2008–09 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

The 2008–09 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 46th edition of the Spanish premier championship for women's basketball teams. Ros Casares Valencia defeated Perfumerías Avenida in the final to win its third title in a row, an overall sixth.[1] Rivas Ecópolis also qualified for the FIBA Euroleague along with Ros Casares and Avenida, while Feve San José, Espanyol Olesa and EBE Puig d'en Valls qualified for the FIBA Eurocup. On the other hand Mann Filter Zaragoza and Extrugasa Cortegada were relegated as the two bottom teams. However, Feve San José was disbanded following the end of the season[2] and Espanyol Olesa renounced to its Eurocup place for financial reasons,[3] so Mann Filter Zaragoza was spared from relegation and invited to the Eurocup along with CB Islas Canarias.[4]

Teams by autonomous community

Autonomous community Teams
Castile and León Castilla y León 2: Feve San José, Perfumerías Avenida
Catalonia Catalunya 2: Cadí Sedís, Espanyol Olesa
Galicia (Spain) Galicia 2: Celta Vigo, Extrugasa Cortegada
Balearic Islands Islas Baleares 2: Joventut Mariana, EBE Puig d'en Valls
Community of Madrid Madrid 2: MMT Estudiantes, Rivas Ecópolis
Aragon Aragón 1: Mann Filter Zaragoza
Valencian Community Comunidad Valenciana 1: Ros Casares Valencia
Basque Country (autonomous community) Euskadi 1: Txingudi Hondarribia
Canary Islands Islas Canarias 1: CB Islas Canarias

Regular season

# Teams Pld W L PF PA PS Q/R FIBA
1Ros Casares Valencia 26 25 1 2202 1628 Qualified for the play-offs Qualified for the Euroleague
2Perfumerías Avenida 26 19 7 1964 1787 Qualified for the play-offs Qualified for the Euroleague
3Rivas Ecópolis 26 18 8 1773 1644 2 Qualified for the play-offs Qualified for the Euroleague
4Feve San José 26 17 9 1864 1802 Qualified for the play-offs, subsequently disbanded Qualified for the Eurocup, but renounced
5Espanyol Olesa 26 17 9 1871 1792 3 Qualified for the Eurocup Play-offs Qualified for the Eurocup, but renounced
6Joventut Mariana 26 15 11 1865 1865 New entry Qualified for the Eurocup Play-offs
7EBE Puig d'en Valls 26 14 12 1806 1737 4 Qualified for the Eurocup Play-offs Qualified for the Eurocup
8Txingudi Hondarribia 26 13 13 1860 1953 3 Qualified for the Eurocup Play-offs
9Celta Vigo 26 11 15 1643 1671 2
10Cadí Sedís 26 9 17 1686 1862 1
11CB Islas Canarias 26 7 19 1752 1902 1 Invited to the Eurocup
12MMT Estudiantes 26 6 20 1575 1800 New entry
13Mann Filter Zaragoza 26 6 20 1613 1874 1 Spared from relegation Invited to the Eurocup
14Extrugasa Cortegada 26 5 21 1669 1826 8 Relegated to Liga Femenina 2

Championship Play-offs

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
Ros Casares Valencia 2-0 Feve San José 81-59 96-77
Perfumerías Avenida 2-1 Rivas Ecópolis 67-75 60-49 75–61

Rivas Ecópolis qualifies for the FIBA Euroleague. Feve San José qualifies for the FIBA Eurocup. However, Feve San José later disappeared and was replaced by CB Islas Canarias.

Final

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
Ros Casares Valencia 2-0 Perfumerías Avenida 96-56 70-66
Liga Femenina de Baloncesto 2008-09 Champions

Ros Casares Valencia
Sixth title

FIBA Eurocup Play-Offs

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
Espanyol Olesa 2-0 Txingudi Hondarribia 77-76 75-73 –
Joventut Mariana 0-2 EBE Puig d'en Valls 71-89 79-96 –

Espanyol Olesa and EBE Puig d'en Valls qualify for the FIBA Eurocup. However, Espanyol Olesa later renounced and was replaced by Mann Filter Zaragoza.

References

  1. ↑ Ros Casares wins the league in the Salmantine 'inferno'. Marca, 1 May 2009
  2. ↑ San José disappears. Diario de León, 7 July 2009
  3. ↑ Catalan basketball is drowning. El País, 20 July 2009
  4. ↑ Eurocup Women teams for 2009-10 season announced. FIBA Europe, 17 July 2009