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The Spanish basketball league system, or Spanish basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Spain. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.


Video Spanish basketball league system



Men

There are currently five different competitions on the pyramid - the 1st tier Liga ACB, the 2nd tier LEB Oro, the 3rd tier LEB Plata, the 4th tier Liga EBA, and the 5th tier Primera División, which comprises the lower level regional divisions.

Liga ACB is organized by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (Basketball Clubs Association), which is a private organization. LEB leagues and Liga EBA are organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation while the lower tiers are organized by the Regional Federations.

The tier levels

For the 2017-18 season, the Spanish basketball league system is as follows:

Lower divisions

For the 2015-16 season, the lower divisions for each of the Autonomous Communities is as follows:

Evolution of the Spanish basketball league system

Other competitions

  • Spanish King's Cup
  • Spanish Supercup

Maps Spanish basketball league system



Women

Since the 2001-02 season, there are currently different competitions on the pyramid.

  1. Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation and composed by 14 teams.
  2. Liga Femenina 2, composed by 28 teams divided into two groups and also organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation.
  3. Primera División Femenina, where teams are divided into several inter-Regional groups. This competition is co-organized by the Regional Federations.
  4. Regional Leagues.

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References and notes


Basketball in Spain - Wikipedia
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External links

  • ACB League Official Website (in Spanish)
  • Spanish Basketball Federation (in Spanish)

Source of article : Wikipedia