Liga EBA

Liga Española de Baloncesto Amateur
Current season or competition:
2011–2012 Liga EBA season
Sport Basketball
Founded 1995
Commissioner José Luis Sáez
No. of teams 5 Groups
Country(ies) Spain
Continent Europe
Official website www.feb.es (Spanish)

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. Is administered by the FEB.

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.

Contents

History

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 CB Gran Canaria Gijón Baloncesto
86–84
ACB
2
1995–96
2
 Lugo CB Granada Valencia BC
104–87
None
1996–97
3
 Chipiona Menorca Bàsquet CB Cornellà
73–70
LEB
1
1997–98
3
 Cabra SD Bidegintza Zalla CB Galicia
74–71
2
1998–99
3
 Gandía UB La Palma CB Calpe
71–62
None
1999–00
3
 Guadalajara CB Cornellà UB La Palma
74–58
LEB 2
2
2000–01
4
 Pamplona Gramenet CB CB Montcada
91–76
2001–02
4
 La Laguna CB Aracena CB 1939 Canarias
87–79
2002–03
4
 Huesca FC Barcelona B CB Montcada
72–64
2003–04
4
 Montilla CB L'Hospitalet UB Sabadell
89–73
3
2004–05
4
 Palencia CB Peñas Huesca CB Vic
82–69
2
2005–06
4
 Guadalajara CB Prat CB Muro
83–65
2006–07
4
 Murcia CB Santa Pola CB Illescas
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 Oviedo CB CB Valls CB Villa de Valdemoro
2008–09
5
 CB Olesa CB Santurtzi SK BC Andorra 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 Iraurgi SB CDB Ciudad Real CB L'Alfàs
2010–11
4
 Araberri BC CB Bahía San Agustín CB Santfeliuenc Gandía BA

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 CB Coruña
1997–98
 CB Calpe FC Barcelona B
1998–99
 CB Cornellà CB Calpe
1999–00
 CB Cornellà Baloncesto León B

2011–12 groups composition

External links
FEB  • Clubs  • List of venues
LEB Oro
LEB Oro seasons
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LEB Plata
LEB Plata seasons
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