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:
- The winner of the Regular season promotes directly to Liga ACB.
- 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.
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
- 1996–2006: LEB
- 2006–2007: Adecco LEB
- 2007–2015: Adecco Oro
- 2015–present: LEB Oro
Champions
Performance by club
Records at LEB Oro
Stats leaders
Season | Top rating | PIR | Top scorer | PPG | Top rebounder | RPG | Top Assistant | APG |
1996–97 | Bob Harstad | 31.72 | Bob Harstad | 30.56 | Jermaine Carlton | 11.96 | Jaume Comas | 4.73 |
1997–98 | Tony Smith | 25.38 | Tony Smith | 25.38 | Eric Cuthrell | 10.96 | Tony Smith | 3.96 |
1998–99 | Eric Cuthrell | 28.65 | Tony Smith | 22.62 | Eric Cuthrell | 11.57 | Ronald Rutland | 4.38 |
1999–00 | Joe Bunn | 28.23 | Joe Bunn | 23.60 | Cedric Moore | 10.17 | Valentín Holgado | 4.30 |
2000–01 | Michael Wilson | 23.70 | Howard Brown | 23.91 | Michael Wilson | 9.53 | Ernesto Serrano | 4.93 |
2001–02 | Lawrence Lewis | 25.03 | Asier García | 19.41 | Lawrence Lewis | 10.27 | Roberto Núñez | 4.60 |
2002–03 | Jaime Peterson | 22.47 | Howard Brown | 18.97 | Willie Walls | 14.76 | Javi Salgado | 4.87 |
2003–04 | Aaron Swinson | 23.94 | Ugonna Onyekwe | 19.33 | Aaron Swinson | 9.44 | Dani López | 4.62 |
2004–05 | Ricardo Guillén | 23.67 | Aaron Swinson | 18.56 | Willie Walls | 12.27 | Sergio Sánchez | 4.70 |
2005–06 | Thomas Terrell | 25.33 | Thomas Terrell | 19.21 | Robert Battle | 8.71 | Andre Turner | 4.68 |
2006–07 | Ricardo Guillén | 20.97 | Malik Dixon | 20.65 | Keith Waleskowski | 10.70 | Jorge Jiménez | 5.00 |
2007–08 | Andrew Panko | 21.88 | Antwain Barbour | 19.44 | Jakim Donaldson | 10.00 | Lucas Victoriano | 5.76 |
2008–09 | Jakim Donaldson | 23.26 | Kammron Taylor | 18.05 | Jakim Donaldson | 9.50 | Diego Ciorciari | 6.09 |
2009–10 | Jakim Donaldson | 28.50 | Darren Phillip | 18.15 | Jakim Donaldson | 11.06 | Diego Ciorciari | 4.87 |
2010–11 | Ricardo Guillén | 24.11 | Ricardo Guillén | 19.11 | Dwayne Curtis | 9.24 | Juan Alberto Aguilar | 4.56 |
2011–12 | Jakim Donaldson | 21.29 | Troy DeVries | 19.15 | Olaseni Lawal | 10.62 | Joan Carles Bivià | 5.12 |
2012–13 | Ondřej Starosta | 21.73 | Francis Sánchez | 15.73 | Ondřej Starosta | 9.81 | Dani Pérez | 5.50 |
2013–14 | Jordi Trias | 24.08 | Ricardo Guillén | 16.00 | Jordi Trias | 9.00 | Mikel Uriz | 4.92 |
2014–15 | Ricardo Guillén | 20.40 | Ricardo Guillén | 16.44 | Kyle Rowley | 9.07 | Mikel Uriz | 5.18 |
2015–16 | Óliver Arteaga | 23.18 | Ricardo Guillén | 18.70 | Óliver Arteaga | 9.71 | Ferran Bassas | 6.50 |
2016–17 | Jordi Trias | 20.50 | Zaid Hearst | 20.18 | Jordi Trias | 10.18 | Dani Pérez | 5.58 |
2017–18 | Volodymyr Gerun | 21.13 | Johnny Dee | 15.94 | Emanuel Cățe | 8.53 | Óscar Alvarado | 6.38 |
2018–19 | Tyson Pérez | 20.46 | Junior Robinson | 19.79 | Tyson Pérez | 10.62 | Óscar Alvarado | 6.18 |
2019–20 | Bamba Fall | 20.54 | Frank Bartley | 16.25 | Bamba Fall | 8.58 | Pedro Llompart | 5.91 |
All-time top performances
Games played
Rank | Player | Position | Seasons | Years | Games played |
1 | PF | 16 | 1996–2017 | 512 | |
2 | C | 14 | 2002– | 505 | |
3 | SF | 14 | 2000–2014 | 473 | |
4 | SF | 15 | 2003–2018 | 457 | |
5 | PG | 13 | 2002–2017 | 451 | |
6 | SG | 13 | 1999–2012 | 449 | |
7 | SF | 14 | 2005– | 447 | |
8 | PG | 12 | 1998–2011 | 439 | |
9 | PF | 13 | 2004–2018 | 421 | |
10 | PG | 13 | 2003– | 404 |
Points
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Points | Games played | Points per game |
