The Spanish Basketball Federation (; FEB) is the governing body of

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. Based in

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, it was founded on 31 July 1923 in

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, Spain. It organizes all the female national competitions ( Liga Femenina (1st),

Liga Femenina 2 Liga Femenina 2 is the second division of the women's league of basketball in Spain. It was founded in 2001. Competition format Teams in this league are divided into two groups by geographical criteria. The top four teams of each one, qualify to ...

(2nd),

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and

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), and three of the four male nation-wide leagues (

Primera FEB The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...

(2nd),

Segunda FEB The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and 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 ...

(3rd) and Tercera FEB (4th)), while oversees the 1st tier,

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa 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, w ...

. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and

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national basketball teams. As of 2023, the federation has 3,069 registered clubs and 411,885 federated basketball players, being the second biggest federation after the Football Federation.

Competitions

FEB national competitions:

Honours

Senior national teams

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Youth national teams

Men

Women

All-time participation table

Combined table of men's and women's basketball teams, both senior and youth teams. Not included two discontinued competitions: Men's U-21 World Championship (three participations in four editions) and Women's U-21 World Championship for Women (one participation in two editions). Not included either,

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All-time medallists

Combined table of men's and women's medal winners, with both senior and youth teams, also including medals won in the 3x3 format, as recognized by the Spanish Basketball Federation: *Bold denotes players still playing international basketball.

References

External links

Official website

Spain
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National members of FIBA Europe Sports organizations established in 1923