2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

Liga Dia1
Season2017–18
Games played182 (Regular season)
11 (Playoffs)
Teams14
TV partner(s)Teledeporte
Canal FEB (streaming)
Regular season
RelegatedCampus Promete LF1
Movistar Estudiantes
Finals
ChampionsPerfumerías Avenida
(6th title)
  Runners-upSpar CityLift Girona
SemifinalistsMann-Filter
Star Center–Uni Ferrol
Statistical leaders
Points United States Shayla Cooper 19.00
Rebounds Jamaica Vanessa Gidden 13.11
Assists Spain Gaby Ocete 5.19
Index Rating United States Shacobia Barbee 18.77
Records
Biggest home winGernika 101–51 Estudiantes
(21 October 2017)
Biggest away winSant Adrià 48–91 Avenida
(29 October 2017)
Highest scoringUni Ferrol 110–65 El Pastor
(31 March 2018)
Winning streak21 games
Perfumerías Avenida
Losing streak23 games
Movistar Estudiantes
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Dia.

The 2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Dia for sponsorship reasons, is the 55th season of the Spanish basketball women's league. It started on 30 September 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended in April 2018 with the final.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 14 teams contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Liga Femenina 2.[1]

Teams promoted from Liga Femenina 2

Venues and locations

2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto is located in Spain
Al-Qázeres
Al-Qázeres
Bembibre
Bembibre
Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa
Mann-Filter
Mann-Filter
Promete
Promete
Sant Adrià
Sant Adrià
Location of teams in 2017–18 Liga DIA
Team Home city Arena
Cadí La Seu La Seu d'Urgell Palau d'Esports
Campus Promete LF1 Logroño Lobete
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM Bembibre Bembibre Arena
IDK Gipuzkoa San Sebastián José Antonio Gasca
Lacturale Art Araski Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Gernika Maloste
Mann-Filter Zaragoza Eduardo Lastrada
Movistar Estudiantes Madrid Magariños
Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura Cáceres Juan Serrano Macayo
Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca Würzburg
Quesos El Pastor Zamora Ángel Nieto
Spar CityLift Girona Girona Fontajau
Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià Sant Adrià de Besòs Marina Besòs
Star Center–Uni Ferrol Ferrol Esteiro

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Perfumerías Avenida 26 25 1 1973 1467 +506 51 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Spar CityLift Girona 26 23 3 2036 1610 +426 49
3 Mann-Filter 26 19 7 1888 1710 +178 45 Qualification to quarter-finals
4 Star Center–Uni Ferrol 26 19 7 1900 1758 +142 45
5 Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 26 14 12 1923 1803 +120 40
6 IDK Gipuzkoa 26 14 12 1702 1692 +10 40
7 Cadí La Seu 26 13 13 1822 1745 +77 39
8 Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià 26 12 14 1769 1826 −57 38
9 Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura 26 10 16 1754 1864 −110 36
10 Lacturale Art Araski 26 10 16 1642 1841 −199 36
11 Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 26 9 17 1693 1831 −138 35
12 Quesos El Pastor 26 6 20 1687 2010 −323 32
13 Campus Promete LF1 26 6 20 1638 1871 −233 32 Relegation to LF 2
14 Movistar Estudiantes 26 2 24 1613 2012 −399 28

