Liga Española de Baloncesto (1957–83)

Spanish Basketball League
Liga Española de Baloncesto

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1957
Inaugural season	1957
Ceased	1982–83 season (renamed as Liga ACB)
No. of teams	14
Country	Spain
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most titles	Real Madrid (22 titles)
TV partner(s)	TVE
Level on pyramid	1st tier
Related competitions	Spanish King's Cup

The Liga Española de Baloncesto (English: Spanish Basketball League), whose top division was known as Primera División (English: First Division), was the old 1st Tier basketball league in Spain, from 1957 to the 1982–83 season. It was organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation, and it was contested by the best clubs of the country. In 1983, the clubs decided to create the Basketball Clubs Association, and transformed the top division into the new Liga ACB, although that league was also named Primera División until 1988.

Format

The league was played in a double round-robin format without playoffs. Two points were conceded for a winning game, one for a draw, and no points for the loser. The worst teams of each season were relegated to the second division (Segunda División, called Primera División B since 1978). The winner of the league was qualified to the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague).

History

Titles

Liga Nacional Primera División Top Scorers by season

Season	Top Scorer	Club	Scoring Average / Total Points
Liga Nacional Primera División (1957–1983)
1957	Alfonso Martínez	Real Madrid	18.0
1958	Alfonso Martínez (2x)	Real Madrid	17.2
1958–59	Johnny Báez	Real Madrid	19.9
1959–60	Alfonso Martínez (average) (3x) / Johnny Báez (total points) (2x)	Barcelona / Real Madrid	20.2 / 439 points
1960–61	Francisco Llobet	Orillo Verde	20.4
1961–62	Wayne Hightower	Real Madrid	19.7
1962–63	Emiliano Rodríguez	Real Madrid	19.9
1963–64	Emiliano Rodríguez (2x)	Real Madrid	22.7
1964–65	Lorenzo Alocén	CEN Helios	24.2
1965–66	Miles Aiken	ÁGL	23.9
1966–67	Alfonso Martínez (4x)	Joventut Badalona	22.1
1967–68	Clifford Luyk	Real Madrid	24.3
1968–69	Charles Thomas	San Josep Irpen	25.6
1969–70	Charles Thomas (2x)	San Josep Irpen	24.1
1970–71	Alfredo Pérez Gómez	Breogán	27.1
1971–72	Gonzalo Sagi-Vela	Estudiantes	21.6
1972–73	Alfredo Pérez Gómez (2x)	Breogán	23.2
1973–74	John Coughran	YMCA	31.7
1974–75	Ray Price	Baskonia	32.2
1975–76	Walter Szczerbiak Sr. (average) / Bob Fullarton (total points)	Real Madrid / Breogán	30.9 / 968 points
1976–77	Bob Guyette	Barcelona	32.0
1977–78	Essie Hollis	Askatuak	41.0
1978–79	Nate Davis (average) / Webb Williams (total points)	Askatuak / Baskonia	34.5 / 730 points
1979–80	Nate Davis (2x)	Valladolid	29.7
1980–81	Lars Hansen	OAR Ferrel	27.4
1981–82	Larry McNeill	Canarias	34.4
1982–83	Claude Gregory	Baskonia	30.6

See also

• Liga ACB
• Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto
• Basketball in Spain
• Liga Española de Baloncesto

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 Cup 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 African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.