2015–16 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto


The 2015–16 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 53rd edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. Regular season started on 26 September 2015 and will finish on 26 March 2016. The playoffs started on 30 March and finished no later than 23 April.
Perfumerías Avenida won its fourth title after defeating Spar Citylift Girona 2–1 in the Championship Finals.

Competition format

The 14 teams play a home and away round-robin. The three first teams classified at the end of the first leg, together with the designated host play the Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto. If the host finishes between the three first teams, the fourth classified will also.
At the end of the regular season, the four first teams qualify for the playoffs, on a best of three series. The two last classified teams are relegated to Liga Femenina 2.
The League champion, the Cup champion, and the first team classified at the end of the regular season have guaranteed their participation in European competitions for the season 2016-2017.
The League champion and the Cup champion, play for the following season's Supercopa of Spain of the following season.

Participating clubs

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Campus Promete and CB Al-Qazeres Extremadura were relegated to Liga Femenina 2. Likewise, CREF ¡Hola! and Plenilunio Distrito Olímpico promoted. However, only the first one managed to gather the requirements for registration, therefore Campus Promete was offered the vacant spot. In addition, Rivas Ecópolis asked for relegation due to economic reasons. Its spot was filled by Iraurgi Saski Baloia, team that had not been admitted in Liga Femenina 2 before.

TeamCityArena2014–15
Spar Citylift GironaGironaFontajau1st
Perfumerías AvenidaSalamancaWürzburg2nd
Conquero Huelva WagenHuelvaAndrés Estrada3rd
Cadí La SeuLa Seu d'UrgellPalau d'Esports4th
Embutidos Pajariel BembibreBembibreBembibre Arena5th
Gernika BizkaiaGuernicaMaloste6th
Quesos El Pastor de la PolvorosaZamoraÁngel Nieto8th
IDK GipuzkoaSan SebastiánJosé Antonio Gasca9th
Spar Gran CanariaLas PalmasLa Paterna10th
Star Center–Uni FerrolFerrolEsteiro11th
Mann-FilterZaragozaEduardo Lastrada12th
Campus PrometeLogroñoC.D.M. Lobete13th
CREF ¡Hola!MadridCanal de Isabel II1st
Añares Rioja ISBAzpeitiaPolideportivo MunicipalPromotion to LF2

Regular season

League table

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Team \ Round12345678910111213*14151617181920212223242526F-
Team \ Round-
Perfumerias Avenida149522111111*1111111111111111EuroLeague
Spar Citylift Girona8641122222223*24443454544332EuroCup
CB Conquero Huelva Wagen12610644433332*32222222222223Euroleague, expelled
Mann-Filter1142697576544553334343433444Eurocup
Cadí La Seu101310118679777766665553535555--
Gernika Bizkaia48733333465544556666666666--
CREF ¡Hola!771185891212988891010101011111111111197--
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre53144565546677778777797778--
Quesos El Pastor de la Polvorosa213911111011111213121012111111121098888109--
IDK Gipuzkoa1359710121210101112119*88999910101010101110--
Star Center-Uni Ferrol610857911891011911139878889799811--
Campus Promete9121312121086889101210121212131212121212121212--
Spar Gran Canaria311121313131313131310131311131313111313131313131313--
Añares Rioja ISB1214141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414--

Leader
2016 Copa de la Reina berth
Playoffs berth
FIBA Europe competitions
Relegation to 2016–17
Liga Femenina 2

Clinched Copa de la Reina spot. On December 17 the Spanish Basketball Federation awarded the organization of the Cup to the city of San Sebastián, qualifying IDK Gipuzkoa as host team.
Last updated: 20 March,

Playoffs

Semifinals

(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (4) Mann-Filter

(2) Conquero Huelva Wagen vs. (3) Spar Citylift Girona

Final

(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (3) Spar Citylift Girona

Stats leaders in regular season

Points

Rebounds

Assists

[Performance Index Rating]