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The Liga Femenina de Básquetbol (abbreviated as LFB; English language, 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 language, English: ''Uruguayan Women's League'') replacing the Torneo Metropolitano Femenino (English language, English: ''Women's Metropolitan Tournament'') after the incorporation of the first team outside Montevideo, Unión Ciclista Maragata from San José, Uruguay, San José. The first LFB was won by Club Malvín, Malvín, which adding their Metropolitan titles, stretched its streak to 14 consecutive championships, by defeating Club Atlético Goes, Goes, which arrived undefeated, to the finals.


Format

The LFB is currently played in three stages: Torneo (Qualifying Tournament), the Series (1 or 2) and play-off. * In the Qualifying Tournament, the clubs play each other once, and the first five 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, carrying over the points from the Qualifying Tournament. In the Serie 1, play the quarterfinals, with the best two of the Serie 2. * Finally, teams competed in the playoffs with series being best of three. The first stage was the quarterfinals and are played as: A) 1st of Serie 1 vs. 2nd of Serie 2, B) 2nd of Serie 1 vs. 1st of Serie 2, C) 3rd of Serie 1 vs. 6th of Serie 1, D) 4th of Serie 1 vs. 5th of Serie 2. The winners of these matches played in the semifinals in best-of-five serie as: A) Winner vs. D) Winner, and B) winner vs. C) winner. 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 losers of the quarterfinals play the semifinals of the Copa de Plata, in best-of-three serie as: A) Loser vs. B) Loser, and C) Loser vs. D) Loser. The winners of these matches played in the finals in best-of-three serie, with the winner being the cup champion. * The two teams eliminated in the Serie 2, play for the ninth place. * The LFB champion will play the Women's Basketball League Americas and the runner-up, the South American Women's Basketball League, Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino.


Participating teams


2025 season teams

''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.''


Champions by season


Total LFB titles by club


See also

*Liga Uruguaya de Basketball *List of Uruguayan Basketball Champions, Uruguayan Basketball Champions *Uruguayan Basketball Federation, Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB)


References


External links


FUBB

Women's Basketball League
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