Lega Basket Femminile

Lega Basket Femminile (LBF) is the premier national league for women's basketball clubs in Italy, founded in 1930.[1] Pool Comense is the competition's most successful club with fifteen championships, followed by AS Vicenza with twelve and Geas Basket with seven, while PF Schio and Cras Taranto have been the leading teams in recent years.[2]

Lega Basket Femminile
Organising bodyItalian Basketball Federation
CountryItaly
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams16
Domestic cup(s)Italian Cup
Current championsPF Schio (10th title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsComense (20 titles)
Websitewww.legabasketfemminile.it
2019–20 LBF season

Currently both the champion and runner-up are granted spots in the Euroleague.[3] The Serie A champions were the major force in the 1980s, with Geas Basket, Fiat Torino, AS Vicenza, Libertas Trogylos, Polisportiva Ahena and Pool Comense winning eleven editions between 1978 and 1995.[4]

List of champions
  • Comense
    • 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
  • Vicenza
    • 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • Schio
    • 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
  • Geas
    • 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978
  • Triestina
    • 1930, 1931, 1956, 1957, 1958
  • Torino
    • 1962, 1963, 1964, 1979, 1980
  • Canottieri
    • 1933, 1934, 1935, 1943
  • Ambrosiana
    • 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
  • Bernocchi
    • 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955
  • Cras Taranto
    • 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012
  • Udinese
    • 1959, 1960, 1961
  • Libertas Trogylos
    • 1989, 2000
  • Gioiosa
    • 1932
  • Ilva Trieste
    • 1940
  • Napoli
    • 1941
  • CUS Milano
    • 1942
  • Reyer Venezia
    • 1946
  • Indomita
    • 1949
  • Standa
    • 1973
  • Treviso
    • 1981
  • Ahena
    • 1990
  • Parma
    • 2001
  • Vomero
    • 2007
  • Lucca
    • 2007

References
  1. Current season's results and tables in scoresway.com
  2. List of champions Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine in the competition's website
  3. 2011-12 teams in FIBA Europe's website
  4. List of champions, 1959-91 in FIBA Europe's website
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