Formerly | Liga LEB (1996–2007) LEB Oro (2007–2024) |
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Founded | 1996 |
First season | 1996–97 |
Country | Spain |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Liga ACB |
Relegation to | Segunda FEB |
Domestic cup(s) | Spain Cup Copa Princesa de Asturias (defunct) |
Current champions | Leyma Coruña (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | UCAM Murcia CB Gipuzkoa Basket CB Breogán (3 titles) |
TV partners | LaLiga+ |
Website | primerafeb.com |
2024–25 season |
The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categories (the other two are the Segunda FEB and the Tercera FEB). The league was founded in 1996 and is played under FIBA rules.
The league is contested by 18 clubs. Each season, the top-finishing team in the Primera FEB are automatically promoted to the Liga ACB. The teams that finish the season in 2nd to 9th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Liga ACB. The three lowest-finishing teams in the Primera FEB are relegated to Segunda FEB.
A total of 81 teams have competed in Primera FEB since its inception in 1996. 19 teams have been crowned champions and 30 teams have gained promotion to Liga ACB, of which only four teams could not play in Liga ACB. Club Melilla Baloncesto is the only team that played all seasons of the league.
Each team of has to play with all the other teams of its division twice, once at home and the other at the opponent's arena.
Each victory adds two points to the team in the league ranking, while each loss adds only one. At the end of the league:
At the half of the league, the two first teams in the table play the Copa Princesa at home of the winner of the first half season. The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the 2nd and the 5th qualified.
The two first teams are promoted to ACB. Since 2007–08, the regular season champion promotes to ACB without playing the playoffs. The winner of the Playoffs Finals is the other promoted team.
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Promotions | Winning Years |
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UCAM Murcia CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1997–98, 2002–03, 2010–11 |
Gipuzkoa Basket | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2005–06, 2016–17, 2019–20 [lower-alpha 6] |
CB Breogán | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1998–99, 2017–18, 2020–21 |
CB Lucentum Alicante | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1999–00, 2001–02 |
Basket Zaragoza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2007–08, 2009–10 |
BC Andorra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2013–14, 2022–23 |
Bàsquet Manresa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2006–07 |
Bilbao Basket | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2003–04 |
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2004–05 |
CB Tizona | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2014–15 |
Palencia Baloncesto | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2015–16 |
Fundación CB Granada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2021–22 |
CB Ciudad de Huelva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1996–97 |
CE Lleida Bàsquet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2000–01 |
CB Valladolid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008–09 |
CB Canarias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2011–12 |
CB Atapuerca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2012–13 |
Real Betis Baloncesto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018–19 |
CB Ciudad de Valladolid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019–20 [lower-alpha 6] |
Básquet Coruña | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023–24 |
Menorca Bàsquet | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Club Ourense Baloncesto | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
CB Granada | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Cantabria Baloncesto | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Gijón Baloncesto | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tenerife CB | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Baloncesto León | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Obradoiro CAB | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Club Melilla Baloncesto | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
CB San Pablo Burgos | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Bàsquet Girona | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Força Lleida CE | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Active Primera FEB player |
Rank | Player | Position(s) | Seasons [lower-alpha 7] | Years | Games played |
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1 | Dani Rodríguez (ESP) | PG | 17 | 2003– | 558 |
2 | Urko Otegui (ESP) | C | 14 | 2002–2019 | 542 |
3 | Miki Feliu (ESP) | SF | 16 | 2005–2021 | 530 |
4 | Jorge García (ESP) | PF | 16 | 1996–2017 | 512 |
5 | Óliver Arteaga (ESP) | C | 15 | 2005–2023 | 491 |
