The Liga de Verano ACB (English: ACB Summer League Cup) was an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, the Liga ACB. It was played at the end of the season and also served as an all-star competition with three-point and slam-dunk contests.
History
The Liga de Verano ACB was first played in 1994 and contested by the top 8 teams of the Liga ACB. Double editions were played from 1995 until 2003. The last one was held in 2005.
FC Porto and Venezuela Youth national team were the only non-Spanish teams to feature in the Cup, getting invitaions in 1997 and 2003 respectively.
Three more editions were held between 2005 and 2008, including U-20 teams.
Format The Cup was played in a knock-out format in a neutral venue. The was tournament was played in a Final Eight format. The eight teams played a knockout tournament at one venue, over four days, every June.
There was also a Three-Point Shoot contest (!994-2002) and a slam-dunk competition (1994-2000) carried out during the tournament. Liga de Verano ACB was considered one of the highlights of the Spanish sporting calendar and its last season event.
Finals YearDatesWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueLocationMVPParticipants1994June 16-19 Unicaja103-98 Club Ourense Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Anthony Harmon León, Coren Orense, Pamesa Valencia, Huesca, Unicaja, Barcelona, TDK Manresa, Murcia1995 (I)June 8-11 Unicaja98-86 Grupo AGB Huesca Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Nacho Biota Barcelona, Murcia, Unicaja, TDK Manresa, Pamesa Valencia, Huesca, León, Coren Orense1995 (II)June 19-24 CB Salamanca115-97 Barcelona Banca Catalana Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Cedric Moore Cedric Moore - sports-reference.comBarcelona, Unicaja, Baloncesto Salamanca, Baloncesto León, Festina Andorrra, Fuenlabrada, Murcia, Valvi Girona, Real Madrid Teka, Fórum Valladolid1996 (I)June 13-16 TDK Manresa87-76 Unicaja Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Roosvelt Wallace TDK Manresa, Baloncesto León, Murcia, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Unicaja, Fórum Valladolid, Estudiantes Argentaria1996 (II)June 19-22 CB Fuenlabrada90-81 Pamesa Valencia Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Berni Álvarez Barcelona, Murcia, Ourense, Pamesa Valencia, Fuenlabrada, Caja San Fernando, León, Fórum Valladolid1997 (I)June 5-8 Festina Badalona78-68 Caja España León Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy César Sanmartín Barcelona, Valvi Girona, Unicaja, León, Real Madrid Teka, Pamesa Valencia, Festina Joventut, TDK Manresa1997 (II)June 11-14 Festina Badalona93-80 Barcelona Banca Catalana Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Iván Corrales Iván Corrales - proballers.com Festina Joventut, Pamesa Valencia, Murcia, Porto FC (Portugal), Fuenlabrada, Fórum Valladolid, Caja San Fernando, Barcelona1998 (I)June 11-14 TDK Manresa59-57 Valvi Girona Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Román Montañez Román Montañez - proballers.comFestina Joventut, Fórum Valladolid, Valvi Girona, Unicaja, Barcelona, TDK Manresa, León Caja España, Pamesa Valencia1998 (II)June 17-20 Spain national team B94-88 Caja España León Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Nacho Ordín Real Madrid Teka, Covirán Sierra Nevada, Barcelona, León Caja España, Fuenlabrada, Pamesa Valencia, Spain national team B, Unicaja1999 (I)June 3-6 Unicaja75-69 Barcelona Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Pau GasolPinturas Bruguer Badalona, Unicaja, León Caja España, TDK Manresa, Barcelona, Pamesa Valencia, Girona Gavis, Murcia1999 (II)June 8-11 Fuenlabrada99-96 Pinturas Bruguer Badalona Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Raül López Pinturas Bruguer Badalona, Cáceres C.B., Caja San Fernando, León Caja España, Fuenlabrada, Unicaja, Pamesa Valencia, Fórum Valladolid2000 (I)June 8-11 TDK Manresa57-56 Pamesa Valencia Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Jorge Sotomayor Joventut Badalona, Fórum Valladolid, León Caja España, TDK Manresa, Barcelona, Pamesa Valencia, Casademont Girona, Unicaja2000 (II)June 13-16 Unicaja62-55 Fórum Valladolid Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Carlos Cabezas Tau Cerámica, Fórum Valladolid, Pamesa Valencia, Cáceres C.B., Fuenlabrada, Unicaja, Canarias Telecom, Real Madrid Teka2001 (I)June 6-9 Fórum Valladolid87-74 Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Roberto MorentinFórum Valladolid, Fuenlabrada, Barcelona, Pamesa Valencia, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona, Casademont