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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1992 |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | ![]() |
Continent | FIBA Americas |
Most recent champion(s) | IMP Alvarado (2nd title) (2025) |
Most titles | ESPE (6 titles) |
Official website | ligas |
The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (abbreviated LNB) is the top professional basketball league in Ecuador. For sponsorship reasons the league is called the DirecTV Cup. The league is usually in session from June to October.
Team | City, Province |
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Andes BC | Ibarra |
ATUC BC | Cuenca |
Calderón Tu Pasión | Calderón |
Formativas Piratas | Ibarra |
Henko | Cuenca |
IMP Alvarado | Ambato |
Monsters | Quito |
Santa Maria | Machala |
Sevilla's Team | Quito |
Spartans Academy | Quito |
Season | Champions | Runners-up |
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1999 | UTE | ESPE |
2000 | ESPE | La Salle |
2001 | Mavort | UTE |
2002 | ESPE (2) | Mavort |
2003 | ESPE (3) | La Salle |
2004 | ESPE (4) | Deportivo Quevedo |
2005 | ESPE (5) | UTE |
2006 | ESPE (6) | Espoli |
2007 | Cancelled | |
2008 | Barcelona | ESPE |
2009 | Mavort (2) | UTE |
2010 | UTE (2) | ESPE |
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score |
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2011 | Mavort (3) | ESPOL | 2–1 |
2012 | Importadora Alvarado | Asociación Deportiva Naval | 2–1 |
2013 | CKT | Guerreros de Nuemane | 3–1 |
2014 | UTE (3) | CKT | 4–2 |
2015 | CKT (2) | UTE | 4–1 |
2016 | HR Portoviejo | ICCAN Macas | 2–1 |
2017 | ICCAN Macas | Piratas de Los Lagos | 4–2 |
2018 | Deportivo Juvenil de Vinces | ICCAN Macas | 2–1 |
2019 | Cancelled due to logistical issues | ||
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador | ||
2021 | Santa María | CyC Portoviejo | 1–0 |
2022 | Punto Rojo LR [1] | Caballeros | 2–0 |
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score |
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2023 | Caballeros | Club Valle | 2–0 |
2024 | Santa Maria (2) | Ambato Soldiers | 2–1 |
2025 | Importadora Alvarado (2) | Andes | 2–0 |