16.9 |
| 3 | Amisha Carter |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 19 | 317 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Nádia Colhado |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 19 | 313 | 16.5 |
| 5 | Ameryst Alston |
Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 25 | 402 | 16.1 |
Rebounds
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Forster |
Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 26 | 300 | 11.5 |
| 2 |  Mariam Coulibaly |
Spar Gran Canaria | 26 | 260 | 10.0 |
| 3 |  Sarah Imovbioh |
CREF ¡Hola! | 26 | 251 | 9.6 |
| 4 | Nádia Colhado |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 19 | 177 | 9.3 |
| 5 |  María Araújo |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 26 | 230 | 8.8 |
Assists
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paola Ferrari |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 17 | 90 | 5.3 |
| 2 | María Asurmendi |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 26 | 120 | 4.6 |
| 3 | Gaby Ocete |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 25 | 111 | 4.4 |
| 4 |  Aleksandra Stanaćev |
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre | 26 | 112 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Ana Suárez |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 19 | 75 | 3.9 |
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nádia Colhado |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 19 | 415 | 21.8 |
| 2 | Amisha Carter |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 19 | 411 | 21.6 |
| 3 | Julia Forster |
Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 26 | 514 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Shacobia Barbee |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 26 | 502 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Érika de Souza |
Perfumerias Avenida | 16 | 294 | 18.4 |
References
- ^ "Sorteado el calendario de LF para la temporada 2016/17" (in Spanish). FEB. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "La Copa de la Reina se amplía a seis equipos" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2016.