The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (abbreviated LNB, and literally in English, "National Basketball League"), is the top-tier level of the

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league system. As of 2025, eleven teams are participating in the league. The yearly winners of this league are considered the Paraguayan basketball champions. Because of this, the champion gets the right to play in the Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto.

History

Amidst the 2020

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, it was announced that the Liga Nacional would return on 22 July 2020. Basket Paraguayo informed that all games would be played at the Polideportivo at the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes.

2025 LNB teams

The team playing in the 2025 LNB season. * Ciudad Nueva * Colonias Gold * Deportivo Amambay * Deportivo Campoalto * Deportivo Central * Deportivo San José * Féliz Pérez Cardozo * Guaireña * Olimpia Kings * San Alfonzo * Sportivo Luqueño

List of Champions

Source:

Titles by team

* Olimpia 32 titles * Deportivo San José 18 titles * Sol de América 11 titles * Libertad 9 titles * Ciudad Nueva 9 titles * Rowing Club 4 titles *

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2 titles *

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

2 title * Nacional Asunción 1 title * América de Pilar 1 title * CNR El Mbiguá 1 title

References

External links

Paraguayan league on Latinbasket.com
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball competitions in Paraguay