Basketball is the second most popular sport in Spain, directly behind association football. The top Spanish League, Liga ACB, is a member of ULEB, and the top Spanish League teams can compete in Europe, most notably in the Euroleague and Eurocup, and also under the FIBA Europe umbrella, in the FIBA Europe Cup. The Spanish teams also compete in a national domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, which is played by the top eight teams in the standings of the Liga ACB, at the end of the first half of the regular season.
Spanish basketball league system
The tier levels
Evolution of the Spanish basketball league system
Tier\Years 1957–78 1978–83 1983–90 1990–94 1994–96 1996–2000 2000–07 2007–09 2009– 1 1ª División ACB 2 2ª División 1ª División B 1ª División EBA LEB (since 2007, LEB Oro) 3 3ª División 2ª División EBA LEB 2 (since 2007, LEB Plata) 4 Lower 3ª División LowerLower Lower 2ª División EBA LEB Bronce EBA 5 Lower Lower 1ª División EBA 1ª División 6 Lower 1ª División Lower 7 Lower
Spanish women's basketball league system LevelLeague1Liga Femenina(14 teams)2Liga Femenina Challenge(16 teams)3Liga Femenina 2 Group A(12 teams)Liga Femenina 2 Group B(12 teams)41ª División Group A 1ª División Group B 1ª División Group C 1ª División Group D 1ª División Group E
Spain national basketball team
Men's team
Women's team
Autonomous teams Like in football, several Autonomous Communities have their own autonomous team. These teams are not recognized by FIBA Europe, and only play in friendly games.
Between 2008 and 2010, the Torneo de las Naciones was played between the teams of Basque Country, Catalonia, and Galicia, and a foreign national team was invited. The following Autonomous Communities have played at least one friendly game:
Also, has got a basketball team which plays biennially in the Island Games.
On the other hand, Gibraltar has its own national team recognized by FIBA Europe. plays biannually in the European Basketball Championship for Small Countries and, like Menorca, the Island Games.
Other competitions Copa del Rey de Baloncesto Supercopa de España de Baloncesto Copa Príncipe de Asturias
Attendances
The average attendance per top-flight league season and the basketball club with the highest average attendance:
Season League average Best club Best club average 2024-25 6,633 Unicaja 9,940
References
External links Liga ACB Official Website Spanish Basketball Federation Basketball In Spain (In English)