Fixtures
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
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| 12/27 18:00 | 13 |
Joventut vs Forca Lleida
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| 12/27 20:30 | 13 |
Gran Canaria vs Valencia
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| 12/28 17:00 | 13 |
Unicaja Malaga vs Breogan
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| 12/28 17:00 | 13 |
Coruna vs Bilbao
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| 12/28 19:45 | 13 |
BC Andorra vs Iberostar Tenerife
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| 12/28 19:45 | 13 |
UCAM Murcia vs Granada
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| 12/29 11:30 | 13 |
Zaragoza vs Girona
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| 12/29 16:00 | 13 |
Manresa vs Baskonia
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| 12/29 19:30 | 13 |
Real Madrid vs Barcelona
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| 12/30 17:00 | 14 |
Valencia vs Forca Lleida
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| 12/30 19:45 | 14 |
Joventut vs Gran Canaria
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| 01/02 17:00 | 14 |
Bilbao vs BC Andorra
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Results
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22 17:30 | 12 |
[1] Valencia vs Real Madrid
[3]
|
85-84 |
| 12/22 16:00 | 12 |
[17] Bilbao vs Manresa
[8]
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88-73 |
| 12/22 16:00 | 12 |
[9] Barcelona vs Andorra
[10]
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105-79 |
| 12/22 12:00 | 12 |
[5] Gran Canaria vs Zaragoza
[6]
|
96-94 |
| 12/22 11:30 | 12 |
[14] Leyma Coruna vs Joventut
[9]
|
85-94 |
| 12/22 11:30 | 12 |
[11] Baskonia vs Unicaja Malaga
[3]
|
88-90 |
| 12/21 19:45 | 12 |
[14] Forca Lleida vs Granada
[13]
|
87-74 |
| 12/21 19:45 | 12 |
[4] Tenerife vs UCAM Murcia
[11]
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82-74 |
| 12/21 17:00 | 12 |
[17] Breogan vs Girona
[18]
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77-74 |
| 12/15 17:30 | 11 |
[7] Zaragoza vs Barcelona
[6]
|
108-95 |
| 12/15 16:00 | 11 |
[9] Joventut vs Tenerife
[4]
|
93-86 |
| 12/15 16:00 | 11 |
[10] UCAM Murcia vs Valencia
[1]
|
88-96 |
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Wikipedia - Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa 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 competition was founded as the ACB Primera División on 1983 following the decision of clubs in the Liga Nacional, founded in 1957, to break away from the Spanish Basketball Federation and professionalize the league. The league's accumulated revenues were worth around €30 million in 2020, with Endesa and Movistar Plus+ contributing 50% of the revenues of the league. The league is a corporation where president Antonio Martín is responsible for its management, whilst the member clubs act as shareholders. Clubs were apportioned central payment revenues of €12 million in 2019–20.
A total of 52 teams have competed in Liga ACB since its inception in 1983. Seven teams have been crowned champions, with FC Barcelona winning the title a record 17 times and Real Madrid 15 times, though Liga ACB also saw other champions, including Baskonia, Joventut Badalona, Bàsquet Manresa, Baloncesto Málaga and Valencia Basket.
Liga ACB is one of the most popular professional indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 6,236 for league matches in the 2018–19 season. This is the ninth-highest of any domestic professional indoor sports league in the world and the fourth-highest of any professional basketball league in the world, behind the National Basketball Association, the EuroLeague, and the Women's National Basketball Association.
History
The first basketball league in Spain was the Liga Nacional, organised by the Spanish Basketball Federation, whose first edition was played in 1957 by six teams from Madrid and the province of Barcelona. Until 1983 it continued being organised by the federation and consisting in only a round-robin tournament, where every teams faced all other twice, one at home and one away, with two points per win and one point in case of a draw.
In 1982, the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto was founded and one year later took the helm of the organisation of the league, with several changes in the competition format as they introduced the playoffs and the overtimes in case of draw.
