2024 Liga Femenina de Básquetbol season explained

Liga Femenina de Básquetbol
Season:2024
Dates:13 April 2024 – 2 November 2024
Champions:Defensor Sporting
3rd title
Runners Up:Yale
Semifinalists:Malvín
Aguada
Top Seed:Malvín
Teams:11
Games:118
Mvp N:URU
Ppg:21.2
Ppg N:CHI
Rpg:16.5
Rpg N:ARG
Apg:6.4
Apg N:URU
Highest Scoring:Defensor Sporting 82–90 Yale
(3 August 2024)
Winning Streak:13 games
Malvín
Losing Streak:18 games
Hebraica y Macabi
Biggest Home Win:25 de Agosto 100–24 Hebraica y Macabi
(11 August 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Hebraica y Macabi 14–107 Aguada
(5 May 2024)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Liga Femenina de Básquetbol season, is the 9th season of the top Uruguayan female basketball league, since its establishment in 2016. It started on 13 April 2024 with the regular season, and it will end on 2 November 2024, with the Copa de Plata final.

Malvín was the defending champion (having won the last two editions of this tournament), which was swept in semi-finals by Defensor Sporting.

Also, Defensor Sporting was the champion, sweeping Yale in the finals, with the return of the two-time champions, Josefina Rivera and Lucía Schiavo.

Teams

New teams

A total of 11 teams contested the league, including 10 from the 2023 season and Tabaré who entered the tournament for the first time.

Venues and locations

TeamHome CityArenaCapacity
25 de Agosto MontevideoGimnasio 25 de Agosto[1] 350
AguadaEstadio Propio Aguatero3,738
Defensor SportingGimasio Defensor Sporting| align="center" |150|- align=left |Hebraica Macabi|Gimnasio Hebraica y Macabi| align="center" |50|- align=left |Juventud| Las Piedras|Estadio Federal Cirilio Malnatti| align="center" |1,000|- align=left |Lagomar| Ciudad de la Costa|Gimnasio Lagomar| align="center" |170|- align=left |Malvín| Montevideo|Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil900
Remeros MercedesGimnasio Agrimensor Mario Eduardo Bellini400
Tabaré MontevideoGimnasio Tabaré1,100
Urunday UniversitarioGimnasio Cr. Osvaldo Dohir700
YaleCampo de Deportes Luis Ruocco500

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturer
Sporty's
Puma
Kelme
Elite
Elite
Kova
Under Armour
Tauro
Starbade

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Position in table Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced with Date of appointment
[2] Pre-season Resigned 28 December 2023 30 January 2024
Nicolás Altalef[3] 2 January 2024 [4] 9 January 2024
End of contract 17 January 2024 Gino Alderete[5] 17 January 2024
Sacked 29 January 2024 29 January 2024
1–0 in Copa de Plata semi-finals (12–7) Sacked 3 October 2024 3 October 2024

Torneo Clasificatorio

The Torneo Clasificatorio (Qualifying Tournament) was the first stage of the LFB. The clubs played each other once, and the first six of the table played in the Serie 1. The last six played the Serie 2.

Results

Serie 1

The Series 1 is a phase where the top-six teams of the Torneo Clasificatorio define their qualification for the two cups in dispute. The clubs play each other twice, home and away.

Results

Serie 2

The Serie 2 is a phase where the last five teams of the Torneo Clasificatorio define the two remaining spots for the Copa de Plata. The clubs play each other twice, home and away.

Results

Copa de Plata

The Copa de Plata (Silver Cup) is a tournament played to order the teams from fifth to eighth place, with one cup in dispute.

Lagomar was the defending champion (having won the last two editions of this tournament), wich was eliminated in the semi-finals, in three games, against Remeros.

Juventud was the champion, obtaining its first title after defeating Remeros in the third match, in Nueva Helvecia

As Remeros reached the final, due to the distance between the teams, the final will be best of three.

Due to injuries, Urunday Universitario decided not to play the match for third place, leaving the definition of the positions ordered by the result of the regular phase.

Source: FUBB

Copa de Oro

The Copa de Oro (Gold Cup) is the LFB playoff to determinate the champion of the season.

By mutual agreement between the clubs, the match for third place was not played.

Source: FUBB

Final standings

width:45%TeamSeedQualification or relegation
Champion
1Defensor Sporting251784Qualification to Women's Basketball League Americas
Runners-up
2Yale251873Qualification to Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino
Eliminated in semi-finals
3Malvín221841
4Aguada221572
Copa de Plata winner
5Juventud231587
Copa de Plata runner-up
6Remeros2610165
Eliminated in Copa de Plata semi-finals
7225176
8Lagomar2110118
Eliminated at Serie 2
925 de Agosto18999
10Tabaré1831610
11Hebraica y Macabi1801811

Statistical leaders

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Points

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Rebounds

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Assists

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Blocks

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Awards

All official awards of the 2024 LFB season.

Most Improved Player

LFB clubs in international competitions

Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino
Team Progress Result
3–2
Win vs. Félix Pérez Cardozo
2nd of 4 teams (2–1)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Since these venues do not have an official name, they are mentioned as Gimnasio (Arena) "club name".
  2. News: Fin de un ciclo . 1 July 2024 . www.basquettotal.com . 28 December 2023 . es.
  3. News: Primera Altalef . 1 July 2024 . www.basquettotal.com . 3 January 2024 . es.
  4. News: Una victoria para la consagración . 1 July 2024 . www.basquettotal.com . 9 January 2024 . es.
  5. News: Gino de esperanza . 2 July 2024 . www.basquettotal.com . 17 January 2024 . es.