The Catalan Basketball League, more commonly known as ''Lliga Catalana'', is the regional preseason professional
basketball
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competition that has been organized by the Catalan Basketball Federation since 1980, in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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Nowadays, only teams that play in
ACB (
Spanish 1st Division) join the competition.
Performance by club
Lliga Catalana History
See also
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LEB Catalan basketball league The LEB Catalan basketball league is the 2nd-tier level regional professional preseason basketball competition that is organized by the Catalan Basketball Federation since 2000, in Catalonia, Spain. Catalan LEB ( Spanish 2nd Division) teams play in ...
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Catalan basketball derby
The Catalan basketball derby ( es, Derbi catalán), is the name given to the basketball matches between Barcelona and Joventut both from the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. The cities of Barcelona and Badalona, where Joventut is from, ...
External links
Catalan Basketball Federation website
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Basketball in Catalonia
Basketball cup competitions in Spain