Liga Española de Baloncesto


The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. 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.
The league is contested by 18 clubs. Each season, the top-finishing team in the LEB Oro are automatically promoted to the Liga ACB. The teams that finish the season in 2nd to 9th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Liga ACB. The three lowest-finishing teams in the LEB Oro are relegated to LEB Plata.
A total of [|75 teams] have competed in LEB Oro since its inception in 1996. 18 teams have been crowned champions and 28 teams have gained promotion to Liga ACB, of which only five teams could not play in Liga ACB. Club Melilla Baloncesto is the only team that played all seasons of the league.

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 and the regular season champion promotes to ACB without playing the playoffs. The winner of the Playoffs Finals is the other promoted team.

League names

Performance by club

Records at LEB Oro

Stats leaders

SeasonTop ratingPIRTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop AssistantAPG
1996–97 Bob Harstad31.72 Bob Harstad30.56 Jermaine Carlton11.96 Jaume Comas4.73
1997–98 Tony Smith25.38 Tony Smith25.38 Eric Cuthrell10.96 Tony Smith3.96
1998–99 Eric Cuthrell28.65 Tony Smith22.62 Eric Cuthrell11.57 Ronald Rutland4.38
1999–00 Joe Bunn28.23 Joe Bunn23.60 Cedric Moore10.17 Valentín Holgado4.30
2000–01 Michael Wilson23.70 Howard Brown23.91 Michael Wilson9.53 Ernesto Serrano4.93
2001–02 Lawrence Lewis25.03 Asier García19.41 Lawrence Lewis10.27 Roberto Núñez4.60
2002–03 Jaime Peterson22.47 Howard Brown18.97 Willie Walls14.76 Javi Salgado4.87
2003–04 Aaron Swinson23.94 Ugonna Onyekwe19.33 Aaron Swinson9.44 Dani López4.62
2004–05 Ricardo Guillén23.67 Aaron Swinson18.56 Willie Walls12.27 Sergio Sánchez4.70
2005–06 Thomas Terrell25.33 Thomas Terrell19.21 Robert Battle8.71 Andre Turner4.68
2006–07 Ricardo Guillén20.97 Malik Dixon20.65 Keith Waleskowski10.70 Jorge Jiménez5.00
2007–08 Andrew Panko21.88 Antwain Barbour19.44 Jakim Donaldson10.00 Lucas Victoriano5.76
2008–09 Jakim Donaldson23.26 Kammron Taylor18.05 Jakim Donaldson9.50 Diego Ciorciari6.09
2009–10 Jakim Donaldson28.50 Darren Phillip18.15 Jakim Donaldson11.06 Diego Ciorciari4.87
2010–11 Ricardo Guillén24.11 Ricardo Guillén19.11 Dwayne Curtis9.24 Juan Alberto Aguilar4.56
2011–12 Jakim Donaldson21.29 Troy DeVries19.15 Olaseni Lawal10.62 Joan Carles Bivià5.12
2012–13 Ondřej Starosta21.73 Francis Sánchez15.73 Ondřej Starosta9.81 Dani Pérez5.50
2013–14 Jordi Trias24.08 Ricardo Guillén16.00 Jordi Trias9.00 Mikel Uriz4.92
2014–15 Ricardo Guillén20.40 Ricardo Guillén16.44 Kyle Rowley9.07 Mikel Uriz5.18
2015–16 Óliver Arteaga23.18 Ricardo Guillén18.70 Óliver Arteaga9.71 Ferran Bassas6.50
2016–17 Jordi Trias20.50 Zaid Hearst20.18 Jordi Trias10.18 Dani Pérez5.58
2017–18 Volodymyr Gerun21.13 Johnny Dee15.94 Emanuel Cățe8.53 Óscar Alvarado6.38
2018–19 Tyson Pérez20.46 Junior Robinson19.79 Tyson Pérez10.62 Óscar Alvarado6.18
2019–20 Bamba Fall20.54 Frank Bartley16.25 Bamba Fall8.58 Pedro Llompart5.91

All-time top performances

Games played

RankPlayerPositionSeasonsYearsGames played
1PF161996–2017512
2C142002–505
3SF142000–2014473
4SF152003–2018457
5PG132002–2017451
6SG131999–2012449
7SF142005–447
8PG121998–2011439
9PF132004–2018421
10PG132003–404

Points

RankPlayerPositionYearsPointsGames playedPoints per game
1PF2004–20165,92735316.8
2PF1996–20174,9685129.7
3C2002–4,4565058.8
4PG2002–20174,3884519.7
5SG2005–4,25538511.0
6SF2000–20144,2414739.0
7SF2003–20184,1104579.0
8PG2003–4,02240410.0
9SF1999–20143,73833811.1
10SG2004–20183,67134510.6

