LEB Plata

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LEB Plata
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
First season2000–01
CountrySpain
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams28
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toLEB Oro
Relegation toLiga EBA
Domestic cup(s)Copa LEB Plata
Current championsCD Estela
(1st title)
Most championshipsIraurgi SB
(2 titles)
Websitelebplata.es
2022–23 season

The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated to Liga EBA.

LEB Plata history[edit]

League names[edit]

  • 2000–2006: LEB 2
  • 2006–2007: Adecco LEB 2
  • 2007–2015: Adecco Plata
  • 2015–present: LEB Plata

Champions[edit]

Season Champion Other promoted teams MVP
2000–01 Llobregat Centre Cornellà CD Universidad Complutense United States Rahshon Turner
2001–02 Basket Bilbao Berri CB Tarragona United States Melvin Simon
2002–03 CB Aracena CBC Algeciras Cepsa United States John Schuck
2003–04 Valls Félix Hotel Calpe Aguas de Calpe United States Shalawn Miller
2004–05 CB L'Hospitalet Alcúdia-Aracena United States Thomas Terrell
2005–06 Autocid Ford Burgos Aguas de Valencia Gandía United States Brett Beeson
2006–07 Beirasar Rosalía Ciudad de La Laguna Canarias United States Jason Blair
2007–08 Akasvayu Vic Illescas Urban CLM United States Stevie Johnson
2008–09 Faymasa Palencia WTC Almeda Park Cornellà Haiti Robert Joseph
2009–10 Fundación Adepal Alcázar Lobe Huesca United States Ronald Thompson
2010–11 Knet Rioja Iberostar Mallorca Bàsquet United States Ian O'Leary
2011–12 River Andorra Aguas de Sousas Ourense Montenegro Marko Todorović
2012–13 Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo Baloncesto Palma Air Europa United States Will Hanley
2013–14 Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada CB Prat Nigeria Ola Atoyebi
2014–15 Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad Amics Castelló United States Nick Washburn
2015–16 Marín Ence Peixegalego Sáenz Horeca Araberri United States Javonte Green
2016–17 Sammic ISB Comercial Ulsa Ciudad de Valladolid Spain Sergio de la Fuente
2017–18 Covirán Granada Real Canoe NC Spain Tyson Pérez
2018–19 HLA Alicante Afanion CB Almansa and Marín Ence PeixeGalego Spain Jordi Trias
2019–20 Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[a]
2020–21 Juaristi ISB Barça B and CB Prat
2021–22 Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket and Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto

Performance by club[edit]

Club Winners Promotions Winning Years
Iraurgi SB 2 2 2016–17, 2020–21
CB Cornellà 1 2 2000–01
CB Marín Peixegalego 1 2 2015–16
Bilbao Basket 1 1 2001–02
CB Aracena 1 1 2002–03
CB Valls 1 1 2003–04
CB L'Hospitalet 1 1 2004–05
CB Atapuerca 1 1 2005–06
CI Rosalía de Castro 1 1 2006–07
CB Vic 1 1 2007–08
Palencia Baloncesto 1 1 2008–09
CDB Amistad y Deporte 1 1 2009–10
CB Clavijo 1 1 2010–11
BC Andorra 1 1 2011–12
Oviedo CB 1 1 2012–13
Fundación Baloncesto Fuenlabrada 1 1 2013–14
Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto 1 1 2014–15
Fundación CB Granada 1 1 2017–18
Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto 1 1 2018–19
CB Myrtia 1 1 2019–20
CD Estela 1 1 2021–22
CB Prat 0 2
Club Ourense Baloncesto 0 2
CD Universidad Complutense 0 1
CB Tarragona 0 1
CB Ciudad de Algeciras 0 1
CB Calpe 0 1
CB Alcúdia 0 1
Gandía BA 0 1
CB 1939 Canarias 0 1
CB Illescas 0 1
CB Peñas Huesca 0 1
Bàsquet Mallorca 0 1
CB Bahía San Agustín 0 1
AB Castelló 0 1
Araberri BC 0 1
CB Ciudad de Valladolid 0 1
Real Canoe NC 0 1
CB Almansa 0 1
Bàsquet Girona 0 1
CB Tizona 0 1
FC Barcelona Bàsquet B 0 1
Albacete Basket 0 1

