Liga Española de Baloncesto

LEB Oro
Founded 1996 (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 CB Breogán
(2nd title)
Most championships CB Murcia
(3 titles)
Website leboro.es
2018–19 season

The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories. The LEB league was founded in 1996, and is played under FIBA rules. It was renamed LEB Oro in 2007.

Championship format

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.

LEB History

Porfirio Fisac achieved three titles and collaborated in other one before leaving.

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.

SeasonChampionRunner-upMVPChampion's Coach
1996–97CB Ciudad de HuelvaCaja Cantabria United States Bob HarstadSpain Sergio Valdeolmillos
1997–98Murcia ArtelBaloncesto Fuenlabrada United States Tony SmithSpain Felipe Coello
1998–99Breogán UniversidadeCabitel Gijón United States Eric CuthrellSpain Paco García
1999–00CB Lucentum AlicanteClub Ourense Baloncesto United States Joe BunnSpain Andreu Casadevall
2000–01Caprabo LleidaCB Granada United States Michael WilsonSpain Edu Torres
2001–02CB Lucentum AlicanteMinorisa.net Manresa United States Lawrence LewisArgentina Julio Lamas
2002–03Etosa MurciaUnelco Tenerife Dominican Republic Jaime PetersonSpain Felipe Coello
2003–04Bilbao BasketCB Granada United States Aaron SwinsonSpain Txus Vidorreta
2004–05Baloncesto FuenlabradaIBB Hoteles Menorca Spain Ricardo GuillénSpain Luis Casimiro
2005–06Bruesa GBCPolaris World Murcia United States Thomas TerrellSpain Porfirio Fisac
2006–07Ricoh ManresaClimalia León Spain Ricardo GuillénSpain Jaume Ponsarnau
2007–08Basket CAI ZaragozaBruesa GBC United States Andy PankoSpain Curro Segura
2008–09CB ValladolidCB Lucentum Alicante United States Jakim DonaldsonSpain Porfirio Fisac
2009–10Basket CAI ZaragozaViveMenorca United States Jakim DonaldsonSpain José Luis Abós
2010–11CB MurciaBlu:sens Monbús Spain Ricardo GuillénSpain Luis Guil
2011–12Iberostar CanariasMenorca Bàsquet United States Jakim DonaldsonSpain Alejandro Martínez
2012–13Ford Burgos[N 1]CB Lucentum Alicante Czech Republic Ondřej StarostaSpain Andreu Casadevall
2013–14River Andorra MoraBancFord Burgos[N 2] Spain Jordi TriasSpain Joan Peñarroya
2014–15Ford Burgos[N 2]Club Ourense Baloncesto Spain Ricardo GuillénSpain Andreu Casadevall
2015–16Quesos Cerrato PalenciaClub Melilla Baloncesto Spain Óliver ArteagaSpain Porfirio Fisac / Spain Sergio García
2016–17RETAbet.es GBCSan Pablo Inmobiliaria Burgos Spain Jordi TriasSpain Porfirio Fisac
2017–18Cafés Candelas BreogánICL Manresa Spain Jordi TriasSpain Natxo Lezkano

Notes:

  • † Team did not promote to Liga ACB in the next season.
  • ‡ Iberostar Canarias initially did not promote to Liga ACB, but finally acquired the spot of Lucentum Alicante for playing in the league.

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
CB Murcia311997–98, 2002–03, 2010–11
CB Lucentum Alicante221999–00, 2001–02
Gipuzkoa BC212005–06, 2016–17
Basket Zaragoza202007–08, 2009–10
CB Breogán201998–99, 2017–18
Bàsquet Manresa122006–07
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada112004–05
CB Tizona112014–15
CB Ciudad de Huelva101996–97
CE Lleida Bàsquet102000–01
Bilbao Basket102003–04
CB Valladolid102008–09
CB 1939 Canarias102011–12
CB Atapuerca102012–13
BC Andorra102013–14
Palencia Baloncesto102015–16
Menorca Bàsquet03
CB Granada02
Club Ourense Baloncesto02
Cantabria Baloncesto01
Gijón Baloncesto01
Tenerife Baloncesto01
Baloncesto León01
Obradoiro CAB01
Club Melilla Baloncesto01
CB Miraflores01

