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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 champions are the winners of the main basketball competition in Spain, which since 1983–84 is the Liga ACB. The league is contested on a round robin basis and the championship awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season.
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 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.
Current 2023-24 season the league has 271 teams. Zaragoza is the city with most teams (9) and Valencia is the province with most teams (17). Club Baloncesto Solares from Medio Cudeyo ( Cantabria ) has three different teams in the league: Restaurante Los Arcos-CB Solares, CB Solares A and CB Solares B.
The 2022–23 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the top Spanish professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1983. It started on 28 September 2022 with the regular season and ended on 20 June 2023 with the finals.
The 2023 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2023 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2022–23 season, which began on 28 September 2022. The playoffs started on May 27 after the EuroLeague Final Four , which was played on May 19–21, and ended on June 20.
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 .