The Spanish Basketball Federation (; FEB) is the governing body of
basketball in Spain. Based in
Madrid
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, it was founded on 31 July 1923 in
Barcelona
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, Spain.
It organizes all the female national competitions (
Liga Femenina (1st),
Liga Femenina 2 (2nd),
Copa de la Reina and
Supercopa de España
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), and three of the four male nation-wide leagues (
Primera FEB
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(2nd),
Segunda FEB (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
youth
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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
Men
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Women
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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,
Mediterranean Games
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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.
See also
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Spain national basketball team
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Spain women's national basketball team
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*
Spain national youth basketball teams
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Spanish basketball league system
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*
List of basketball clubs in Spain
References
External links
Official websiteSpainat FIBA site
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Basketball in Spain
Basketball
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National members of FIBA Europe
Sports organizations established in 1923