Records at LEB Oro

Stats leaders

SeasonTop ratingPIRTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop AssistantAPG
1996–97 United States Bob Harstad31.72 United States Bob Harstad30.56 United States Jermaine Carlton11.96 Spain Jaume Comas4.73
1997–98 United States Tony Smith25.38 United States Tony Smith25.38 United States Eric Cuthrell10.96 United States Tony Smith3.96
1998–99 United States Eric Cuthrell28.65 United States Tony Smith22.62 United States Eric Cuthrell11.57 United States Ronald Rutland4.38
1999–00 United States Joe Bunn28.23 United States Joe Bunn23.60 United States Cedric Moore10.17 Spain Valentín Holgado4.30
2000–01 United States Michael Wilson23.70 United States Howard Brown23.91 United States Michael Wilson9.53 Spain Ernesto Serrano4.93
2001–02 United States Lawrence Lewis25.03 Spain Asier García19.41 United States Lawrence Lewis10.27 Spain Roberto Núñez4.60
2002–03 Dominican Republic Jaime Peterson22.47 United States Howard Brown18.97 United States Willie Walls14.76 Spain Javi Salgado4.87
2003–04 United States Aaron Swinson23.94 Nigeria Ugonna Onyekwe19.33 United States Aaron Swinson9.44 Spain Dani López4.62
2004–05 Spain Ricardo Guillén23.67 United States Aaron Swinson18.56 United States Willie Walls12.27 Spain Sergio Sánchez4.70
2005–06 United States Thomas Terrell25.33 United States Thomas Terrell19.21 United States Robert Battle8.71 United States Andre Turner4.68
2006–07 Spain Ricardo Guillén20.97 United States Malik Dixon20.65 United States Keith Waleskowski10.70 Spain Jorge Jiménez5.00
2007–08 United States Andrew Panko21.88 United States Antwain Barbour19.44 United States Jakim Donaldson10.00 Argentina Lucas Victoriano5.76
2008–09 United States Jakim Donaldson23.26 United States Kammron Taylor18.05 United States Jakim Donaldson9.50 Argentina Diego Ciorciari6.09
2009–10 United States Jakim Donaldson28.50 United Kingdom Darren Phillip18.15 United States Jakim Donaldson11.06 Argentina Diego Ciorciari4.87
2010–11 Spain Ricardo Guillén24.11 Spain Ricardo Guillén19.11 United States Dwayne Curtis9.24 Spain Juan Alberto Aguilar4.56
2011–12 United States Jakim Donaldson21.29 United States Troy DeVries19.15 Nigeria Olaseni Lawal10.62 Spain Joan Carles Bivià5.12
2012–13 Czech Republic Ondřej Starosta21.73 Spain Francis Sánchez15.73 Czech Republic Ondřej Starosta9.81 Spain Dani Pérez5.50
2013–14 Spain Jordi Trias24.08 Spain Ricardo Guillén16.00 Spain Jordi Trias9.00 Spain Mikel Uriz4.92
2014–15 Spain Ricardo Guillén20.40 Spain Ricardo Guillén16.44 Trinidad and Tobago Kyle Rowley9.07 Spain Mikel Uriz5.18
2015–16 Spain Óliver Arteaga23.18 Spain Ricardo Guillén18.70 Spain Óliver Arteaga9.71 Spain Ferran Bassas6.50
2016–17 Spain Jordi Trias20.50 United States Zaid Hearst20.18 Spain Jordi Trias10.18 Spain Dani Pérez5.58
2017–18 Ukraine Volodymyr Gerun21.13 United States Johnny Dee15.94 Romania Emanuel Cățe8.53 Spain Óscar Alvarado6.38

All-time top performances

Active LEB Oro player

Games played

Rank Player Seasons[1] Games played
1 Jorge García 16 512
2 Julio González 14 473
3 Urko Otegui 13 468
4 Pedro Rivero 13 451
5 Álex Alba 13 449
6 Iker Urreizti 12 439
7 Alberto Ruiz de Galarreta 15 424
8 Miki Feliu 13 414
9 Juanjo Bernabé 11 395
10 Roger Fornas 13 392

Points

Rank Player Points Games played Points per game
1 Ricardo Guillén 5,927 353 16.8
2 Jorge García 4,968 512 9.7
3 Pedro Rivero 4,388 451 9.7
4 Julio González 4,241 473 9.0
5 Urko Otegui 4,076 468 8.7
6 Marc Blanch 3,897 350 11.1
7 Alberto Ruiz de Galarreta 3,843 424 9.0
8 Francis Sánchez 3,738 338 11.1
8 Joe Alonso 3,610 258 14.0
10 Anthony Stacey 3,580 289 12.4

