Spanish basketball league system

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The Spanish basketball league system is a series of connected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Spain. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels.

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There are currently four different nation-wide leagues in the system - the 1st tier Liga ACB, the 2nd tier LEB Oro, the 3rd tier LEB Plata and the 4th tier Liga EBA.

Liga ACB is organized by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (Basketball Clubs Association), which is a private organization. LEB leagues and Liga EBA are organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation while the lower tiers are organized by the regional federations.

Levels

For the 2018–19 season, the Spanish basketball league system is as follows:

LevelLeague
1 Liga ACB
(18 teams)
(previously Liga Nacional)
2 Primera FEB
Formerly LEB Oro
(18 teams)
3 Segunda FEB
Formerly LEB Plata
(24 teams)
4 Tercera FEB Group A
Formerly Liga EBA
Flag of Asturias.svg Flag of the Basque Country.svg Flag of Cantabria.svg Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Flag of Galicia.svg Bandera de Navarra.svg Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg
(2 sub-groups of 14 teams each)
Tercera FEB Group B
Formerly Liga EBA
Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg
(16 teams)
Tercera FEB Group C
Formerly Liga EBA
Flag of Aragon.svg Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Flag of Catalonia.svg
(2 sub-groups of 14 teams each)
Tercera FEB Group D
Formerly Liga EBA
Flag of Andalucia.svg Flag Ceuta.svg Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Flag of Melilla.svg
(2 sub-groups of 10 teams each)
Tercera FEB Group E
Formerly Liga EBA
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg
(16 teams)
5 Primera División
(15 groups, one for each autonomous community except Basque Country, La Rioja, and Navarra, who share the same group; in Catalonia, known as Copa Catalunya )
Regional and lower divisions

Lower divisions

For the 2015–16 season, the lower divisions for each of the Autonomous Communities is as follows:

Community Level 5Level 6Level 7Level 8Level 9
Flag of Andalucia.svg Andalusia 1ª División
(2 groups of 10 teams)
Provincial leagues
Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon 1ª División
(8 teams)
1ª Aragonesa
(8 teams)
2ª Aragonesa
(28 teams)
3ª Aragonesa
(3 groups of 7 teams)
Provincial leagues
Flag of Asturias.svg Asturias 1ª División
(11 teams)
1ª Autonómica
(12 teams)
2ª Autonómica
(9 teams)
3ª Autonómica
(10 teams)
None
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands 1ª División
(11 teams)
Insular leagues
Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country 1ª División
(14 teams)
2ª División
(14 teams)
Provincial leagues
Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg La Rioja 2ª Interautonómica
(14 teams)
Sénior Masculina
(9 teams)
None
Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre 1ª Autonómica
(11 teams)
2ª Autonómica
(12 teams)
None
Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands 1ª División
(9 teams)
Provincial and insular leagues
Flag of Cantabria.svg Cantabria 1ª División
(8 teams)
1ª Autonómica
(8 teams)
2ª Autonómica
(7 teams)
None
Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León 1ª División
(9 teams)
Provincial leagues
Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Castile-La Mancha 1ª División
(2 groups of 8 teams)
Provincial leagues
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia Copa Catalunya
(2 groups of 14 teams)
CC 1ª Categoria
(3 groups of 16 teams)
CC 2ª Categoria
(4 groups of 16 teams)
CC 3ª Categoria
(8 groups of 16 teams)
Provincial leagues
Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Community of Madrid 1ª División
(24 teams)
1ª Autonómica A
(24 teams)
1ª Autonómica B
(24 teams)
2ª AutonómicaLocal leagues
Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura 1ª División
(7 teams)
Provincial leagues
Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia 1ª División
(17 teams in 2 groups)
2ª División
(2 groups of 7 teams)
3ª División
(79 teams in 10 groups)
None
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Region of Murcia 1ª División
(12 teams)
1ª Autonómica
(8 teams)
2ª Autonómica
(8 teams)
None
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community 1ª División
(2 groups of 12 teams)
Sénior Autonómico
(3 groups of 14 teams)
Sénior Preferente
(55 teams in 4 groups)
1ª Zonal
(69 teams in 5 groups)
2ª Zonal
(72 teams in 6 groups)

Evolution of the Spanish basketball league system

Tier\Years1957–781978–831983–881988–941994–961996–20002000–072007–092009–
1 1ª División ACB
22ª División1ª División B1ª División EBA LEB LEB Oro
33ª División2ª División EBA LEB 2 LEB Plata
4Lower3ª DivisiónLowerLowerLower2ª División EBA LEB Bronce EBA
5LowerLower 1ª División EBA 1ª División
6Lower 1ª División Lower
7Lower

Other competitions

Women

Since the 2001–02 season, there are currently different competitions on the pyramid.

  1. Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation and composed by 14 teams.
  2. Liga Femenina 2, composed by 28 teams divided into two groups and also organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation.
  3. Primera División Femenina, where teams are divided into several inter-Regional groups. This competition is co-organized by the Regional Federations.
  4. Regional Leagues.
LevelLeague
1 Liga Femenina
(14 teams)
2 Liga Femenina 2 Group A
(14 teams)
Liga Femenina 2 Group B
(14 teams)
31ª División Group A
Flag of Asturias.svg Flag of Cantabria.svg Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Flag of Galicia.svg
1ª División Group B
Flag of Aragon.svg Flag of the Basque Country.svg Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg Bandera de Navarra.svg
1ª División Group C
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Flag of Catalonia.svg
1ª División Group D
Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg
1ª División Group E
Flag of Andalucia.svg Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Flag Ceuta.svg Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Flag of Melilla.svg
4Regional divisions

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