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Results

Home \ Away CAD CAM BEM GIP ARA GER MAN EST ALQ AVE ZAM GIR STA UNI
Cadí La Seu 79–53 62–66 58–54 80–61 60–65 59–76 83–74 70–39 48–64 68–51 63–76 62–69 85–77
Campus Promete LF1 68–77 51–53 81–57 59–47 78–69 67–86 68–62 55–83 72–73 56–59 58–71 80–81 52–66
Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 85–79 74–53 47–70 68–55 77–78 59–87 72–63 74–61 59–85 81–66 67–87 56–59 56–66
IDK Gipuzkoa 72–68 75–58 58–64 57–61 65–74 58–63 66–63 67–57 58–80 64–40 72–66 80–58 64–79
Lacturale Art Araski 65–77 66–57 72–63 62–86 73–62 69–78 71–60 70–58 49–72 63–54 53–88 65–74 75–81
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 89–75 62–70 82–62 76–55 53–59 68–75 101–51 90–44 60–77 78–58 67–79 73–80 89–82
Mann-Filter 64–58 84–64 81–70 68–77 79–55 90–69 84–56 72–59 39–64 83–55 59–74 69–75 75–65
Movistar Estudiantes 60–92 55–70 68–57 57–68 59–73 69–70 63–81 75–87 60–99 76–64 71–84 69–77 59–75
Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura 68–79 92–67 72–59 45–64 88–76 54–85 63–67 71–61 52–83 83–72 84–89 90–78 53–43
Perfumerías Avenida 75–71 80–51 77–65 77–59 69–54 75–55 71–37 82–58 74–65 79–56 76–53 75–65 50–54
Quesos El Pastor 66–74 80–73 77–71 71–75 76–77 77–88 74–81 87–64 78–76 50–88 52–78 82–81 67–71
Spar CityLift Girona 72–60 74–52 71–53 89–60 87–50 80–70 80–68 91–47 74–60 61–66 89–50 76–69 72–54
Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià 59–73 91–71 69–66 59–64 78–47 52–68 52–61 66–50 67–79 48–91 83–60 61–85 56–64
Star Center–Uni Ferrol 77–62 75–54 82–69 71–61 78–74 86–82 90–81 73–63 75–71 68–71 110–65 68–90 70–62
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Perfumerías Avenida 95 92
4 Star Center–Uni Ferrol 75 74 4 Star Center–Uni Ferrol 56 59
5 Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 57 72 1 Perfumerías Avenida 71 77
2 Spar CityLift Girona 70 61
2 Spar CityLift Girona 87 57
3 Mann-Filter 51 62 73 3 Mann-Filter 64 44
6 IDK Gipuzkoa 55 58 62

Quarterfinals

(4) Star Center–Uni Ferrol vs. (5) Lointek Gernika Bizkaia

5 April 2018 Star Center–Uni Ferrol 75–57
(Series: 1–0)
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Ferrol
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 16–14, 20–13, 14–15
Pts: Weisner, Prince 19
Rebs: Araújo 16
Asts: Delgado 7
PIR: Weisner 27
Boxscore Pts: Pina 14
Rebs: Caldwell 7
Asts: Pina 3
PIR: Caldwell 10
Arena: Esteiro
Referees: Pagán Baró, Aresté Giralt
8 April 2018 Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 72–740(OT)
(Series: 0–2)
Star Center–Uni Ferrol Gernika
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 26–15, 15–18, 16–22Overtime: 4–6
Pts: Caldwell 16
Rebs: Gómez, Caldwell 8
Asts: Gómez 9
PIR: Caldwell 26
Boxscore Pts: Prince 24
Rebs: Weisner 11
Asts: Araújo 5
PIR: Prince 21
Arena: Maloste
Referees: Zafra Guerra, Pérez Santana

(3) Mann-Filter vs. (6) IDK Gipuzkoa

5 April 2018 Mann-Filter 51–55
(Series: 0–1)
IDK Gipuzkoa Zaragoza
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 14–13, 10–20, 14–9
Pts: Barbee 16
Rebs: Pascua 10
Asts: Ocete 5
PIR: Barbee 19
Boxscore Pts: Weaver 19
Rebs: Sarr 12
Asts: Aduriz 4
PIR: Sarr 18
Arena: Eduardo Lastrada
Referees: Baena Arroyo, Alcaraz Moreno
8 April 2017 IDK Gipuzkoa 58–62
(Series: 1–1)
Mann-Filter San Sebastián
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 15–10, 8–25, 23–16
Pts: Alleyne 12
Rebs: Weaver 9
Asts: González 6
PIR: Alleyne 20
Boxscore Pts: Ferrari 18
Rebs: Pascua 17
Asts: Ocete 5
PIR: Pascua 25
Arena: José Antonio Gasca
Referees: Morales Ruiz, Langa de Martín
12 April 2018 Mann-Filter 73–62
(Series: 2–1)
IDK Gipuzkoa Zaragoza
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 20–17, 12–15, 17–8
Pts: Ferrari 29
Rebs: Pascua 8
Asts: Ocete 7
PIR: Ferrari 33
Boxscore Pts: Sarr 13
Rebs: Brkić 6
Asts: Brkić 3
PIR: Sarr 13
Arena: Eduardo Lastrada
Referees: De Lucas de Lucas, Merino Campos

Semifinals

(1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (4) Star Center–Uni Ferrol

