The 2015–16 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 53rd edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. Regular season started on 26 September 2015 and will finish on 26 March 2016. The playoffs started on 30 March and finished no later than 23 April.
Perfumerías Avenida won its fourth title after defeating Spar Citylift Girona 2–1 in the Championship Finals.
Competition format The 14 teams play a home and away round-robin. The three first teams classified at the end of the first leg, together with the designated host play the Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto. If the host finishes between the three first teams, the fourth classified will also .
At the end of the regular season, the four first teams qualify for the playoffs, on a best of three series. The two last classified teams are relegated to Liga Femenina 2.
The League champion, the Cup champion, and the first team classified at the end of the regular season have guaranteed their participation in European competitions for the season 2016-2017.
The League champion and the Cup champion (or the Cup runner-up if the two first coincide), play for the following season's Supercopa of Spain of the following season.
Participating clubs At the end of the 2014–15 season, Campus Promete and CB Al-Qazeres Extremadura were relegated to Liga Femenina 2. Likewise, CREF ¡Hola! and Plenilunio Distrito Olímpico promoted. However, only the first one managed to gather the requirements for registration, therefore Campus Promete was offered the vacant spot. In addition, Rivas Ecópolis asked for relegation due to economic reasons. Its spot was filled by Iraurgi Saski Baloia,Equipos 15-16 en FEB.es team that had not been admitted in Liga Femenina 2 before. Team City Arena 2014–15Spar Citylift Girona Girona Fontajau1stPerfumerías Avenida Salamanca Würzburg2ndConquero Huelva Wagen Huelva Andrés Estrada3rdCadí La Seu La Seu d'Urgell Palau d'Esports4thEmbutidos Pajariel Bembibre Bembibre Bembibre Arena5thGernika Bizkaia Guernica Maloste6thQuesos El Pastor de la Polvorosa Zamora Ángel Nieto8thIDK GipuzkoaSan Sebastián José Antonio Gasca9thSpar Gran Canaria Las Palmas La Paterna10thStar Center–Uni Ferrol Ferrol Esteiro11thMann-Filter Zaragoza Eduardo Lastrada12thCampus Promete Logroño C.D.M. Lobete13thCREF ¡Hola! Madrid Canal de Isabel II1st (LF2)Añares Rioja ISB Azpeitia Polideportivo MunicipalPromotion to LF2
Regular season League table
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Team \ Round1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13* 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 F Perfumerias Avenida 14 9 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1EuroLeagueSpar Citylift Girona 8 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3* 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 2EuroCupCB Conquero Huelva Wagen 1 2 6 10 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2* 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3Euroleague (as Cup Champions, renounced), expelledMann-Filter 11 4 2 6 9 7 5 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4Eurocup (although renounced)Cadí La Seu 10 13 10 11 8 6 7 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 5 5 5Gernika Bizkaia 4 8 7 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6CREF ¡Hola! 7 7 11 8 5 8 9 12 12 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 7Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre 5 3 1 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 7 8Quesos El Pastor de la Polvorosa 2 1 3 9 11 11 10 11 11 12 13 12 10 12 11 11 11 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 9IDK Gipuzkoa 13 5 9 7 10 12 12 10 10 11 12 11 9* 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 10Star Center-Uni Ferrol 6 10 8 5 7 9 11 8 9 10 11 9 11 13 9 8 7 8 8 8 9 7 9 9 8 11Campus Promete 9 12 13 12 12 10 8 6 8 8 9 10 12 10 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12Spar Gran Canaria 3 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 10 13 13 11 13 13 13 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13Añares Rioja ISB 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Leader 2016 Copa de la Reina berth Playoffs berth FIBA Europe competitions Relegation to 2016–17 Liga Femenina 2
Playoffs
Semifinals (1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (4) Mann-Filter
(2) Conquero Huelva Wagen vs. (3) Spar Citylift Girona
Final (1) Perfumerías Avenida vs. (3) Spar Citylift Girona
Stats leaders in regular season Points Rk Name Team Games Points PPG1 Paola FerrariMann-Filter2649819.12 Taysha PyeSpar Gran Canaria2037118.53 Adaora ElonuConquero Huelva Wagen1934318.04 Lyndra WeaverCREF ¡Hola!2644117.05 Cierra BravardIDK Gipuzkoa2541516.6
Rebounds Rk Name Team Games Rebounds RPG1 Talia CaldwellConquero Huelva Wagen2326011.32 Cierra BravardIDK Gipuzkoa2527210.93 Lyndra WeaverCREF ¡Hola!2626310.14 Shakeya LearyCREF ¡Hola!262499.65 Jaklin ZlatanovaMann-Filter262359.0
Assists Rk Name Team Games Assists APG1 Arantxa GómezIDK Gipuzkoa231245.42 Ana SuárezStar Center–Uni Ferrol261315.03 Anna GómezEmbutidos Pajariel Bembibre261234.74 Gaby OceteMann-Filter261204.65 Taysha PyeSpar Gran Canaria20894.45
Performance Index Rating Rk Name Team Games Rating PIR1 Adaora ElonuConquero Huelva Wagen1941221.72 Talia CaldwellConquero Huelva Wagen2346420.23 Cierra BravardIDK Gipuzkoa2550020.04 Lyndra WeaverCREF ¡Hola!2650019.25 Jaklin ZlatanovaMann-Filter2648318.6
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