The 2020–21 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Femenina Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 58th season of the Spanish basketball women's league. It started on 19 September 2020 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 6 May 2021 with the finals.
It was the following season after the 2019–20 season was curtailed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, there were not relegations to Liga Femenina 2 and the league was expanded to 16 teams for this season.
Format changes For this season, the league was expanded to 16 teams and the first two rounds of the playoffs will be played in a two-legged tie, instead of previous seasons best-of-three playoff that are kept for the finals.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 16 teams consisted the league, including the same 14 sides from the 2019–20 season and two promoted from the 2019–20 Liga Femenina 2.
Teams promoted from Liga Femenina 2 Movistar Estudiantes Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià (resigned due to economical reasons and swapped place with Spar Gran Canaria)
Other changes The professional team of Stadium Casablanca was integrated into Basket Zaragoza's structure to become its women's team. It played with its colours, name and crest.
Venues and locations Team Home city Arena Capacity Alter Enersun Al-Qázeres Extremadura Cáceres Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres Cadí La Seu La Seu d'Urgell Palau d'Esports Campus Promete Logroño Palacio de los Deportes Casademont Zaragoza Zaragoza Pabellón Príncipe Felipe Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santiago Martín Durán Maquinaria Ensino Lugo Pazo dos Deportes Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM Bembibre Bembibre Arena IDK Euskotren San Sebastián José Antonio Gasca Kutxabank Araski Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Gernika Maloste Movistar Estudiantes Madrid Antonio Magariños Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca Würzburg Quesos El Pastor Zamora Ángel Nieto Spar Girona Girona Girona-Fontajau Spar Gran Canaria Las Palmas La Paterna Valencia Basket Valencia La Fonteta
Regular season
League table
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Results
Playoffs
Source: FEB
Final standings
Awards All official awards of the 2020–21 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.
MVP Player Team C Markeisha Gatling Casademont Zaragoza Source:
National MVP Player Team PG Cristina Ouviña Valencia Basket Source:
All–League Team Player Team PG Cristina Ouviña Valencia Basket SG Chelsea Gray Spar Girona SF Tiffany Hayes Perfumerías Avenida PF Katie Lou Samuelson Perfumerías Avenida C Markeisha Gatling Casademont Zaragoza Source:
Best Young Player Award Player Team PG Maite Cazorla Perfumerías Avenida Source:
Best Coach Coach Team Alberto Ortego Movistar Estudiantes Source:
Player of the round Regular season Round Player Team Eff. 1 Brittany McPhee Spar Gran Canaria 36 2 Katie Lou Samuelson Perfumerías Avenida 34 3 Sika Koné Spar Gran Canaria 35 4 Lashann Higgs Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 30 5 Merritt Hempe Durán Maquinaria Ensino 36 6 Sika Koné (2) Spar Gran Canaria 38 7 Kai James Spar Gran Canaria 34 8 Asia Taylor Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife 37 9 Asia Taylor (2) Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife 36 10 Rosó Buch Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 24 11 Markeisha Gatling Casademont Zaragoza 38 12 Sonja Vasić Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 28 13 Lashann Higgs (2) Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 31 14 Lashann Higgs (3) Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 32 Maimouna Diarra Campus Promete 15 Katie Lou Samuelson (2) Perfumerías Avenida 32 16 Laia Flores Campus Promete 40 17 Celeste Trahan-Davis Valencia Basket 42 18 Vega Gimeno Durán Maquinaria Ensino 38 19 Markeisha Gatling (2) Casademont Zaragoza 35 20 Sara Rhine Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 27 21 Aleksandra Stanaćev Durán Maquinaria Ensino 33 22 Markeisha Gatling (3) Casademont Zaragoza 42 23 Markeisha Gatling (4) Casademont Zaragoza 31 24 Arica Carter Movistar Estudiantes 26 25 Lashann Higgs (4) Embutidos Pajariel Bembibre PDM 30 Sika Koné (3) Spar Gran Canaria 26 Abigail Wolf Quesos El Pastor 28 Sika Koné (4) Spar Gran Canaria 27 Kai James (2) Spar Gran Canaria 31 28 María Araújo Spar Girona 32 29 Chatrice White Durán Maquinaria Ensino 34 30 Mariam Coulibaly IDK Euskotren 36
Quarter-finals Round Player Team Eff. 1st leg Adaora Elonu Spar Girona 32 2nd leg Celeste Trahan-Davis (2) Valencia Basket 35
Semi-finals Round Player Team Eff. 1st leg Cristina Ouviña Valencia Basket 25 2nd leg Rebecca Allen Valencia Basket 30
Final Round Player Team Eff. 1st leg Raquel Carrera Valencia Basket 24 2nd leg Tiffany Hayes Perfumerías Avenida 21 3rd leg Katie Lou Samuelson (3) Perfumerías Avenida 25
Spanish clubs in international competitions +FIBA Europe competitions Team Competition Progress Result Perfumerías Avenida EuroLeague Final Loss vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg 9–1 Semi-finals Win vs. Sopron Basket Quarter-finals Win vs. Spar Girona Regular season Group A 1st of 4 teams (6–0) Spar Girona Quarter-finals Loss vs. Perfumerías Avenida 4–5 Regular season Group C 2nd of 4 teams (3–3) Qualifying round Win vs. ACS Sepsi SIC Valencia Basket EuroCup Final Win vs. Reyer Venezia 7–0 Semi-finals Win vs. Flammes Carolo Basket Quarter-finals Win vs. ESBVA-LM Round of 16 Win vs. Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc Group stage Group H 1st of 4 teams (3–0) Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Round of 16 Loss vs. ACS Sepsi SIC 2–2 Group stage Group F 2nd of 4 teams (2–1) Cadí La Seu Group stage Group G 3rd of 4 teams (2–1) 2–1 Ciudad de La Laguna Tenerife Group stage Group F 3rd of 4 teams (2–1) 3–1 Qualification round Win vs. Kangoeroes Mechelen
References
External links Official website