Current clubs[edit]

Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 2021–22 LEB Plata
Team Home city Arena
Aquimisa Carbajosa Empresarial Carbajosa de la Sagrada Municipal
Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket Albacete Pabellón del Parque
CB Cornellà Cornellà de Llobregat Parc Esportiu
CB Marbella Marbella Carlos Cabezas
CB Morón Morón de la Frontera Alameda
Círculo Gijón Gijón Palacio de Deportes
Clínica Ponferrada CDP Ponferrada Pabellón Lydia Valentín
Damex UDEA Algeciras Algeciras Pabellón Ciudad de Algeciras
Decolor Fundación Globalcaja La Roda La Roda Juan José Lozano Jareño
El Ventero CBV Villarrobledo Los Pintores
ENERparking Basket Navarra Pamplona Arrosadia
FC Cartagena CB Cartagena Palacio de Deportes
Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT Torrelavega Vicente Trueba
Herbalife Gran Canaria B Las Palmas Vega de San José
Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto Ourense Pazo Paco Paz
Hestia Menorca Mahón Pavelló Menorca
Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler Melilla Guillermo García Pezzi
Mi Arquitecto CB Benicarló Benicarló Pavelló Poliesportiu Municipal
Real Canoe NC Madrid Polideportivo Pez Volador
Recambios Gaudí CB Mollet Mollet del Vallès Plana Lledó
Reina Yogur Clavijo CB Logroño Palacio de los Deportes
Safir Fruits Alginet Alginet Municipal
Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling Sant Antoni de Portmany Sa Pedrera
Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza Amorebieta-Etxano Larrea
Tizona Universidad de Burgos Burgos Polideportivo El Plantío
Valencia Basket B Valencia L'Alquería
Zamora Enamora Zamora Ángel Nieto
Zentro Basket Madrid Madrid Antonio Díaz Miguel

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Copa LEB Plata[edit]

The Copa LEB Plata (LEB Plata Cup) is a championship played since 2001.

In the first editions, the three top teams in the first half season and an organizer team played the Cup in a Final Four format. Since 2009, the teams who play this cup are two first qualified in the half season, and it's hosted by the first qualified . The winner of the Copa LEB Plata will be the first team in the play-offs if it finishes between the second and the fifth at the final of the Regular Season.

Year Host Winner Runner-up Score MVP
2001 Algeciras CB Tarragona CB Cornellà 84–82 Spain Salva Camps
2002 Bilbao Bilbao Basket CB Tarragona 84–74 Spain Lucho Fernández
2003 Plasencia CB Aracena CB Plasencia 80–71 United States DeCarlo Deveaux
2004 Logroño CB Clavijo CI Rosalía de Castro 77–75 Spain Manu Coego
2005 Gandía CB Atapuerca Gandía Bàsquet 98–78 United States Tony Smith
2006 Pontevedra CB Atapuerca CB Peñas Huesca 88–78 Argentina Diego Guaita
2007 Santiago de Compostela Club Ourense Baloncesto CB 1939 Canarias 90–89 Spain Sony Vázquez
2008 Palencia CB Vic CB Illescas 66–64 Dominican Republic Eulis Báez
2009 Palencia Palencia Baloncesto CB L'Hospitalet 69–65 Spain Carles Bravo
2010 Huesca CB Peñas Huesca CD Huelva Baloncesto 89–67 United States Stevie Johnson
2011 Logroño CB Clavijo BC Andorra 79–72 Brazil Sidão Santana
2012 Andorra la Vella Araberri BC BC Andorra 82–74 Spain Alberto Ausina
2013 Guadalajara CEBA Guadalajara Oviedo CB 78–71 Spain Sergio Llorente
2014 Fuenlabrada CB Prat Baloncesto Fuenlabrada B 83–79 Spain Sergio Pérez
2015 Castellón de la Plana AB Castelló CEBA Guadalajara 88–73 United States Nick Washburn
2016 Ávila CB Peixefresco Óbila CB 76–66 Spain Antonio Pantín
2017 Granada Fundación CB Granada Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto 80–74 Spain Jesús Fernández
2018 Granada Fundación CB Granada CP La Roda 71–63 United States Devin Wright
2019 Alicante Fundación Lucentum Baloncesto CB Zamora 86–68 Spain Álex Galán
2020 Azpeitia Iraurgi SB Bàsquet Girona 74–69 United States Spencer Reaves
2021 Sant Joan Despí Iraurgi SB FC Barcelona Bàsquet B 84–82 Spain Ibon Guridi
2022 Amorebieta-Etxano Zornotza ST Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling 66–64 Spain Alberto Cabrera

