Srikandi Cup

Srikandi Cup is a basketball competition between women's clubs in Indonesia. Started in 2017 by 8 clubs, the Srikandi Cup is managed and run collectively by the participating clubs independently. Currently, the Srikandi Cup is the highest women's competition in Indonesia. Apart from being a competition vehicle, the Srikandi Cup also functions as a training ground for young players and recruiting players for the Indonesian National Team.[1]

Srikandi Cup
SportBasketball
Founded2001
Inaugural season2001
No. of teams8
CountryIndonesia
ContinentFIBA Asia
Most recent
champion(s)		Merpati Bali
(2018-19)
Official websitehttps://perbasi.or.id/srikandi-cup/
Current sports event 2023 Srikandi Cup

History

Kobanita as a women's basketball competition in Indonesia in 2001 was running until it stopped in 2008. It was continued in 2011–2012, a professional competition called the women's national basketball league (WNBL) and in 2016 it was replaced with the Indonesian Women's Basketball League (WIBL), held again by top Indonesian teams.  Until 2017, the name was changed to Srikandi Cup, Srikandi was taken to reflect the characteristics of Indonesia.

Srikandi is the name of a wayang which is characteristic of Indonesia. Here we want to show that the players who appear have greatness and beauty like Srikandi in wayang characters, and in 2018-2019 it was the last tournament[2] and has not been held again.

Clubs
Club City Joined Srikandi cup Head coach
Merah Putih Predator Jakarta Jakarta
Tanago Friesian Jakarta Jakarta
Tenaga Baru Pontianak Pontianak
Surabaya Fever Surabaya
Flying Wheel Makassar Makassar
Merpati Bali Bali
Sahabat Semarang Semarang
GMC Cirebon Cirebon

Former clubs

List of champions

Kobanita Champions
Year Champions Finals Result Runners-up Reference
2001 Mahaputri
2002 Mahaputri
2003 Mahaputri
2004 Mahaputri
2005 Mahaputri
2006 Mahaputri
2007 Mahaputri

Women's Indonesian Basketball League (WNBL) Champions
Year Champions Finals Result Runners-up Reference
2011-12 Surabaya Fever
2012-13 Tomang Sakti
2013-14 Tomang Sakti
2014-15 Surabaya Fever
2016 Surabaya Fever

Srikandi Cup Champions
Year Champions Finals Result Runners-up Reference
2017 Surabaya Fever
2017-18 Surabaya Fever
2018-19 Merpati Bali

References
  1. "Srikandi Cup – Basketball Indonesia". 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. "Liga Bola Basket Putri Indonesia Bakal Kembali Bergulir". medcom.id (in Indonesian). Antara. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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