Rebounds

Rank Player Rebounds Games played Rebounds per game
1 Ricardo Guillén 2,399 353 6.8
2 Urko Otegui 2,332 468 4.9
3 Jorge García 1,992 512 3.9
4 Óliver Arteaga 1,991 317 6.3
5 Jesús Chagoyen 1,926 374 5.1
6 Manuel Gómez 1,843 386 4.8
7 Ondřej Starosta 1,759 218 8.1
8 Antonio Reynolds 1,697 227 7.5
9 José Manuel Coego 1,655 377 4.4
10 Julio González 1,595 473 3.4

Assists

Rank Player Assists Games played Assists per game
1 Juanjo Bernabé 1,379 395 3.5
2 Pedro Rivero 1,312 451 2.9
3 Dani López 1,245 372 3.3
4 Diego Ciorciari 1,015 241 4.2
5 Dani Rodríguez 961 357 2.7
6 Albert Sàbat 905 298 3.0
7 Mikel Uriz 902 234 3.8
8 Iker Urreizti 894 439 2.0
9 Xavier Forcada 882 318 2.8
10 Pedro Sala 862 292 3.0

Steals

Rank Player Steals Games played Steals per game
1 Juanjo Bernabé 766 395 1.9
2 Dani López 590 372 1.6
3 Marc Blanch 587 350 1.7
4 Urko Otegui 539 468 1.1
5 Iker Urreizti 535 439 1.2
5 Álex Alba 501 449 1.1
7 Adrián Boccia 467 266 1.7
8 Pedro Rivero 458 451 1.0
9 Juan Liñán 439 259 1.7
10 Jorge García 439 512 0.9

Blocks

Rank Player Blocks Games played Blocks per game
1 Óliver Arteaga 282 317 0.9
2 Steve Horton 279 188 1.5
3 Cedric Moore 268 93 2.9
4 Antonio Reynolds 268 227 1.2
5 Michel Diouf 246 174 1.4
6 Sitapha Savané 244 117 2.1
7 Ugonna Onyekwe 241 120 2.0
8 Lamont Barnes 236 159 1.5
9 Eric Cuthrell 219 159 1.4
10 Nacho Romero 218 296 0.7

Records in a game

  • Most rebounds
  • Most offensive rebounds
  • 21 by Willie Walls (Inca) vs. Gijón on February 8, 2003
  • Most defensive rebounds
  • Most assists
  • 17 by Silas Mills (Calpe) vs. Cantabria on December 12, 2004
  • Most three-pointers
  • Most steals
  • Most blocks
  • Most PIR

Current clubs

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Barça Lassa B Sant Joan Despí Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper 472
Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad Cáceres Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres 6,500
Carramimbre CBC Valladolid Valladolid Pisuerga 6,800
CB Prat El Prat de Llobregat Pavelló Joan Busquets 500
Chocolates Trapa Palencia Palencia Pabellón Municipal 5,000
Club Melilla Baloncesto Melilla Pabellón Javier Imbroda Ortiz 3,800
Covirán Granada Granada Palacio de Deportes 7,242
Força Lleida Lleida Pavelló Barris Nord 6,100
Iberojet Palma Palma Son Moix 3,800
Levitec Huesca Huesca Palacio Municipal de Huesca 4,900
Leyma Coruña A Coruña Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor 5,000
Liberbank Oviedo Baloncesto Oviedo Polideportivo de Pumarín 1,500
Real Betis Energía Plus Seville San Pablo 7,626
RETAbet Bilbao Basket Bilbao Bilbao Arena 10,014
Río Ourense Termal Ourense Pazo Paco Paz 5,500
Sáenz Horeca Araberri Vitoria-Gasteiz Mendizorrotza 4,000
TAU Castelló Castellón de la Plana Pabellón Ciutat de Castelló 6,000
ZTE Real Canoe NC Madrid Polideportivo Pez Volador 800

Copa Princesa de Asturias

All-time LEB Oro table

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 2016–17 season.

