2018–19 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto explained

Liga Dia1
Extra Information:1 Sponsored league name, referring to Dia.
Season:2018–19
Champions:Spar CityLift Girona
(2nd title)
Runners Up:Perfumerías Avenida
Semifinalists:Cadí La Seu
Valencia Basket
Relegated:Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià
Baxi Ferrol
Teams:14
Games:182 (Regular season)
16 (Playoffs)
Tv:Teledeporte
Canal FEB (streaming)
Top Scorer:Ariel Edwards
Ppg:17.73
Rebounds Leader:Mariam Coulibaly
Rpg:10.88
Assists Leader:Anna Gómez
Apg:6.12
Pir Leader:Mariam Coulibaly
Pir:17.04
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Dia for sponsorship reasons, is the 56th season of the Spanish basketball women's league. Regular season will start on 13 October 2018 with the first matchday of the regular season and it will end on 7 April 2019 with the 26th matchday. The playoffs (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) will be held between 10 April and 5/9 May 2019.

The 2019 Spanish Cup will return to the Final Eight format, not used since 2009. It will be played between 28 February and 3 March 2019, featuring the top seven teams of the league after the 13th matchday on December 30, which will join the host.[1]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 14 teams contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from the 2017–18 Liga Femenina 2.

Teams promoted from Liga Femenina 2

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArena
Baxi FerrolFerrolEsteiro
Cadí La SeuLa Seu d'UrgellPalau d'Esports
Durán Maquinaria EnsinoLugoPazo dos Deportes
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDMBembibreBembibre Arena
IDK GipuzkoaSan SebastiánJosé Antonio Gasca
Lointek Gernika BizkaiaGernikaMaloste
Mann-Filter CasablancaZaragozaEduardo Lastrada
Nissan Al-Qázeres ExtremaduraCáceresJuan Serrano Macayo
Perfumerías AvenidaSalamancaWürzburg
Quesos El PastorZamoraÁngel Nieto
RPK AraskiVitoria-GasteizMendizorrotza
Snatt's Femení Sant AdriàSant Adrià de BesòsMarina Besòs
Spar CityLift GironaGironaFontajau
Valencia BasketValenciaFuente de San Luis
Source: [2]

Regular season

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.

Playoffs

Source: FEB

Quarterfinals

(4) Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs. (5) Valencia Basket

Semifinals

(2) Spar CityLift Girona vs. (3) Cadí La Seu

Final

(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (2) Spar CityLift Girona

Stats leaders in regular season

Points

Rk Name Team Games Points width=40PPG
1 Ariel EdwardsRPK Araski2646117.7
2 Paola FerrariNissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura2644917.3
3 Lyndra WeaverIDK Gipuzkoa2337116.1
4 Julia GladkovaEmbutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM2640115.4
5 Shay MurphySpar CityLift Girona2030415.2

Rebounds

Rk Name Team Games Rebounds width=40RPG
1 Mariam CoulibalySnatt's Femení Sant Adrià2527210.9
2 Atonye NyingifaDurán Maquinaria Ensino262349
3 Lyndra WeaverIDK Gipuzkoa232028.8
4 Chatilla van GrinsvenBaxi Ferrol252048.2
5 Paula GinzoNissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura201547.7

Assists

Rk Name Team Games Assists width=40APG
1 Anna GómezValencia Basket261596.1
2 Gaby OceteNissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura261485.7
3 Laia PalauSpar CityLift Girona251335.3
4 Silvia DomínguezPerfumerías Avenida241084.5
5 Blake DietrickLointek Gernika Bizkaia15654.3

Performance Index Rating

Rk Name Team Games Rating width=40PIR
1 Mariam CoulibalySnatt's Femení Sant Adrià2542617
2 Lyndra WeaverIDK Gipuzkoa2337116.1
3 Atonye NyingifaDurán Maquinaria Ensino2641616
4 Paola FerrariNissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura2640015.4
5 Ariel EdwardsRPK Araski2639815.3

Spanish clubs in European competitions

Club Competition Progress
EuroLeague Regular season
EuroCup Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Lointek Gernika BizkaiaPlay-off round 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CALENDARIO: La Liga DIA 2018/19 tiene marcado su camino. Spanish Basketball Federation. es. 18 July 2018. 29 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Equipos. Spanish Basketball Federation. es. 29 August 2018.