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
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,
Spain
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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
External links
Catalan Basketball Federation website
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Basketball in Catalonia
Basketball cup competitions in Spain