Organising body | Catalan Basketball Federation |
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Founded | 1980 |
First season | 1980 |
Province | Catalonia |
Number of teams | 4 |
Related competitions | Liga ACB |
Current champions | Barcelona (25th title) |
Most championships | Barcelona (25 titles) |
The Catalan Basketball League, more commonly known as Lliga Catalana, is the regional preseason professional basketball competition that has been organized by the Catalan Basketball Federation since 1980, in Catalonia, Spain.
Nowadays, only teams that play in ACB (Spanish 1st Division) join the competition.
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
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Barcelona | 25 | 15 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Joventut | 11 | 15 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
Manresa | 3 | 6 | 1997, 1999, 2021 |
Andorra | 2 | 4 | 2018, 2020 |
Lleida | 2 | 1 | 2002, 2003 |
Sant Josep Girona | 2 | 1 | 1996, 2006 |
Granollers | 0 | 2 | |
Círcol Catòlic | 0 | 1 |
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