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Eastern Conference (WNBA)

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League
  
WNBA

Inaugural season
  
1997

Most recent Eastern Conference champion(s)
  
Indiana Fever

Sport
  
Basketball

No. of teams
  
6

Most Eastern Conference titles
  
Tie: New York Liberty, Detroit Shock (4)

The Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association is made up of six teams.

Contents

The Eastern Conference playoffs is divided into two playoff rounds, The Conference Semi-Finals and The Conference Finals with the winner of the Conference Championship facing the Western Conference champion in the WNBA Finals to determine the WNBA champion. All in-conference playoff series are best-of-three.

Former teams

Defunct

  • Charlotte Sting (1997–2006)
  • Cleveland Rockers (1997–2003)
  • Miami Sol (2000–2002)

    • Changed to Western Conference

  • Houston Comets

    • Relocated

  • Orlando Miracle to Connecticut Sun (2003)
  • Detroit Shock to Tulsa Shock (West) (2009)

    • Eastern Conference champions

  • 1997: Houston Comets, New York Liberty
  • 1998: No Eastern team moved on to Finals due to playoff setup.
  • 1999: New York Liberty
  • 2000: New York Liberty
  • 2001: Charlotte Sting
  • 2002: New York Liberty
  • 2003: Detroit Shock
  • 2004: Connecticut Sun
  • 2005: Connecticut Sun
  • 2006: Detroit Shock
  • 2007: Detroit Shock
  • 2008: Detroit Shock
  • 2009: Indiana Fever
  • 2010: Atlanta Dream
  • 2011: Atlanta Dream
  • 2012: Indiana Fever
  • 2013: Atlanta Dream
  • 2014: Chicago Sky
  • 2015: Indiana Fever
    • WNBA Champions in bold

    Conference championship count

  • 4: Detroit Shock
  • 4: New York Liberty
  • 3: Atlanta Dream
  • 3: Indiana Fever
  • 2: Connecticut Sun
  • 1: Chicago Sky
  • 1: Charlotte Sting
  • 1: Houston Comets (changed to Western Conference in 1998)

    • 2016 Season

    Notes

    # – Playoff seede – Eliminated from playoffs

    2015 Season

    Notes

    x – Clinched playoff spote – Eliminated from playoffs

    1997 Season

    References

    Eastern Conference (WNBA) Wikipedia
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