Liga_Española_de_Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto
Second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system
The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories (the other one is the LEB Plata). The LEB league was founded in 1996 and is played under FIBA rules. It was renamed LEB Oro in 2007.
| Founded | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) |
|---|---|
| First season | 1996–97 |
| Country | Spain |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Liga ACB |
| Relegation to | LEB Plata |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Princesa de Asturias |
| Current champions | MoraBanc Andorra (2nd title) |
| Most championships | UCAM Murcia CB Gipuzkoa Basket CB Breogán (3 titles) |
| TV partners | LaLiga+ |
| Website | leboro.es |
 2023–24 season | |
The league is contested by 18 clubs. Each season, the top-finishing team in the LEB Oro 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 LEB Oro are relegated to LEB Plata.
A total of 81 teams have competed in LEB Oro 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:
- The winner of the Regular season promotes directly to Liga ACB.
- Teams qualified between second and ninth position play the promotion play-offs, where the winner promotes with the regular season champion to Liga ACB.
- The worst or the two worst teams are relegated to LEB Plata.
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, is known as LEB Oro (LEB Gold) and the regular season champion promotes to ACB without playing the playoffs. The winner of the Playoffs Finals is the other promoted team.
League names
Champions
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Promotions | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| 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 |
Stats leaders
| Season | Top rating | PIR | Top scorer | PPG | Top rebounder | RPG | Top Assistant | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 |  Bob Harstad | 31.72 | Bob Harstad | 30.56 | Jermaine Carlton | 11.96 |  Jaume Comas | 4.73 |
| 1997–98 | Tony Smith | 25.38 | Tony Smith | 25.38 | Eric Cuthrell | 10.96 | Tony Smith | 3.96 |
| 1998–99 | Eric Cuthrell | 28.65 | Tony Smith | 22.62 | Eric Cuthrell | 11.57 | Ronald Rutland | 4.38 |
| 1999–00 | Joe Bunn | 28.23 | Joe Bunn | 23.60 | Cedric Moore | 10.17 | Valentín Holgado | 4.30 |
| 2000–01 | Michael Wilson | 23.70 | Howard Brown | 23.91 | Michael Wilson | 9.53 | Ernesto Serrano | 4.93 |
| 2001–02 | Lawrence Lewis | 25.03 | Asier García | 19.41 | Lawrence Lewis | 10.27 | Roberto Núñez | 4.60 |
| 2002–03 |  Jaime Peterson | 22.47 | Howard Brown | 18.97 | Willie Walls | 14.76 | Javi Salgado | 4.87 |
| 2003–04 | Aaron Swinson | 23.94 |  Ugonna Onyekwe | 19.33 | Aaron Swinson | 9.44 | Dani López | 4.62 |
| 2004–05 | Ricardo Guillén | 23.67 | Aaron Swinson | 18.56 | Willie Walls | 12.27 | Sergio Sánchez | 4.70 |
| 2005–06 | Thomas Terrell | 25.33 | Thomas Terrell | 19.21 | Robert Battle | 8.71 | Andre Turner | 4.68 |
| 2006–07 | Ricardo Guillén | 20.97 | Malik Dixon | 20.65 | Keith Waleskowski | 10.70 | Jorge Jiménez | 5.00 |
| 2007–08 | Andrew Panko | 21.88 | Antwain Barbour | 19.44 | Jakim Donaldson | 10.00 |  Lucas Victoriano | 5.76 |
| 2008–09 | Jakim Donaldson | 23.26 | Kammron Taylor | 18.05 | Jakim Donaldson | 9.50 | Diego Ciorciari | 6.09 |
| 2009–10 | Jakim Donaldson | 28.50 |  Darren Phillip | 18.15 | Jakim Donaldson | 11.06 | Diego Ciorciari | 4.87 |
| 2010–11 | Ricardo Guillén | 24.11 | Ricardo Guillén | 19.11 | Dwayne Curtis | 9.24 | Juan Alberto Aguilar | 4.56 |
| 2011–12 | Jakim Donaldson | 21.29 | Troy DeVries | 19.15 | Olaseni Lawal | 10.62 | Joan Carles Bivià | 5.12 |
| 2012–13 |  Ondřej Starosta | 21.73 | Francis Sánchez | 15.73 | Ondřej Starosta | 9.81 | Dani Pérez | 5.50 |
| 2013–14 | Jordi Trias | 24.08 | Ricardo Guillén | 16.00 | Jordi Trias | 9.00 | Mikel Uriz | 4.92 |
| 2014–15 | Ricardo Guillén | 20.40 | Ricardo Guillén | 16.44 |  Kyle Rowley | 9.07 | Mikel Uriz | 5.18 |
| 2015–16 | Óliver Arteaga | 23.18 | Ricardo Guillén | 18.70 | Óliver Arteaga | 9.71 | Ferran Bassas | 6.50 |
