Valencia Basket (women)

Valencia Basket
NicknameTaronjas (Oranges)
Naranja Mecánica (Clockwork Orange)
LeaguesLiga Femenina Endesa
EuroLeague Women
Founded2014 (2014)
ArenaFuente de San Luis
Capacity9,000
LocationValencia, Spain
Team colorsOrange and Blue
   
PresidentVicent J. Solá
Head coachRubén Burgos
OwnershipJuan Roig
Championships3 Spanish Women’s League
1 Spanish Cup
3 Spanish SuperCup
1 EuroCup
1 Europe SuperCup
Websitevalenciabasket.com

Valencia Basket Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional women's basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in the Liga Femenina Endesa and EuroLeague Women with home games played at the Font de Sant Lluís. It is the women's team of the namesake club. The club is owned by retail tycoon Juan Roig.[1]

Valencia is the only Spanish club to have won the top category of basketball in Spain in both sections.

History

The women's team of Valencia Basket was created in 2014 after integrating the youth teams of Ros Casares Valencia, former EuroLeague Women champion club which dissolved its senior squad in 2012, into the structure of the club.[2]

In its first season, Valencia Basket played in Primera División, the third tier of Spanish women's basketball.[3]

The club promoted in 2016 to Liga Femenina 2, and two years later, it qualified for the promotion playoffs to the top tier as champions of the Group B and achieved promotion to Liga Femenina, the top tier of Spanish women's basketball, in front of 6,200 spectators.[4] In their debut season, Valencia Basket reached the semifinals.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Copa de la Reina European competitions Other cups
2014–15 3 1ª División 2nd
2015–16 3 1ª División 1st
2016–17 2 Liga Femenina 2 10th
2017–18 2 Liga Femenina 2 1st
2018–19 1 Liga Femenina 4th Quarterfinalist
2019–20 1 Liga Femenina 4th Semifinalist 2 EuroCup QF 9–1
2020–21 1 Liga Femenina 2nd Finalist 2 EuroCup C 7–0 FIBA SuperCup C
2021–22 1 Liga Femenina 2nd Semifinalist 2 EuroCup QF 10–2 Supercopa C
2022–23 1 Liga Femenina 1st Semifinalist 1 EuroLeague QF 10–7 Supercopa RU
2023–24 1 Liga Femenina 1st Champions 1 EuroLeague RS 8–6 Supercopa C
2024–25 1 Liga Femenina 1st Quarterfinalist 1 EuroLeague 4th 5-1 Supercopa C

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Valencia Basket (Liga Femenina) roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
C 1 Mavunga, Stephanie 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 2 Eraunzetamurgil, Maria 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 3 Jelenc, Mojca 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 4 Fingall, Nadia 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 5 Ouvina, Cristina 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PF 7 Torrens, Alba 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG 9 Casas, Queralt 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
PG 10 Romero, Leticia 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 13 Fiebich, Leonie 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 14 Carrera, Raquel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 15 Broncano, Irene 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 17 Vītola, Kristīne 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SG 18 Florez, Alicia 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PF 20 Rivas, Lucía 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 22 Turner, Yvonne 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
SF 23 Iagupova, Alina 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 40 Alexander, Kayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Head coach
  • Rubén Burgos
Assistant coach(es)
  • Roberto Hernández
  • Marta Sorlí
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 22 December 2024

References

  1. ^ Olvídese de la Masía de Messi: bienvenidos a L'Alqueria de Juan Roig (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Ros Casares se integra en la Escuela del Valencia Basket; Superdeporte, 18 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Valencia Basket Femenino, un club de cantera" (in Spanish). Encancha.com. 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Valencia Basket consigue la gloria en una noche para el recuerdo" (in Spanish). Valencia Basket. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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