Liga ACB

Liga Endesa
Founded 1983 (1983)
First season 1983–84
Country  Spain
Other club(s) from  Andorra
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 18
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to LEB Oro
Domestic cup(s) Copa del Rey
Supercopa de España
International cup(s) EuroLeague
EuroCup
Champions League
Current champions Real Madrid
(34th title)
Most championships Real Madrid
(34 titles)
Website acb.com
2018–19 season

The Liga ACB,[N 1] known as Liga Endesa[N 2] for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the LEB Oro and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the playoffs.

A total of 49 teams have competed in Liga ACB since its inception. Seven teams have been crowned champions, with Real Madrid winning the title a record 34 times and FC Barcelona 18 times. Real Madrid dominated the championship from the 1950s through the 1970s when was organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. From the 1980s onwards when the ACB took control over the league, FC Barcelona (15 titles) and Real Madrid (12 titles) both dominated, though Liga ACB also saw other champions, including Baskonia, Joventut Badalona, Baloncesto Málaga, Bàsquet Manresa, and Valencia Basket. In more recent years, Baskonia has joined a coalition of now three teams dominating Liga ACB alongside Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

Liga ACB is one of the most popular professional indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 6,456 for league matches in the 2016–17 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.

Competition format

Real Madrid playing against Fuenlabrada

The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from October to May, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 32 games. Teams receive one point for a win, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked clubs at the end of the season plays the playoffs and the winner of the playoffs is crowned champion.

Promotion and relegation

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Liga ACB and the LEB Oro. The two lowest placed teams in Liga ACB are relegated to the LEB Oro, and the top team from the LEB Oro promoted to Liga ACB, with an additional club promoted after a series of playoffs involving the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth placed clubs. Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history:

 
  • 1983–1988: 16 clubs
  • 1988–1992: 24 clubs
  • 1992–1993: 22 clubs
  • 1993–1996: 20 clubs
  • 1996–2008: 18 clubs
  • 2008–2009: 17 clubs
  • 2009–2016: 18 clubs
  • 2016–2017: 17 clubs
  • 2017–present: 18 clubs

Controversies about promotion to Liga ACB

Until 2012, in the 29 editions played of the Liga ACB only three teams resigned to promote due to acting as reserve teams or lack of funds. These three teams were CB Guadalajara and CB Cornellà in 1993 and CB Cajabilbao in 1994.

Since 2012, due to the financial crisis that started in 2008, only two teams (Canarias and Andorra) of the possible 10 could promote to Liga ACB. This fact started a discussion about the requirements of the ACB in order to promote, considered by the LEB Oro clubs as "disproportionate".[1]

For clubs that promote and would make their debut in the ACB demands:[2]

  • An arena with a minimum capacity of 5,000 seats.
  • An inbound of €3m. For clubs that come back to the league after a promotion, an update of the inbound is demanded.
  • A deposit of €1.7m that would be returned in case of relegation to LEB Oro. In case of a new promotion, this deposit is required to be restored.
  • The conversion into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva if the club remains in Liga ACB after its first season.

In 2012, Iberostar Canarias and Menorca Bàsquet achieved the promotion to ACB, but neither could fulfill the requirements in order to promote.[3] However, Canarias finally played in ACB after buying the berth in the league of Lucentum Alicante, previously sold to the association.[4]

In 2013, neither CB Atapuerca, Ford Burgos by sponsorship reasons, nor Lucentum Alicante could promote. The seconds resigned also to play in the second league and joined the fifth division.

In 2014 and 2015, CB Tizona, also Ford Burgos by sponsorship reasons, did not promote despite achieving the place two years in a row. After its second failed promotion, the third in the city of Burgos, the club sued the Association[1] and this one accused them of "distorting the reality".[5] Also in 2015, despite having played in the league during the 1980s and 1990s, Club Ourense Baloncesto was not admitted in the league despite fulfilling all the requirements after not passing an accounts audit.[6] However, ACB would admit Ourense for the 2016–17 season if it fulfill the requirements regardless of their position in the 2015–16 LEB Oro season.[7]

On 24 April 2016, the National Commission of the Markets and the Competence argued that the inboud impedes in an "unjustified, disproportionate and discriminatory" way the access of new clubs to Liga ACB.[8]

