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The league comprises 13 teams (15 in 2026). It is considered the premier professional women's basketball league in the world. [citation needed] The league's headquarters are located in New York City. The league was founded on April 24, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA); league play began in 1997. The ...
The International Basketball Federation, or FIBA recognizes 213 national teams divided into 5 zones, each roughly corresponding to a continent (North America and South America are grouped under the Americas.) The newest national team is Montenegro which was recognized in 2006. There are more FIBA-recognized teams than FIFA-recognized teams (209).
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a professional women's basketball league based in the United States with 12 teams as of 2024. [1] The league was founded in 1996 by the men's National Basketball Association (NBA) as a wholly-owned subsidiary and began play in the 1997 season with eight teams.
The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside United Women's Soccer. The WPSL started as the Western Division of the W-League, before breaking away to form its own league in 1997.
The National Women's Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NWBL, was an organization governing professional basketball leagues for women in the United States. The league was founded in 1997 and began play in the Fall of that year. The league held its season during the off-season of the WNBA. During the WNBA off-season, some WNBA players ...
Defunct Women's National Basketball Association teams (6 C, 7 P) Relocated Women's National Basketball Association teams (8 C, 8 P) A. Atlanta Dream (7 C, 5 P) C.
National Women's Basketball Association (NWBA), 1986; the league folded right before the season was supposed to start. Liberty Basketball Association (LBA), 1991; played one pre-season exhibition game on February 10, 1991, before disbanding.
The FIBA Women's World Ranking is the FIBA's rankings of national women's basketball teams. FIBA ranks women's national teams in both senior and junior competitions. It also publishes combined rankings for all competitions involving both sexes. The ranking system compares teams based on the weighted average rating points they earn in games over ...