Rebounds

RankPlayerPositionYearsReboundsGames playedRebounds per game
1C2002–2,5445055.0
2PF2004–20162,3993536.8
3C2005–2,1893466.3
4PF1996–20171,9925123.9
5PF1997–20121,9263745.1
6C1998–20161,8433864.8
7C2006–20131,7592188.1
8C2000–20071,6972277.5
9C2002–20161,6553774.4
10PF2004–20181,6554213.9

Assists

RankPlayerPositionYearsAssistsGames playedAssists per game
1PG1999–20121,3793953.5
2PG2002–20171,3124512.9
3PG2002–20161,2453723.3
4PG2003–1,1434042.8
5PG2002–20101,0152414.2
6PG2005–20159052983.0
7PG2010–20179022343.9
8PG1998–20118944392.0
9SG2006–20178823182.8
10PG1999–20108622922.9

Steals

RankPlayerPositionYearsStealsGames playedSteals per game
1PG1999–20127663951.9
2SG2005–6283851.6
3PG2002–20165903721.6
4C2002–5805051.1
5PG1998–20115354391.2
5SG1999–20125014491.1
7PG2001–20104672661.7
8PG2002–20174584511.0
9SF1997–20074392591.7
10PF1996–20174395120.9

Blocks

RankPlayerPositionYearsBlocksGames playedBlocks per game
1C2005–3033460.9
2C1997–20072791881.5
3C1996–2000268932.9
4C2000–20072682271.2
5C2004–20182511931.3
6C2009–20152461741.4
7C2000–20032441172.1
8PF2003–20082411202.0
9C1997–20062191591.4
10C2002–20132182960.7

Records in a game

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 2018–19 season.
1Melilla2380441638814211996–971996–972
2Breogán1554233221024311996–972017–181
3Ourense155272562712111998–992012–132
4León1142124517613122000–012011–122
5Menorca103852261593321997–982011–122
6Tenerife124212241971131996–972009–102
7Villa de Los Barrios1239919020911997–982008–095
8Palencia1035318916412112009–102009–101
9Ciudad de Huelva11390187203121996–972007–081
10Lucentum82921851062211996–972012–131
11Murcia82891821073111997–982010–111
12Zaragoza7266170962122002–032009–101
13Coruña1136616220411998–992012–135
14Lleida8291157134111999–002011–121
15Inca1136615621011996–972007–085
16Atapuerca7262155107122006–072012–131
17Cáceres Ciudad932414817622008–092015–165
18La Palma93181441742003–042011–127
19Gijón8273135138111996–972006–072
20Peñas1032713219511996–972010–113
21Cantabria7246125121111996–972007–082
22Oviedo62121199322013–142013–145
23Manresa4167117491212000–012017–181
24Tarragona82821151672002–032011–127
25Canarias518510481112007–082011–121
26Força Lleida72229712512012–132012–135
27Bahía San Agustín5174908412014–152014–153
28Clavijo7219861332011–122017–188
29Navarra61918310812010–112015–164
30Gipuzkoa31137934212005–062016–171
31Bilbao31197940112002–032018–191
32Juventud Córdoba61927811411996–972001–025
33Granada4155767921999–002011–122
34Andorra310672341111996–972013–141
35Axarquía6196711252008–092013–147
36Prat51686710112014–152018–194
37Rosalía de Castro6202651371999–002008–098
38Barcelona B6184641202012–132018–1910
39Sant Josep Girona3115585712009–102011–124
40Castelló413658782015–162015–167
41Fuenlabrada2775720111997–982004–051
42Miraflores2735122112015–162016–172
43Alcúdia311051592005–062007–088
44Tizona2634914112013–142013–141
45Plasencia3107495812003–042005–065
46Valladolid2684721112008–092014–151
47Círculo Badajoz3100455511998–992000–015
48L'Hospitalet310544612005–062007–086
49Mallorca310243592008–092011–1212
50Gandía310740672006–072008–0914
51Obradoiro14537812010–112010–112
52Ciudad de Valladolid27637392017–182017–187
53Araberri310236662016–172018–1911
54Universidad Complutense268333512001–022002–034
55Cáceres27133382003–042004–058
56Real Betis13430412018–192018–191
57Pineda de Mar26030301996–971997–986
58Galicia Ferrol39429651998–992000–0110
59Ciudad de Algeciras26827412003–042004–0514
60Askatuak26123381996–971997–988
61Fundación Granada13922172018–192018–198
62Calpe27120512004–052005–0617
63Cornellà27119522001–022009–1016
64Vic13415192008–092008–0912
65Valls13413212004–052004–0515
66Iraurgi13412222017–182017–1817
67Aracena13412222003–042003–0418
68Real Canoe13411232018–192018–1915
69Fundación Adepal13710272010–112010–1117
70Patronato Bilbao1299201996–971996–9711
71Illescas1348262008–092008–0917
72Marín Peixegalego1348262016–172016–1718
73Ciudad de Vigo1346282009–102009–1018

League or status at 2018–19 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 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 and LEB-2 as LEB Plata. 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