# 2023 Liga Femenina de Básquetbol season

The 2023 Liga Femenina de Básquetbol season, was the 8th season of the top Uruguayan female basketball league, since its establishment in 2016. It started on 22 April 2024, with the match between Aguada and Juventud for the regular season, and ended on 16 October 2024, with the game 5 of the finals.
Malvín was the defending and repeated by beating Aguada again in five games. The title marked the retirement of two club legends: the captain, Florencia Somma, and Sabina Bello.

## Teams

A total of 10 teams contested the league, all from the 2022 season. Montevideo and Deportivo Paysandú decided not to participate again.

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home City | Arena | Capacity |
| 25 de Agosto | Montevideo | Gimnasio 25 de Agosto | 350 |
| Aguada | Montevideo | Estadio Propio Aguatero | 3,738 |
| Defensor Sporting | Montevideo | Gimasio Defensor Sporting | 150 |
| Hebraica Macabi | Montevideo | Gimnasio Hebraica y Macabi | 50 |
| Juventud | Las Piedras | Estadio Federal Cirilio Malnatti | 1,000 |
| Lagomar | Ciudad de la Costa | Gimnasio Lagomar | 170 |
| Malvín | Montevideo | Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil | 900 |
| Remeros | Mercedes | Gimnasio Agrimensor Mario Eduardo Bellini | 400 |
| Urunday Universitario | Montevideo | Gimnasio Cr. Osvaldo Dohir | 700 |
| Yale | Montevideo | Campo de Deportes Luis Ruocco | 500 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
| 25 de Agosto | Brian Neira | Rossana Dagnino | Sporty's |
| Aguada | Nicolás Altalef | Camila Kirschenbaum | Puma |
| Defensor Sporting | Fabián Boscardin | Joaquina Gregorio | Concreto |
| Hebraica y Macabi | Luis Pierri | Abril Mieres | Elite |
| Juventud | Humberto Sánchez | Karina Acosta | 1935 |
| Lagomar | Diego Castrillón | Sabrina Schiaffarino | Kova |
| Malvín | Juan Pablo Serdio | Florencia Somma | Xu Sports |
| Remeros | Martín López | Melina Zapata | Tauro |
| Urunday Universitario | Mauricio González | Antonella Ormando | Giova |
| Yale | Gerardo González | Cinthia Mott | T-shirt |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Position in table | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Defensor Sporting | Gino Alderete | Pre-season | Sacked | 26 December 2022 | Fabián Boscardin | 7 March 2023 |
| Yale | Rodrigo Briñon | Pre-season | Sacked | 8 February 2023 | Gerardo González | 8 February 2023 |
| Lagomar | Jhonatan Viazzo | 8th (0–1) | Sacked | 28 April 2023 | Juan Ignacio Vallarino (interim) | 29 April 2023 |
| Lagomar | Juan Ignacio Vallarino (interim) | 6th (1–1) | End of interim period | 5 May 2023 | Diego Castrillón | 5 May 2024 |
| 25 de Agosto | Juan Manuel Loureiro | 0–1 in Copa de Plata semi-finals (7–13) | Resigned | 25 September 2024 | Brian Neira | 25 September 2024 |

## Torneo Clasificatorio

The Torneo Classificatorio (Qualifying Tournament) was the first stage of the LFB. The clubs played each other once, and the first six of the table played in the Serie 1. The last six played the Serie 2.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malvín | 9 | 8 | 1 | 692 | 447 | +245 | 17 | Qualification to Serie 1 |
| 2 | Defensor Sporting | 9 | 7 | 2 | 639 | 505 | +134 | 16 | Qualification to Serie 1 |
| 3 | Aguada | 9 | 7 | 2 | 726 | 469 | +257 | 16 | Qualification to Serie 1 |
| 4 | Hebraica y Macabi | 9 | 7 | 2 | 600 | 461 | +139 | 16 | Qualification to Serie 1 |
| 5 | 25 de Agosto | 9 | 5 | 4 | 594 | 594 | 0 | 14 | Qualification to Serie 1 |
| 6 | Yale | 9 | 4 | 5 | 543 | 567 | −24 | 13 | Qualification to Serie 1 |
| 7 | Lagomar | 9 | 3 | 6 | 573 | 656 | −83 | 12 | Qualficiation to Serie 2 |
| 8 | Remeros | 9 | 2 | 7 | 465 | 571 | −106 | 11 | Qualficiation to Serie 2 |
| 9 | Urunday Universitario | 9 | 2 | 7 | 404 | 665 | −261 | 11 | Qualficiation to Serie 2 |
| 10 | Juventud | 9 | 0 | 9 | 426 | 727 | −301 | 9 | Qualficiation to Serie 2 |
* 1 2 3 Defensor Sporting 2–0, Aguada 1–1, Hebraica y Macabi 0–2
* 1 2 Remeros 1–0 Urunday Universitario

