Liga Mayor de Baloncesto

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Liga Mayor de Baloncesto
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
First season2017 Apertura
Country El Salvador
Confederation FIBA Americas (Americas)
Number of teams 11
Level on pyramid 1
Current championsMetapan BC
(1st title)
(2023 Apertura)
Most championships Santa Tecla BC
(5 titles)
Basketball current event.svg2023 Clausura

The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) is a men's professional basketball league in Americas, currently composed of 9 teams. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in El Salvador. It is the top level of the El Salvador basketball league system. The league is controlled by the El Salvador Basketball Federation (in Spanish: Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto.).

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History

The league was formed in 2017, following the end of the previous iteration of the first division Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador.

Current clubs

The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) was founded in 2017 with nine teams. Due to club expansions, reductions and relocations, many of the teams either changed or ceased to exist. There are currently Nine teams. The teams are located in TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, and TBD. The TBD are the oldest club in the competition, having participated in every season since 2017.



Future expansion

Former clubs

Honours

List of champions

TeamTitlesWinning SeasonsNotes
Santa Tecla BC 52016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2023 ClausuraRecord holder of consecutive finals appearances in a major Salvadoran professional sports league.
Brujos de Izalco 32016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 AperturaTBD.
Halcones de Sonsonate12017 ClausuraTBD.
San Salvador32019 Clausura , 2021 Clausura, 2022 ClausuraTBD.
C.D. Aguila 22015 Apertura, 2022 AperturaTBD.
FAS-Denver 12015 ClausuraTBD.
TBD 12001TBD.
Metapán BC12023 Apertura


Champions

YearChampionCoachResultRunners upCoachLeague MVPFinals MVPNotes
2017 ClausuraHalcones (1) TBD 3–1 Santa Tecla BC (0) TBD Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Flag of Nicaragua.svg Jared Ruiz Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Flag of Nicaragua.svg Jared Ruiz [1]
2017 Apertura Brujos de Izalco (1) TBD 2-0 Isidro Metapan (0) TBD Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Blake Flag of the United States.svg Garland Mcarthur [2]
2018 Clausura Santa Tecla BC (1) Flag of Cuba.svg Rainel Panfet3–1Quezaltepeque (0) Flag of El Salvador.svg Ernesto "Colocho" Rodríguez Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Flag of Nicaragua.svg Jared Ruiz Flag of Cuba.svg Lisvan Valdez [3]
2018 Apertura Brujos de Izalco (2) Flag of El Salvador.svg William Ávalos3-2Halcones (1) TBD Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Blake Flag of Colombia.svg Michaell Jackson [4]
2019 ClausuraSan Salvador BC (1) TBD 3–1Quezaltepeque (0) Flag of Spain.svg Flag of El Salvador.svg José Luis Dámaso Flag of Cuba.svg Marvin Cairo Flag of Colombia.svg Michaell Jackson [5]
2019 Apertura Santa Tecla BC (2) TBD 4–1 Isidro Metapan (0) TBD Flag of Cuba.svg Lisvan Valdez Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Blake [6]
2020 Clausura(Season Cancelled) (1)NoneNone(Season Cancelled) (3)NoneNoneNone [7]
2020 Apertura(Season Cancelled) (1)NoneNone(Season Cancelled) (3)NoneNoneNone [8]
2021 ClausuraSan Salvador BC (2) Flag of El Salvador.svg William Ávalos4–1 Aguila BKB (0) TBD Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Bernardo Polanco Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Owen Perez [9]
2021 Apertura Santa Tecla BC (3) TBD 4–1San Salvador BC (1) TBD Flag of the United States.svg Andravious Smith Flag of El Salvador.svg Brian Vasquez [10]
2022 Clausura Aguila BC (1) Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Epeloa3-0 Santa Tecla BC (3) TBD Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Blake Flag of the United States.svg Marquise Mosley [11]
2022 AperturaSan Salvador BC (2) TBD 3-0 Isidro Metapan(3) TBD Flag of the United States.svg Marc Montavious Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Blake [12]
2023 Clausura Santa Tecla BC (5) Flag of El Salvador.svg TBD 3–0Cojute BC (5) TBD Flag of Cuba.svg Yoel Cubillas Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Adonis Lopez [13]
2023 AperturaMetapan BC (1) TBD 3–1 Brujos de Izalco (3) TBD Flag of Cuba.svg Yoel Cubillas Flag of Cuba.svg Yoel Cubillas [14]
2024 Clausura TBD (1) TBD 4–1 TBD (3) TBD TBD TBD [15]
2024 Apertura TBD (1) TBD 4–1 TBD (3) TBD TBD TBD [16]

List of coaches

List of players

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  11. ↑ "¡Vuelo de campeones! Águila es el campeón de la Liga Mayor de Baloncesto".
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  13. ↑ "Santa Tecla se coronó campeón de la Liga Mayor de Baloncesto".
  14. ↑ "Metapán, campeón del baloncesto nacional".
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