1996–97 LEB season

The 1996–1997 LEB season was the inaugural season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, the new second tier of the Spanish basketball.

LEB table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Gijón Baloncesto	26	18	8	2153	2027	+126	44	Qualification to quarterfinals
2	CajaCantabria	26	18	8	2319	2136	+183	44
3	Breogán	26	17	9	2238	2196	+42	43
4	Ciudad de Huelva	26	16	10	2149	2086	+63	42
5	Viajes Aliguer	26	16	10	2346	2202	+144	42	Qualification to round of 16
6	Melilla V Centenario	26	16	10	2309	2180	+129	42
7	Lucentum Alicante	26	15	11	1941	1884	+57	41
8	Andorra	26	13	13	2061	2016	+45	39
9	Cajasur Córdoba	26	11	15	2149	2198	−49	37
10	Gráficas García Inca	26	10	16	2159	2230	−71	36
11	Bilbao Patronato	26	9	17	1989	2191	−202	35
12	Peñas Huesca	26	8	18	2060	2174	−114	34
13	Askatuak	26	8	18	1872	2135	−263	34	Relegation playoffs
14	Tenerife Canarias	26	7	19	2182	2272	−90	33	Relegation playoffs

Source: LEB Oro

LEB Playoffs

The two winners of the semifinals are promoted to Liga ACB.

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals




			1	Gijón Baloncesto	2

			8	BC Andorra	3
8	BC Andorra	3

9	Cajasur Córdoba	1
						4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	3

						8	BC Andorra	2



			4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	3

			5	Viajes Aliguer	0
5	Viajes Aliguer	3

12	CB Peñas Huesca	0
									2	CajaCantabria	1

									4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	2



			2	Caja Cantabria	3

			7	CB Lucentum Alicante	1
7	CB Lucentum Alicante	3

10	Gráficas García Inca	2
						2	CajaCantabria	3

						3	CB Breogán	2



			3	CB Breogán	3

			6	Melilla V Centenario	1
6	Melilla V Centenario	3

11	Bilbao Patronato	0

Relegation playoffs

Finals

13	Askatuak	1

14	Tenerife Canarias	3

Relegation system

There were not directly relegations of the last qualified teams in the league. If a team is the last qualified during two consecutive years or is between the two last teams during three seasons, losses its berth.

References

Scores and tables on Foros.acb.com