Overview
Spain's top division, widely rated the strongest domestic basketball league in Europe.
The Liga ACB — formally the Liga Endesa — is the top tier of Spanish basketball and generally regarded as the strongest national league in Europe. Eighteen clubs play a double round-robin from September to May, with the top eight entering a playoff for the title.
Real Madrid and Barcelona dominate the honours list but the league has real depth; Baskonia, Valencia, Unicaja and Joventut have all won titles or European trophies. The league operates promotion and relegation with the second-tier LEB Oro.
Season Format
Recent Champions
Most recent first. Seasons still in progress are marked.
History
The ACB was formed in 1983 when the leading clubs took control of the league from the Spanish federation. Spanish basketball rose sharply from the 1990s, and the national team's run of a world title in 2006, Olympic silvers in 2008 and 2012 and four European championships was built on players developed in this league.
Pau and Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro and Sergio Llull all came through ACB clubs, as have a steady flow of NBA draft picks since.
Governance
The league is governed by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, an association of its member clubs, under the Spanish Basketball Federation and FIBA.