Primera FEB


The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish [basketball league system] after the Liga ACB. It is run by the FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categories. The league was founded in 1996 and is played under FIBA rules.
The league is contested by 18 clubs. Each season, the top-finishing team in the Primera FEB are automatically promoted to the Liga ACB. The teams that finish the season in 2nd to 9th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Liga ACB. The three lowest-finishing teams in the Primera FEB are relegated to Segunda FEB.
A total of 81 teams have competed in Primera FEB since its inception in 1996. 19 teams have been crowned champions and 30 teams have gained promotion to Liga ACB, of which only four teams could not play in Liga ACB. Melilla Baloncesto">Club Melilla Baloncesto">Melilla Baloncesto is the only team that played all seasons of the league.

Championship format

Each team of has to play with all the other teams of its division twice, once at home and the other at the opponent's arena.
Each victory adds two points to the team in the league ranking, while each loss adds only one. At the end of the league:
  • The winner of the Regular season promotes directly to Liga ACB.
  • Teams qualified between second and ninth position play the promotion play-offs, where the winner promotes with the regular season champion to Liga ACB.
  • The worst or the two worst teams are relegated to LEB Plata.
At the half of the league, the two first teams in the table play the Copa Princesa at home of the winner of the first half season. The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the 2nd and the 5th qualified.

LEB History

The two first teams are promoted to ACB. Since 2007–08, the regular season champion promotes to ACB without playing the playoffs. The winner of the Playoffs Finals is the other promoted team.

League names

  • 1996–2006: LEB
  • 2006–2007: Adecco Group|Adecco] LEB
  • 2007–2015: Adecco Oro
  • 2015–2024: LEB Oro
  • From 2024 onwards: '''Primera FEB'''

    Champions

Performance by club

Awards at LEB Oro

Records at LEB Oro

Stats leaders

SeasonTop ratingPIRTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop AssistantAPG
1996–97

All-time top performances

Games played

RankPlayerPositionSeasonsYearsGames played
1Dani Rodríguez|ESP

Points

RankPlayerPositionYearsPointsGames playedPoints per game
1Ricardo Guillén.png" />Ricardo Guillén|ESP

Rebounds

RankPlayerPositionYearsReboundsGames playedRebounds per game
1Urko Otegui.png" />Urko Otegui|ESP

Assists

RankPlayerPositionYearsAssistsGames playedAssists per game
1Juanjo Bernabé.png" />Juanjo Bernabé|ESP

Steals

RankPlayerPositionYearsStealsGames playedSteals per game
1Juanjo Bernabé.png" />Juanjo Bernabé|ESP

Blocks

RankPlayerPositionYearsBlocksGames playedBlocks per game
1Óliver Arteaga.png" />Óliver Arteaga|ESP

Records in a game

  • Most points
  • Most rebounds
  • Most offensive rebounds
  • Most defensive rebounds
  • Most assists
  • Most three-pointers
  • Most steals
  • Most blocks
  • '''Most PIR'''

