Liga Española de Baloncesto Amateur is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth level in the Spanish basketball league system, behind Liga ACB, LEB Oro and LEB Plata

Liga Española de Baloncesto

Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

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Spanish Basketball Federation

The Spanish Basketball Federation is the national governing body of basketball in Spain....

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The Liga EBA is constituted by five groups. The group "A" is divided in two Groups.

After the regular season, sixteen teams will join the playoffs, where only four teams promote to LEB Plata. The last qualified teams of each group, are relegated to Primera División

Primera División de Baloncesto

The Primera División de Baloncesto is the fifth level in the Spanish basketball league system.-Current format:The Primera División works similar to the Tercera División of Spanish football...

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Final Eight Format

The best teams in the Final Eight were usually promoted to a higher division. Due to economical problems, sometimes the winners couldn't promote to other divisions.

Year	Tier	Host	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Promoted to	Teams promoted
1994–95	2	Gijón Gijón Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...	CB Gran Canaria CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...	Gijón Baloncesto Gijón Baloncesto Gijón Baloncesto S.A.D. is a basketball team based in Gijón, Asturias . The team ceased activity in 2009.-History:Gijón Baloncesto was established in 1982, after taking over the franchise of another local team, Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga, who was undergoing financial difficulties...	86–84	ACB	2
1995–96	2	Lugo Lugo Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...	CB Granada CB Granada Club Baloncesto Granada, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team based in Granada, Andalusia. It plays in the LEB Oro. The team was founded in 1994 and has had notable players during its history, as Curtis Borchardt, Darvin Ham, Giorgos Sigalas, Scott Padgett, Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Richard...	Valencia BC	104–87	None
1996–97	3	Chipiona Chipiona Chipiona is a town and municipality located on the Atlantic coast in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2009 census, the city has a population of 18,583 inhabitants but this amount increases greatly during the summer holiday period. The town covers an area of 332kilometres...	Menorca Bàsquet	CB Cornellà CB Cornellà Club Bàsquet Cornellà is a professional Basketball team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia. The team currently plays in league Liga EBA.Since the 90s until 2010, CB Cornellà worked as farm team of FC Barcelona...	73–70	LEB	1
1997–98	3	Cabra Cabra Cabra is the Spanish word for goat. It may also refer to:*Cabra, Dublin, a district in north Dublin, Ireland*Cabra, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland*Cabra, Spain, a municipality in the province of Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain...	SD Bidegintza Zalla	CB Galicia	74–71		2
1998–99	3	Gandía Gandia Gandia is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar, 65 km south of Valencia and 96 km north of Alicante....	UB La Palma UB La Palma Unión Baloncesto La Palma is a professional basketball team based in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands and plays in the Multiusos de Santa Cruz de La Palma, in LEB Oro league. The team collaborates with CB Gran Canaria as farm team.-Season by season:...	CB Calpe	71–62	None
1999–00	3	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...	CB Cornellà CB Cornellà Club Bàsquet Cornellà is a professional Basketball team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia. The team currently plays in league Liga EBA.Since the 90s until 2010, CB Cornellà worked as farm team of FC Barcelona...	UB La Palma UB La Palma Unión Baloncesto La Palma is a professional basketball team based in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands and plays in the Multiusos de Santa Cruz de La Palma, in LEB Oro league. The team collaborates with CB Gran Canaria as farm team.-Season by season:...	74–58	LEB 2	2
2000–01	4	Pamplona Pamplona Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...	Gramenet CB	CB Montcada	91–76
2001–02	4	La Laguna	CB Aracena	CB 1939 Canarias CB 1939 Canarias Club Baloncesto 1939 Canarias, also known as Iberostar Canarias by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands and plays in the Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín, in LEB league....	87–79
2002–03	4	Huesca Huesca Huesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the comarca of Hoya de Huesca....	FC Barcelona B FC Barcelona Bàsquet B FC Barcelona Bàsquet B is the reserve team of FC Barcelona Bàsquet. The team currently plays in LEB Plata.In 2003 wins the Liga EBA and promotes to LEB-2, but renounces to the spot. After an agreement of FC Barcelona with CB Cornellà to collaborate again as reserve team, the 'B' team was folded...	CB Montcada	72–64
2003–04	4	Montilla Montilla Montilla a town and municipality of southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba, 32 miles south of the provincial capital, Córdoba, by the Córdoba-Bobadilla railway. , the town had a population of 23,245. The olive oil of the district is abundant and good, and it is the peculiar flavour of the pale...	CB L'Hospitalet CB L'Hospitalet Club Baloncesto L'Hospitalet is a professional basketball team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia and plays in the Complex Esportiu L'Hospitalet Nord, in LEB 2 league.-Season by season:-Trophies:*Spanish Cups: **1940...	UB Sabadell	89–73		3
2004–05	4	Palencia Palencia Palencia is a city south of Tierra de Campos, in north-northwest Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon...	CB Peñas Huesca CB Peñas Huesca Club Baloncesto Peñas Huesca is a professional Basketball team based in Huesca, Aragón. The team currently plays in league LEB Oro and is also known as Lobe Huesca by sponsorship reasons.The team played in Liga ACB, where they stayed from 1983 to 1996...	CB Vic CB Vic Club Bàsquet Vic is a professional basketball team based in Vic, Catalonia and plays in the Municipal d'Esports, in Liga EBA league.The team arrived to the Spanish second league, the LEB Oro in the 2008–09 season, but renounced to play after selling the berth to CB Sant Josep...	82–69		2
2005–06	4	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...	CB Prat CB Prat Club Bàsquet Prat is a basketball team based in El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia . The team currently plays in league LEB Plata.The team is called CB Prat Joventut because the club is collaborating as former club of young Joventut Badalona players....	CB Muro	83–65
2006–07	4	Murcia Murcia -History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...	CB Santa Pola	CB Illescas CB Illescas Club Baloncesto Illescas is a professional basketball team based in Illescas, Castile-La Mancha and plays in the Pabellón Municipal, in LEB Plata league...	78–71