Girona, Unicaja2001 (II)June 12-15 Caprabo Lleida82-81 Tau Cerámica Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Roger Grimau Caprabo Lleida, Tau Cerámica, Cáceres C.B., Real Madrid, Ourense, Fuenlabrada, Baloncesto León, Canarias Telecom2002 (I)June 5-8 Unicaja77-67 Pamesa Valencia Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy José Antonio Rojas Casademont Girona, Cáceres C.B., Pamesa Valencia, Breogan, Unicaja, DKV Joventut, Barcelona, Fuenlabrada2002 (II)June 25-28 ACB Blacks89-74 Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Roger Grimau ACB Reds, ACB Whites, ACB Blacks, ACB Greens, Cáceres C.B., Breogán, Gran Canaria, Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada2003 (I)June 4-7 Ricoh Manresa86-76 Pamesa Valencia Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz Alcoy Eduard Riu Eduard Riu - proballers.comPamesa Valencia, Fuenlabrada, DKV Joventut, Caprabo Lleida, Barcelona, Casademont Girona, Ricoh Manresa, Lucentum Alicante2003 (II)June 11-14 Fórum Valladolid88-81 Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada Polideportivo Fernando Martín Fuenlabrada Yohann Sangaré Caja San Fernando, Venezuela Youth national team, Fórum Valladolid, Granada, Barcelona, Unicaja, Fuenlabrada, Breogán2004June 15-20 Pollença (Caprabo Lleida)85-81 Pamesa Valencia Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca Inca Marcus ViniciusPamesa Valencia, Barcelona, DKV Joventut, Unicaja, Pollença (Caprabo Lleida), Inca (Casademont Girona), Sa Pobla (C.B. Gran Canaria), Alcúdia (Ricoh Manresa)2005 June 30 - July 2 Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas 81-67 Archivo Noticias 2005 - gijonbasket.com CB Granada Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca Inca Javier Alvarado
U20 Editions
YearWinnerVenueLocationMVP2006 MMT Estudiantes Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca Inca Alberto Aspe Ortiz (Estudiantes)2007 MMT Estudiantes Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca Inca Javier Beirán (Estudiantes)2008 Real Madrid Palau Municipal d'Esports d'Inca Inca Pablo Aguilar (Real Madrid)
Titles by team Team Winners Runners-up Winning editions Málaga 5 1 1994, 1995 (I), 1999 (I), 2000 (II), 2002 (I) Manresa 3 - 1996 (I), 1998 (I), 2000 (I) CB Fuenlabrada 2 2 1996 (II), 1999 (II) Fórum Valladolid 2 1 2001 (I), 2003 (II) Joventut 2 1 1997 (I), 1997 (II) Lleida 1 - 2004 CB Salamanca 1 - 1995 (II) Spain national team B 1 - 1998 (II) Gran Canaria 1 - 2005 Barcelona - 3 Baskonia - 1 Valencia Basket - 5 Baloncesto León - 2 Club Ourense Baloncesto - 1 CB Peñas Huesca - 1 CB Granada - 1 CB Estudiantes 2* 2006, 2007 (U-20) Real Madrid Hesperia 1* 2008 (U-20)
Topscorers Per edition EditionPlayerTeam1994 James Bryson Coren Orense1995 (I) Gary Gray Gary Gray - proballers.com Unicaja1995 (II) Sergio Luyk Fórum Valladolid1996 (I) Roosvelt Wallace TDK Manresa1996 (II) Berni Alvarez Pamesa Valencia1997 (I) César Sanmartín Joventut Badalona1997 (II) Berni Alvarez (2) Pamesa Valencia1998 (I) Josep Pacreu Joventut Badalona1998 (II) Thomas McGhee Covirán Sierra Nevada Granada1999 (I) Pau Gasol Barcelona FC1999 (II) Raül López Joventut Badalona2000 (I) Jorge Sotomayor TDK Manresa2000 (II) Javi Rodríguez Tau Cerámica2001 (I) Sergio Pérez Anagnostou Fuenlabrada2001 (II) Albert Berenguer Cáceres C.B.2002 (I) José Antonio Rojas Unicaja Malaga
Contests Three-Point Shoot Year Player Team1994 J.J. Martín Elmar León1995 (I) Roberto Carnero Coren Orense 1996 (I) Valentí Holgado TDK Manresa1997 (I) Berni Alvarez TDK Manresa1998 (I) Nacho Ordín León Caja España1999 (I) Jerónimo Bucero Girona Gavis2000 (I) Alejandro González León Caja España2001 (I) David Viñas Barcelona2002 (I) Alvaro Palacios Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada
Slam-dunk Year Player Team1994 Ron Rembert Pamesa Valencia1995 (I) Roosvelt Wallace Baloncesto León 1996 (I) Roosvelt Wallace (2) TDK Manresa 1997 (I) Jesús Chagoyen León Caja España1998 (I) Lluís Martínez Valvi Girona1999 (I) Oriol Rabert Girona Gavis2000 (I) Juan Antonio Jobacho Barcelona
Home arenas
Most of the editions were played at Polideportivo Fernando Martín in Fuenlabrada and Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz in Alcoy.
See also ACB Contests Liga ACB Presentation Games Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
Notes
References
Sources Palmarés de las Ligas de Verano ACB
External links Anécdotas en blanco y negro . ACB.com (in Spanish) Palmarés completo de todas las ediciones at acb.com Search for historical results and statistics