Spanish Wheelchair Basketball League


The Spanish Wheelchair Basketball League, in Spanish called División de Honor de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas is the top-flight professional league for wheelchair basketball teams in Spain with men and women players. It is governed by the Spanish Sports Federation for People with Physical Disabilities.
Founded in 1971 as Primera División it changed its name to División de Honor in 1992.

Competition format

Ten teams compete annually in the league, played with a double round-robin format. The Spanish league the only one of the major leagues in Europe without playoffs.
The last two teams are relegated to a lower league, the Spanish Wheelchair Basketball First División while the two top ranked teams of the lower league are promoted to the División de Honor. CD Ilunion, formerly called CD Fundosa ONCE is the most successful team.

2016–17 teams

TeamLocation
Abeconsa BasketmiFerrol
BSR Amiab AlbaceteAlbacete
Bidaideak Bilbao BSRBilbao
BSR ACE Gran CanariaLas Palmas
CD AmfivVigo
CD IlunionMadrid
Clínicas Rincón AmivelGranada
Fundación Grupo NorteValladolid
Fundación Vital ZuzenakVitoria-Gasteiz
Getafe BSRGetafe
Mideba ExtremaduraBadajoz

Latest winners

Despite the league was created in 1971, there are only reliable sources of results and league tables since 1989, when it started to be sponsored by ONCE.