Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto

The Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto (abbreviated LEB) is the top professional basketball league in Ecuador. For sponsorship reasons the league is called the DirecTV Cup. The league is usually in session from June to October.

Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2020–21 Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto season
SportBasketball
Founded1992
No. of teams8
CountryEcuadorEcuador
ContinentFIBA Americas
Most recent
champion(s)
Punto Rojo LR (1st title)
(2022)

Current clubs

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Team City, Province
Barcelona S.C. Guayaquil
ComuniKT[1] Ambato
C.S. Emelec Guayaquil
Importadora Alvarado Ambato
Mavort Riobamba
HR Portoviejo Portoviejo
Asociación Deportiva Naval Guayaquil
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial[2] Quito

Champions

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National Basketball League era (1999–2010)

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Season Champions Runners-up
1999 UTE ESPE
2000 ESPE La Salle
2001 Mavort UTE
2002 ESPE (2) Mavort
2003 ESPE (3) La Salle
2004 ESPE (4) Deportivo Quevedo
2005 ESPE (5) UTE
2006 ESPE (6) Espoli
2007 Cancelled
2008 Barcelona ESPE
2009 Mavort (2) UTE
2010 UTE (2) ESPE

LEB era (2011–present)

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Season Champions Runners-up Finals score
2011 Mavort (3) ESPOL 2–1
2012 Importadora Alvarado Asociación Deportiva Naval 2–1
2013 CKT Guerreros de Nuemane 3–1
2014 UTE (3) CKT 4–2
2015 CKT UTE 4–1
2016 HR Portoviejo ICCAN Macas 2–1
2017 ICCAN Macas Piratas de Los Lagos 4–2
2018 Deportivo Juvenil de Vinces ICCAN Macas 2–1
2019 Cancelled due to logistical issues
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador
2021 Santa María CyC Portoviejo 1–0
2022 Punto Rojo LR[3] Caballeros 2–0

References

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  1. ^ CKT recibe homenaje por obtener el título de la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, ElComercio.com, 20 November 2015. Accessed 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ UTE, nuevo monarca del básquet nacional, ElUniverso.com, 20 December 2014. Accessed 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Punto Rojo se corona campeón y representará a Ecuador en Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto". Diario El Norte (in Spanish). 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2022-09-16.

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