On June 2016, the two promoted teams from LEB Oro (Palencia and Melilla) resigned to promote to the 2016–17 ACB season and requested to the ACB their sign in before the 2017–18 season. However, as Gipuzkoa Basket, who finished in relegation positions in three of the last four seasons, resigned to play in ACB,[9] the Association offered again its place to Palencia and Melilla under these conditions:[10][11]

  • An arena with a minimum capacity of 5,000 seats.
  • An inbound of €2m. The second million delayed on the dates agreed between the club and ACB.
  • A deposit of €1,6m that would be returned in case of relegation to LEB Oro. In case of a new promotion, this deposit is required to be restored.
  • The conversion into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva before the start of their second season in Liga ACB.

Palencia and Mellila refused the invitation to reinforce their position against the inbound to play in the league.[12][13]

In April 2017, the National Commission for Markets and Competition declared the entering inbound and the deposit for the regulation of promotions and relegations as illegal, as they consider it "unjustified, discriminatory and excessive" and imposed a fine of €400,000 to the ACB.[14][15][16] Later, the ACB replied that it would appeal the decision of the CNMC, considering that it infringed the self-organizing capacity of professional leagues, recognized in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the European jurisprudence, and which was unprecedented in Europe and in the rest of the world.[17][18]

In May 2017, the ACB ratified to file a contentious-administrative appeal and request for precautionary measures before the National Court, on the occasion of the resolution of the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), as well as to refuse any resolution or decision, present or future, which relates to that act. Also, the ACB approved to establish a negotiation plan with the CSD and the FEB regarding the number of participating teams and the conditions to access to the competition in the next seasons.[19][20]

In June 2017, the ACB agreed not to require the promotion requirements that have been the subject of the resolution (entering inbound and the deposit for the regulation of promotions and relegations) and the participation fee. Also, the ACB agreed to continue negotiations with the CSD, the FEB and the CNMC to try to establish by mutual agreement new conditions for promotion. In view of the possibility of reaching an agreement that establishes economic and financial requirements in a consensual way before July 5, the Assembly has agreed to establish two new access criteria, provided that there is no pronouncement of the National Court on the precautionary measures regarding the resolution of the National Court, nor agreement with the different bodies that replace it.[21] These conditions were:

  • A deposit of €1.9m that would be returned in case of relegation to LEB Oro, guaranteeing at least the value contributed by the clubs in their moment of promotion.
  • A minimum budget (for all clubs) of €2.3m to play in the league.

On 10 July 2017, the ACB ratified the agreement with the FEB endorsed by the CSD to change the conditions to make them easier for the promoted teams from LEB Oro. The ACB had also reached a principle of agreement with FEB and CSD regarding a reduction of competition to 16 clubs in 2019 and the model of promotions and relegations in the coming seasons. However, this text has not obtained the necessary support of the clubs in the General Assembly and has not been approved, agreeing to continue the negotiations to find the model of competition appropriate to the interests of the teams overall.[22] These new conditions consist of:

  • A deposit of €1.6 million, to pay in four season, that would be returned in case of relegation to LEB Oro, guaranteeing at least the value contributed by the clubs in their moment of promotion.
  • A minimum budget (for all clubs) of €2 million to play in the league.

Ten days later and two years after the denounce of CB Tizona, Gipuzkoa Basket and CB Miraflores, also from Burgos, promoted to Liga ACB. These were the first promotions since the one of Andorra in 2014. Also, Miraflores became the first team to make its debut in ACB since 2009.

Ranking of clubs on equal points

If points are equal between two or more clubs, the rules are:[23]

  • If all clubs involved have played each other twice:
    • If the tie is between two clubs, then the tie is broken using the point difference for the two matches those clubs have played against each other
    • If the tie is between more than two clubs, then the tie is broken using the games the clubs have played against each other:
      • a) head-to-head wins
      • b) head-to-head point difference
      • c) head-to-head points scored
  • If two legged games between all clubs involved have not been played, or the tie is not broken by the rules above, it is broken using:
    • a) total point difference
    • b) total points scored
  • If the tie is still not broken, a new tiebreak process is initiated with only those teams that remain tied.