### Results

| Home \ Away | 25A | AGU | DSC | HYM | JLP | LAG | MAL | REM | UUN | YAL |
| 25 de Agosto | | | | 57–58 | | 74–70 | 49–73 | | 58–43 | |
| Aguada | 84–77 | | 54–60 | | 109–41 | 91–61 | 58–78 | | | |
| Defensor Sporting | 78–58 | | | 73–64 | | 85–61 | | | 82–46 | |
| Hebraica y Macabi | | 47–59 | | | | 89–58 | 60–55 | 62–38 | | 62–43 |
| Juventud | 49–76 | | 46–84 | 40–69 | | | | | 43–60 | |
| Lagomar | | | | | 83–59 | | 49–79 | 65–50 | | 61–60 |
| Malvín | | | 62–50 | | 90–38 | | | 71–51 | | 66–60 |
| Remeros | 60–62 | 25–84 | 50–79 | | 76–54 | | | | 62–38 | |
| Urunday Universitario | | 36–90 | | 38–89 | | 70–65 | 32–119 | | | 41–57 |
| Yale | 79–83 | 44–97 | 64–48 | | 80–56 | | | 56–53 | | |

## Serie 1

The Series 1 is a phase where the top-six teams of the Torneo Classificatorio define their qualification for the two cups in dispute. The clubs play each other twice, home and away.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malvín | 10 | 9 | 1 | 725 | 580 | +145 | 19 | Qualification to Copa de Oro |
| 2 | Aguada | 10 | 7 | 3 | 689 | 637 | +52 | 17 | Qualification to Copa de Oro |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 10 | 5 | 5 | 649 | 642 | +7 | 15 | Qualification to Copa de Oro |
| 4 | Yale | 10 | 5 | 5 | 619 | 639 | −20 | 15 | Qualification to Copa de Oro |
| 5 | Hebraica y Macabi | 10 | 2 | 8 | 529 | 640 | −111 | 12 | Qualification to Copa de Plata |
| 6 | 25 de Agosto | 10 | 2 | 8 | 591 | 664 | −73 | 12 | Qualification to Copa de Plata |
* 1 2 Defensor Sporting 2–0 Yale
* 1 2 Hebraica y Macabi 122–119 25 de Agosto

### Results

| Home \ Away | 25A | AGU | DSC | HYM | MAL | YAL |
| 25 de Agosto | — | 57–63 | 54–60 | 49–59 | 71–80 | 62–59 |
| Aguada | 70–47 | — | 67–58 | 72–47 | 56–83 | 93–73 |
| Defensor Sporting | 73–55 | 76–83 | — | 70–59 | 58–77 | 62–45 |
| Hebraica y Macabi | 63–70 | 58–67 | 61–55 | — | | |
| Malvín | 68–59 | 73–57 | 74–66 | 70–54 | — | 78–53 |
| Yale | 69–67 | 65–61 | 67–71 | 58–44 | 68–55 | — |

## Serie 2

The Serie 2 is a phase where the last five teams of the Torneo Classificatorio define the two remaining spots for the Copa de Plata. The clubs play each other twice, home and away.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lagomar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 424 | 214 | +210 | 12 | Qualification to Copa de Plata |
| 2 | Remeros | 6 | 4 | 2 | 298 | 319 | −21 | 10 | Qualification to Copa de Plata |
| 3 | Urunday Universitario | 6 | 2 | 4 | 334 | 359 | −25 | 8 | |
| 4 | Juventud | 6 | 0 | 6 | 260 | 424 | −164 | 6 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | JLP | LAG | REM | UUN |
| Juventud | — | 35–73 | 46–60 | 39–65 |
| Lagomar | 101–45 | — | 20–0 | 64–51 |
| Remeros | 63–45 | 45–90 | — | 65–60 |
| Urunday Universitario | 62–50 | 38–76 | 58–65 | — |