Pos Team Season Played Won Lost 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Debut Since/Last App Best
1Club Melilla Baloncesto2171636335313111996–971996–972
2CB Breogán1450830420414311996–972006–071
3Baloncesto León1142124517613122000–012011–122
4Menorca Bàsquet103852261593321997–982011–122
5Tenerife Baloncesto124212241971131996–972009–102
6Club Ourense Baloncesto13455220235211998–992012–132
7CB Villa de Los Barrios1239919020911997–982008–095
8CB Ciudad de Huelva11390187203121996–972007–081
9CB Lucentum Alicante8292185[N 3]1062211996–972012–131
10CB Murcia82891821073111997–982010–111
11Basket Zaragoza7266170962122002–032009–101
12CE Lleida Bàsquet8291157134111999–002011–121
13Bàsquet Inca1136615621011996–972007–085
14CB Atapuerca7262155107122006–072012–131
15Palencia Baloncesto82821471251212009–102009–101
16UB La Palma93181441742003–042011–127
17Gijón Baloncesto8273135138111996–972006–072
18Básquet Coruña929313016311998–992012–135
19Cantabria Baloncesto7246125121111996–972007–082
20Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto725612213422008–092015–165
21CB Tarragona82821151672002–032011–127
22CB 1939 Canarias518510481112007–082011–121
23CB Peñas Huesca825910115811996–972010–113
24Bàsquet Manresa312084[N 4]351112000–012017–181
25Basket Navarra Club61918310812010–112015–164
26San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC31137934212005–062016–171
27CB Juventud Córdoba61927811411996–972001–025
28Oviedo CB4136736322013–142013–145
29CB Granada4155767921999–002011–122
30CB Clavijo6185741112011–122011–128
31BC Andorra310672341111996–972013–141
32CB Axarquía6196711252008–092013–147
33Força Lleida CE5154698512012–132012–135
34CI Rosalía de Castro6202651371999–002008–098
35CB Sant Josep Girona3115585712009–102011–124
36Baloncesto Fuenlabrada2775720111997–982004–051
37CB Miraflores2735122112015–162016–172
38CB Bahía San Agustín39951482014–152014–156
39CB Alcúdia311051592005–062007–088
40Bilbao Basket278502812002–032003–041
41CB Tizona2634914112013–142013–141
42CB Plasencia3107495812003–042005–065
43CB Valladolid2684721112008–092014–151
44Círculo Badajoz3100455511998–992000–015
45CB L'Hospitalet310544612005–062007–086
46Bàsquet Mallorca310243592008–092011–1212
47FC Barcelona B411642742012–132012–1310
48Gandía Bàsquet310740672006–072008–0914
49Obradoiro CAB14537812010–112010–112
50CD Universidad Complutense268333512001–022002–034
51Cáceres CB27133382003–042004–058
52UER Pineda de Mar26030301996–971997–986
53CB Galicia39429651998–992000–0110
54CB Prat39228642014–152014–1513
55CB Ciudad de Algeciras26827412003–042004–0514
56AB Castelló26425392015–162015–1611
57Askatuak SBT26123381996–971997–988
58CB Calpe27120512004–052005–0617
59CB Cornellà27119522001–022009–1016
60CB Vic13415192008–092008–0912
61Araberri BC13414202016–172016–1712
62CB Valls13413212004–052004–0515
63CB Aracena13412222003–042003–0418
64Fundación Adepal13710272010–112010–1117
65SD Patronato1299201996–971996–9711
66CB Illescas1348262008–092008–0917
67CB Peixefresco1348262016–172016–1718
68Ciudad de Vigo Básquet1346282009–102009–1018

League or status at 2017–18 season:

2017–18 ACB season
2017–18 LEB Oro season
2017–18 LEB Plata season
2017–18 Liga EBA season
Lower divisions
Clubs that no longer exist or does not compete in senior competitions

The second division before LEB Oro

Before 1996, teams promoted to Liga ACB from other second division leagues. The number of teams promoted varies each year.

LEB Plata

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.

LEB Bronce

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.

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird
2007–08
Gestibérica VigoCanasta Unibasket JerezLeyma Básquet Coruña
2008–09
Alerta CantabriaMatchmind Carrefour El Bulevar de ÁvilaCD Huelva Baloncesto

Copa LEB Bronce

YearHostChampionRunner-upScore
2008
VigoBalneario de ArchenaCiudad Torrealta Molina
91–70
2009
TíjolaAlerta CantabriaPromobys Valle del Almanzora
83–73

Notes

  1. As CB Atapuerca
  2. 1 2 As CB Tizona
  3. One game tied.
  4. One game tied.

    References

    1. For active players, the number listed is the number of seasons that player has completed plus the current season.
    2. Los topes de la AdeccoOro; FEB.es, 11 April 2008
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