The Primera División de Baloncesto (officially Campeonato de España de Primera División Nacional) is the fifth level in the

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Current format

The Primera División works similar to the

Tercera Federación Tercera Federación, previously known as Tercera RFEF, is the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. It is below the ''La Liga'', ''Segunda División'', and its fellow semi-professional divisions '' Primera Federación'' and ''Segunda F ...

of Spanish

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. It is the fifth tier as well and it is divided into fifteen groups, corresponding to the

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excepting one of the groups that is shared by Basque Country,

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and

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. In

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is known as ''Super Copa Masculina'' (until the 2023–24 season was known as '' Copa Catalunya Masculina''). The best teams are promoted to Tercera FEB (formerly known as ''Liga EBA''), since 2015–16 season without playing any promotion playoffs against other

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groups. In some

, the first qualified is considered the Regional amateur champion. Current 2023–24 season the league has 271 teams.

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is the city with most teams (9) and

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is the province with most teams (17). Club Baloncesto Solares from

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(

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) has three different teams in the league: Restaurante Los Arcos-CB Solares, CB Solares A and CB Solares B.

Latest seasons

Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla

42 teams divided in three groups. Competition known as ''Liga'' ''Nacional N1 Masculina.''

Aragón

15 teams divided in two groups. Competition known as ''Primera Nacional Masculino A1.'' Source:

Balearic Islands

24 teams divided in two groups. Competition known as ''Lliga Escribano Masculina.'' Final Four known as ''Trofeu Biel Hurtado.''

Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarre

14 teams in only one group.

Canary Islands

19 teams divided in two groups.

Cantabria

14 teams in only one group. Competition known as ''Autonómica Senior Masculina.'' Source:

Castile and León

14 teams in only one group. Source:

Castile-La Mancha

12 teams in only one group.

Catalonia

14 teams in only one group. Competition known as ''Super Copa Masculina'' (until 2023, was known as '' Copa Catalunya Masculina'').

Community of Madrid

24 teams divided in two groups. Competition known as ''Liga VIPS Masculina.''

Extremadura

9 teams in only one group.

Galicia

13 teams divided in two groups.

Principality of Asturias

14 teams in only one group. Competition known as ''Primera FBPA Masculina.''

Region of Murcia

Since 2013, the Region of Murcia has an independent group. 16 teams divided in two groups. Source:Region of Murcia Basketball Federation
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Valencian Community

Until 2013, the group was shared with the Region of Murcia. 28 teams divided in two groups.

References

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