The 2020–21 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Femenina Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 58th season of the Spanish basketball women's league. It started on 19 September 2020 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 6 May 2021 with the finals.
Liga Femenina Endesa1 | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Games played | 255 |
Teams | 16 |
Regular season | |
Relegated | Alter Enersun Al-Qázeres Extremadura Quesos El Pastor |
Finals | |
Champions | Perfumerías Avenida (7th title) |
Runners-up | Valencia Basket |
Semifinalists | Spar Girona Lointek Gernika Bizkaia |
Records | |
Biggest home win | Girona 85–37 Cáceres (11 January 2021) Avenida 91–43 Gernika (25 April 2021) |
Biggest away win | Cáceres 42–97 Avenida (2 October 2020) |
Highest scoring | Tenerife 103–102 Gran Canaria (20 September 2020) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Endesa. |
It was the following season after the 2019–20 season was curtailed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, there were not relegations to Liga Femenina 2 and the league was expanded to 16 teams for this season.
Format changes
editFor this season, the league was expanded to 16 teams and the first two rounds of the playoffs will be played in a two-legged tie, instead of previous seasons best-of-three playoff that are kept for the finals.[1]
Teams
editPromotion and relegation (pre-season)
editA total of 16 teams consisted the league, including the same 14 sides from the 2019–20 season and two promoted from the 2019–20 Liga Femenina 2.[2][3]
- Teams promoted from Liga Femenina 2
- Movistar Estudiantes
Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià(resigned due to economical reasons and swapped place with Spar Gran Canaria)[4]
Other changes
editThe professional team of Stadium Casablanca was integrated into Basket Zaragoza's structure to become its women's team. It played with its colours, name and crest.[5]
Venues and locations
editTeam | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Alter Enersun Al-Qázeres Extremadura | Cáceres | Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres | 6,550 |
Cadí La Seu | La Seu d'Urgell | Palau d'Esports | 800 |
Campus Promete | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes | 4,500 |
Casademont Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | 10,744 |
Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Santiago Martín | 5,100 |
Durán Maquinaria Ensino | Lugo | Pazo dos Deportes | 6,500 |
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | Bembibre | Bembibre Arena | 1,500 |
IDK Euskotren | San Sebastián | José Antonio Gasca | 2,500 |
Kutxabank Araski | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza | 2,603 |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | Gernika | Maloste | 800 |
Movistar Estudiantes | Madrid | Antonio Magariños | 700 |
Perfumerías Avenida | Salamanca | Würzburg | 3,000 |
Quesos El Pastor | Zamora | Ángel Nieto | 2,200 |
Spar Girona | Girona | Girona-Fontajau | 5,500 |
Spar Gran Canaria | Las Palmas | La Paterna | 1,600 |
Valencia Basket | Valencia | La Fonteta | 8,500 |
Regular season
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 30 | 29 | 1 | 2437 | 1765 | +672 | 59 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Valencia Basket | 30 | 29 | 1 | 2267 | 1741 | +526 | 59 | |
3 | Spar Girona | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2304 | 1851 | +453 | 56 | |
4 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2020 | 1851 | +169 | 48 | |
5 | Movistar Estudiantes | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2086 | 1941 | +145 | 48 | |
6 | Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2022 | 2123 | −101 | 46 | |
7 | Durán Maquinaria Ensino | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2045 | 2121 | −76 | 45 | |
8 | Spar Gran Canaria | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2185 | 2273 | −88 | 43 | |
9 | Cadí La Seu | 30 | 13 | 17 | 1923 | 1986 | −63 | 43 | |
10 | IDK Euskotren | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2030 | 2042 | −12 | 43 | |
11 | Kutxabank Araski | 30 | 12 | 18 | 1882 | 1984 | −102 | 42 | |
12 | Campus Promete | 30 | 11 | 19 | 1949 | 2101 | −152 | 41 | |
13 | Casademont Zaragoza | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2044 | 2272 | −228 | 39 | |
14 | Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | 30 | 8 | 22 | 1921 | 2164 | −243 | 38 | |
15 | Alter Enersun Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 30 | 7 | 23 | 1827 | 2188 | −361 | 37 | Relegation to LF Challenge |
16 | Quesos El Pastor | 30 | 3 | 27 | 1830 | 2369 | −539 | 33 |
Positions by round
editThe table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Leader and qualification to playoffs | |
Qualification to playoffs | |
Relegation to Liga Femenina 2 |
Results
editPlayoffs
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 80 | 95 | 175 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Spar Gran Canaria | 61 | 62 | 123 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 77 | 91 | 168 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 55 | 43 | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 42 | 74 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Movistar Estudiantes | 47 | 64 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 64 | 76 | 76 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Valencia Basket | 67 | 74 | 61 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Valencia Basket | 69 | 82 | 151 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Durán Maquinaria Ensino | 58 | 54 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Valencia Basket | 73 | 87 | 160 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Spar Girona | 64 | 74 | 138 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Spar Girona | 79 | 74 | 153 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife | 45 | 67 | 112 |