Final groups format

The 16 qualified teams were divided in four groups of four teams. The winners of the regular season groups hosted each group. The four group winners were promoted to the disappeared LEB Bronce.

After the play-offs, the FEB sets a table to determine the officious champion of the Liga EBA. In this table, the four group winners were the four first qualified teams, the runner-ups from 5th to 8th, third qualifieds from 9th to 12th and last teams from 13th to 16th.

Year	Tier	Champion	Runner-up	Third qualified	Fourth qualified
2007–08	5	Fundación Adepal CDB Amistad y Deporte CDB Deporte y Amistad, more known as Fundación Adepal Alcázar, is a professional basketball team based in Álcazar de San Juan, Castilla La Mancha. The team played in league LEB Oro during the 2010–11 season. After that season, the club was dissolved....	Oviedo CB Oviedo CB Oviedo Club Baloncesto is a professional Basketball team based in Oviedo, Asturias.-History:Oviedo CB was founded in 2004 to substitute old CB Vetusta, today dissolved. The team currently plays in league LEB Plata. On the 2004–05 season, the club started playing at Liga EBA, but was relegated to 1ª...	CB Valls	CB Villa de Valdemoro CB Villa de Valdemoro Club Baloncesto Villa de Valdemoro is a Basketball team based in Valdemoro, Community of Madrid. Today, he senior team doesn't play any competition.-Season by season:-External links:*...
2008–09	5	CB Olesa	CB Santurtzi SK CB Santurtzi SK Club Baloncesto Santurtzi Saskibaloia Kluba, is a professional Basketball team based in Santurtzi, Basque Country, Spain. It was founded in 1987. From 2009 to 2011, the team played LEB Plata....	BC Andorra BC Andorra Bàsquet Club Andorra, also known as River Andorra, is a basketball club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra which plays in the Spanish basketball league system.The team currently plays in LEB Plata.-Current roster:-Season by season:...	CB La Vila

'May madness' format

The 32 teams qualified play a two-leg play-off where four teams promote to the higher division. Since the 2010–11 season, only 16 teams are qualified to the 'May madness' format. Four teams are promoted each season to LEB Plata.

After the play-offs, the FEB sets a table to determine the officious champion of the Liga EBA.

