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The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (English: Portuguese Basketball League), also known as Liga Betclic[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal.
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| Founded | 1932 |
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| First season | 1932–33 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Proliga |
| Domestic cup(s) | Portuguese Basketball Cup League Cup |
| Supercup | Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | Basketball Champions League Europe Cup |
| Current champions | Benfica (30th title) |
| Most championships | Benfica (30 titles) |
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| Website | FPB.pt |
 2023–24 season | |
History
editFrom the 2008–09 season onward, the competition has been again organised by the Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol (Portuguese Basketball Federation) after not having been for 13 seasons. This was caused by the fold of the LPB after many years of financial problems, with the league now being a semi-professional league.
Between the 1965–66 and 1973–74 seasons, the league champions were determined by a tournament between the winners of the Campeonato Metropolitano (representing Portugal) and the champions of the then Portuguese colonies Mozambique and Angola, as a similar fashion to the Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division, which was also played during those seasons. However, the first of these tournaments never came to be because of a protest launched by Mozambican team Sporting de Lourenço Marques.
Teams
edit| Team | Home city | Arena |
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| AD Galomar | Caniço | Pavilhão do Caniço |
| CD Póvoa ESC ONLINE | Póvoa de Varzim | Pavilhão do Clube Desportivo Póvoa |
| Esgueira Aveiro OLI | Esgueira | Pavilhão Clube do Povo de Esgueira |
| FC Porto | Porto | Dragão Arena |
| Imortal LUZiGÁS | Albufeira | Pavilhão Desportivo de Albufeira |
| Lusitânia EXPERT | Angra do Heroísmo | Pavilhão Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo |
| Ovarense GAVEX | Ovar | Arena de Ovar |
| Portimonense Viva Portimão | Portimão | Pavilhão Desportivo da Boavista |
| SL Benfica | Lisbon | Pavilhão Fidelidade |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Pavilhão João Rocha |
| UD Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado |
| Vitória SC | Guimarães | Pavilhão Unidade Vimaranense |
Portuguese champions
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Campeonato Metropolitano champions
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Liga de Clubes de Basquetebol champions
edit| Year | Final | ||
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| Champions | Score | Runners-up | |
| 1995–96 | Porto (7) | 3–1 | Benfica |
| 1996–97 | Porto (8) | 3–1 | Oliveirense |
| 1997–98 | Estrelas da Avenida | 3–2 | Ovarense |
| 1998–99 | Porto (9) | 3–1 | Illiabum |
| 1999–2000 | Ovarense (2) | 3–0 | Porto |
| 2000–01 | Portugal Telecom | 3–1 | Oliveirense |
| 2001–02 | Portugal Telecom (2) | 3–0 | Oliveirense |
| 2002–03 | Portugal Telecom (3) | 3–2 | Oliveirense |
| 2003–04 | Porto (10) | 3–1 | Queluz |
| 2004–05 | Queluz (2) | 3–0 | Ovarense |
| 2005–06 | Ovarense (3) | 3–0 | Ginásio |
| 2006–07 | Ovarense (4) | 3–2 | Porto |
| 2007–08 | Ovarense (5) | 4–3 | Porto |
Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol champions
edit| Year | Final | ||
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| Champions | Score | Runners-up | |
| 2008–09 | Benfica (21) | 4–0 | Ovarense |
| 2009–10 | Benfica (22) | 4–1 | Porto |
| 2010–11 | Porto (11) | 4–3 | Benfica |
| 2011–12 | Benfica (23) | 3–2 | Porto |
| 2012–13 | Benfica (24) | 3–1 | Académica de Coimbra |
| 2013–14 | Benfica (25) | 3–0 | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 2014–15 | Benfica (26) | 3–0 | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 2015–16 | Porto (12) | 3–1 | Benfica |
| 2016–17 | Benfica (27) | 3–0 | Porto |
| 2017–18 | Oliveirense | 3–0 | Porto |
| 2018–19 | Oliveirense (2) | 3–1 | Benfica |
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2020–21 | Sporting CP (9) | 3–2 | Porto |
| 2021–22 | Benfica (28) | 3–1 | Porto |
| 2022–23 | Benfica (29) | 3–1 | Sporting CP |
| 2023–24 | Benfica (30) | 3–0 | Porto |
Performance by club
edit| Team | Won | Years won |
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| Benfica | 30 | 1940, 1946, 1947, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Porto | 12 | 1952, 1953, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2016 |
| Sporting CP | 9 | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2021 |
| Carnide | 7 | 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944 |
| Ovarense | 5 | 1988, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Académica de Coimbra | 4 | 1949, 1950, 1955, 1959 |
| Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1942, 1948, 1951 |
| Sporting de Lourenço Marques (MOZ) | 3 | 1968, 1971, 1973 |
| Portugal Telecom | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Belenenses | 2 | 1939, 1945 |
| Barreirense | 2 | 1957, 1958 |
| Queluz | 2 | 1984, 2005 |
| Oliveirense | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Conimbricense | 1 | 1933 |
| União de Lisboa | 1 | 1934 |
| Benfica de Luanda (ANG) | 1 | 1967 |
| CD Malhangalene (MOZ) | 1 | 1974 |
| Ginásio | 1 | 1977 |
| Estrelas da Avenida | 1 | 1998 |
Records
edit- Benfica became the second team in basketball history to achieve a perfect regular season (100% wins) in the 2008–09 season, after Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 1970s.
References
edit- ^ "Liga masculina 2021/22 é Betclic!". FPB (in European Portuguese). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Historial de vencedores do campeonato nacional". record.pt (in Portuguese). May 23, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Eurobasket.com league page