Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto

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Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2024–25 Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto season
Sport Basketball
Founded1992
No. of teams10
Country Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
Continent FIBA Americas
Most recent
champion(s)
IMP Alvarado (2nd title)
(2025)
Most titlesESPE (6 titles)
Official website ligas.feb.ec

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.

Contents

Current clubs

TeamCity, Province
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

Champions

National Basketball League era (1999–2010)

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1999UTEESPE
2000ESPELa Salle
2001MavortUTE
2002ESPE (2)Mavort
2003ESPE (3)La Salle
2004ESPE (4)Deportivo Quevedo
2005ESPE (5)UTE
2006ESPE (6)Espoli
2007Cancelled
2008 Barcelona ESPE
2009Mavort (2)UTE
2010UTE (2)ESPE

LEB era (2011–present)

SeasonChampionsRunners-upFinals score
2011Mavort (3)ESPOL2–1
2012Importadora AlvaradoAsociación Deportiva Naval2–1
2013CKTGuerreros de Nuemane3–1
2014UTE (3)CKT4–2
2015CKT (2)UTE4–1
2016HR PortoviejoICCAN Macas2–1
2017ICCAN MacasPiratas de Los Lagos4–2
2018Deportivo Juvenil de VincesICCAN Macas2–1
2019Cancelled due to logistical issues
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador
2021Santa MaríaCyC Portoviejo1–0
2022 Punto Rojo LR [1] Caballeros2–0

LNB era (2022–present)

SeasonChampionsRunners-upFinals score
2023CaballerosClub Valle2–0
2024Santa Maria (2)Ambato Soldiers2–1
2025Importadora Alvarado (2)Andes2–0

References

  1. "Punto Rojo se corona campeón y representará a Ecuador en Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto". Diario El Norte (in Spanish). 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

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