Qualifying for European competitions

The top teams in Liga ACB qualify for the EuroLeague and the EuroCup. Baskonia, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid directly enter the EuroLeague as licensed clubs. The highest-placed team, apart from licensed clubs, play in the EuroLeague. The second, third and fourth highest-placed teams, apart from licensed clubs, play in the EuroCup. In addition, the other clubs are free to participate in the Basketball Champions League regardless of their sporting merits.[24]

History

The first basketball league in Spain was the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, organised by the Spanish Basketball Federation, whose first edition was played in 1957 by six teams from Madrid and the province of Barcelona.[25]

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 Spanish Basketball Clubs Association 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

Titles by club

Current Liga ACB trophy

As Liga ACB is officially considered as the continuation of the defunct Liga Nacional, both competitions are considered in this table.[26] In 60 years of history of the Spanish basketball league, only seven clubs lifted the trophy at least once.[27]

Club W R Winning years
Real Madrid 34 12 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Barcelona 18 20 1959, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Joventut 4 10 1967, 1978, 1991, 1992
Baskonia 3 5 2002, 2008, 2010
Málaga 1 2 2006
Valencia 1 1 2017
Manresa 1 0 1998
Picadero 0 4
Estudiantes 0 4
Sevilla 0 2
Orillo Verde 0 1
Bilbao 0 1

ACB Finals

ACB Finals appearances
Team TotalWL
Barcelona 261511
Real Madrid 20128
Baskonia 835
Joventut 624
Málaga 312
Valencia 211
Sevilla 202
Manresa 110
Estudiantes 101
Bilbao 101
SeasonChampionRunner-upSeriesFinals MVPChampion's Coach
1983–84Real MadridFC Barcelona
2 – 1
N/ASpain Lolo Sainz
1984–85Real MadridRon Negrita Joventut
2 – 1
Spain Lolo Sainz
1985–86Real MadridFC Barcelona
2 – 0
Spain Lolo Sainz
1986–87FC BarcelonaRon Negrita Joventut
3 – 1
Spain Aíto García Reneses
1987–88FC BarcelonaReal Madrid
3 – 2
Spain Aíto García Reneses
1988–89FC BarcelonaReal Madrid
3 – 2
Spain Aíto García Reneses
1989–90FC BarcelonaRam Joventut
3 – 0
Spain Aíto García Reneses
1990–91Montigalà JoventutFC Barcelona
3 – 1
United States Corny ThompsonSpain Lolo Sainz
1991–92Montigalà JoventutReal Madrid
3 – 2
United States Mike SmithSpain Lolo Sainz
1992–93Real Madrid TekaJoventut Marbella
3 – 2
Lithuania Arvydas SabonisUnited States Clifford Luyk
1993–94Real Madrid TekaFC Barcelona Banca Catalana
3 – 0
Lithuania Arvydas SabonisUnited States Clifford Luyk
1994–95FC Barcelona Banca CatalanaUnicaja
3 – 2
United States Michael AnsleySpain Aíto García Reneses
1995–96FC Barcelona Banca CatalanaCaja San Fernando
3 – 0
Spain Xavi FernándezSpain Aíto García Reneses
1996–97FC Barcelona Banca CatalanaReal Madrid Teka
3 – 2
Spain Roberto DueñasSpain Aíto García Reneses
1997–98TDK ManresaTau Cerámica
3 – 1
Spain Joan CreusSpain Luis Casimiro
1998–99FC BarcelonaCaja San Fernando
3 – 0
United States Derrick AlstonSpain Aíto García Reneses
1999–00Real Madrid TekaFC Barcelona
3 – 2
Spain Alberto AnguloItaly Sergio Scariolo
2000–01FC BarcelonaReal Madrid Teka
3 – 0
Spain Pau GasolSpain Aíto García Reneses
2001–02Tau CerámicaUnicaja
3 – 0
United States Elmer BennettFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Duško Ivanović
2002–03FC BarcelonaPamesa Valencia
3 – 0
Lithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusSerbia and Montenegro Svetislav Pešić
2003–04FC BarcelonaAdecco Estudiantes
3 – 2
Serbia and Montenegro Dejan BodirogaSerbia and Montenegro Svetislav Pešić
2004–05Real MadridTau Cerámica
3 – 2
United States Louis BullockSerbia and Montenegro Božidar Maljković
2005–06UnicajaTau Cerámica
3 – 0
Spain Jorge GarbajosaItaly Sergio Scariolo
2006–07Real MadridWinterthur FC Barcelona
3 – 1
Spain Felipe ReyesSpain Joan Plaza
2007–08Tau CerámicaAXA FC Barcelona
3 – 0
United States Pete MickealCroatia Neven Spahija
2008–09Regal FC BarcelonaTau Cerámica
3 – 1
Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSpain Xavi Pascual
2009–10Caja LaboralRegal FC Barcelona
3 – 0
Brazil Tiago SplitterMontenegro Duško Ivanović
2010–11Regal FC BarcelonaBizkaia Bilbao Basket
3 – 0
Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSpain Xavi Pascual
2011–12FC Barcelona RegalReal Madrid
3 – 2
Slovenia Erazem LorbekSpain Xavi Pascual
2012–13Real MadridFC Barcelona Regal
3 – 2
Spain Felipe ReyesSpain Pablo Laso
2013–14FC BarcelonaReal Madrid
3 – 1
Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSpain Xavi Pascual
2014–15Real MadridFC Barcelona
3 – 0
Spain Sergio LlullSpain Pablo Laso
2015–16Real MadridFC Barcelona Lassa
3 – 1
Spain Sergio LlullSpain Pablo Laso
2016–17Valencia BasketReal Madrid
3 – 1
Montenegro Bojan DubljevićSpain Pedro Martínez
2017–18Real MadridKirolbet Baskonia
3 – 1
Spain Rudy FernándezSpain Pablo Laso