| 2016–17 | Jordi Trias | 20.50 | Zaid Hearst | 20.18 | Jordi Trias | 10.18 | Dani Pérez | 5.58 |
| 2017–18 |  Volodymyr Gerun | 21.13 | Johnny Dee | 15.94 |  Emanuel Cățe | 8.53 | Óscar Alvarado | 6.38 |
| 2018–19 | Tyson Pérez | 20.46 | Junior Robinson | 19.79 | Tyson Pérez | 10.62 | Óscar Alvarado | 6.18 |
| 2019–20[1] |  Bamba Fall | 20.54 | Frank Bartley | 16.25 | Bamba Fall | 8.58 | Pedro Llompart | 5.91 |
| 2020–21 |  Kevin Larsen | 16.81 |  Michael Carrera | 16.70 | Mus Barro | 7.70 | Óscar Alvarado | 5.30 |
| 2021–22 | Marc Gasol | 23.45 | Wesley Van Beck | 19.50 | Marc Gasol | 8.60 | Pol Figueras | 6.03 |
| 2022–23 | Michael Carrera | 25.30 | Michael Carrera | 20.35 | Michael Carrera | 9.30 |  Rafa Luz | 5.96 |
All-time top performances
| Active LEB Oro player |
Games played
| Rank | Player | Position(s) | Seasons[lower-alpha 7] | Years | Games played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Points
| Rank | Player | Position | Years | Points | Games played | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Player | Position | Years | Rebounds | Games played | Rebounds per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Assists
| Rank | Player | Position | Years | Assists | Games played | Assists per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Steals
| Rank | Player | Position | Years | Steals | Games played | Steals per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Blocks
| Rank | Player | Position | Years | Blocks | Games played | Blocks per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Records in a game
- Most points[2]
- 50 by Antwain Barbour (Tenerife) vs. Lucentum on November 21, 2008
- Most rebounds
- 26 by Jakim Donaldson (Canarias) vs. Melilla on February 15, 2008
- Most offensive rebounds
- Most defensive rebounds
- Most assists
- Most three-pointers
- Most steals
- 11 by Gimel Lewis (Cantabria) vs. Gijón on March 30, 2007
- 11 by Jeff Xavier (Palencia) vs. Huesca on September 30, 2011
- Most blocks
- Most PIR
- 65 by Derrell Washington (Pineda de Mar) vs. Askatuak on September 28, 1996
The All-time LEB Oro table is an overall record of all match results of every team that has played in LEB Oro 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 |
Before 1996, teams promoted to Liga ACB from other second division leagues. The number of teams promoted varies each year.
The LEB Plata is the Spanish basketball third league since 2001, the second division of the leagues organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. The best teams promotes to LEB Oro and the last qualified ones are relegated to Liga EBA.
In 2007, the Spanish Basketball Federation decided to create a third LEB with 18 teams, like the other two. Since that day, renamed LEB as LEB Oro (LEB Gold) and LEB-2 as LEB Plata (LEB Silver). This new league was called LEB Bronce, three first teams were promoted each year to LEB Plata and the four last teams were relegated to Liga EBA.
LEB Bronce had also its Cup, like the other LEBs. In 2009, after two seasons, LEB Bronce was removed due to the difficulties of the teams that enjoyed the new league.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
2007–08 | Gestibérica Vigo | Canasta Unibasket Jerez | Leyma Básquet Coruña |
2008–09 | Alerta Cantabria | Matchmind Carrefour El Bulevar de Ávila | CD Huelva Baloncesto |
Copa LEB Bronce
| Year | Host | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Vigo | Balneario de Archena | Ciudad Torrealta Molina | 91–70 |
2009 | Tíjola | Alerta Cantabria | Promobys Valle del Almanzora | 83–73 |
- Iberostar Canarias initially did not promote to Liga ACB, but finally acquired the spot of Lucentum Alicante for playing in the league.
- Team did not promote to Liga ACB in the next season.
- Carramimbre CBC Valladolid and Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket were jointly declared champions and proposed for promotion to Liga ACB.
- On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- Los topes de la AdeccoOro; FEB.es, 11 April 2008
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