## Copa de Plata

The Copa de Plata (Silver Cup) is a tournament played to order the teams from fifth to eighth place, with one cup in dispute.
Lagomar was the defending champion and repeated by sweeping Hebraica y Macabi in the finals.
Due to the distance between the teams, the match for third place was not played, leaving the definition of the positions ordered by the result of the regular season.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 5S1 | Hebraica y Macabi | 43 | 62 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2S2 | Remeros | 40 | 37 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2S2 | Remeros | 40 | 37 | 0 | 5S1 | Hebraica y Macabi | 57 | 40 | 55 | 0 |
| | | | | | 1S2 | Lagomar | 64 | 69 | 69 | 3 |
| 6S1 | 25 de Agosto | 67 | 50 | 0 | 1S2 | Lagomar | 64 | 69 | 69 | 3 |
| 1S2 | Lagomar | 74 | 51 | 2 | | | | | | |
Source: FUBB

## Copa de Oro

The Copa de Oro (Gold Cup) is the LFB playoff to determinate the champion of the season.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Malvín | 82 | 61 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yale | 36 | 45 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yale | 36 | 45 | 0 | 1 | Malvín | 79 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 51 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Aguada | 72 | 82 | 61 | 76 | 48 | 2 |
| 2 | Aguada | 79 | 75 | 2 | 2 | Aguada | 72 | 82 | 61 | 76 | 48 | 2 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 58 | 62 | 0 | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | | | | 4 | Yale | 73 |
| | | | | | 3 | Defensor Sporting | 53 |
Source: FUBB

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Seed | Qualification or relegation |
| Champion |||||||
| 1 | Malvín | 26 | 22 | 4 | 1 | Qualification to Women's Basketball League Americas |
| Runners-up |||||||
| 2 | Aguada | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | Qualification to Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino |
| Copa de Oro third place match winner |||||||
| 3 | Yale | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | |
| Copa de Oro third place match loser |||||||
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Copa de Plata winner |||||||
| 5 | Lagomar | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | |
| Copa de Plata runner-up |||||||
| 6 | Hebraica y Macabi | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | |
| Eliminated in Copa de Plata semi-finals |||||||
| 7 | 25 de Agosto | 21 | 7 | 14 | 6 | |
| 8 | Remeros | 17 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
| Eliminated at Serie 2 |||||||
| 9 | Urunday Universitario | 15 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
| 10 | Juventud | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10 | |

## Statistical leaders

| Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Florencia Spinelli Juventud 21.5 2 Camila Kirschenbaum Aguada 20.0 3 Karina Acosta Juventud 17.9 4 Candela Foresto 25 de Agosto 16.2 5 Julieta Sienra Yale 15.2 | Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Sabrina Molina 25 de Agosto 14.3 2 Agustina Jourdheuil Malvín 10.0 3 Agustina Bazán Yale 10.0 4 Selena Medrick Lagomar 9.7 5 Beatriz Quevedo Lagomar 9.7 |
| Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Carolina Fernández Malvín 5.7 2 Candela Foresto 25 de Agosto 5.6 3 Agustina Bazán Yale 5.5 4 Melina Marcial Lagomar 5.4 5 Romina D'Alesandro Hebraica y Macabi 4.6 | Blocks Pos Player Club 1 Beatriz Quevedo Lagomar 1.8 2 Florencia Barbier Urunday U. 1.6 3 Sabrina Molina 25 de Agosto 1.5 4 Ornela Bacchini Defensor Sporting 1.3 5 Karina Acosta Juventud 1.3 |
Source: FUBB

## Awards

All official awards of the 2024 LFB season.

### MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| PG | Josefina Zeballos | Aguada |

### Foreign MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| C | Carla Miculka | Malvín |

## LFB clubs in international competitions

Women's Basketball League Americas :
| Team | Progress | Result | W–L |
| Malvín | Final | Loss vs. Indeportes Antioquia | 3–2 |
| Malvín | Semi-finals | Win vs. Centauros de Chihuahua | 3–2 |
| Malvín | Group B | 1st of 4 teams (2–1) | 3–2 |
Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino :
| Team | Progress | Result | W–L |
| Aguada | Final | Loss vs. Indeportes Antioquia | 3–2 |
| Aguada | Semi-finals | Win vs. Búcaros | 3–2 |
| Aguada | Group A | 2nd of 4 teams (2–1) | 3–2 |