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2018–19 Liga EBA season

2018–19 Liga EBA season

25th season of the Liga EBA


The 2018–19 Liga EBA season is the 25th season of the Spanish basketball fourth league. The season started on 22 September 2018 and will end on 19 May 2019 with the promotion playoffs to LEB Plata.

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Competition format

Teams are divided in five groups attending to geographical criteria. Groups A, C, D and E are divided in two.

Regular season

Final stage

The three best teams of each group and the fourth of Group A (champion of the previous season)[3] will play the promotion playoffs.[4] From these 16 teams, only six will be promoted to LEB Plata.

Since this season, only two teams will host one of the two final stages.[4] Each final stage consist in two groups of four teams where the group winners will promote directly to LEB Plata.

The two runners-up from each stage will play a final match for the two last spots.

Eligibility of players

The Spanish Basketball Federation limited the number of non-EU players to only two and forced the clubs to have at least eight homegrown players.[5]

Regular season

Group A

The 28 teams of the group were divided into two subgroups, where the two first qualified teams of each one would join the final stage. The two group winners will face for deciding the first and second position of the group; the same for the two runners-up, deciding the positions third and fourth.[3]

Group A–A

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Group A–B

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Finals

First-qualified teams playoff

The winner of this single-legged series qualified as group A champion. The game was played on 4 May at Municipal of Zizur Nagusia.

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Group B

The three top teams will join the final stage.[4]

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Notes:
  1. Real Madrid B resigned to play the final stage as it is played during the same dates as the final of the Next Generation Tournament.

Group C

As in the group A, the 28 teams were divided into two subgroups, where the two first qualified teams of each one would join the Final Four for deciding the three participant teams in the final stage.[4]

Group C–A

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Group C–B

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Finals

Final Four

The winner, runner-up and third place game winner qualifies for the final stage. The games were played on 4 and 5 May at Pavelló Barris Nord of Lleida.

 
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Ibersol CB Tarragona88
 
 
 
Oic Penta UB Sant Adrià79
 
Ibersol CB Tarragona72
 
 
 
Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida65
 
Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida87
 
 
Monbus CB Igualada84
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Oic Penta UB Sant Adrià80
 
 
Monbus CB Igualada89
Relegation playoffs

Winners remained at Liga EBA. First leg was played on 5 May, second on 11.

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Group D

20 teams were divided into two groups. The five first teams of each group joined the second stage, where the best three teams will join the final stage.[6]

Regular season

Group D–A
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Group D–B
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Second stage

Group D–Qualification
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Group D–Relegation
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Group E

17 teams were divided into two groups. The four first teams of each group joined the second stage, where the best three teams will join the final stage.[4]

Regular season

Group E–A
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Group E–B
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Second stage

Group E–Qualification
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Group E–Relegation
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Promotion playoffs

The 16 qualified teams will be divided in four groups of four teams. The winner of each group will promote to LEB Plata. The four runners-up will play a repechage to decide two more promotion spots.

Group A – Ponferrada

Group 1

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(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted
16 May 2019
18:15
CB Marbella 6675 NCS Alcobendas
16 May 2019
20:30
Bierzo Fitness Dentomedic Ciudad de Ponferrada 8376 Hero Jairis
17 May 2019
18:15
CB Marbella 7266 Hero Jairis
17 May 2019
20:30
Bierzo Fitness Dentomedic Ciudad de Ponferrada 7876 NCS Alcobendas
18 May 2019
18:15
Hero Jairis 6674 NCS Alcobendas

Group 2

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(P) Promoted
16 May 2019
16:00
Ucoga Seguros CB Chantada 7275 CB Benicarló
17 May 2019
12:00
Gran Canaria B 6982 CB Benicarló
17 May 2019
16:00
Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida 8179 Ucoga Seguros CB Chantada
18 May 2019
16:00
Ucoga Seguros CB Chantada 6780 Gran Canaria B

Repechage

19 May 2019
12:30
NCS Alcobendas 8461 CB Benicarló

Group B – Algeciras

Group 3

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(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted
16 May 2019
17:30
Ibersol CB Tarragona 6271 Megacalzado Ardoi
17 May 2019
20:00
Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras 7960 Megacalzado Ardoi
18 May 2019
17:30
Megacalzado Ardoi 6167 Movistar Estudiantes B

Group 4

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(P) Promoted
16 May 2019
10:30
Angels Vision UPB Gandía 6079 UBU Tizona
16 May 2019
13:00
CAM Enrique Soler 8681 Monbus CB Igualada
17 May 2019
10:30
Monbus CB Igualada 7772 Angels Vision UPB Gandía
17 May 2019
13:00
CAM Enrique Soler 4462 UBU Tizona
18 May 2019
10:30
Angels Vision UPB Gandía 7982 CAM Enrique Soler
18 May 2019
13:00
UBU Tizona 6975 Monbus CB Igualada

Repechage

19 May 2019
13:00
Movistar Estudiantes B 5448 Monbus CB Igualada

References

  1. "Inscripciones cerradas, más equipos y éxito en la ampliación de la LEB Plata" (in European Spanish). FEB.es. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. "Sorteados todos los calendarios de la Liga EBA". LEBPlata.es. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. "Así será el sistema de competición en Liga EBA esta temporada" (in European Spanish). Asturbasket. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. "Bases de competición Liga EBA" [Liga EBA rulebook] (PDF) (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. "Los clubes solo podrán tener dos extracomunitarios" [Clubs will can only have two non-EU players] (in European Spanish). Europa Sur. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. "SM EBA 18/19 competiciones" (in European Spanish). CB Benahavís. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

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