1 | PF | 2004–2016 | 5,927 | 353 | 16.8 | |
2 | PF | 1996–2017 | 4,968 | 512 | 9.7 | |
3 | C | 2002– | 4,456 | 505 | 8.8 | |
4 | PG | 2002–2017 | 4,388 | 451 | 9.7 | |
5 | SG | 2005– | 4,255 | 385 | 11.0 | |
6 | SF | 2000–2014 | 4,241 | 473 | 9.0 | |
7 | SF | 2003–2018 | 4,110 | 457 | 9.0 | |
8 | PG | 2003– | 4,022 | 404 | 10.0 | |
9 | SF | 1999–2014 | 3,738 | 338 | 11.1 | |
10 | SG | 2004–2018 | 3,671 | 345 | 10.6 |
Rebounds
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Rebounds | Games played | Rebounds per game |
1 | C | 2002– | 2,544 | 505 | 5.0 | |
2 | PF | 2004–2016 | 2,399 | 353 | 6.8 | |
3 | C | 2005– | 2,189 | 346 | 6.3 | |
4 | PF | 1996–2017 | 1,992 | 512 | 3.9 | |
5 | PF | 1997–2012 | 1,926 | 374 | 5.1 | |
6 | C | 1998–2016 | 1,843 | 386 | 4.8 | |
7 | C | 2006–2013 | 1,759 | 218 | 8.1 | |
8 | C | 2000–2007 | 1,697 | 227 | 7.5 | |
9 | C | 2002–2016 | 1,655 | 377 | 4.4 | |
10 | PF | 2004–2018 | 1,655 | 421 | 3.9 |
Assists
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Assists | Games played | Assists per game |
1 | PG | 1999–2012 | 1,379 | 395 | 3.5 | |
2 | PG | 2002–2017 | 1,312 | 451 | 2.9 | |
3 | PG | 2002–2016 | 1,245 | 372 | 3.3 | |
4 | PG | 2003– | 1,143 | 404 | 2.8 | |
5 | PG | 2002–2010 | 1,015 | 241 | 4.2 | |
6 | PG | 2005–2015 | 905 | 298 | 3.0 | |
7 | PG | 2010–2017 | 902 | 234 | 3.9 | |
8 | PG | 1998–2011 | 894 | 439 | 2.0 | |
9 | SG | 2006–2017 | 882 | 318 | 2.8 | |
10 | PG | 1999–2010 | 862 | 292 | 2.9 |
Steals
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Steals | Games played | Steals per game |
1 | PG | 1999–2012 | 766 | 395 | 1.9 | |
2 | SG | 2005– | 628 | 385 | 1.6 | |
3 | PG | 2002–2016 | 590 | 372 | 1.6 | |
4 | C | 2002– | 580 | 505 | 1.1 | |
5 | PG | 1998–2011 | 535 | 439 | 1.2 | |
5 | SG | 1999–2012 | 501 | 449 | 1.1 | |
7 | PG | 2001–2010 | 467 | 266 | 1.7 | |
8 | PG | 2002–2017 | 458 | 451 | 1.0 | |
9 | SF | 1997–2007 | 439 | 259 | 1.7 | |
10 | PF | 1996–2017 | 439 | 512 | 0.9 |
Blocks
Rank | Player | Position | Years | Blocks | Games played | Blocks per game |
1 | C | 2005– | 303 | 346 | 0.9 | |
2 | C | 1997–2007 | 279 | 188 | 1.5 | |
3 | C | 1996–2000 | 268 | 93 | 2.9 | |
4 | C | 2000–2007 | 268 | 227 | 1.2 | |
5 | C | 2004–2018 | 251 | 193 | 1.3 | |
6 | C | 2009–2015 | 246 | 174 | 1.4 | |
7 | C | 2000–2003 | 244 | 117 | 2.1 | |
8 | PF | 2003–2008 | 241 | 120 | 2.0 | |
9 | C | 1997–2006 | 219 | 159 | 1.4 | |
10 | C | 2002–2013 | 218 | 296 | 0.7 |
Records in a game
- Most points
- Most rebounds
- Most offensive rebounds
- Most defensive rebounds
- Most assists
- Most three-pointers
- Most steals
- Most blocks
- Most PIR
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 2018–19 season.1 | Melilla | 23 | 804 | 416 | 388 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 2 |
2 | Breogán | 15 | 542 | 332 | 210 | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1996–97 | 2017–18 | 1 |
3 | Ourense | 15 | 527 | 256 | 271 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 2 |
4 | León | 11 | 421 | 245 | 176 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | 2 |
5 | Menorca | 10 | 385 | 226 | 159 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 1997–98 | 2011–12 | 2 |
6 | Tenerife | 12 | 421 | 224 | 197 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1996–97 | 2009–10 | 2 |
7 | Villa de Los Barrios | 12 | 399 | 190 | 209 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1997–98 | 2008–09 | 5 |