14 April 2018 Perfumerías Avenida 95–56
(Series: 1–0)
Star Center–Uni Ferrol Salamanca
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 19–17, 25–13, 23–8
Pts: Elonu 14
Rebs: Robinson 9
Asts: Domínguez 8
PIR: Domínguez 24
Boxscore Pts: Prince 18
Rebs: Araújo 6
Asts: Sánchez, Araújo 2
PIR: Weisner 18
Arena: Würzburg
Referees: Quintas Álvarez, Peláez Santana
18 April 2018 Star Center–Uni Ferrol 59–92
(Series: 0–2)
Perfumerías Avenida Ferrol
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 8–23, 6–26, 28–22
Pts: Prince 20
Rebs: Weisner 7
Asts: Araújo 7
PIR: Weisner 21
Boxscore Pts: Robinson, De Souza 18
Rebs: Robinson 8
Asts: Robinson, Elonu, Nicholls 3
PIR: De Souza 24
Arena: Esteiro
Referees: Bravo Loroño, Alcaraz Moreno

(2) Spar CityLift Girona vs. (3) Mann-Filter

15 April 2018 Spar CityLift Girona 87–64
(Series: 1–0)
Mann-Filter Girona
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 19–17, 21–12, 23–17
Pts: Mendi 15
Rebs: Colhado 8
Asts: Martínez, Buch 5
PIR: Evans 22
Boxscore Pts: Abalde, Ferrari 15
Rebs: Lahuerta, Gimeno 5
Asts: Ferrari, Lahuerta 4
PIR: Ferrari 13
Arena: Fontajau
Referees: López Herrada, Sánchez Benito
19 April 2018 Mann-Filter 44–57
(Series: 0–2)
Spar CityLift Girona Zaragoza
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 14–15, 5–16, 14–14
Pts: Barbee 13
Rebs: Gimeno 7
Asts: Ocete, Ferrari 3
PIR: Barbee 11
Boxscore Pts: Colhado 12
Rebs: Mendi 15
Asts: Martínez, Mendi 3
PIR: Colhado 19
Arena: Eduardo Lastrada
Referees: García León, Langa de Martín

Final

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

26 April 2018 Perfumerías Avenida 71–70
(Series: 1–0)
Spar CityLift Girona Salamanca
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 22–16, 11–16, 19–24
Pts: Robinson 17
Rebs: De Souza, Givens 7
Asts: Domínguez 6
PIR: Robinson 22
Boxscore Pts: Conde 20
Rebs: Colhado 10
Asts: Mendi, Martínez 3
PIR: Conde 21
Arena: Würzburg
Referees: Morales García-Alcaide, Ríos Marcos, Peláez Santana
29 April 2018 Spar CityLift Girona 61–77
(Series: 0–2)
Perfumerías Avenida Girona
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 11–26, 17–20, 12–13
Pts: Colhado 12
Rebs: Mendi, Colhado 7
Asts: Martínez 7
PIR: Colhado 15
Boxscore Pts: De Souza 18
Rebs: De Souza 10
Asts: Domínguez 5
PIR: De Souza 25
Arena: Fontajau
Referees: De Lucas de Lucas, Caamaño Muñoz, Areste Giralt

Stats leaders in regular season

Points

Rk Name Team Games Points PPG
1 United States Shayla Cooper Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura 16 304 19.0
2 Paraguay Paola Ferrari Mann-Filter 26 489 18.8
3 United States Brittany Brown Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 26 417 16.0
4 United States Lyndra Weaver IDK Gipuzkoa 26 407 15.6
5 United States Alexis Prince Star Center–Uni Ferrol 26 404 15.5

Rebounds

Rk Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1 Jamaica Vanessa Gidden Campus Promete LF1 19 249 13.1
2 United States Jillian Alleyne IDK Gipuzkoa 22 213 9.7
3 United States Alisia Jenkins Quesos El Pastor 18 173 9.6
4 United States Talia Caldwell Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 19 175 9.2
5 United States Joy Brown Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura 26 238 9.1

Assists

Rk Name Team Games Assists APG
1 Spain Gaby Ocete Mann-Filter 26 135 5.2
2 Serbia Aleksandra Stanaćev Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 26 125 4.8
3 Spain Nuria Martínez Spar CityLift Girona 25 107 4.3
4 Croatia Iva Brkić IDK Gipuzkoa 26 102 3.9
4 Paraguay Paola Ferrari Mann-Filter 26 102 3.9
Rk Name Team Games Rating PIR
1 United States Shacobia Barbee Mann-Filter 26 488 18.8
2 United States Shayla Cooper Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura 16 299 18.7
3 Jamaica Vanessa Gidden Campus Promete LF1 19 349 18.4
4 Spain María Araújo Star Center–Uni Ferrol 26 449 17.3
5 United States Angel Robinson Perfumerías Avenida 23 385 16.7

References and notes

  1. ^ "LFB 2017-18.pdf" (PDF). FEB.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2017.