LEB Plata

LEB Plata
Founded 2000 (2000)
First season 2000–01
Country  Spain
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to LEB Oro
Relegation to Liga EBA
Domestic cup(s) Copa LEB Plata
Current champions Covirán Granada
(1st title)
Website lebplata.es
2018–19 season

The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system, the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Each year, the winner and the runner-up of the league, promotes to LEB Oro. The four lowest-placed teams are relegated to Liga EBA.

LEB Plata history

From 2000 to 2007, the league was known as LEB 2.

SeasonChampionRunner-upMVP
2000–01Llobregat Centre CornellàCD Universidad ComplutenseUnited States Rahshon Turner
2001–02Basket Bilbao BerriCB TarragonaUnited States Melvin Simon
2002–03CB AracenaCBC Algeciras CepsaUnited States John Schuck
2003–04Valls Félix HotelCalpe Aguas de CalpeUnited States Shalawn Miller
2004–05CB L'HospitaletAlcúdia-AracenaUnited States Thomas Terrell
2005–06Autocid Ford BurgosAguas de Valencia GandíaUnited States Brett Beeson
2006–07Beirasar RosalíaCiudad de La Laguna CanariasUnited States Jason Blair
2007–08Akasvayu VicIllescas Urban CLMUnited States Stevie Johnson
2008–09Faymasa PalenciaWTC Almeda Park CornellàHaiti Robert Joseph
2009–10Fundación Adepal AlcázarLobe HuescaUnited States Ronald Thompson
2010–11Knet RiojaIberostar Mallorca BàsquetUnited States Ian O'Leary
2011–12River AndorraAguas de Sousas OurenseMontenegro Marko Todorović
2012–13Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo BaloncestoPalma Air EuropaUnited States Will Hanley
2013–14Fundación Baloncesto FuenlabradaCB PratNigeria Ola Atoyebi
2014–15Cáceres Patrimonio de la HumanidadAmics CastellóUnited States Nick Washburn
2015–16Marín Ence PeixegalegoSáenz Horeca AraberriUnited States Javonte Green
2016–17Sammic ISBComercial Ulsa Ciudad de ValladolidSpain Sergio de la Fuente
2017–18Covirán GranadaReal Canoe NCDominican Republic Tyson Pérez

Current clubs

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Aceitunas Fragata Morón Morón de la Frontera Alameda 600
Afanion CB Almansa Almansa Polideportivo Municipal
Aquimisa Laboratorios Queso Zamorano Zamora Ángel Nieto 2,200
Arcos Albacete Basket Albacete Pabellón del Parque 1,200
Ávila Auténtica Carrefour "El Bulevar" Ávila Carlos Sastre 1,400
Basket Navarra Pamplona Arrosadia 1,500
Bàsquet Girona Girona Pavelló Girona-Fontajau 5,500
Bodegas Rioja Vega Logroño Palacio de los Deportes 4,500
CB Extremadura Plasencia Plasencia Pabellón Ciudad de Plasencia 2,500
CB Vic Universitat de Vic Vic Pavelló Municipal d'Esports 2,000
CB Villarrobledo Villarrobledo Pabellón Los Pintores
Grupo Eleyco Baskonia B Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza 4,000
Hestia Menorca Mahón Pavelló Menorca 5,115
HLA Alicante Alicante Pedro Ferrándiz 5,700
Igualitorio Cantabria Estela Santander Palacio de Deportes de Santander 6,000
Isover Basket Azuqueca Azuqueca de Henares Polideportivo La Paz
JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda La Roda Juan José Lozano Jareño 500
Juaristi ISB Azpeitia Municipal 1,000
Marín Ence PeixeGalego Marín Pabellón de A Raña 2,000
Real Murcia Baloncesto Murcia Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias 3,500
Torrons Vicens CB L'Hospitalet L'Hospitalet Nou Pavelló del Centre 700
Quesería La Antigua CB Tormes Salamanca Pabellón de Würzburg 3,500
TeslaCard Círculo Gijón Gijón Palacio de Deportes 5,197
Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea Amorebieta-Etxano Larrea 600

Copa LEB Plata

The Copa LEB Plata (LEB Plata Cup) is a championship played since 2001.

In the first editions, the three top teams in the first half season and an organizer team played the Cup in a Final Four format. Since 2009, the teams who play this cup are two first qualified in the half season, and it's hosted by the first qualified . The winner of the Copa LEB Plata will be the first team in the play-offs if it finishes between the second and the fifth at the final of the Regular Season.

