Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano

Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano (in English, Professional Colombian Basketball), now referred to mostly as Liga Directv Antigua Copa Invitacional FCB (or, FCB Invitational Cup), is the premier professional basketball championship in Colombia. The championship was established in 1992 and is organized by the Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto (in English, Colombian Basketball Federation). The first national semi-professional championship was called Copa Sprite, sponsored by the eponymous soda trademark. This led the participating clubs to the creation of the División Mayor del Baloncesto Colombiano.[1] This way the first championship was created, called Copa Sprite Profesional. In this version the following teams participated: Bogotá-Doria Promasa, Valle-Sensus 2, Antioquia-Sprite, Santander-Terpel, Barranquilla-Junior y Caldas-Ron Viejo de Caldas.[2]

Liga Directv de Baloncesto
SportBasketball
Founded1988
Inaugural season1988
No. of teams10
Country Colombia
ContinentFIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
Piratas de Bogotá (4th title)
Most titlesBúcaros de Santander (5 titles)
TV partner(s)DirecTV, Canal Capital, Canal 13, Telecaribe, Telepacífico, TRO, Teleantioquia, Telecafé, Teleislas
Official websiteSitio web oficial

League format

The championship consists of three rounds:[3]

  • Round Robin: The teams play 24 games each. The four top teams in the end reach the play offs.
  • The play offs: in a best of 7 format, the first seed plays against the fourth, and the second seed against the third. The two winning teams play the finals.
  • The Finals: The two finalist teams play a best of seven games series.

Current clubs

Current Teams
Team City Arena Capacity
Academia de la MontañaMedellínColiseo Universidad de Medellín6,000
ÁguilasTunjaColiseo Municipal de Tunja2,500
BúcarosBucaramangaColiseo Vicente Díaz Romero5,000
CafeterosArmeniaColiseo del Café5,000
GuererrosBogotáColiseo El Salitre7,000
LlanerosVillavicencioColiseo Alvaro Mesa Amaya4,000
MarinosCartagenaColiseo Bernardo Caraballo5,000
Once CaldasManizalesColiseo Jorge Arango Uribe5,000
PatriotasTunjaColiseo Municipal de Tunja2,500
PiratasBogotáColiseo El Salitre7,000
Defunct Teams
Team City Arena Capacity
BambuquerosNeivaColiseo Álvaro Sánchez Silva5,000
CaimanesBarranquillaColiseo Elías Chegwin5,000
Caribbean HeatSan AndrésColiseo Genie Bay5,000
CimarronesQuibdóColiseo Municipal de Quibdó4,000
CóndoresTocancipáColiseo Municipal de Tocancipá4,000
CangrejerosCartagenaColiseo Bernardo Caraballo5,000
IndervalleCaliColiseo Evangelista Mora3,340
IslandersSan AndrésColiseo de San Luis3,000
HalconesCúcutaColiseo Toto Hernández5,000
SabiosManizalesColiseo Jorge Arango Uribe5,000
Los PastosPastoColiseo Sergio Antonio Ruano4,000
CentaurosVillavicencioColiseo Alvaro Mesa Amaya4,000
Expreso AzulSibatéColiseo XIUA3,000
PijaosIbaguéColiseo Enrique Triana Castilla3,000

Champions list

Semi-Professional era (1988 to 1991)

Year Champion Tournament
1988Cali Sport - JGBI Copa Sprite
1989Caldas Bancafetero AcesII Copa Sprite
1990Antioquia - SpriteIII Copa Sprite
1991Valle - SensusIV Copa Sprite

Profesional era (1992 - present)

Year Champion Tournament
1992Valle - SensusCopa Sprite Profesional
1993Paisas - PilsenI Copa Costeñita
1994Leopardos de BucaramangaII Copa Costeñita
1995Caimanes de BarranquillaIII Copa Costeñita
1996Paisas - PilsenIV Copa Costeñita
1997Caimanes de BarranquillaV Copa Costeñita
1998Caimanes de BarranquillaVI Copa Costeñita
1999Piratas de BogotáVII Copa Costeñita
2000Sabios de CaldasVIII Copa Costeñita
2001Paisas - PilsenCopa Invitacional FCB-SALUDCOP-IDRD
2002Cancelled
2003Piratas de BogotáCopa Invitacional FCB-SALUDCOP-IDRD
2004Piratas de BogotáCopa Invitacional FCB-SALUDCOP-IDRD
2005Cancelled[4]
2006Búcaros de Santander[5]Copa Invitacional FCB-SALUDCOP-IDRD
2007Búcaros de Santander[6]Copa Invitacional FCB-SALUDCOP-IDRD
2008Cúcuta-NorteCopa Invitacional FCB-IDRD
2009Cúcuta-NorteCopa Invitacional FCB 2009
2010Arrieros de AntioquiaCopa Invitacional FCB 2010
2011Búcaros de SantanderCopa Invitacional FCB 2011
2012Búcaros de SantanderCopa Invitacional FCB 2012
2013-IBambuqueros de NeivaLiga Directv de Baloncesto 2013-I
2013-IIGuerreros de BogotáLiga Directv de Baloncesto 2013-II
2014-ICimarrones de ChocoLiga Directv de Baloncesto 2014-I
2014-IIPiratas de BogotáLiga Directv de Baloncesto 2014-II

References

Further reading

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