    Current clubs

Copa Princesa de Asturias

All-time Primera FEB table

The All-time Primera FEB table is an overall record of all match results of every team that has played in Primera FEB since the 1996–97 season. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2019–20 season.
1Melilla2482843139714211996–971996–972
2Breogán1656634721924311996–972019–201
3Ourense Baloncesto|Ourense]165512662852111998–992012–132
4León1142124517613122000–012011–122
5Menorca103852261593321997–982011–122
6Tenerife124212241971131996–972009–102
7Palencia1137720417312122009–102009–101
8Villa de Los Barrios1239919020911997–982008–095
9Ciudad de Huelva11390187203121996–972007–081
10Lucentum Alicante|Lucentum]82921851062211996–972012–131
11Murcia82891821073111997–982010–111
12Coruña12390178212111998–992012–133
13Zaragoza7266170962122002–032009–101
14Cáceres Ciudad1034816218622008–092015–165
15Lleida Bàsquet|Lleida]8291157134111999–002011–121
16Inca1136615621011996–972007–085
17Atapuerca7262155107122006–072012–131
18La Palma93181441742003–042011–127
19Peñas Huesca|Peñas]1135114121011996–972010–113
20Gijón8273135138111996–972006–072
21Oviedo723612710922013–142013–145
22Cantabria7246125121111996–972007–082
23Manresa4167117491212000–012017–181
24Tarragona82821151672002–032011–127
25Força Lleida824610614012012–132012–135
26Bahía San Agustín61981059312014–152014–153
27Canarias518510481112007–082011–121
28Gipuzkoa BC|Gipuzkoa]41379740222005–062019–201
29Clavijo7219861332011–122017–188
30Navarra Club|Navarra]61918310812010–112015–164
31Bilbao31197940112002–032018–191
32Juventud Córdoba61927811411996–972001–025
33Granada4155767921999–002011–122
34Andorra310672341111996–972013–141
35Axarquía6196711252008–092013–147
36Castelló516068922015–162015–167
37Prat51686710112014–152018–194
38Rosalía de Castro6202651371999–002008–098
39Barcelona B6184641202012–132018–1910
40Sant Josep Girona3115585712009–102011–124
41Fuenlabrada2775720111997–982004–051
42Ciudad de Valladolid3100554512017–182017–181
43Miraflores2735122112015–162016–172
44Alcúdia311051592005–062007–088
45Tizona2634914112013–142013–141
46Plasencia3107495812003–042005–065
47Valladolid2684721112008–092014–151
48Círculo Badajoz3100455511998–992000–015
49L'Hospitalet310544612005–062007–086
50Mallorca310243592008–092011–1212
51Gandía310740672006–072008–0914
52Obradoiro14537812010–112010–112
53Araberri310236662016–172018–1911
54Universidad Complutense268333512001–022002–034
55Cáceres27133382003–042004–058
56Fundación Granada26331322018–192018–198
57Real Betis13430412018–192018–191
58Pineda de Mar26030301996–971997–986
59Galicia Ferrol39429651998–992000–0110
60Ciudad de Algeciras26827412003–042004–0514
61Askatuak26123381996–971997–988
62Calpe27120512004–052005–0617
63Cornellà27119522001–022009–1016
64Fundación Lucentum12416812019–202019–204
65Real Canoe25816422018–192018–1915
66Vic13415192008–092008–0912
67Valls13413212004–052004–0515
68Iraurgi13412222017–182017–1817
69Aracena13412222003–042003–0418
70Marín Peixegalego25812462016–172019–2018
71Almansa12410142019–202019–2012
72Fundación Adepal13710272010–112010–1117
73Patronato Bilbao1299201996–971996–9711
74Illescas1348262008–092008–0917
75Ciudad de Vigo1346282009–102009–1018

League or status at 2019–20 season:
2019–20 ACB season
2019–20 LEB Oro season
2019–20 [LEB Plata season]
2019–20 [Liga EBA season]
Lower divisions
Clubs that no longer exist or does not compete in senior competitions

The second division before LEB Oro

Before 1996, teams promoted to Liga ACB from other second division leagues. The number of teams promoted varies each year.

Segunda FEB

The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and LEB Plata, is the Spanish basketball third league since 2001, the second division of the leagues organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. The best teams promotes to Primera FEB and the last qualified ones are relegated to Tercera FEB.

LEB Bronce

In 2007, the Spanish Basketball Federation decided to create a third LEB with 18 teams, like the other two. Since that day, renamed LEB as LEB Oro and LEB-2 as LEB Plata. This new league was called LEB Bronce, three first teams were promoted each year to LEB Plata and the four last teams were relegated to Liga EBA.
LEB Bronce had also its Cup, like the other LEBs. In 2009, after two seasons, LEB Bronce was removed due to the difficulties of the teams that enjoyed the new league.
SeasonChampionRunner-upThird
2007–08Gestibérica VigoCanasta Unibasket JerezLeyma Básquet Coruña
2008–09Alerta CantabriaMatchmind Carrefour El Bulevar de ÁvilaCD Huelva Baloncesto

Copa LEB Bronce