Current clubs

Location of teams in 2018–19 ACB
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 2018–19 ACB
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Barça Lassa Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,585[28]
Baxi Manresa Manresa Nou Congost 5,000[29]
Cafés Candelas Breogán Lugo Pazo dos Deportes 6,500[30]
Delteco GBC San Sebastián Donostia Arena 11,000[31]
Divina Seguros Joventut Badalona Palau Municipal d'Esports 8,500[32]
Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas Gran Canaria Arena 9,870[33]
Iberostar Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santiago Martín 5,003[34]
Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Fernando Buesa Arena 15,504[35]
Monbus Obradoiro Santiago de Compostela Multiusos Fontes do Sar 5,060
Montakit Fuenlabrada Fuenlabrada Fernando Martín 5,100[36]
MoraBanc Andorra Andorra la Vella M.I. Govern Andorra 5,000[37]
Movistar Estudiantes Madrid WiZink Center 15,000[38]
Real Madrid Madrid WiZink Center 15,000[38]
San Pablo Burgos Burgos Coliseum Burgos 9,352[39]
Tecnyconta Zaragoza Zaragoza Pabellón Príncipe Felipe 10,500[40]
UCAM Murcia Murcia Palacio de Deportes 7,341[41]
Unicaja Málaga Martín Carpena 10,233[42]
Valencia Basket Valencia Fuente de San Luis 8,500[43]

All-time Liga ACB table

The All-time Liga ACB table is an overall record of all match results of every team that has played in Liga ACB since the 1983–84 season. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2017–18 season.