League names
- 1983–1988: ACB Primera División
- 1988–2011: Liga ACB
- 2011–present Liga Endesa
Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Series | Finals MVP | Champion's Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | 2–1 |
Not awarded | Lolo Sainz |
| 1984–85 | Real Madrid | Ron Negrita Joventut | 2–1 |
Lolo Sainz | |
| 1985–86 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | 2–0 |
Lolo Sainz | |
| 1986–87 | FC Barcelona | Ron Negrita Joventut | 3–1 |
Aíto García Reneses | |
| 1987–88 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid | 3–2 |
Aíto García Reneses | |
| 1988–89 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid | 3–2 |
Aíto García Reneses | |
| 1989–90 | FC Barcelona | RAM Joventut | 3–0 |
Aíto García Reneses | |
| 1990–91 | Montigalà Joventut | FC Barcelona | 3–1 |
Corny Thompson | Lolo Sainz |
| 1991–92 | Montigalà Joventut | Real Madrid Asegurator | 3–2 |
Mike Smith | Lolo Sainz |
| 1992–93 | Real Madrid Teka | Marbella Joventut | 3–2 |
Arvydas Sabonis | Clifford Luyk |
| 1993–94 | Real Madrid Teka | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | 3–0 |
Arvydas Sabonis | Clifford Luyk |
| 1994–95 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | Unicaja | 3–2 |
Michael Ansley | Aíto García Reneses |
| 1995–96 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | Caja San Fernando | 3–0 |
Xavi Fernández | Aíto García Reneses |
| 1996–97 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | Real Madrid Teka | 3–2 |
Roberto Dueñas | Aíto García Reneses |
| 1997–98 | TDK Manresa | TAU Cerámica | 3–1 |
Joan Creus | Luis Casimiro |
| 1998–99 | FC Barcelona | Caja San Fernando | 3–0 |
Derrick Alston | Aíto García Reneses |
| 1999–00 | Real Madrid Teka | FC Barcelona | 3–2 |
Alberto Angulo | Sergio Scariolo |
| 2000–01 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid Teka | 3–0 |
Pau Gasol | Aíto García Reneses |
| 2001–02 | TAU Cerámica | Unicaja | 3–0 |
Elmer Bennett | Duško Ivanović |
| 2002–03 | FC Barcelona | Pamesa Valencia | 3–0 |
Šarūnas Jasikevičius | Svetislav Pešić |
| 2003–04 | FC Barcelona | Adecco Estudiantes | 3–2 |
Dejan Bodiroga | Svetislav Pešić |
| 2004–05 | Real Madrid | TAU Cerámica | 3–2 |
Louis Bullock | Božidar Maljković |
| 2005–06 | Unicaja | TAU Cerámica | 3–0 |
Jorge Garbajosa | Sergio Scariolo |
| 2006–07 | Real Madrid | Winterthur FC Barcelona | 3–1 |
Felipe Reyes | Joan Plaza |
| 2007–08 | TAU Cerámica | AXA FC Barcelona | 3–0 |
Pete Mickeal | Neven Spahija |
| 2008–09 | Regal FC Barcelona | TAU Cerámica | 3–1 |
Juan Carlos Navarro | Xavi Pascual |
| 2009–10 | Caja Laboral | Regal FC Barcelona | 3–0 |
Tiago Splitter | Duško Ivanović |
| 2010–11 | Regal FC Barcelona | Bizkaia Bilbao Basket | 3–0 |
Juan Carlos Navarro | Xavi Pascual |
| 2011–12 | FC Barcelona Regal | Real Madrid | 3–2 |
Erazem Lorbek | Xavi Pascual |
| 2012–13 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona Regal | 3–2 |
Felipe Reyes | Pablo Laso |
| 2013–14 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid | 3–1 |
Juan Carlos Navarro | Xavi Pascual |
| 2014–15 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | 3–0 |
Sergio Llull | Pablo Laso |
| 2015–16 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona Lassa | 3–1 |
Sergio Llull | Pablo Laso |
| 2016–17 | Valencia Basket | Real Madrid | 3–1 |
Bojan Dubljević | Pedro Martínez |
| 2017–18 | Real Madrid | Kirolbet Baskonia | 3–1 |
Rudy Fernández | Pablo Laso |
| 2018–19 | Real Madrid | Barça Lassa | 3–1 |
Facundo Campazzo | Pablo Laso |
| 2019–20 | Kirolbet Baskonia | Barça | 69–67 |
Luca Vildoza | Duško Ivanović |
| 2020–21 | Barça | Real Madrid | 2–0 |
Nikola Mirotić | Šarūnas Jasikevičius |
| 2021–22 | Real Madrid | Barça | 3–1 |
Walter Tavares | Pablo Laso |
| 2022–23 | Barça | Real Madrid | 3–0 |
Nikola Mirotić | Šarūnas Jasikevičius |
| 2023–24 | Real Madrid | UCAM Murcia | 3–0 |
Džanan Musa | Chus Mateo |
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 17 | 14 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023 |
| Real Madrid | 15 | 10 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
| Baskonia | 4 | 5 | 2002, 2008, 2010, 2020 |
| Joventut | 2 | 4 | 1991, 1992 |
| Málaga | 1 | 2 | 2006 |
| Valencia | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Manresa | 1 | 0 | 1998 |
| Real Betis | 0 | 2 | |
| Estudiantes | 0 | 1 | |
| Bilbao | 0 | 1 | |
| UCAM Murcia | 0 | 1 |
Teams from all over Spain compete in the Liga ACB, with games taking place in various cities throughout the country. The tournament features a regular season followed by playoffs, culminating in a championship series to determine the league champion.
The Liga ACB showcases the talent and skill of Spanish basketball players, as well as international players who compete in the league. The games are fast-paced and exciting, with high-scoring action and intense competition.
Fans of basketball in Spain eagerly anticipate the start of the Liga ACB each season, as they cheer on their favorite teams and players in pursuit of the championship title. The tournament is a must-watch for any basketball enthusiast looking to witness top-level competition in Spain.