Year	Tier	Champion	Runner-up	Third qualified	Fourth qualified
2009–10	4	Oviedo CB Oviedo CB Oviedo Club Baloncesto is a professional Basketball team based in Oviedo, Asturias.-History:Oviedo CB was founded in 2004 to substitute old CB Vetusta, today dissolved. The team currently plays in league LEB Plata. On the 2004–05 season, the club started playing at Liga EBA, but was relegated to 1ª...	Iraurgi SB Iraurgi SB Iraurgi Saski Baloia, , also known as Lan Mobel ISB for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Basketball team based in Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain. It was founded in 1975. The team currently plays in league LEB Plata.-Current roster:...	CDB Ciudad Real	CB L'Alfàs
2010–11 2010–2011 Liga EBA season The 2010–2011 Liga EBA season is the 17th edition of the Liga EBA. This is the fourth division of Spanish basketball. Four teams will be promoted to LEB Plata. The regular season started on September 29, 2010, and finished on April 30, 2011.-Regular season:The 80 teams are divided in five groups...	4	Araberri BC Araberri BC Araberri Basket Club, also known as Aurteneche Maquinaria Araba/Álava, for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. It was founded in 1994. In June 2011, the team promoted to LEB Plata.-Season by season:...	CB Bahía San Agustín	CB Santfeliuenc	Gandía BA Gandía BA Gandía Básquet Athletic is a professional basketball team based in Gandía, Valencian Community and plays in the Municipal de Gandía, in LEB Plata.-Current roster:-Season by season:- External links :* *...

Copa EBA

The Copa EBA was a competition held from 1996 to 2000 season. This Cup was held in the middle of the league and was played by the top teams in the half season.

Season	Champion	Runner-up
1996–97	Gandía BA Gandía BA Gandía Básquet Athletic is a professional basketball team based in Gandía, Valencian Community and plays in the Municipal de Gandía, in LEB Plata.-Current roster:-Season by season:- External links :* *...	CB Coruña CB Coruña Club Basquet Coruña, more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Leyma Basquet Coruña, is a professional Basketball team based in A Coruña, Galicia. The team currently plays in league LEB Plata.-History:...
1997–98	CB Calpe	FC Barcelona B FC Barcelona Bàsquet B FC Barcelona Bàsquet B is the reserve team of FC Barcelona Bàsquet. The team currently plays in LEB Plata.In 2003 wins the Liga EBA and promotes to LEB-2, but renounces to the spot. After an agreement of FC Barcelona with CB Cornellà to collaborate again as reserve team, the 'B' team was folded...
1998–99	CB Cornellà CB Cornellà Club Bàsquet Cornellà is a professional Basketball team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia. The team currently plays in league Liga EBA.Since the 90s until 2010, CB Cornellà worked as farm team of FC Barcelona...	CB Calpe
1999–00	CB Cornellà CB Cornellà Club Bàsquet Cornellà is a professional Basketball team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia. The team currently plays in league Liga EBA.Since the 90s until 2010, CB Cornellà worked as farm team of FC Barcelona...	Baloncesto León B Baloncesto León Club Baloncesto León is a basketball team, based in León, Spain. It plays in the basketball Second division, the LEB.-Roster:-Early years :...

2011–12 groups composition

• Group A:
  • Group A-A:
    • Basque Country
      Basque Country (autonomous community)
      The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
      
      
    • Cantabria
      Cantabria
      Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
      
      
    • Castile and Lion (except Zamora
      Zamora (province)
      Zamora is a Spanish province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.The present-day province of Zamora province was one of three provinces formed from the former Kingdom of León in 1833, when Spain was re-organised into 49 provinces.It is bordered by...
      
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    • La Rioja
  • Group A-B:
    • Asturias
      Asturias
      The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
      
      
    • Galicia
    • Zamora
      Zamora (province)
      Zamora is a Spanish province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.The present-day province of Zamora province was one of three provinces formed from the former Kingdom of León in 1833, when Spain was re-organised into 49 provinces.It is bordered by...
      
      
• Group B:
  • Canary Islands
    Canary Islands
    The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
    
    
  • Castile-La Mancha
    Castile-La Mancha
    Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
    
    
  • Community of Madrid
• Group C:
  • Aragon
    Aragon
    Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
    
    
  • Catalonia
    Catalonia
    Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
    
    
• Group D:
  • Andalusia
    Andalusia
    Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
    
    
  • Extremadura
    Extremadura
    Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
    
    
  • Melilla
    Melilla
    Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...
    
    
• Group E:
  • Balearic Islands
    Balearic Islands
    The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
    
    
  • Region of Murcia
    Region of Murcia
    The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
    
    
  • Valencian Community
    Valencian Community
    The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
    
    

External links

Spanish Basketball Federation Official Website Liga EBA History