2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
| Liga Dia1 | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2017–18 | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 182 (Regular season) 11 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Teledeporte Canal FEB (streaming) | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Relegated | Campus Promete LF1 Movistar Estudiantes | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Perfumerías Avenida (6th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Spar CityLift Girona | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | Mann-Filter Star Center–Uni Ferrol | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Gernika 101–51 Estudiantes (21 October 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Sant Adrià 48–91 Avenida (29 October 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Uni Ferrol 110–65 El Pastor (31 March 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 21 games Perfumerías Avenida | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 23 games Movistar Estudiantes | ||||||||||||
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Dia. | |||||||||||||
The 2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Dia for sponsorship reasons, is the 55th season of the Spanish basketball women's league. It started on 30 September 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended in April 2018 with the final.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 14 teams contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Liga Femenina 2.[1]
- Teams promoted from Liga Femenina 2
Venues and locations
Al-Qázeres
Bembibre
Gipuzkoa
Mann-Filter
Promete
Sant Adrià
Location of teams in 2017–18 Liga DIA
| Team | Home city | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Cadí La Seu | La Seu d'Urgell | Palau d'Esports |
| Campus Promete LF1 | Logroño | Lobete |
| Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | Bembibre | Bembibre Arena |
| IDK Gipuzkoa | San Sebastián | José Antonio Gasca |
| Lacturale Art Araski | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Mendizorrotza |
| Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | Gernika | Maloste |
| Mann-Filter | Zaragoza | Eduardo Lastrada |
| Movistar Estudiantes | Madrid | Magariños |
| Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura | Cáceres | Juan Serrano Macayo |
| Perfumerías Avenida | Salamanca | Würzburg |
| Quesos El Pastor | Zamora | Ángel Nieto |
| Spar CityLift Girona | Girona | Fontajau |
| Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià | Sant Adrià de Besòs | Marina Besòs |
| Star Center–Uni Ferrol | Ferrol | Esteiro |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfumerías Avenida | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1973 | 1467 | +506 | 51 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Spar CityLift Girona | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2036 | 1610 | +426 | 49 | |
| 3 | Mann-Filter | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1888 | 1710 | +178 | 45 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1900 | 1758 | +142 | 45 | |
| 5 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1923 | 1803 | +120 | 40 | |
| 6 | IDK Gipuzkoa | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1702 | 1692 | +10 | 40 | |
| 7 | Cadí La Seu | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1822 | 1745 | +77 | 39 | |
| 8 | Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1769 | 1826 | −57 | 38 | |
| 9 | Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1754 | 1864 | −110 | 36 | |
| 10 | Lacturale Art Araski | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1642 | 1841 | −199 | 36 | |
| 11 | Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1693 | 1831 | −138 | 35 | |
| 12 | Quesos El Pastor | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1687 | 2010 | −323 | 32 | |
| 13 | Campus Promete LF1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1638 | 1871 | −233 | 32 | Relegation to LF 2 |
| 14 | Movistar Estudiantes | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1613 | 2012 | −399 | 28 |
Source: Liga Femenina
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
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Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
(4) Star Center–Uni Ferrol vs. (5) Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
| 5 April 2018 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 75–57 (Series: 1–0) |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | Ferrol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 16–14, 20–13, 14–15 | |||
| Pts: Weisner, Prince 19 Rebs: Araújo 16 Asts: Delgado 7 PIR: Weisner 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Pina 14 Rebs: Caldwell 7 Asts: Pina 3 PIR: Caldwell 10 |
Arena: Esteiro Referees: Pagán Baró, Aresté Giralt |
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| 8 April 2018 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 72–74(OT) (Series: 0–2) |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | Gernika |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 26–15, 15–18, 16–22, Overtime: 4–6 | |||
| Pts: Caldwell 16 Rebs: Gómez, Caldwell 8 Asts: Gómez 9 PIR: Caldwell 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Prince 24 Rebs: Weisner 11 Asts: Araújo 5 PIR: Prince 21 |
Arena: Maloste Referees: Zafra Guerra, Pérez Santana |
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(3) Mann-Filter vs. (6) IDK Gipuzkoa
| 5 April 2018 | Mann-Filter | 51–55 (Series: 0–1) |
IDK Gipuzkoa | Zaragoza |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 14–13, 10–20, 14–9 | |||
| Pts: Barbee 16 Rebs: Pascua 10 Asts: Ocete 5 PIR: Barbee 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Weaver 19 Rebs: Sarr 12 Asts: Aduriz 4 PIR: Sarr 18 |
Arena: Eduardo Lastrada Referees: Baena Arroyo, Alcaraz Moreno |
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| 8 April 2017 | IDK Gipuzkoa | 58–62 (Series: 1–1) |
Mann-Filter | San Sebastián |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 15–10, 8–25, 23–16 | |||