Pos Team Season Played Won Lost 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF Debut Since/Last App Best
1Barcelona351482110737515115131983–841983–841
2Real Madrid35145110733781286261983–841983–841
3Baskonia3513728655073555121983–841983–841
4Joventut351311752559245461983–841983–841
5Málaga[N 3]3312637165471246101983–841987–881
6Estudiantes351310696614–15791983–841983–842
7Valencia2911046354691122131988–891996–971
8Gran Canaria27992477515–––2131985–861995–964
9Sevilla291044473571–2––61989–902017–182
10Manresa3010704456251––221983–842018–191
11Valladolid301032432600––––41983–842013–146
12Girona20731330401––––41988–892007–085
13Fuenlabrada20692278414––––51996–972005–067
14CB Zaragoza13473270203––2361983–841995–963
15Murcia20705249456––––11990–912011–127
16Breogán16604242362––––21984–852018–196
17Bilbao13459228265–1––52004–052017–182
18Canarias[N 4]13456199257––––41983–842012–135
19León11398179219––––31990–912007–086
20Peñas12441173268–––––1983–841995–9610
21Granollers10352166186––––71983–841992–935
22Cáceres CB11388163225––––11992–932002–035
23Ourense12383143240––––21989–902000–018
24CB Granada12411140271–––––1996–972010–1110
25OAR Ferrol10350140210––––11983–841993–947
26Lucentum9316132184––––32000–012011–126
27Basket Zaragoza9310131179––1–12008–092010–113
28Andorra8287127150––––31992–932014–156
29Gipuzkoa10341118223––––12006–072017–185
30Obradoiro8239102171––––12009–102011–128
31Collado Villalba522693133––––11987–881991–928
32Oximesa622582143–––––1986–871991–9211
33Cajabilbao518476108–––––1986–871990–919
34Maristas Málaga41607684–––––1988–891991–9213
35Espanyol51657392––––11984–851988–898
36Lleida41405783––––12001–022004–058
37Cantabria517053117–––––1997–982001–0214
38Menorca516851117–––––2005–062011–1215
39Círcol Catòlic3974948–––111983–841985–864
40Cajamadrid3984652––––11983–841985–865
41Gijón414437107–––––1995–962001–0215
42Salamanca2763640–––––1994–951995–969
43Tenerife AB2892861–––––1988–891989–9022
44Llíria2792752–––––1991–921992–9316
45Tenerife2682543–––––2003–042004–0510
46Miraflores1341321–––––2017–182017–1814
47Ciudad de Huelva1391128–––––1997–981997–9817
48L'Hospitalet1311120–––––1983–841983–8415
49Askatuak1431033–––––1988–891988–8924

League or status at 2017–18 season:

2018–19 ACB season
2018–19 LEB Oro season
2018–19 LEB Plata season
2018–19 Liga EBA season
Lower divisions
Clubs that no longer exist

Awards

ACB statistical leaders

Liga ACB all-time scoring leaders

Player nationality set by the player's national team affiliation. In bold, active players. In gold, players with more than 6,000 points, considered by the ACB as historic players.[44]

Stats through end of 2017-18 ACB season:

Rank Player Games Points Average
1. Spain Alberto Herreros 654 9,759 14.92
2. Spain Jordi Villacampa 506 8,991 17.77
3. United States Brian Jackson 392 8,651 22.07
4. Spain Juan Carlos Navarro 689 8,318 12.07
5. Spain Felipe Reyes 761 8,060 10.59
6. United States Granger Hall 433 8,039 18.57
7. Spain Joan Creus 585 7,929 13.55
8. United States Joe Arlauckas 365 7,543 20.67
9. Spain Alex Mumbrú 677 7,435 10.98
10. Croatia Velimir Perasović 354 7,387 20.87
11. Spain Epi 422 7,029 16.66
12. Spain Darryl Middleton 398 6,425 16.14
13. United States Andre Turner 378 6,405 16.94
14. Spain Rafa Jofresa 756 6,327 8.37
15. United States Richard Scott 350 6,199 17.71
16. United States John Pinone 332 6,175 18.60
17. Spain Bernard Hopkins 456 6,088 13.35
18. United States Claude Riley 308 6,074 19.72
19. Spain Xavi Fernández 499 6,042 12.11
20. Spain Chicho Sibilio 348 6,010 17.27

Liga ACB all-time rebounding leaders

Player nationality set by the player's national team affiliation. In bold, active players. In gold, players with more than 2,500 rebounds, considered by the ACB as historic players.[45]

Stats through the end of the 2017-18 ACB season:

Rank Player Games Rebounds Average
1. Spain Felipe Reyes 761 4,556 5.99
2. United States Granger Hall 433 4,292 9.91
3. Spain Carlos Jiménez 641 3,526 5.50
4. United States Claude Riley 308 3,033 9.85
5. Spain Juan Antonio Orenga 616 2,933 4.77
6. Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis 235 2,904 12.36
7. Spain Bernard Hopkins 456 2,806 6.15
8. Spain Mike Smith 405 2,755 6.80
9. United States Larry Micheaux 269 2,729 10.14
10. Spain Darryl Middleton 398 2,701 6.79
11. Spain Fran Vázquez 607 2,653 4.37
12. United States Joe Arlauckas 365 2,626 7.19
13. Spain Alex Mumbrú 677 2,499 3,68
14. United States Harper Williams 346 2,493 7.21
15. Central African Republic Anicet Lavodrama 345 2,429 7.04
16. Spain Alfonso Reyes 461 2,417 5.24
17. Belgium Axel Hervelle 473 2,355 4.98
18. Spain Ramón Rivas 307 2,290 7.46
19. Spain Ferrán Martínez 417 2,287 5.48
20. United States Darrell Lockhart 291 2,283 7.85

ACB records

Fran Vázquez holds the record for most blocks in an ACB game, 12

These are the standing ACB records for the regular season (RS)[46] and play-offs (PO).[47]

  • Most Points in a game
  • Most Field Goals Made in a game
  • Most Three Point Field Goals Made in a game
  • Most Free Throws Made in a game
  • Most Rebounds in a game
  • Most Assists in a game
  • Most Steals in a game
  • Most Blocks in a game
  • PER
  • Prolific Scorers
  • Most 40 points RS games in a career: 11 by Ray Smith.
  • Most 40 points RS games in a season: 7 by Eddie Phillips in 1986/87 and Ray Smith in 1988/89.
  • Most 40 points RS games streak: 3 by Eddie Phillips in 1986/87 and Oscar Schmidt in 1993/94.
  • Most 30 points RS games in a season: 24 by Walter Berry in 1990/91.
  • Most 30 points RS games streak: 13 by Walter Berry in 1990/91 (from stage 4 to stage 16).
  • Players with 20 rebounds games
  • Double-Doubles (d-d)
  • Triple-Doubles
    • Luka Dončić with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 9 May 2018
    • Fran Vázquez with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 12 blocks on 7 January 2007
    • Dejan Tomašević with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Pamesa Valencia vs Unicaja Málaga on 12 May 2004
    • George Singleton with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks on 12 February 1994
    • Nacho Suárez with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on stage 13 1990–91; and 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on stage 19 1990–91
    • Mike Smith with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals on 21 October 1989
  • Most Points in a game
  • Fewest Points in a game
  • Largest Margin of Victory in a game
  • Victory with fewest points

Attendances

Since several years ago, the Liga ACB is the European domestic league with the highest average attendance,[51] always surpassing the 6,000 spectators per game since the 2002–03 season.

Season averages

All averages include playoffs games.

SeasonTotal gateGamesAverageChangeHigh avg.TeamLow avg.Team
2000–011,705,8983315,1548,425Unicaja3,159Club Ourense Baloncesto
2001–021,933,4253325,824+13.0%12,018Adecco Estudiantes3,577Cantabria Lobos
2002–032,009,1533326,052+3.9%11,171Adecco Estudiantes3,735Cáceres CB
2003–042,045,6193356,106+0.9%11,176Adecco Estudiantes3,424Polaris World Murcia
2004–052,203,5883366,558+7.4%11,055Adecco Estudiantes3,903Unelco Tenerife
2005–062,108,6713366,276–4.3%9,733Unicaja4,265Leche Río
2006–072,254,5763366,710+6.9%9,727Real Madrid4,528Akasvayu Girona
2007–082,088,9893236,467–3.6%9,641MMT Estudiantes4,184Akasvayu Girona
2008–092,073,7732927,102+9.8%9,090Tau Cerámica4,858Ricoh Manresa
2009–102,135,4843266,551–7.8%9,765Bizkaia Bilbao Basket4,194CB Murcia
2010–112,018,0723246,409–2.2%9,345Asefa Estudiantes4,200Meridiano Alicante
2011–122,171,6733296,621+3.3%10,412Asefa Estudiantes4,424Assignia Manresa
2012–132,077,7873286,335–4.3%9,971Laboral Kutxa3,985Cajasol
2013–142,213,1163296,202–2.0%9,242Real Madrid3,515CB Valladolid
2014–152,091,1343286,375+2.7%9,406Real Madrid3,599MoraBanc Andorra
2015–162,082,2343286,387+1.5%9,918Baskonia4,026Iberostar Tenerife
2016–171,901,8262956,456+1.0%9,758Baskonia3,985ICL Manresa
2017–182,101,7553276,427–0.4%10,194Kirolbet Baskonia3,169Delteco GBC

Source: [52]

Historic average attendances

All averages include playoffs games.

