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The Liga ACB, [a] known as Liga Endesa [b] for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system.Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Primera FEB and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the promotion playoffs.
The Spanish basketball league system is a series of connected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Spain. [1] The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels.
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.
Basketball is the second most popular sport in Spain, directly behind association football. The top Spanish League, Liga ACB , is a member of ULEB , and the top Spanish League teams can compete in Europe, most notably in the Euroleague and Eurocup , and also under the FIBA Europe umbrella, in the FIBA Europe Cup .
This is a list of basketball clubs in Spain. Currently the governing body of basketball in Spain is the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), which is in charge of its national teams and its leagues, with the highest one being Liga ACB. FEB was founded in 1923 and is a member of both FIBA and FIBA Europe.
The 2024–25 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the 42nd season of the top Spanish professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1983. It started on 28 September 2024 with the regular season and will end at the latest on 30 June 2025 with the finals. [1]
The Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto [a] (Spanish Basketball Clubs Association), more commonly known as the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), is a national sports association responsible for administering the Liga Endesa, the main professional basketball league in Spain. The organisation was founded in 1982. [citation needed]
Primera División de Baloncesto; Sport: Basketball: No. of teams: 271 teams in 15 groups: Country: Spain: Continent: Europe: Most recent champion(s) Náutico Sevilla (Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla), Helios (Aragón), Bàsquet Sa Real (Balearic Islands), Tabirako (Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarre), Felipe Antón (Canary Islands), Solares B (Cantabria), Real Valladolid B (Castile and León ...