Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol

Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol

Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 LPB season
Sport	Basketball
Inaugural season	2008–09
No. of teams	11
Country	Portugal
Continent	Europe (FIBA Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Benfica (26th title)
Most titles	Benfica (26)
TV partner(s)	Sport TV Benfica TV Porto Canal SIC Internacional
Level on pyramid	1st
Relegation to	Proliga (2nd tier)
Domestic cup(s)	Portuguese Cup Portuguese Super Cup
Official website	www.fpb.pt (Portuguese)

The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (English: Portuguese Basketball League) is the top men's basketball league in Portugal. From the 2008-09 season onwards, the competition will be organized once again by the Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol after 13 seasons. This was caused by the fold of the LCB, after many years of financial problems, with the league now being semi-professional.

Between the seasons 1965–66 and 1973–74 the league champions were determine by a tournament between the winners of the Campeonato Metropolitano (representing Portugal) and the champions of Portugal's then-colonies Mozambique and Angola, in similar fashion as the Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division was also played during those seasons. However the first of these tournaments never came to be due to a protest launched by the Mozambican team Sporting de Lourenço Marques.

Portuguese champions

Campeonato Metropolitano champions

Liga de Clubes de Basquetebol champions

Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol champions

Total championships

Trivia

• Benfica became the second team in basketball history to achieve a perfect regular season (100% wins) in the 2008–09 season, after Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 70's.

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Eurobasket.com league page

Basketball in Portugal National teams Men's Women's National Competitions Men's LPB Proliga CNB Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Troféu António Pratas Supertaça Torneio dos Campeões (defunct) Supertaça Compal (defunct) Women's LFB Taça de Portugal Taça da Federação Supertaça Taça Vitor Hugo

International men's basketball FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings Africa FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 Americas FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16 Asia FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Championship U-18 U-16 Europe FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Oceania FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16 Other tournaments Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Cup FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey) Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.