Season AND FCB BKN BLB BRE CAC CBC CTB EST FUE GIJ GBC GIR GCA GRA JOV LEO LLE LUC MGA MAN MEN MIR MUR OBR COB RMA SEV TFE VBC VAD BZA
2000–01 6,248 7,852 5,035 5,218 3,336 6,142 4,574 4,238 4,145 3,835 4,959 3,953 8,425 3,159 3,861 4,368 7,668 4,283
2001–02 6,152 7,993 5,000 4,715 3,577 12,018 4,902 3,897 4,363 3,385 6,884 5,815 4,916 8,529 4,200 4,314 7,032 4,675
2002–03 7,385 8,311 5,507 3,735 11,171 4,799 3,840 4,441 5,006 5,208 5,071 4,909 8,547 4,479 4,459 6,306 7,939 4,688
2003–04 6,889 8,766 5,447 11,176 4,709 4,431 4,199 5,603 5,771 5,137 8,547 4,437 3,424 4,774 5,935 4,094 8,175 5,214
2004–05 5,451 8,510 5,003 5,424 11,055 4,545 4,208 6,823 5,746 4,899 5,251 9,825 4,803 10,561 5,959 3,903 6,853 5,654
2005–06 5,143 8,619 5,471 4,265 7,782 4,787 4,997 4,346 6,996 6,306 5,244 9,733 4,874 5,154 9,139 5,782 7,074 5,855
2006–07 5,375 8,759 6,454 8,800 4,874 9,371 4,528 4,612 7,082 6,439 4,974 9,481 5,235 5,368 9,727 5,771 6,968 5,981
2007–08 5,009 8,660 5,706 9,641 5,099 4,184 4,782 7,499 7,936 5,285 9,242 4,879 5,311 5,091 8,878 5,354 6,928 6,183
2008–09 5,091 9,090 7,003 8,963 5,255 8,294 4,924 7,407 7,467 8,950 4,858 5,350 4,925 8,847 5,950 7,529 10,264
2009–10 5,469 9,011 9,345 8,586 5,260 6,698 4,646 6,468 6,361 4,306 8,650 4,585 4,194 5,510 8,390 6,194 7,572 5,530
2010–11 4,833 8,937 7,868 9,765 5,427 6,049 4,658 5,483 5,506 4,200 9,356 4,209 4,588 6,458 5,141 7,478 4,988 7,600
2011–12 4,898 10,234 8,668 10,412 5,223 7,037 4,606 5,200 4,531 8,426 4,424 5,355 5,241 8,558 5,461 7,952 4,548 7,326
2012–13 4,561 9,750 9,626 4,157 9,023 5,080 6,362 4,666 5,230 6,193 4,276 5,662 5,414 7,607 3,985 7,865 4,894 7,626
2013–14 4,909 9,190 9,097 3,868 7,927 4,860 5,998 5,147 5,449 6,317 4,023 5,584 5,049 9,242 4,157 8,002 3,515 8,010
2014–15 3,599 4,868 8,918 8,855 4,066 7,839 4,993 5,593 6,258 5,931 7,565 4,253 5,968 5,065 9,406 4,153 8,060 7,933
2015–16 4,037 5,074 9,918 9,063 4,026 8,650 5,187 4,114 6,765 4,938 7,340 4,330 5,931 5,264 8,971 4,546 8,210 7,144
2016–174,2284,272 9,758 8,708 4,521 8,356 4,911 6,464 4,975 7,116 3,985 5,637 5,067 9,072 4,886 8,159 7,467
2017–18 4,224 4,790 10,194 8,752 4,660 8,150 5,174 3,169 5,865 4,986 7,238 9,070 5,578 4,982 8,584 4,157 7,254 7,663

Source: [52]