| Pts: Alleyne 12 Rebs: Weaver 9 Asts: González 6 PIR: Alleyne 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ferrari 18 Rebs: Pascua 17 Asts: Ocete 5 PIR: Pascua 25 |
Arena: José Antonio Gasca Referees: Morales Ruiz, Langa de Martín |
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| 12 April 2018 | Mann-Filter | 73–62 (Series: 2–1) |
IDK Gipuzkoa | Zaragoza |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 20–17, 12–15, 17–8 | |||
| Pts: Ferrari 29 Rebs: Pascua 8 Asts: Ocete 7 PIR: Ferrari 33 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sarr 13 Rebs: Brkić 6 Asts: Brkić 3 PIR: Sarr 13 |
Arena: Eduardo Lastrada Referees: De Lucas de Lucas, Merino Campos |
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Semifinals
(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (4) Star Center–Uni Ferrol
| 14 April 2018 | Perfumerías Avenida | 95–56 (Series: 1–0) |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | Salamanca |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 19–17, 25–13, 23–8 | |||
| Pts: Elonu 14 Rebs: Robinson 9 Asts: Domínguez 8 PIR: Domínguez 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Prince 18 Rebs: Araújo 6 Asts: Sánchez, Araújo 2 PIR: Weisner 18 |
Arena: Würzburg Referees: Quintas Álvarez, Peláez Santana |
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| 18 April 2018 | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 59–92 (Series: 0–2) |
Perfumerías Avenida | Ferrol |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 8–23, 6–26, 28–22 | |||
| Pts: Prince 20 Rebs: Weisner 7 Asts: Araújo 7 PIR: Weisner 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Robinson, De Souza 18 Rebs: Robinson 8 Asts: Robinson, Elonu, Nicholls 3 PIR: De Souza 24 |
Arena: Esteiro Referees: Bravo Loroño, Alcaraz Moreno |
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(2) Spar CityLift Girona vs. (3) Mann-Filter
| 15 April 2018 | Spar CityLift Girona | 87–64 (Series: 1–0) |
Mann-Filter | Girona |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 19–17, 21–12, 23–17 | |||
| Pts: Mendi 15 Rebs: Colhado 8 Asts: Martínez, Buch 5 PIR: Evans 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Abalde, Ferrari 15 Rebs: Lahuerta, Gimeno 5 Asts: Ferrari, Lahuerta 4 PIR: Ferrari 13 |
Arena: Fontajau Referees: López Herrada, Sánchez Benito |
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| 19 April 2018 | Mann-Filter | 44–57 (Series: 0–2) |
Spar CityLift Girona | Zaragoza |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 14–15, 5–16, 14–14 | |||
| Pts: Barbee 13 Rebs: Gimeno 7 Asts: Ocete, Ferrari 3 PIR: Barbee 11 |
Boxscore | Pts: Colhado 12 Rebs: Mendi 15 Asts: Martínez, Mendi 3 PIR: Colhado 19 |
Arena: Eduardo Lastrada Referees: García León, Langa de Martín |
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Final
(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (2) Spar CityLift Girona
| 26 April 2018 | Perfumerías Avenida | 71–70 (Series: 1–0) |
Spar CityLift Girona | Salamanca |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 22–16, 11–16, 19–24 | |||
| Pts: Robinson 17 Rebs: De Souza, Givens 7 Asts: Domínguez 6 PIR: Robinson 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Conde 20 Rebs: Colhado 10 Asts: Mendi, Martínez 3 PIR: Conde 21 |
Arena: Würzburg Referees: Morales García-Alcaide, Ríos Marcos, Peláez Santana |
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| 29 April 2018 | Spar CityLift Girona | 61–77 (Series: 0–2) |
Perfumerías Avenida | Girona |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 11–26, 17–20, 12–13 | |||
| Pts: Colhado 12 Rebs: Mendi, Colhado 7 Asts: Martínez 7 PIR: Colhado 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: De Souza 18 Rebs: De Souza 10 Asts: Domínguez 5 PIR: De Souza 25 |
Arena: Fontajau Referees: De Lucas de Lucas, Caamaño Muñoz, Areste Giralt |
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Stats leaders in regular season
Points
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shayla Cooper |
Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 16 | 304 | 19.0 |
| 2 |  Paola Ferrari |
Mann-Filter | 26 | 489 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Brittany Brown |
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | 26 | 417 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Lyndra Weaver |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 26 | 407 | 15.6 |
| 5 | Alexis Prince |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 26 | 404 | 15.5 |
Rebounds
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vanessa Gidden |
Campus Promete LF1 | 19 | 249 | 13.1 |
| 2 | Jillian Alleyne |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 22 | 213 | 9.7 |
| 3 | Alisia Jenkins |
Quesos El Pastor | 18 | 173 | 9.6 |
| 4 | Talia Caldwell |
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 19 | 175 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Joy Brown |
Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 26 | 238 | 9.1 |
Assists
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gaby Ocete |
Mann-Filter | 26 | 135 | 5.2 |
| 2 |  Aleksandra Stanaćev |
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | 26 | 125 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Nuria Martínez |
Spar CityLift Girona | 25 | 107 | 4.3 |
| 4 |  Iva Brkić |
IDK Gipuzkoa | 26 | 102 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Paola Ferrari |
Mann-Filter | 26 | 102 | 3.9 |
| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shacobia Barbee |
Mann-Filter | 26 | 488 | 18.8 |
| 2 | Shayla Cooper |
Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 16 | 299 | 18.7 |
| 3 | Vanessa Gidden |
Campus Promete LF1 | 19 | 349 | 18.4 |
| 4 | María Araújo |
Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 26 | 449 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Angel Robinson |
Perfumerías Avenida | 23 | 385 | 16.7 |
References and notes
- ^ "LFB 2017-18.pdf" (PDF). FEB.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2017.