2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
# 2017–18 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto

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.

**Teams promoted from Liga Femenina 2**

* Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià
* Movistar Estudiantes

### Venues and locations

| 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 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 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 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 5 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1923 | 1803 | +120 | 40 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 6 | IDK Gipuzkoa | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1702 | 1692 | +10 | 40 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 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 | Relegation to LF 2 |

### Positions by round

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

| Team \ Round | 1 | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perfumerías Avenida | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spar CityLift Girona | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mann-Filter | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| IDK Gipuzkoa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Cadí La Seu | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Lacturale Art Araski | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Quesos El Pastor | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Campus Promete LF1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Movistar Estudiantes | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

* Leader
* Copa de la Reina and Playoffs semifinals berth
* Copa de la Reina and Playoffs berth
* FIBA Europe competitions
* Relegation to Liga Femenina 2

### 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 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | 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 | | | | | | | | |

## Stats leaders in regular season

### Points

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

### Rebounds

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

### Assists

| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gaby Ocete | Mann-Filter | 26 | 135 | 5.2 |
| 2 | Aleksandra Stanaćev | Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM | 26 | 125 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Nuria Martínez | Spar CityLift Girona | 25 | 107 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Iva Brkić | IDK Gipuzkoa | 26 | 102 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Paola Ferrari | Mann-Filter | 26 | 102 | 3.9 |

### Performance Index Rating

| Rk | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shacobia Barbee | Mann-Filter | 26 | 488 | 18.8 |
| 2 | Shayla Cooper | Nissan Al-Qázeres Extremadura | 16 | 299 | 18.7 |
| 3 | Vanessa Gidden | Campus Promete LF1 | 19 | 349 | 18.4 |
| 4 | María Araújo | Star Center–Uni Ferrol | 26 | 449 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Angel Robinson | Perfumerías Avenida | 23 | 385 | 16.7 |

## References and notes

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