Source: FEB
Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Perfumerías Avenida (C) | 37 | 35 | 2 | Qualification to EuroLeague regular season |
2 | Valencia Basket | 37 | 34 | 3 | Qualification to EuroLeague qualifying round |
3 | Spar Girona[a] (X) | 34 | 28 | 6 | Qualification to EuroLeague regular season |
4 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 34 | 19 | 15 | Qualification to EuroCup group stage |
5 | Movistar Estudiantes | 32 | 19 | 13 | |
6 | Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
7 | Durán Maquinaria Ensino | 32 | 15 | 17 | Qualification to EuroCup qualification round |
8 | Spar Gran Canaria | 32 | 13 | 19 | |
9 | Cadí La Seu | 30 | 13 | 17 | |
10 | IDK Euskotren | 30 | 13 | 17 | |
11 | Kutxabank Araski | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
12 | Campus Promete | 30 | 11 | 19 | |
13 | Casademont Zaragoza | 30 | 9 | 21 | |
14 | Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | 30 | 8 | 22 | |
15 | Alter Enersun Al-Qázeres Extremadura (R) | 30 | 7 | 23 | Relegation to Liga Femenina Challenge |
16 | Quesos El Pastor (R) | 30 | 3 | 27 |
- ^ Spar Girona qualified to the EuroLeague by winning the Copa de la Reina.
Awards
editAll official awards of the 2020–21 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.[6]
MVP
editPos. | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
C | Markeisha Gatling | Casademont Zaragoza |
Source: [7]
National MVP
editPos. | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
PG | Cristina Ouviña | Valencia Basket |
Source: [8]
All–League Team
editPos. | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
PG | Cristina Ouviña | Valencia Basket |
SG | Chelsea Gray | Spar Girona |
SF | Tiffany Hayes | Perfumerías Avenida |
PF | Katie Lou Samuelson | Perfumerías Avenida |
C | Markeisha Gatling | Casademont Zaragoza |
Source: [9]
Best Young Player Award
editPos. | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
PG | Maite Cazorla | Perfumerías Avenida |
Source: [10]
Best Coach
editCoach | Team |
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Alberto Ortego | Movistar Estudiantes |
Source: [11]
Player of the round
editRegular season
editQuarter-finals
editRound | Player | Team | Eff. | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st leg | Adaora Elonu | Spar Girona | 32 | [44] |
2nd leg | Celeste Trahan-Davis (2) | Valencia Basket | 35 | [45] |
Semi-finals
editRound | Player | Team | Eff. | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st leg | Cristina Ouviña | Valencia Basket | 25 | [46] |
2nd leg | Rebecca Allen | Valencia Basket | 30 | [47] |
Final
editRound | Player | Team | Eff. | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st leg | Raquel Carrera | Valencia Basket | 24 | [48] |
2nd leg | Tiffany Hayes | Perfumerías Avenida | 21 | [49] |
3rd leg | Katie Lou Samuelson (3) | Perfumerías Avenida | 25 | [50] |
Spanish clubs in international competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
---|---|---|---|---|
Perfumerías Avenida | EuroLeague | Final | Loss vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg | 9–1 |
Semi-finals | Win vs. Sopron Basket | |||
Quarter-finals | Win vs. Spar Girona | |||
Regular season Group A | 1st of 4 teams (6–0) | |||
Spar Girona | Quarter-finals | Loss vs. Perfumerías Avenida | 4–5 | |
Regular season Group C | 2nd of 4 teams (3–3) | |||
Qualifying round | Win vs. ACS Sepsi SIC | |||
Valencia Basket | EuroCup | Final | Win vs. Reyer Venezia | 7–0 |
Semi-finals | Win vs. Flammes Carolo Basket | |||
Quarter-finals | Win vs. ESBVA-LM | |||
Round of 16 | Win vs. Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc | |||
Group stage Group H | 1st of 4 teams (3–0) | |||
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | Round of 16 | Loss vs. ACS Sepsi SIC | 2–2 | |
Group stage Group F | 2nd of 4 teams (2–1) | |||
Cadí La Seu | Group stage Group G | 3rd of 4 teams (2–1) | 2–1 | |
Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife | Group stage Group F | 3rd of 4 teams (2–1) | 3–1 | |
Qualification round | Win vs. Kangoeroes Mechelen |
References
edit- ^ "La Comisión Gestora de la FEB aprueba las Bases de Competición para la temporada 2020/21 | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Definidos los grupos y equipos de la temporada 2020/21 | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Guía oficial: Plantillas, datos, estadísticas… ¡y mucho espectáculo! | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Situación LF Endesa: Sant Adriá no competirá y pueden sumarse otros..." KIA en Zona (in European Spanish). 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "El Basket Zaragoza absorbe al Stadium Casablanca y competirá en Liga Femenina Endesa" (in Spanish). Palco 23. 