The Copa de
la Reina
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La Re ...
de Baloncesto (English: Queen's Cup of Basketball) is an annual cup competition for
Spanish
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women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...
teams. The first edition of the competition, originally named Women's Senior Basketball Championship, took place in 1943, which makes it the oldest Spanish women's basketball competition, but it was only since 1978, when it took its current name, that it has been carried every year. The 2012 cup marked the 50th edition of the competition.
The cup is played by the top teams of the
Spanish Women's League's table in the mid of the season. After several formats in previous years, the 2019 edition reverted to the Final Eight format.
CB Avenida
Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto formerly C.B. Halcón Viajes, is a women's professional basketball team based in Salamanca, Spain. The team currently plays in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.
In 2011 Perfumerías Avenida won the Euroleague, an ...
is the defending champion and in
2019
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won its eighth title, surpassing both
Ros Casares
Ros Casares Godella was a professional women's basketball team based in Godella, Spain. It played in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto between 1996 and 2012, when it resigned to play in EuroLeague and Spanish League. It continued playing in Primera ...
and
Picadero JC
Picadero Jockey Club, also known until 1970 as Picadero Damm for sponsorship reasons, was a Spanish multisports club from Barcelona founded in 1951.
History
Overall the club enjoyed its golden era during the 1960s. Throughout this decade its me ...
as the most successful team in the competition.
List of champions
in the Spanish Basketball Federation's website
List of winners
Winners by titles
See also
* Liga Femenina
*Supercopa de España
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References
External links
Spanish Basketball Federation website
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Recurring sporting events established in 1978
Basketball cup competitions in Spain
Women's basketball competitions in Spain
Women's basketball cup competitions in Europe