Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto

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Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2020–21 Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto season
Sport Basketball
Founded1992
No. of teams8
Country Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
Continent FIBA Americas
Most recent
champion(s)
Punto Rojo LR (1st title)
(2022)

The Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto (abbreviated LEB) 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
Barcelona S.C. Guayaquil
ComuniKT [1] Ambato
C.S. Emelec Guayaquil
Importadora Alvarado Ambato
Mavort Riobamba
HR Portoviejo Portoviejo
Asociación Deportiva Naval Guayaquil
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial [2] 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
2015CKTUTE4–1
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 [3] Caballeros2–0

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References

  1. CKT recibe homenaje por obtener el título de la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, ElComercio.com, 20 November 2015. Accessed 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. UTE, nuevo monarca del básquet nacional, ElUniverso.com, 20 December 2014. Accessed 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  3. "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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