8 | Palencia | 10 | 353 | 189 | 164 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 1 |
9 | Ciudad de Huelva | 11 | 390 | 187 | 203 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1996–97 | 2007–08 | 1 |
10 | Lucentum | 8 | 292 | 185 | 106 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1996–97 | 2012–13 | 1 |
11 | Murcia | 8 | 289 | 182 | 107 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1997–98 | 2010–11 | 1 |
12 | Zaragoza | 7 | 266 | 170 | 96 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2002–03 | 2009–10 | 1 |
13 | Coruña | 11 | 366 | 162 | 204 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 5 |
14 | Lleida | 8 | 291 | 157 | 134 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1999–00 | 2011–12 | 1 |
15 | Inca | 11 | 366 | 156 | 210 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1996–97 | 2007–08 | 5 |
16 | Atapuerca | 7 | 262 | 155 | 107 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2006–07 | 2012–13 | 1 |
17 | Cáceres Ciudad | 9 | 324 | 148 | 176 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2008–09 | 2015–16 | 5 |
18 | La Palma | 9 | 318 | 144 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | 2003–04 | 2011–12 | 7 |
19 | Gijón | 8 | 273 | 135 | 138 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1996–97 | 2006–07 | 2 |
20 | Peñas | 10 | 327 | 132 | 195 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1996–97 | 2010–11 | 3 |
21 | Cantabria | 7 | 246 | 125 | 121 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1996–97 | 2007–08 | 2 |
22 | Oviedo | 6 | 212 | 119 | 93 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2013–14 | 2013–14 | 5 |
23 | Manresa | 4 | 167 | 117 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2000–01 | 2017–18 | 1 |
24 | Tarragona | 8 | 282 | 115 | 167 | – | – | – | – | – | 2002–03 | 2011–12 | 7 |
25 | Canarias | 5 | 185 | 104 | 81 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2007–08 | 2011–12 | 1 |
26 | Força Lleida | 7 | 222 | 97 | 125 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 5 |
27 | Bahía San Agustín | 5 | 174 | 90 | 84 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | 3 |
28 | Clavijo | 7 | 219 | 86 | 133 | – | – | – | – | – | 2011–12 | 2017–18 | 8 |
29 | Navarra | 6 | 191 | 83 | 108 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2010–11 | 2015–16 | 4 |
30 | Gipuzkoa | 3 | 113 | 79 | 34 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2016–17 | 1 |
31 | Bilbao | 3 | 119 | 79 | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2002–03 | 2018–19 | 1 |
32 | Juventud Córdoba | 6 | 192 | 78 | 114 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1996–97 | 2001–02 | 5 |
33 | Granada | 4 | 155 | 76 | 79 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1999–00 | 2011–12 | 2 |
34 | Andorra | 3 | 106 | 72 | 34 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1996–97 | 2013–14 | 1 |
35 | Axarquía | 6 | 196 | 71 | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2013–14 | 7 |
36 | Prat | 5 | 168 | 67 | 101 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2014–15 | 2018–19 | 4 |
37 | Rosalía de Castro | 6 | 202 | 65 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – | 1999–00 | 2008–09 | 8 |
38 | Barcelona B | 6 | 184 | 64 | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | 2012–13 | 2018–19 | 10 |
39 | Sant Josep Girona | 3 | 115 | 58 | 57 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2009–10 | 2011–12 | 4 |
40 | Castelló | 4 | 136 | 58 | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | 7 |
