The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second

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division of the

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after the

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, ...

. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories (the other one is the LEB Plata). The LEB league was founded in 1996 and is played under

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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 78 teams have competed in LEB Oro since its inception in 1996. 19 teams have been crowned champions and 30 teams have gained promotion to Liga ACB, of which only five teams could not play in Liga ACB.

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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: * The winner of the Regular season promotes directly to

. * 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

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.

League names

* 1996–2006: LEB * 2006–2007:

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LEB * 2007–2015:

Oro * 2015–present: LEB Oro

Champions

Performance by club

Awards at LEB Oro

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Records at LEB Oro

Stats leaders

All-time top performances

Games played

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Records in a game

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FEB.es, 11 April 2008 :*50 by Antwain Barbour (

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) vs. Lucentum on November 21, 2008 *Most rebounds :*26 by

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) vs.

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on February 15, 2008 *Most offensive rebounds :*21 by Willie Walls (

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) vs. Gijón on February 8, 2003 *Most defensive rebounds :*16 by Willie Walls (

) vs.

on April 16, 2003 *Most assists :*17 by Silas Mills (

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) vs.

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on December 12, 2004 *Most three-pointers :*11 by Tony Smith (

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) vs.

on April 3, 1998 ''(6,25m)'' :*9 by Albert Sàbat (

) vs. Cáceres on March 2, 2011 ''(6,75m)'' *Most steals :*11 by Gimel Lewis (

) vs. Gijón on March 30, 2007 :*11 by

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( Palencia) vs.

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on September 30, 2011 *Most blocks :*13 by Lester Earl (

) vs. Coruña on January 18, 2002 *Most PIR :*65 by Derrell Washington (

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) vs. Askatuak on September 28, 1996

Current clubs

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 2019–20 season. League or status at 2019–20 season:

The second division before LEB Oro

Before 1996, teams promoted to

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 Spanish Basketball Federation ( es, Federación Española de Baloncesto; FEB) is the governing body of basketball in Spain. It is based in Madrid, Spain. It was founded on 31 July 1923 as ''Federación Española de Basketball'' in Barcelona, ...

. The best teams promotes to LEB Oro and the last qualified ones are relegated to

Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado (EBA), commonly known as Liga EBA, is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for ...

LEB Bronce

In 2007, the

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

. 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.

Copa LEB Bronce

Notes

References

External links

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Official website
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Spanish Basketball Federation Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liga Espanola de Baloncesto 2 1 SpainGre 1996 establishments in Spain Professional sports leagues in Spain