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]
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| Organising body | Italian Basketball Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1930 |
| Country | Italy |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Italian Cup |
| Current champions | Reyer Venezia |
| Most championships | Comense (15 titles) |
| Website | www |
 2023–24 LBF season | |
Currently both the champion and runner-up are granted spots in EuroLeague Women.[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]
History
editCurrent teams
editList of champions
editPerformance by club
edit| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Comense | 15 | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 |
| Vicenza | 12 | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Schio | 12 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Geas | 8 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| Triestina | 5 | 1930, 1931, 1956, 1957, 1958 |
| Torino | 5 | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1979, 1980 |
| Canottieri | 4 | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1943 |
| Ambrosiana | 4 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 |
| Bernocchi | 4 | 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955 |
| Cras Taranto | 4 | 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Udinese | 3 | 1959, 1960, 1961 |
| Reyer Venezia | 3 | 1946, 2021, 2024 |
| Libertas Trogylos | 2 | 1989, 2000 |
| Gioiosa | 1 | 1932 |
| Ilva Trieste | 1 | 1940 |
| Napoli | 1 | 1941 |
| CUS Milano | 1 | 1942 |
| Indomita | 1 | 1949 |
| Standa | 1 | 1973 |
| Treviso | 1 | 1981 |
| Ahena | 1 | 1990 |
| Parma | 1 | 2001 |
| Vomero | 1 | 2007 |
| Lucca | 1 | 2017 |
References
edit- ^ Current season's results and tables in scoresway.com
- ^ List of champions Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine in the competition's website
- ^ 2011-12 teams in FIBA Europe's website
- ^ List of champions, 1959-91 in FIBA Europe's website
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