| Founded | 2017; 9 years ago (2017) |
|---|---|
| First season | 2017 Apertura |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Confederation | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Level onpyramid | 1 |
| Current champions | Metapan BC (4th title) (2025 Apertura) |
| Most championships | Santa Tecla BC (5 titles) |
TheLiga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) is a men'sprofessionalbasketballleague inAmericas, currently composed of 9 teams. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in El Salvador.It is the top level of the El Salvador basketball league system. The league is controlled by the El Salvador Basketball Federation (in Spanish: Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto.).
The league was formed in 2017, following the end of the previous iteration of the first divisionLiga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador.
The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) was founded in 2017 with nine teams. Due to club expansions, reductions and relocations, many of the teams either changed or ceased to exist. There are currently eleven teams for 2025 Apertura.[2] The teams are located inSan Salvador,Santa ANa,La Libertad,San Vicenete,Ahuachapan,Usulutan andCuscatlan. TheTBD are the oldest club in the competition, having participated in every season since 2017.
| Team | Titles | Winning Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Tecla BC | 5 | 2016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2023 Clausura | Record holder of consecutive finals appearances in a major Salvadoran professional sports league. |
| Metapán BC | 4 | 2023 Apertura, 2024 Clausura, 2024 Apertura, 2025 Apertura | [3] |
| Brujos de Izalco | 3 | 2016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 Apertura | TBD. |
| San Salvador | 3 | 2019 Clausura[4], 2021 Clausura, 2022 Clausura | TBD. |
| C.D. Aguila | 2 | 2015 Apertura, 2022 Apertura | TBD. |
| Halcones de Sonsonate | 1 | 2017 Clausura | TBD. |
| Lobos BKB | 1 | 2025 Clausura | TBD. |
| FAS-Denver | 1 | 2015 Clausura | TBD. |
| TBD | 1 | 2001 | TBD. |
| Year | Champion | Coach | Result | Runners up | Coach | League MVP | Finals MVP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Clausura | Halcones (1) | TBD | 3–1 | Santa Tecla BC (0) | TBD | [1] | ||
| 2017 Apertura | Brujos de Izalco (1) | 2-0 | Isidro Metapan (0) | William Avalos | [2] | |||
| 2018 Clausura | Santa Tecla BC (1) | 3–1 | Quezaltepeque (0) | [3] | ||||
| 2018 Apertura | Brujos de Izalco (2) | 3-2 | Halcones (1) | TBD | [4] | |||
| 2019 Clausura | San Salvador BC (1) | 3–1 | Quezaltepeque (0) | [5] | ||||
| 2019 Apertura | Santa Tecla BC (2) | 4–1 | Isidro Metapan (0) | TBD | [6] | |||
| 2020 Clausura | (Season Cancelled) (1) | None | None | (Season Cancelled) (3) | None | None | None | [7] |
| 2020 Apertura | (Season Cancelled) (1) | None | None | (Season Cancelled) (3) | None | None | None | [8] |
| 2021 Clausura | San Salvador BC (2) | 4–1 | Aguila BKB (0) | TBD | [9] | |||
| 2021 Apertura | Santa Tecla BC (3) | 4–1 | San Salvador BC (1) | TBD | [10] | |||
| 2022 Clausura | Aguila BC (1) | 3-0 | Santa Tecla BC (3) | [11] | ||||
| 2022 Apertura | San Salvador BC (2) | TBD | 3-0 | Isidro Metapan(3) | [12] | |||
| 2023 Clausura | Santa Tecla BC (5) | 3–0 | Cojute BC (5) | [13] | ||||
| 2023 Apertura | Metapan BC (1) | 3–1 | Brujos de Izalco (3) | [14] | ||||
| 2024 Clausura | Metapan BC (2) | 3–1 | Santa Ana BC (3) | TBD | TBD | [15] | ||
| 2024 Apertura | Metapan BC (3) | 3–2 | Lobos BKB (3) | TBD | [16] | |||
| 2025 Apertura | Metapan BC (4) | 3–2 | San Salvador BC (2) | [17] | ||||
| 2025 Clausura | Lobos BKB (1) | 3–1 | Metapan BC (4) | TBD | TBD | [18] | ||
| 2026 Apertura | TBD () | TBD | – | TBD () | TBD | TBD | TBD | [19] |
| 2026 Clausura | TBD () | TBD | – | TBD () | TBD | TBD | TBD | [20] |
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