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. Club 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 LEB
  • 2007–2015: Adecco Oro
  • 2015–2024: LEB Oro
  • From 2024 onwards: '''Primera FEB'''

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|ESP

Assists

RankPlayerPositionYearsAssistsGames playedAssists per game
1Juanjo Bernabé|ESP

Steals

RankPlayerPositionYearsStealsGames playedSteals per game
1Juanjo Bernabé|ESP

Blocks

RankPlayerPositionYearsBlocksGames playedBlocks per game
1Óliver 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'''

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.
1Melilla24828431397–14211996–971996–972
2Breogán165663472192–4311996–972019–201
3Ourense16551266285–21–11998–992012–132
4León11421245176–13122000–012011–122
5Menorca10385226159–3–321997–982011–122
6Tenerife12421224197–113–1996–972009–102
7Palencia113772041731–2122009–102009–101
8Villa de Los Barrios12399190209––––11997–982008–095
9Ciudad de Huelva113901872031––2–1996–972007–081
10Lucentum829218510622–1–1996–972012–131
11Murcia828918210731––11997–982010–111
12Coruña12390178212––1–11998–992012–133
13Zaragoza7266170962–12–2002–032009–101
14Cáceres Ciudad10348162186––––22008–092015–165
15Lleida82911571341–1––1999–002011–121
16Inca11366156210––––11996–972007–085
17Atapuerca72621551071–2––2006–072012–131
18La Palma9318144174–––––2003–042011–127
19Peñas11351141210––1––1996–972010–113
20Gijón8273135138–1––11996–972006–072
21Oviedo7236127109––––22013–142013–145
22Cantabria7246125121–1––11996–972007–082
23Manresa416711749121––2000–012017–181
24Tarragona8282115167–––––2002–032011–127
25Força Lleida8246106140––––12012–132012–135
26Bahía San Agustín619810593––1––2014–152014–153
27Canarias5185104811–––12007–082011–121
28Gipuzkoa4137974022–––2005–062019–201
29Clavijo721986133–––––2011–122017–188
30Navarra619183108–––1–2010–112015–164
31Bilbao3119794011–––2002–032018–191
32Juventud Córdoba619278114––––11996–972001–025
33Granada41557679–2–––1999–002011–122
34Andorra310672341–11–1996–972013–141
35Axarquía619671125–––––2008–092013–147
36Castelló51606892–––––2015–162015–167
37Prat516867101–––1–2014–152018–194
38Rosalía de Castro620265137–––––1999–002008–098
39Barcelona B618464120–––––2012–132018–1910
40Sant Josep Girona31155857–––1–2009–102011–124
41Fuenlabrada277572011–––1997–982004–051
42Ciudad de Valladolid310055451––––2017–182017–181
43Miraflores2735122–1–1–2015–162016–172
44Alcúdia31105159–––––2005–062007–088
45Tizona263491411–––2013–142013–141
46Plasencia31074958––––12003–042005–065
47Valladolid26847211––1–2008–092014–151
48Círculo Badajoz31004555––––11998–992000–015
49L'Hospitalet31054461–––––2005–062007–086
50Mallorca31024359–––––2008–092011–1212
51Gandía31074067–––––2006–072008–0914
52Obradoiro145378–1–––2010–112010–112
53Araberri31023666–––––2016–172018–1911
54Universidad Complutense2683335–––1–2001–022002–034
55Cáceres2713338–––––2003–042004–058
56Fundación Granada2633132–––––2018–192018–198
57Real Betis1343041––––2018–192018–191
58Pineda de Mar2603030–––––1996–971997–986
59Galicia Ferrol3942965–––––1998–992000–0110
60Ciudad de Algeciras2682741–––––2003–042004–0514
61Askatuak2612338–––––1996–971997–988
62Calpe2712051–––––2004–052005–0617
63Cornellà2711952–––––2001–022009–1016
64Fundación Lucentum124168–––1–2019–202019–204
65Real Canoe2581642–––––2018–192018–1915
66Vic1341519–––––2008–092008–0912
67Valls1341321–––––2004–052004–0515
68Iraurgi1341222–––––2017–182017–1817
69Aracena1341222–––––2003–042003–0418
70Marín Peixegalego2581246–––––2016–172019–2018
71Almansa1241014–––––2019–202019–2012
72Fundación Adepal1371027–––––2010–112010–1117
73Patronato Bilbao129920–––––1996–971996–9711
74Illescas134826–––––2008–092008–0917
75Ciudad de Vigo134628–––––2009–102009–1018

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