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Keisha Gatling cierra el cuadro de honor de los Premios LF Endesa 2020-21 | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "El reinado de Keisha Gatling culmina con la conquista del MVP de la temporada 2020/21 | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "El impactante regreso de Cristina Ouviña desemboca en la conquista del MVP Nacional | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Quinteto ideal 2020/21: Ouviña, Grey, Hayes, Samuelson y Gatling | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Maite Cazorla se proclama como la Revelación Nacional de la temporada | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Alberto Ortego, elegido mejor entrenador de la temporada 2020/21 | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "J.1: La nueva salsa canaria del MVP se llama Kai James | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "J.2: Vasic, Rhine y Hempe, el carácter ofensivo del primer MVP compartido | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Actualización J.2: Katie Lou Samuelson conquista desde Salamanca el primer MVP en diferido | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "J.3: Sika Koné y la buena fortuna de un MVP teñido de amarillo | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 25 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "J.4: Lashann Higgs y la carrera espacial hacia el MVP del Pajariel Bembibre | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "J.5: Merritt Hempe, recuperando el MVP de la fortaleza lucense | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "J.6: Sika Koné, un nuevo tope de valoración para un MVP enemistado con la fortuna | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "J.7: Kai James y el MVP basado en la filosofía de "el que la sigue, la consigue" | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "J.8: Asia Taylor y la triple victoria de un MVP globalizado | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "J.9: El imperio de la MVP Aisa Taylor se asienta en la Península | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "J.10: La varita mágica de Rosó Buch conquista un nuevo MVP | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "J.11: Markeisha Gatling, el MVP de las primeras veces que ilusiona al Casademont Zaragoza | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "J.12: Taylor & Stanacev, dos 'jugonas' del MVP compartido | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Actualización J.12: Sonja Vasic recupera un MVP de ida y vuelta | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "J.13: Lashann Higgs, el MVP que llegó con un balón de oxígeno para el Pajariel Bembibre | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "J.14: Lashann Higgs & Maimouna Diarra, calidad compartida para un MVP de contrastes | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "J.15: Mi Vuelta Perfecta, by Katie Lou Samuelson | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "J.16: Laia Flores y el autoritario golpe sobre la mesa de la base del futuro | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "J.17: Celeste Trahan Davis, la MVP 'rompe-récords' del Valencia BC | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "J.18: Vega Gimeno, el MVP de la sangre fría, en el momento más caliente | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "J.19: Keisha Gatling, la provisional MVP de la irrupción en la LF Endesa | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "J.20: El MVP salda su cuenta pendiente con la "berciana" Sara Rhine | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "J.21: Aleksandra Stanacev, la "persistencia de la memoria" del MVP | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "J.22: Keisha Gatling y el MVP de la fiabilidad en la jornada más larga | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "J.23: El tercer MVP de Keisha Gatling tiene un dulce sabor | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "J.24: Arica Carter y el primer MVP del huracán estudiantil | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "J.25: Higgs & Koné, el MVP compartido del poder las urgencias | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "J.26: Wolf & Koné, el MVP de la lucha por la permanencia | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "J.27: Kai James y el brillo de un MVP con el dulce sabor de la permanencia | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "J.28: María Araújo, el reconocimiento de un MVP forjado desde el carácter | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "J.29: Chatrice White y el embrujo de un MVP surgido desde la oportunidad | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "J.30: Mariam Coulibaly y la conquista del MVP más amargo del IDK Euskotren | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Cuartos - Ida: Adaora Elonu y el retorno del MVP de las grandes ocasiones | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Cuartos - Vuelta: Celeste Trahan-Davis y el MVP de la inercia positiva | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Semis - Ida: La escuela de magia Cristina Ouviña imparte una nueva MasterClass | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Semis - Vuelta: La llave Allen que abrió la puerta a la Final valenciana | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Final J.1: Raquel Carrera o cuando el MVP parece estar predestinado | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Final J.2: Tiffany Hayes y la definición exacta del concepto MVP | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "FINAL J.3: Katie Lou Samuelson, la MVP que "botó" por su equipo | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in European Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)