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]

2008-09 Liga Femenina season
LeagueLiga Femenina
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 2008–March 2009 (regular season)
April 2009 (playoff)
Number of games182 (regular season)
Number of teams14
Finals championsRos Casares Valencia
  Runners-upPerfumerías Avenida
Liga Femenina seasons
← 2007–08

Teams by autonomous community edit

Autonomous community Teams
  Castilla y León 2: Feve San José, Perfumerías Avenida
  Catalunya 2: Cadí Sedís, Espanyol Olesa
  Galicia 2: Celta Vigo, Extrugasa Cortegada
  Islas Baleares 2: Joventut Mariana, EBE Puig d'en Valls
  Madrid 2: MMT Estudiantes, Rivas Ecópolis
  Aragón 1: Mann Filter Zaragoza
  Comunidad Valenciana 1: Ros Casares Valencia
  Euskadi 1: Txingudi Hondarribia
  Islas Canarias 1: CB Islas Canarias

Regular season edit

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

Championship play-offs edit

Semifinals edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit