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EspañolASOCIACIóN DE CLUBS DE BALONCESTO
The 'ACB' ('Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto') is the premier professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional, changing its name to the current one in 1983.
The ACB league, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 18 teams, including Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Estudiantes, Joventut Badalona, Tau Baskonia, Pamesa Valencia and Unicaja Málaga.
Famous basketball players who have played in the league include Juan Antonio Corbalan, Arvydas Sabonis, Pau Gasol, Raúl López, Fernando Martín, Fernando Romay, Andrés Nocioni, Fran Vázquez, Jordi Villacampa, Andre Turner, Dražen Petrović, Juan Antonio San Epifanio (Epi), Alberto Herreros, Roberto Dueñas, Sasha Djordjevic, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Juan Carlos Navarro, Velimir Perasović, Rafa Jofresa, Dejan Bodiroga, Joan Creus, Walter Berry and many others.
Other Competitions
★ Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
★ Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
Liga championship rules
Each team has to play all the other teams in its division twice, one at home and one away. This means that in ''Liga ACB'' the regular league ends after all teams play 34 matches.
Like many other leagues in continental Europe, the ''Liga ACB'' takes a winter break once each team has played half of its scheduled matches. One feature of the league that may be unusual to North American observers is that the two halves of the season are played in the same order—that is, the order of each team's first-half fixtures is repeated in the second half of the season. This is normal in Spanish sport; it is also used by La Liga in football.
At the end of the league, the eight best teams start a play-off, playing the regular season champion with the 8th and so on. There are three rounds with five matches on each, and the winner of the final round is the champion of the ACB. This is similar to NBA play-offs, but shorter.
Spanish championship (1957-1983)
| 'Year' | 'Team' | 'Year' | 'Team' |
| 1957 | Real Madrid | 1971 | Real Madrid |
| 1958 | Real Madrid | 1972 | Real Madrid |
| 1959 | FC Barcelona | 1973 | Real Madrid |
| 1960 | Real Madrid | 1974 | Real Madrid |
| 1961 | Real Madrid | 1975 | Real Madrid |
| 1962 | Real Madrid | 1976 | Real Madrid |
| 1963 | Real Madrid | 1977 | Real Madrid |
| 1964 | Real Madrid | 1978 | Joventut |
| 1965 | Real Madrid | 1979 | Real Madrid |
| 1966 | Real Madrid | 1980 | Real Madrid |
| 1967 | Joventut | 1981 | FC Barcelona |
| 1968 | Real Madrid | 1982 | Real Madrid |
| 1969 | Real Madrid | 1983 | FC Barcelona |
| 1970 | Real Madrid |
Titles
| Team | Championships |
|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 22 |
| FC Barcelona | 3 |
| Joventut Badalona | 2 |
ACB History (1983- )
Final Appearances
| Num | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FC Barcelona | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Joventut Badalona | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tau Vitoria | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Unicaja Málaga | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Caja San Fernando | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | TDK Manresa | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Pamesa Valencia | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Adecco Estudiantes | 0 | 1 |
Total League Championships (Liga Nacional + ACB)
| Team | Championships |
|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 30 |
| FC Barcelona | 14 |
| Joventut Badalona | 4 |
| TDK Manresa | 1 |
| Tau Vitoria | 1 |
| Unicaja Málaga | 1 |
2006/07 Standings
''Next Season:'' 'ACB League - 2006/2007' 'ACB League Play-Off 2006/2007'
''Next Season:'' 'ACB League - 2005/2006' 'ACB League Play-Off 2005/2006'
''Main Article:'' 'ACB League - 2004/2005' 'ACB League Play-Off 2004/2005'
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'P'='Playoff for title'
'R'='Relegated'
Teams 2007/08 season
★ Akasvayu Girona
★ Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada
★ AXA FC Barcelona
★ CB Granada
★ Cajasol Sevilla
★ Climalia León
★ DKV Joventut
★ Grupo Capitol Valladolid
★ Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas
★ Iurbentia Bilbao
★ MMT Estudiantes
★ Pamesa Valencia
★ Polaris World Murcia
★ Real Madrid
★ Ricoh Manresa
★ TAU Cerámica
★ Unicaja Málaga
★ Vive! Menorca
Promoted to League ACB
★ Ricoh Manresa
★ Climalia León
Relegated to League LEB
★ Bruesa GBC
★ Etosa Alicante
External links
★ Official ACB league page
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