Final Four Editions[edit]

Since 2009, the Copa LEB Plata is only played with the two top teams at the first half of the LEB Plata season

Stat leaders at LEB Plata[edit]

Season Top rating PIR Top scorer PPG Top rebounder RPG Top Assistant APG
2000–01 United States Rahshon Turner 24.48 Spain Nacho Yáñez 21.83 Venezuela Richard Lugo 11.00 Spain Carlos Braña 4.20
2001–02 United States Melvin Simon 24.31 United States Danny Moore 20.60 United States Melvin Simon 10.69 Spain Fernando Pérez 4.15
2002–03 United States David Schuck 21.86 Trinidad and Tobago Duane Virgil 20.12 United States David Schuck 9.97 Spain José Báez 4.90
2003–04 United States Shalawn Miller 25.42 United States Tony Smith 22.69 Spain José Manuel Coego 11.31 Spain Lino López 4.96
2004–05 United States Thomas Terrell 30.39 United States Thomas Terrell 22.97 Panama Antonio García 13.07 Spain Lino López 5.10
2005–06 United States Brett Beeson 22.23 United States Tony Smith 21.03 United States Rammel Allen 9.84 Spain Jorge Jiménez 6.03
2006–07 United States Jason Blair 25.38 United States Brett Beeson 19.21 United States Jakim Donaldson 11.26 Spain Frederic Castelló 4.64
2007–08 United States Stevie Johnson 25.39 United States Stevie Johnson 21.39 Brazil Paulão Prestes 9.40 Spain Josep Marcos 4.66
2008–09 Haiti Robert Joseph 23.90 United Kingdom Tarick Johnson 20.11 Spain Pep Ortega 8.73 Spain Lino López 4.40
2010–11 United States Ian O'Leary 20.38 United States Mat Witt 16.39 United States Ian O'Leary 9.50 United States Mat Witt 6.04
2011–12 Montenegro Marko Todorović 20.38 United States Alfredo Ott 17.58 United States Alex Thompson 8.48 Uruguay Federico Bavosi 5.83
2012–13 United States Will Hanley 23.65 United States Will Hanley 17.65 United States Will Hanley 11.20 Spain Fran Cárdenas 6.35
2013–14 Nigeria Olasumbo Atoyebi 20.05 Spain Ibon Carreto 16.25 Nigeria Olasumbo Atoyebi 10.50 Spain José Antonio Marco 6.08
2014–15 United States Nick Washburn 20.04 United States Ridge McKeither 17.70 United States Dane Johnson 9.13 Spain José Antonio Marco 7.12
2015–16 United States Javonte Green 21.60 United States Gabe Rogers 18.38 Spain Jesús Fernández 10.17 Spain Javier Marín 4.42
2016–17 Spain Sergio de la Fuente 19.17 Spain Sergio de la Fuente 17.13 Spain Sergio de la Fuente 10.20 United States Lamonte Thomas 4.77
2017–18 Dominican Republic Tyson Pérez 20.57 United Kingdom Will Saunders 17.41 Norway Karamo Jawara 9.81 Spain Adrián Fuentes 5.86

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Real Murcia was declared champion and promoted to LEB Oro alongside Bàsquet Girona and UBU Tizona.

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