Back Liga ACB AN الدوري الإسباني لكرة السلة Arabic Lliga ACB AST Lliga ACB de bàsquet Catalan Liga ACB Czech Liga ACB German Πρωτάθλημα καλαθοσφαίρισης Ισπανίας Greek Liga ACB Spanish Liga ACB Estonian ACB Liga Basque
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| Founded | 1983 |
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| First season | 1983–84 |
| Country | Spain |
| Other club(s) from | Andorra |
| Federation | Spanish Federation |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Primera FEB |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa del Rey |
| Supercup | Supercopa de España |
| International cup(s) | EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Current champions | Real Madrid (15th title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Barcelona (17 titles) |
| All-time top scorer | Alberto Herreros (9,759) |
| TV partners | Movistar Plus+ |
| Website | acb.com |
 2024–25 ACB season | |
The Liga ACB,[a] known as Liga Endesa[b] for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Primera FEB and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the promotion playoffs.
The competition was founded as the ACB Primera División on 1983 following the decision of clubs in the Liga Nacional, founded in 1957, to break away from the Spanish Basketball Federation and professionalize the league. The league's accumulated revenues were worth around €30 million in 2020, with Endesa and Movistar Plus+ contributing 50% of the revenues of the league.[1][2] The league is a corporation where president Antonio Martín is responsible for its management, whilst the member clubs act as shareholders. Clubs were apportioned central payment revenues of €12 million in 2019–20.[3]
A total of 52 teams have competed in Liga ACB since its inception in 1983. Seven teams have been crowned champions, with FC Barcelona winning the title a record 17 times and Real Madrid 15 times, though Liga ACB also saw other champions, including Baskonia, Joventut Badalona, Bàsquet Manresa, Baloncesto Málaga and Valencia Basket.[4]
Liga ACB is one of the most popular professional indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 6,236 for league matches in the 2018–19 season. This is the ninth-highest of any domestic professional indoor sports league in the world and the fourth-highest of any professional basketball league in the world, behind the National Basketball Association, the EuroLeague, and the Women's National Basketball Association.[citation needed]
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- ^ "ACB, a la reválida: un negocio de 30 millones de euros a las puertas de renovar a Endesa y Movistar+". 2Playbook (in European Spanish). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "La ACB salva sobre la bocina 12 millones de ingresos". palco23.com (in European Spanish). 28 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "¿Qué equipos han sido campeones de la ACB? Palmarés y ganadores a lo largo de la historia de la Liga Endesa". www.sportingnews.com (in European Spanish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.