The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto (

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: ''Spanish Basketball Supercup'') is a Spanish annual men's professional

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competition. The competition is a super cup tournament.

History

The Supercopa was created in 1984 by the recently established

Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto The Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto (Spanish Basketball Clubs Association), more commonly known as the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), is a national sports association responsible for administering the main professional ba ...

(ACB) in which the league winner faces the cup winner in a single-game final. During its first four editions (1984–1987), the Supercup was also known as Federation Cup, as the tournament was jointly 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, ...

(FEB), and it was held in the middle of the regular season. In 1988–89 season, the Supercup was not played for lack of competitive interest, and finally it was officially cancelled at the beginning of the 1989–90 season. In 2004, almost two decades after its demise, ACB restored this classic tournament and renamed it Supercopa ACB (since 2011 known as Supercopa Endesa for sponsoring reasons). In order to achieve a higher competitive status, it was moved to the ACB pre-season and turned into a typical Final Four stage, including both the League and Cup winners from the previous season, the host team and the best qualified Spanish club in European competitions.

Format

Since 2004, four teams join the competition, played with a Final Four format the week before the start of the ACB season. During the Supercopa, a

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is also played between ACB players and, sometimes, players of the Spanish women's league or amateur players.

Selection criteria

Teams that take part in this competition are: # Host team #

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, ...

champion #

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

champion # Supercopa de España champion # If vacancies exist, they will be awarded in the following order: ##

runner-up ##

third-placed team # If a vacant continues existing, the best qualified at

will get the spot.

Predecessors of Supercopa ACB

Finals by year

Titles by team in Supercopa ACB

Titles by team in predecessors of Supercopa ACB

References

External links

Palmarés de la Supercopa Endesa
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