Liga Femenina de Básquetbol

Liga Femenina de Básquetbol
First season2016
Country Uruguay
ConfederationFIBA Americas
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)Women's Basketball League Americas
Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino
Current championsDefensor Sporting (3rd title)
(2024)
Most championshipsMalvín
(5 titles)
PresidentUruguay Gloria Danners
TV partnersTenfield
Websitewww.fubb.org.uy
2024 Liga Femenina de Básquetbol season

The Liga Femenina de Básquetbol[1] (abbreviated as LFB; English: Women's Basketball League) is the most important club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The competition began in 2016, under the name of Liga Uruguaya Femenina (English: Uruguayan Women's League) replacing the Torneo Metropolitano Femenino (English: Women's Metropolitan Tournament) after the incorporation of the first team outside Montevideo, Unión Ciclista Maragata from San José.[2]

The first LFB was won by Malvín, which adding their Metropolitan titles, stretched its streak to 14 consecutive championships,[3] by defeating Goes, which arrived undefeated,[4] in the finals.

Format

The LFB is currently played in three stages: Torneo Clasificatorio (Qualifying Tournament), the Series (1 or 2) and play-off.

  • In the Qualifying Tournament, the clubs play each other once, and the first six of the table play in the Serie 1 and the last five play the Serie 2.
  • In the Series the clubs play each other twice, home and away. The first four teams of the Serie 1, play the semi-finals of the Copa de Oro, and the other two, play the semi-finals of the Copa de Plata.
  • The Serie 2 also the clubs play each other twice, home and away. The first two play semi-finals of the Copa de Plata.
  • Finally, teams competed in the playoffs for the two cups, with series being best of three. The first stage was the semi-finals. The qualifiers of the Copa de Oro are played as: A) 1st of Serie 1 vs. 4th of Serie 1, and 2nd of Serie 1 vs. 3rd of Serie 1. The winners of these matches played in the finals in best-of-five serie, with the winner being crowned as the league champions of the LFB. The play-offs of the Copa de Oro are played as: A) 5th of Serie 1 vs. 2nd of Serie 2, and 6th of Serie 1 vs. 1st of Serie 2. The winners of these matches played in the finals in best-of-three serie, with the winner being the cup champion.
  • The LFB champion will play the Women's Basketball League Americas and the runner-up, the Liga Sudamericana de Clubes Femenina.

Participating teams

2024 season teams[5]

Notes: All statistics are only for the Women's Basketball League (Liga Femenina de Básquetbol). Torneo Metropolitano Femenino are not included. The "arena" column reflects the arena where the team plays most of its home games, but does not indicate that the team in question is the owner.

Club City Arena Capacity Foundation Seasons Championships
25 de Agosto Montevideo Gimnasio 25 de Agosto[6] 350 1948 6 0
Aguada Estadio Propio Aguatero 3,738 1922 8 0
Defensor Sporting Gimasio Defensor Sporting[6] 150 1910 8 2
Hebraica Macabi Gimnasio Hebraica y Macabi[6] 50 1939 7 0
Juventud Las Piedras Estadio Federal Cirilio Malnatti 1,000 1935 3 0
Lagomar Ciudad de la Costa Gimnasio Lagomar[6] 170 1956 5 0
Malvín Montevideo Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil 900 1938 9 5
Remeros Mercedes Gimnasio Agrimensor Mario Eduardo Bellini 400 1916 6 0
Tabaré Montevideo Gimnasio Tabaré[6] 1,100 1931 1 0
Urunday Universitario Gimnasio Cr. Osvaldo Dohir 700 1931 3 0
Yale Campo de Deportes Luis Ruocco 500 1940 5 0

Champions by season

Season Champion Result Runner-up MVP Champion Coach
2016[7] Malvín 2–0 Goes Uruguay Enrique Parrella
2017[8] Malvín 2–0 Defensor Sporting Uruguay Juan Pablo Serdio
2018[9] Bohemios 2–1 Malvín Uruguay Enrique Berhouet
2019[10] Malvín 2–1 Defensor Sporting Uruguay Emilia Larre Borges Uruguay Juan Pablo Serdio
2020[11] Defensor Sporting 2–0 Malvín Uruguay Aldana Gayoso Uruguay Gino Alderete
2021[12] Defensor Sporting 2–0 Hebraica Macabi Uruguay Josefina Rivera Uruguay Gino Alderete
2022[13] Malvín 3–2 Aguada Uruguay Carolina Fernández Uruguay Juan Pablo Serdio
2023[14] Malvín 3–2 Aguada Uruguay Josefina Zeballos Uruguay Juan Pablo Serdio
2024[15] Defensor Sporting 3–0 Yale Uruguay Krystal Cordara Uruguay Fabián Boscardín

Total LFB titles by club

Club Championships Runners-up Year(s) won
Malvín 5 2 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
Defensor Sporting 3 2 2020, 2021, 2024
Bohemios 1 0 2018
Aguada 0 2
Yale 0 1
Hebraica Macabi 0 1
Goes 0 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Liga Femenina de Básquetbol". fubb.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Comienza el torneo femenino". sanjoseahora.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Básquetbol Femenino: 14 títulos para Malvín!!!". ciudadmalvin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Un domingo de playa". basquettotal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Liga Femenina de Básquetbol teams". fubb.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e Since these venues do not have an official name, they are mentioned as Gimnasio (Arena) "club name".
  7. ^ "Malvín se coronó por 14ª vez consecutiva campeón en el básquetbol femenino". montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Malvín se coronó campeón tras vencer a Defensor Sporting en las finales". lr21.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bohemios se coronó campeón del Femenino 2018". elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Malvín campeón del básquet femenino". ladiaria.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "LFB:¡Defensor Sporting Campeón!". tenfield.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "LFB: ¡Defensor Sporting bicampeón!". tenfield.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  13. ^ "Malvín se consagró campeón de la Liga Femenina de Básquetbol 2022 al ganar la quinta final ante Aguada". espn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  14. ^ "¡Bicampeonas! Malvín le ganó a Aguada la quinta final y se quedó con la Liga Femenina de Básquetbol". elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "Defensor Sporting volvió a ganar la Liga Femenina de Básquetbol". ladiaria.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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