6 | A. Galarreta (ESP) | SF | 16 | 2003–2021 | 480 |
7 | Julio González (ESP) | SF | 14 | 2000–2014 | 473 |
8 | Pedro Rivero (ESP) | PG | 13 | 2002–2017 | 451 |
9 | Álex Alba (ESP) | SG | 13 | 1999–2012 | 449 |
10 | Rafael Huertas (ESP) | SG | 14 | 2004–2021 | 445 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Points | Games played | Points per game |
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1 | Ricardo Guillén (ESP) | PF | 2004–2016 | 5,927 | 353 | 16.8 |
2 | Óliver Arteaga (ESP) | C | 2005–2023 | 5,249 | 491 | 10.7 |
3 | Dani Rodríguez (ESP) | PG | 2003– | 5,015 | 524 | 9.6 |
4 | Jorge García (ESP) | PF | 1996–2017 | 4,968 | 512 | 9.7 |
5 | Urko Otegui (ESP) | C | 2002–2019 | 4,832 | 542 | 8.9 |
6 | Marc Blanch (ESP) | SG | 2005–2022 | 4,801 | 444 | 10.8 |
7 | Pedro Rivero (ESP) | PG | 2002–2017 | 4,388 | 451 | 9.7 |
8 | A. Galarreta (ESP) | SF | 2003–2021 | 4,351 | 480 | 9.1 |
6 | Julio González (ESP) | SF | 2000–2014 | 4,241 | 473 | 9.0 |
10 | Salva Arco (ESP) | SG | 2004–2021 | 4,118 | 399 | 10.6 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Rebounds | Games played | Rebounds per game |
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1 | Urko Otegui (ESP) | C | 2002– | 2,544 | 505 | 5.0 |
2 | Ricardo Guillén (ESP) | PF | 2004–2016 | 2,399 | 353 | 6.8 |
3 | Óliver Arteaga (ESP) | C | 2005– | 2,189 | 346 | 6.3 |
4 | Jorge García (ESP) | PF | 1996–2017 | 1,992 | 512 | 3.9 |
5 | J. Chagoyen (ESP) | PF | 1997–2012 | 1,926 | 374 | 5.1 |
6 | Manu Gómez (ESP) | C | 1998–2016 | 1,843 | 386 | 4.8 |
7 | Ondřej Starosta (CZE) | C | 2006–2013 | 1,759 | 218 | 8.1 |
8 | A. Reynolds Dean (USA) | C | 2000–2007 | 1,697 | 227 | 7.5 |
9 | Manu Coego (ESP) | C | 2002–2016 | 1,655 | 377 | 4.4 |
10 | Roger Fornas (ESP) | PF | 2004–2018 | 1,655 | 421 | 3.9 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Assists | Games played | Assists per game |
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1 | Juanjo Bernabé (ESP) | PG | 1999–2012 | 1,379 | 395 | 3.5 |
2 | Pedro Rivero (ESP) | PG | 2002–2017 | 1,312 | 451 | 2.9 |
3 | Dani López (ESP) | PG | 2002–2016 | 1,245 | 372 | 3.3 |
4 | Dani Rodríguez (ESP) | PG | 2003– | 1,143 | 404 | 2.8 |
5 | Diego Ciorciari (ARG) | PG | 2002–2010 | 1,015 | 241 | 4.2 |
6 | Albert Sàbat (ESP) | PG | 2005–2015 | 905 | 298 | 3.0 |
7 | Mikel Uriz (ESP) | PG | 2010–2017 | 902 | 234 | 3.9 |
8 | Iker Urreizti (ESP) | PG | 1998–2011 | 894 | 439 | 2.0 |
9 | Xavier Forcada (ESP) | SG | 2006–2017 | 882 | 318 | 2.8 |
10 | Pedro Sala (ESP) | PG | 1999–2010 | 862 | 292 | 2.9 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Steals | Games played | Steals per game |
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1 | Juanjo Bernabé (ESP) | PG | 1999–2012 | 766 | 395 | 1.9 |
2 | Marc Blanch (ESP) | SG | 2005– | 628 | 385 | 1.6 |
3 | Dani López (ESP) | PG | 2002–2016 | 590 | 372 | 1.6 |
4 | Urko Otegui (ESP) | C | 2002– | 580 | 505 | 1.1 |
5 | Iker Urreizti (ESP) | PG | 1998–2011 | 535 | 439 | 1.2 |
5 | Álex Alba (ESP) | SG | 1999–2012 | 501 | 449 | 1.1 |
7 | Adrián Boccia (ARG) | PG | 2001–2010 | 467 | 266 | 1.7 |
8 | Pedro Rivero (ESP) | PG | 2002–2017 | 458 | 451 | 1.0 |
9 | Juan Liñán (ESP) | SF | 1997–2007 | 439 | 259 | 1.7 |
10 | Jorge García (ESP) | PF | 1996–2017 | 439 | 512 | 0.9 |
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Blocks | Games played | Blocks per game |
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1 | Óliver Arteaga (ESP) | C | 2005– | 303 | 346 | 0.9 |
2 | Steve Horton (USA) | C | 1997–2007 | 279 | 188 | 1.5 |
3 | Cedric Moore (USA) | C | 1996–2000 | 268 | 93 | 2.9 |
4 | A. Reynolds Dean (USA) | C | 2000–2007 | 268 | 227 | 1.2 |
5 | Lamont Barnes (USA) | C | 2004–2018 | 251 | 193 | 1.3 |
6 | Michel Diouf (SEN) | C | 2009–2015 | 246 | 174 | 1.4 |
7 | Sitapha Savané (SEN) | C | 2000–2003 | 244 | 117 | 2.1 |
8 | U. Onyekwe (NGR) | PF | 2003–2008 | 241 | 120 | 2.0 |
9 | Eric Cuthrell (USA) | C | 1997–2006 | 219 | 159 | 1.4 |
10 | Nacho Romero (ESP) | C | 2002–2013 | 218 | 296 | 0.7 |
The All-time Primera FEB table is an overall record of all match results of every team that has played in Primera FEB since the 1996–97 season. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2019–20 season.
League or status at 2019–20 season:
2019–20 ACB season | |
2019–20 LEB Oro season | |
2019–20 LEB Plata season | |
2019–20 Liga EBA season | |
Lower divisions | |
Clubs that no longer exist or does not compete in senior competitions |
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Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third |
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2007–08 | Gestibérica Vigo | Canasta Unibasket Jerez | Leyma Básquet Coruña |
2008–09 | Alerta Cantabria | Matchmind Carrefour El Bulevar de Ávila | CD Huelva Baloncesto |
Year | Host | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2008 | Vigo | Balneario de Archena | Ciudad Torrealta Molina | 91–70 |
2009 | Tíjola | Alerta Cantabria | Promobys Valle del Almanzora | 83–73 |
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