2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

	Leader
	Copa de la Reina and; Playoffs semifinals berth
	Copa de la Reina and; Playoffs berth
	FIBA Europe competitions
	Relegation to; Liga Femenina 2

Liga Femenina
Liga Femenina
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
Points
Points	Roneeka Hodges
Rebounds	Julia Forster
Assists	Paola Ferrari
Index Rating	Nádia Colhado
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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.

Bembibre

Gipuzkoa

Mann-Filter

Promete

Al-Qázeres

Location of teams in 2016–17 Liga Femenina

2016–17 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto is located in Canary Islands

Gran Canaria

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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	Qualification to semifinals
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	Relegation to LF 2

Source: Liga Femenina

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	F
Team \ Round
Perfumerias Avenida	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Spar CityLift Girona	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Star Center-Uni Ferrol	7	11	10	8	6	7	9	10	12	10	10	7	6	6	7	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3
Lacturale Araski	4	10	7	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	4
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia	10	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5
IDK Gipuzkoa	6	7	11	13	13	10	10	9	9	8	7	10	11	8	10	10	10	10	7	7	8	9	8	8	7	5	6
Campus Promete	8	12	12	10	8	6	7	8	8	11	11	8	10	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	7	7
Cadí La Seu	13	8	6	5	9	9	8	7	5	6	6	5	8	11	9	9	9	8	11	9	7	7	7	6	6	8	8
Al-Qázeres Extremadura	5	3	8	9	7	8	6	5	6	7	8	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre	9	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	5	5	9	7	7	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10
Mann-Filter	12	14	13	11	11	11	12	11	11	9	9	11	9	10	8	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	9	10	10	11	11
Quesos El Pastor	1	9	9	12	12	13	11	13	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
CREF ¡Hola!	11	6	5	6	10	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Spar Gran Canaria	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

Playoffs

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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

9 April 2017	IDK Gipuzkoa	61–59 (Series: 1–1)	Star Center–Uni Ferrol	San Sebastián
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

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

(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

8 April 2017	Lacturale Araski	57–54 (Series: 2–0)	Lointek Gernika Bizkaia	Vitoria-Gasteiz
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Performance Index Rating

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. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

External links

[1] "Sorteado el calendario de LF para la temporada 2016/17" (in Spanish). FEB. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[2] "La Copa de la Reina se amplía a seis equipos" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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v t e 2016–17 in European women's basketball
Domestic leagues	Hungary Iceland Romania Serbia Spain Turkey United Kingdom
Regional leagues	Adriatic League Baltic League Central Europe League Eastern European League
Domestic cups	Hungary Iceland Scotland Serbia Spain
Continental competitions	EuroLeague EuroCup SuperCup
International competitions	2016 Summer Olympics Qualifying EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Games of the Small States of Europe