41 | Fuenlabrada | 2 | 77 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1997–98 | 2004–05 | 1 |
42 | Miraflores | 2 | 73 | 51 | 22 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2 |
43 | Alcúdia | 3 | 110 | 51 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 8 |
44 | Tizona | 2 | 63 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2013–14 | 2013–14 | 1 |
45 | Plasencia | 3 | 107 | 49 | 58 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2003–04 | 2005–06 | 5 |
46 | Valladolid | 2 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2008–09 | 2014–15 | 1 |
47 | Círculo Badajoz | 3 | 100 | 45 | 55 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1998–99 | 2000–01 | 5 |
48 | L'Hospitalet | 3 | 105 | 44 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 6 |
49 | Mallorca | 3 | 102 | 43 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2011–12 | 12 |
50 | Gandía | 3 | 107 | 40 | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | 2006–07 | 2008–09 | 14 |
51 | Obradoiro | 1 | 45 | 37 | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2010–11 | 2010–11 | 2 |
52 | Ciudad de Valladolid | 2 | 76 | 37 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | 7 |
53 | Araberri | 3 | 102 | 36 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | 11 |
54 | Universidad Complutense | 2 | 68 | 33 | 35 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 4 |
55 | Cáceres | 2 | 71 | 33 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 8 |
56 | Real Betis | 1 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | 1 |
57 | Pineda de Mar | 2 | 60 | 30 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 6 |
58 | Galicia Ferrol | 3 | 94 | 29 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | 1998–99 | 2000–01 | 10 |
59 | Ciudad de Algeciras | 2 | 68 | 27 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 14 |
60 | Askatuak | 2 | 61 | 23 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 8 |
61 | Fundación Granada | 1 | 39 | 22 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | 8 |
62 | Calpe | 2 | 71 | 20 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 17 |
63 | Cornellà | 2 | 71 | 19 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | 2001–02 | 2009–10 | 16 |
64 | Vic | 1 | 34 | 15 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | 12 |
65 | Valls | 1 | 34 | 13 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2004–05 | 2004–05 | 15 |
66 | Iraurgi | 1 | 34 | 12 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | 17 |
67 | Aracena | 1 | 34 | 12 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 2003–04 | 2003–04 | 18 |
68 | Real Canoe | 1 | 34 | 11 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | 15 |
69 | Fundación Adepal | 1 | 37 | 10 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 2010–11 | 2010–11 | 17 |
70 | Patronato Bilbao | 1 | 29 | 9 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 11 |
71 | Illescas | 1 | 34 | 8 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | 17 |
72 | Marín Peixegalego | 1 | 34 | 8 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 2016–17 | 2016–17 | 18 |
73 | Ciudad de Vigo | 1 | 34 | 6 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 18 |
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.
Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third |
Gestibérica Vigo | Canasta Unibasket Jerez | Leyma Básquet Coruña | |
Alerta Cantabria | Matchmind Carrefour El Bulevar de Ávila | CD Huelva Baloncesto |