2008–09 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

2008-09 Liga Femenina season
League Liga Femenina
Sport Basketball
Duration October 2008–March 2009 (regular season)
April 2009 (playoff)
Number of games 182 (regular season)
Number of teams 14
Finals champions Ros Casares Valencia
  Runners-up Perfumerías Avenida

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 communityTeams
Castile and León Castilla y León2: Feve San José, Perfumerías Avenida
Catalonia Catalunya2: Cadí Sedís, Espanyol Olesa
Galicia (Spain) Galicia2: Celta Vigo, Extrugasa Cortegada
Balearic Islands Islas Baleares2: Joventut Mariana, EBE Puig d'en Valls
Community of Madrid Madrid2: MMT Estudiantes, Rivas Ecópolis
Aragon Aragón1: Mann Filter Zaragoza
Valencian Community Comunidad Valenciana1: Ros Casares Valencia
Basque Country (autonomous community) Euskadi1: Txingudi Hondarribia
Canary Islands Islas Canarias1: CB Islas Canarias

Regular season

#TeamsPldWLPFPAPSQ/RFIBA
1Ros Casares Valencia2625122021628Same positionQualified for the play-offsQualified for the Euroleague
2Perfumerías Avenida2619719641787Same positionQualified for the play-offsQualified for the Euroleague
3Rivas Ecópolis2618817731644Rise2Qualified for the play-offsQualified for the Euroleague
4Feve San José2617918641802Same positionQualified for the play-offs, subsequently disbandedQualified for the Eurocup, but renounced
5Espanyol Olesa2617918711792Rise3Qualified for the Eurocup Play-offsQualified for the Eurocup, but renounced
6Joventut Mariana26151118651865New entryQualified for the Eurocup Play-offs
7EBE Puig d'en Valls26141218061737Fall4Qualified for the Eurocup Play-offsQualified for the Eurocup
8Txingudi Hondarribia26131318601953Rise3Qualified for the Eurocup Play-offs
9Celta Vigo26111516431671Fall2
10Cadí Sedís2691716861862Fall1
11CB Islas Canarias2671917521902Fall1Invited to the Eurocup
12MMT Estudiantes2662015751800New entry
13Mann Filter Zaragoza2662016131874Fall1Spared from relegationInvited to the Eurocup
14Extrugasa Cortegada2652116691826Fall8Relegated to Liga Femenina 2

Championship Play-offs

Semifinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
Ros Casares Valencia 2-0Feve San José81-5996-77
Perfumerías Avenida2-1Rivas Ecópolis67-7560-4975–61

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 Valencia2-0Perfumerías Avenida96-5670-66
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 Olesa2-0Txingudi Hondarribia77-7675-73–
Joventut Mariana0-2EBE Puig d'en Valls71-8979-96–

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
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