Sport Basketball No. of teams 18 Continent Europe Date founded 1996 Promotion to Liga ACB | CEO Jorge Garbajosa Country Spain Number of teams 18 Inaugural season 1996–97 FA Premier League Domestic cup Copa Princesa de Asturias | |
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champion(s) Quesos Cerrato Palencia
(1st title) Level on pyramid Spanish basketball league system Teams CB Breogán, Básquet Coruña, CB Peñas Huesca, Palencia Baloncesto, Araberri BC |
The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also called LEB Oro is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories.
Contents
- Championship format
- LEB History
- Records in a game
- All time LEB Oro table
- The second division before LEB Oro
- LEB Plata
- LEB Bronce
- References

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:
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

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.
Notes:
Records in a game
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 2015–16 season.
League or status at 2014–15 season:
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.