| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| First season | 1957 |
| Ceased | 1982–83 season (renamed asLiga ACB) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Continent |  FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most titles | Real Madrid (22 titles) |
| Broadcaster | TVE |
| Level onpyramid | 1st tier |
| Related competitions | Spanish King's Cup |
TheLiga Española de Baloncesto (English: Spanish Basketball League), whose top division was known asPrimera División (English: First Division), was the old1st Tier levelbasketball league inSpain, from 1957 to the 1982–83 season. It was organized by theSpanish Basketball Federation, and it was contested by the best clubs of the country. In 1983, the clubs decided to create theBasketball Clubs Association, and transformed the top division into the newLiga ACB, although that league was also named Primera División until 1988.
The league was played in a doubleround-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 wererelegated to the second division (Segunda División, called Primera División B since 1978). The winner of the league qualified for theFIBA European Champions Cup (now calledEuroLeague).
The league was created in 1957 with the aim of publicising the basketball in Spain. In its first edition composed by six teams, two from Madrid (Real Madrid andEstudiantes) and four from theprovince of Barcelona (Barcelona,Joventut Badalona,Aismalíbar fromMontcada i Reixac and Orillo Verde fromSabadell), and played with a double round-robin format. The league was played in 49 days at only two venues:Frontón Vista Alegre in Madrid andPalacio de Deportes de Montjuic in Barcelona.[1]
Two years later, teams from other regions first entered in the league.
Source[2]
| Team | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 22 | 4 |
| FC Barcelona | 3 | 9 |
| Joventut | 2 | 6 |
| Picadero JC | 0 | 4 |
| Estudiantes | 0 | 3 |
| Orillo Verde | 0 | 1 |
| Season | Top Scorer | Club | Scoring Average / Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Alfonso Martínez | Real Madrid | 18.0 |
| 1958 | Alfonso Martínez (2) | Real Madrid | 17.2 |
| 1958–59 |  Johnny Báez | Real Madrid | 19.9 |
| 1959–60 | Alfonso Martínez (average) (3)Johnny Báez (total points) (2) | 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 (2) | Real Madrid | 22.7 |
| 1964–65 | Lorenzo Alocén | Helios | 24.2 |
| 1965–66 | Miles Aiken | Águilas | 23.9 |
| 1966–67 | Alfonso Martínez (4) | Joventut Badalona | 22.1 |
| 1967–68 | Clifford Luyk | Real Madrid | 24.3 |
| 1968–69 | Charles Thomas | San José Irpen | 25.6 |
| 1969–70 | Charles Thomas (2) | San José Irpen | 24.1 |
| 1970–71 | Alfredo Pérez Gómez | Breogán | 27.1 |
| 1971–72 | Gonzalo Sagi-Vela | Estudiantes | 21.6 |
| 1972–73 | Alfredo Pérez Gómez (2) | Breogán | 23.2 |
| 1973–74 | John Coughran | YMCA | 31.7 |
| 1974–75 | Ray Price | Baskonia | 32.2 |
| 1975–76 | Walter Szczerbiak (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 (2) | Valladolid | 29.7 |
| 1980–81 |  Lars Hansen | OAR Ferrol | 27.4 |
| 1981–82 | Larry McNeill | Canarias | 34.4 |
| 1982–83 | Claude Gregory | Baskonia | 30.6 |
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