Year Host Winner Runner-up Score MVP
2001AlgecirasCB TarragonaCB Cornellà84–82Spain Salva Camps
2002BilbaoBilbao BasketCB Tarragona84–74Spain Lucho Fernández
2003PlasenciaCB AracenaCB Plasencia80–71United States DeCarlo Deveaux
2004LogroñoCB ClavijoCI Rosalía de Castro77–75Spain Manu Coego
2005GandíaCB AtapuercaGandía Bàsquet98–78United States Tony Smith
2006PontevedraCB AtapuercaCB Peñas Huesca88–78Argentina Diego Guaita
2007Santiago de CompostelaClub Ourense BaloncestoCB 1939 Canarias90–89Spain Sony Vázquez
2008PalenciaCB VicCB Illescas66–64Dominican Republic Eulis Báez
2009PalenciaPalencia BaloncestoCB L'Hospitalet69–65Spain Carles Bravo
2010HuescaCB Peñas HuescaCD Huelva Baloncesto89–67United States Stevie Johnson
2011LogroñoCB ClavijoBC Andorra79–72Brazil Sidão Santana
2012Andorra la VellaAraberri BCBC Andorra82–74Spain Alberto Ausina
2013GuadalajaraCEBA GuadalajaraOviedo CB78–71Spain Sergio Llorente
2014FuenlabradaCB PratBaloncesto Fuenlabrada B83–79Spain Sergio Pérez
2015Castellón de la PlanaAB CastellóCEBA Guadalajara88–73United States Nick Washburn
2016ÁvilaCB PeixefrescoÓbila CB76–66Spain Antonio Pantín
2017GranadaFundación CB GranadaFundación Lucentum Baloncesto80–74Spain Jesús Fernández
2018GranadaFundación CB GranadaCP La Roda71–63United States Devin Wright

Final Four Editions

Since 2009, the Copa Príncipe de Asturias (renamed Copa Princesa de Asturias in 2015) is only played with the two top teams at the first half of the LEB Plata season

Stat leaders at LEB Plata

SeasonTop ratingPIRTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop AssistantAPG
2000–01 United States Rahshon Turner24.48 Spain Nacho Yáñez21.83 Venezuela Richard Lugo11.00 Spain Carlos Braña4.20
2001–02 United States Melvin Simon24.31 United States Danny Moore20.60 United States Melvin Simon10.69 Spain Fernando Pérez4.15
2002–03 United States David Schuck21.86 Trinidad and Tobago Duane Virgil20.12 United States David Schuck9.97 Spain José Báez4.90
2003–04 United States Shalawn Miller25.42 United States Tony Smith22.69 Spain José Manuel Coego11.31 Spain Lino López4.96
2004–05 United States Thomas Terrell30.39 United States Thomas Terrell22.97 Panama Antonio García13.07 Spain Lino López5.10
2005–06 United States Brett Beeson22.23 United States Tony Smith21.03 United States Rammel Allen9.84 Spain Jorge Jiménez6.03
2006–07 United States Jason Blair25.38 United States Brett Beeson19.21 United States Jakim Donaldson11.26 Spain Frederic Castelló4.64
2007–08 United States Stevie Johnson25.39 United States Stevie Johnson21.39 Brazil Paulão Prestes9.40 Spain Josep Marcos4.66
2008–09 Haiti Robert Joseph23.90 United Kingdom Tarick Johnson20.11 Spain Pep Ortega8.73 Spain Lino López4.40
2010–11 United States Ian O'Leary20.38 United States Mat Witt16.39 United States Ian O'Leary9.50 United States Mat Witt6.04
2011–12 Montenegro Marko Todorović20.38 United States Alfredo Ott17.58 United States Alex Thompson8.48 Uruguay Federico Bavosi5.83
2012–13 United States Will Hanley23.65 United States Will Hanley17.65 United States Will Hanley11.20 Spain Fran Cárdenas6.35
2013–14 Nigeria Olasumbo Atoyebi20.05 Spain Ibon Carreto16.25 Nigeria Olasumbo Atoyebi10.50 Spain José Antonio Marco6.08
2014–15 United States Nick Washburn20.04 United States Ridge McKeither17.70 United States Dane Johnson9.13 Spain José Antonio Marco7.12
2015–16 United States Javonte Green21.60 United States Gabe Rogers18.38 Spain Jesús Fernández10.17 Spain Javier Marín4.42
2016–17 Spain Sergio de la Fuente19.17 Spain Sergio de la Fuente17.13 Spain Sergio de la Fuente10.20 United States Lamonte Thomas4.77
2017–18 Dominican Republic Tyson Pérez20.57 United Kingdom Will Saunders17.41 Norway Karamo Jawara9.81 Spain Adrián Fuentes5.86
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