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Leicester Riders - Femmes
Nottingham Wildcats - Femmes
Cardiff Met Archers - Femmes
Manchester Giants - Femmes
Caledonia Gladiators - Femmes
Sevenoaks Suns Women
Durham Palatinates - Femmes
BA London Lions - Femmes
Newcastle Eagles - Femmes
Sheffield Hatters - Femmes
Essex Rebels - Femmes
Oaklands Wolves - Femmes
Team Northumbria Women
Gloucester City Queens Women
Barking Abbey Crusaders Women
Wikipedia - Women's British Basketball League
The Women's British Basketball League (WBBL) is the top-level women's basketball league in Great Britain, founded on 5 June 2014 as the women's counterpart to the British Basketball League (BBL). The league's headquarters are in Leicester alongside the offices of the men's BBL.
Like the BBL, the organisation uses a franchise-based system so there is no promotion and relegation between the WBBL and the English Women's Basketball League, which forms the lower divisions. Along with the WBBL Championship and the post-season Play-offs, it also runs two knockout competitions featuring all WBBL member teams - the WBBL Cup and WBBL Trophy.
History
Officially approved by the British Basketball League and England Basketball, the newly created Women's British Basketball League was announced to the public on 5 June 2014, and the 2014–15 season was the league's first full season of competition.
The initial line-up included pre-existing teams from England and Wales, competing in a franchise-based organisation similar to the men's British Basketball League model, with no promotion or relegation in operation with the lower leagues. All eight teams from the pre-existing English Basketball League Division One (Women) competition were selected as member clubs, as well as the two finalists from the 2014 Division Two (Women) Play-offs, Brixton Lady TopCats and Leeds Beckett University. Since the league's inauguration, both Leeds and Brixton have resigned from the league, but three new clubs have joined in that time, including the league's first member club from Scotland.
La Women's British Basketball League (WBBL) est la principale ligue de basketball féminin au Royaume-Uni. Elle a été fondée en 1987 et est actuellement composée de 10 équipes. La saison se déroule d'octobre à mai, chaque équipe disputant 18 matchs. Les quatre meilleures équipes se qualifient pour les play-offs, qui déterminent le champion de la WBBL.
L'actuel champion de la WBBL est les Sheffield Hatters, qui ont remporté le titre en 2022. Parmi les autres équipes notables de la WBBL figurent les London Lions, les Sevenoaks Suns et les Leicester Riders.
La WBBL est un championnat très compétitif, avec un certain nombre d'équipes capables de remporter le titre. C'est également une ligue populaire, avec un nombre croissant de fans assistant aux matchs.