Individual game highest attendance

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Arena Date Ref
1Laboral Kutxa Baskonia86–80Real Madrid15,544Fernando Buesa ArenaJanuary 3, 2016
2Kirolbet Baskonia78–83Real Madrid15,512Fernando Buesa ArenaJune 17, 2018
3Laboral Kutxa67–66Real Madrid15,504Fernando Buesa ArenaApril 9, 2012
4Lagun Aro Bilbao Basket76–88Tau Cerámica15,414Bizkaia ArenaJanuary 6, 2007
5Adecco Estudiantes85–68FC Barcelona15,350Palacio VistalegreJune 11, 2004
6Caja Laboral66–76Real Madrid15,219Fernando Buesa ArenaMay 31, 2012
7Adecco Estudiantes73–66Real Madrid15,200Palacio VistalegreMay 11, 2004
8Adecco Estudiantes82–72FC Barcelona15,200Palacio VistalegreJune 9, 2004
9FC Barcelona83–81Estudiantes Caja Postal15,104Palau Sant JordiApril 28, 1991
10FC Barcelona78–81Montigalà Joventut15,101Palau Sant JordiMay 19, 1991
11FC Barcelona85–83Montigalà Joventut15,064Palau Sant JordiMay 17, 1991

Source: [53][54]

Spanish clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Tier 1Tier 2Tier 3
EuroLeague
(1958–)		EuroCup
(2002–)		Saporta Cup
(1966–2002)		Champions League
(2016–)		EuroChallenge
(2003–2015)		Korać Cup
(1971–2002)
CRUSFCRUSFCRUSFCRUSFCRUSFCRUSF
Real Madrid10910114211
Barcelona259213213
Joventut111115123
Baskonia2312
Málaga1111
Estudiantes122111
Valencia32221
Bilbao12
Gran Canaria11
Girona111
Sevilla1
Zaragoza122
Canarias1
Murcia1
Picadero2
Círculo Católico1
Valladolid1
Cáceres1

Other competitions

Notes

  1. ↑ Spanish: [ˈliɣa aθeˈβe]; "ACB League"
  2. ↑ Spanish: [ˈliɣa eŋˈdesa]; "Endesa League"
  3. ↑ Includes CB Caja de Ronda results
  4. ↑ Includes old CB Canarias results

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  3. ↑ Menorca Bàsquet SAD no presenta la documentación para jugar la Liga Endesa ACB.com 28 June 2012
  4. ↑ La ACB adquiere la plaza vacante del Lucentum y la asigna al CB Canarias ACB.com 20 July 2012
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  30. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Pazo Provincial Dos Deportes (6.500 espectadores)
  31. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Donostia Arena (11.000 espectadores)
  32. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Palacio Mun. De Deportes De Badalona (8.500 espectadores)
  33. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Gran Canaria Arena (9.870 espectadores)
  34. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Pabellon Insular Santiago Martin (5.003 espectadores)
  35. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Fernando Buesa Arena (15.504 espectadores)
  36. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Polideportivo Fernando Martin (5.100 espectadores)
  37. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. M.I. Govern Andorra (5.000 espectadores)
  38. 1 2 "WiZink Center | Real Madrid Basketball Arena | Real Madrid Basketball". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 13 May 2018. CAPACITY 15.000 esp.
  39. ↑ "San Pablo Burgos" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  40. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Pabellón Príncipe Felipe (10.500 espectadores)
  41. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Palacio Municipal De Deportes (7.341 espectadores)
  42. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2018. Pal. De Deportes Jose Ma Martin Carpena (10.233 espectadores)
  43. ↑ "Valencia Basket Club". www.valenciabasket.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016. CAPACITY: 8.500 spectators
  44. ↑ HISTORICOS: Anotadores en LACB (in Spanish).
  45. ↑ HISTORICOS: Reboteadores en LACB (in Spanish).
  46. ↑ "Récords históricos de la ACB". ACB (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  47. ↑ "Playoff Liga Endesa" (PDF). ACB (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  48. ↑ http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=44027. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  49. ↑ O club. Récords Históricos
  50. ↑ "El FC Barcelona Lassa consigue la mayor diferencia en era ACB". ACB (in Spanish). 11 April 2018.
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  52. 1 2 ACB Noticias Digital
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  54. ↑ "KIROLBET Baskonia-R. Madrid bate el récord de asistencia en Playoff: 15.512" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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