The 2021–22
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season is the 26th season of the Spanish
basketball
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second league. It started on 8 October 2021 with the first round of the regular season and will end on 19 June 2022 with the Final Four.
Format changes
For this season, the league is back to 18 teams and bring back the single group with a single group phase in which the top team of the regular season will promote directly to
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
. At the same time, the teams placed between 2nd and 9th will qualify for the playoffs to decide the second promotion to
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
and the last three teams will be relegated to
LEB Plata
The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
. For the playoffs, the quarter-finals will be played in a
best-of-five series and the semi-finals and the final will be in a single-game format in a neutral venue.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 14 sides from the
2020–21 season, two relegated from the
2020–21 ACB and two promoted from the
2020–21 LEB Plata. On July 5, 2021,
Real Murcia
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resigned to play in the league due to lack of financial support.
;Teams relegated from
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
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Movistar Estudiantes
Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 19 ...
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Acunsa Gipuzkoa
;Teams promoted from
LEB Plata
The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
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Juaristi ISB
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Barça B (swapped places with
ICG Força Lleida which avoided relegation to
LEB Plata
The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...
)
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CB Prat
Club Bàsquet Prat is a basketball team based in El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia (Spain). The team currently plays in league LEB Oro.
History
Basketball arrived to El Prat de Llobregat in 1932 with the constitution of the ''Esplai Grupo 49'' in t ...
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they are originally scheduled, but added to the full round they are played immediately afterwards.
Results
Awards
All official awards of the 2021–22 LEB Oro season.
Player of the round
Regular season
References
External links
Official website
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LEB Oro seasons
Second level Spanish basketball league seasons
2021–22 in European second tier basketball leagues
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