Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1993 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | Cuba |
Continent | North America |
Most recent champion(s) | Ciego de Ávila (10th title) (2022) |
Official website | www |
The Liga Superior de Baloncesto (LSB) (English: Superior Basketball League) is the highest level men's professional basketball league in Cuba. The LSB has been active for twenty-eight years, interrupted only three times, once in 2011, 2014, and in 2020.
Ciego de Ávila is the most decorated team of the league with 10 championships.
During the regular season, 60-160 games are played within the two months of league activity. The top four teams with the most wins are entered into the post season semifinals. The two respective winners from the semifinals advance to the finals, and whoever wins in the finals is crowned the champion. The semifinals and finals are played to best of five, with no draws allowed.
Season | Record | |||||||
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2001 | 1. Centrales 19-3 | 2. Orientales 17-10 | 3. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 13-14 | 4. Occidentales 5-22 | ||||
2002 | 1. Centrales 18-9 | 2. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 14-13 | 3. Occidentales 13-14 | 4. Orientales 9-18 | ||||
2003 | 1. Centrales 26-10 | 2. Orientales 17-19 | 3. Occidentales 15-21 | 4. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 14-22 | ||||
2004–05 | 1. Ciego de Ávila | 2. Santiago de Cuba | 3. Villa Clara | 4. Guerreros de Matanzas | ||||
2005–06 | 1. Ciego de Ávila 17-3 | 2. Santiago de Cuba 12-8 | 3. Villa Clara 10-10 | 4. Guerreros de Matanzas 8-12 | 5. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 7-13 | 6. Guantanamo CB 6-14 | ||
2006–07 | 1. Ciego de Ávila | 2. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana | 3. Guerreros de Matanzas | 4. Tigres de Camaguey | ||||
2007–08 | 1. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 14-6 | 2. Ciego de Ávila 14-6 | 3. Guerreros de Matanzas 11-9 | 4. Tigres de Camaguey | 5. Guantanamo CB 6-14 | 6. Santiago de Cuba 5-15 | ||
2008–09 | 1. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 24-4 | 2. Ciego de Ávila 20-6 | 3. Guerreros de Matanzas 19-9 | 4. Guantanamo CB 17-11 | 5. Tigres de Camaguey 15-11 | 6. Metropolitanos 7-21 | 7. Villa Clara 5-23 | 8. Santiago de Cuba 3-25 |
2009–10 | 1. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 13-1 | 2. Tigres de Camaguey 10-4 | 3. Ciego de Ávila 10-4 | 4. Guerreros de Matanzas 7-7 | 5. Guantanamo CB 5-9 | 6. Metropolitanos 5-9 | 7. Villa Clara 4-10 | 8. Santiago de Cuba 2-12 |
2011 Season Suspended | ||||||||
2011–12 | 1. Ciego de Ávila 21-7 | 2. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 22-8 | 3. Tigres de Camaguey 17-11 | 4. Guerreros de Matanzas 14-14 | 5. Villa Clara 13-15 | 6. Guantanamo CB 12-16 | 7. Pinar del Rio 9-18 | 8. Santiago de Cuba 5-22 |
2012–13 | 1. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 15-5 | 2. Ciego de Ávila 15-7 | 3. Santiago de Cuba 14-8 | 4. Tigres de Camaguey 10-10 | 5. Artemisa 10-12 | 6. Guerreros de Matanzas 10-12 | 7. Guantanamo CB 8-12 | 8. Sancti Spiritus 2-18 |
2014 Season Suspended | ||||||||
2015 | 1. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 27-0 | 2. Ciego de Ávila 19-9 | 3. Artemisa 18-10 | 4. Santiago de Cuba 18-10 | 5. Pinar del Rio 12-16 | 6. Tigres de Camaguey 9-19 | 7. Las Tunas 5-22 | 8. Guantanamo CB 3-25 |
2016 | 1. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 19-9 | 2. Ciego de Ávila 18-10 | 3. Villa Clara 18-10 | 4. Guantanamo CB 14-14 | 5. Pinar del Rio 12-16 | 6. Santiago de Cuba 11-17 | 7. Tigres de Camaguey 11-17 | 8. Artemisa 9-19 |
2017 | 1. Villa Clara 18-3 | 2. Pinar del Rio 15-6 | 3. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 14-6 | 4. Guerreros de Matanzas 13-7 | 5. Santiago de Cuba 8-12 | 6. Ciego de Ávila 7-13 | 7. Tigres de Camaguey 2-18 | 8. Guantanamo CB 0-20 |
2018 | 1. Villa Clara 13-8 | 2. Ciego de Ávila 12-9 | 3. Santiago de Cuba 12-9 | 4. Tigres de Camaguey 12-9 | 5. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 11-10 | 6. Guerreros de Matanzas 10-11 | 7. Guantanamo CB 8-13 | 8. Pinar del Rio 6-15 |
2019 | 1. Villa Clara 15-11 | 2. Artemisa 15-11 | 3. Santiago de Cuba 14-12 | 4. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 14-12 | 5. Sancti Spiritus 14-12 | 6. Guerreros de Matanzas 13-13 | 7. Tigres de Camaguey 9-16 | 8. Guantanamo CB 7-19 |
2020 | Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba | |||||||
2022 | 1. Ciego de Ávila 19-3 | 2. Capitalinos Azules de La Habana 14-8 | 3. Sancti Spiritus 13-5 | 4. Santiago de Cuba 12–10 | 5. Villa Clara 9-13 | 6. Artemisa 7-13 | 7. Guantanamo CB 6-15 | 8. Guerreros de Matanzas 2-18 |
Season | Champion |
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1993 | Orientales |
1994 | Capitalinos Azules de La Habana |
1995 | Capitalinos Azules de La Habana |
1996 | Capitalinos Azules de La Habana |
1997 | Capitalinos Azules de La Habana |
1998 | Capitalinos Azules de La Habana |
1999 | Orientales |
2000 | Orientales |
2001 | Centrales |
2002 | Centrales |
2003 | Centrales |
2004–05 | Ciego de Ávila |
2005–06 | Ciego de Ávila |
2006–07 | Ciego de Ávila |
2007–08 | Ciego de Ávila |
2008–09 | Ciego de Ávila |
2009–10 | Capitalinos Azules de La Habana |
2010–11 | No champion |
2011–12 | Ciego de Ávila |
2012–13 | Ciego de Ávila |
2013 | Ciego de Ávila |
2014 | No champion |
2015 | Capitalinos Azules de La Habana |
2016 | Ciego de Ávila |
2017 | Pinar del Rio |
2018 | Villa Clara |
2019 | Villa Clara |
2020 | no champion |
2022 | Ciego de Ávila |
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