LEB Plata

The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system, the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Each year, the winner and the runner-up of the league, are promoted to LEB Oro. The four lowest-placed teams are relegated to Liga EBA.

LEB Plata
Founded2000 (2000)
First season2000–01
Country Spain
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams24
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toLEB Oro
Relegation toLiga EBA
Domestic cup(s)Copa LEB Plata
Current championsCovirán Granada
(1st title)
Websitelebplata.es
2019–20 season

LEB Plata history

From 2000 to 2007, the league was known as LEB 2.

SeasonChampionRunner-upMVP
2000–01Llobregat Centre CornellàCD Universidad Complutense Rahshon Turner
2001–02Basket Bilbao BerriCB Tarragona Melvin Simon
2002–03CB AracenaCBC Algeciras Cepsa John Schuck
2003–04Valls Félix HotelCalpe Aguas de Calpe Shalawn Miller
2004–05CB L'HospitaletAlcúdia-Aracena Thomas Terrell
2005–06Autocid Ford BurgosAguas de Valencia Gandía Brett Beeson
2006–07Beirasar RosalíaCiudad de La Laguna Canarias Jason Blair
2007–08Akasvayu VicIllescas Urban CLM Stevie Johnson
2008–09Faymasa PalenciaWTC Almeda Park Cornellà Robert Joseph
2009–10Fundación Adepal AlcázarLobe Huesca Ronald Thompson
2010–11Knet RiojaIberostar Mallorca Bàsquet Ian O'Leary
2011–12River AndorraAguas de Sousas Ourense Marko Todorović
2012–13Unión Financiera Asturiana Oviedo BaloncestoPalma Air Europa Will Hanley
2013–14Fundación Baloncesto FuenlabradaCB Prat Ola Atoyebi
2014–15Cáceres Patrimonio de la HumanidadAmics Castelló Nick Washburn
2015–16Marín Ence PeixegalegoSáenz Horeca Araberri Javonte Green
2016–17Sammic ISBComercial Ulsa Ciudad de Valladolid Sergio de la Fuente
2017–18Covirán GranadaReal Canoe NC Tyson Pérez
2018–19HLA AlicanteAfanion CB Almansa Jordi Trias

Current clubs
Main article: 2019–20 LEB Plata season
Location of teams in 2019–20 LEB Plata
Red: Group East; Green: Group West.
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 2019–20 LEB Plata
Red: Group East.
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Arcos Albacete Basket Albacete Pabellón del Parque 1,200
Barça B Sant Joan Despí Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper 472
Basket Navarra Pamplona Arrosadia 1,500
Bàsquet Girona Girona Fontajau 5,500
Bodegas Rioja Vega Logroño Palacio de los Deportes 4,500
CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP Ponferrada Pabellón Lydia Valentín 2,500
CB Benicarló Benicarló Pavelló Poliesportiu Municipal 2,000
CB Marbella Marbella Carlos Cabezas
CB Morón Morón de la Frontera Alameda 600
CB Prat El Prat de Llobregat Pavelló Joan Busquets 500
CB Villarrobledo Villarrobledo Los Pintores
Círculo Gijón Gijón Palacio de Deportes 5,197
Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras Algeciras Pabellón Ciudad de Algeciras 2,300
Gran Canaria B Las Palmas Centro Insular de Deportes 5,200
Hestia Menorca Mahón Pavelló Menorca 5,115
Igualitorio Cantabria Estela Santander Palacio de Deportes 6,000
Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida Lleida Pavelló Barris Nord 6,100
Innova Chef Zamora Ángel Nieto 2,200
JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda La Roda Juan José Lozano Jareño 500
Juaristi ISB Azpeitia Municipal 1,000
Real Murcia Baloncesto Murcia Príncipe de Asturias 3,500
Torrons Vicens CB L'Hospitalet L'Hospitalet Nou Pavelló del Centre 700
UBU Tizona Burgos Polideportivo El Plantío 2,432
Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea Amorebieta-Etxano Larrea 600

Copa LEB Plata

The Copa LEB Plata (LEB Plata Cup) is a championship played since 2001.

In the first editions, the three top teams in the first half season and an organizer team played the Cup in a Final Four format. Since 2009, the teams who play this cup are two first qualified in the half season, and it's hosted by the first qualified . The winner of the Copa LEB Plata will be the first team in the play-offs if it finishes between the second and the fifth at the final of the Regular Season.

Year Host Winner Runner-up Score MVP
2001AlgecirasCB TarragonaCB Cornellà84–82 Salva Camps
2002BilbaoBilbao BasketCB Tarragona84–74 Lucho Fernández
2003PlasenciaCB AracenaCB Plasencia80–71 DeCarlo Deveaux
2004LogroñoCB ClavijoCI Rosalía de Castro77–75 Manu Coego
2005GandíaCB AtapuercaGandía Bàsquet98–78 Tony Smith
2006PontevedraCB AtapuercaCB Peñas Huesca88–78 Diego Guaita
2007Santiago de CompostelaClub Ourense BaloncestoCB 1939 Canarias90–89 Sony Vázquez
2008PalenciaCB VicCB Illescas66–64 Eulis Báez
2009PalenciaPalencia BaloncestoCB L'Hospitalet69–65 Carles Bravo
2010HuescaCB Peñas HuescaCD Huelva Baloncesto89–67 Stevie Johnson
2011LogroñoCB ClavijoBC Andorra79–72 Sidão Santana
2012Andorra la VellaAraberri BCBC Andorra82–74 Alberto Ausina
2013GuadalajaraCEBA GuadalajaraOviedo CB78–71 Sergio Llorente
2014FuenlabradaCB PratBaloncesto Fuenlabrada B83–79 Sergio Pérez
2015Castellón de la PlanaAB CastellóCEBA Guadalajara88–73 Nick Washburn
2016ÁvilaCB PeixefrescoÓbila CB76–66 Antonio Pantín
2017GranadaFundación CB GranadaFundación Lucentum Baloncesto80–74 Jesús Fernández
2018GranadaFundación CB GranadaCP La Roda71–63 Devin Wright
2019AlicanteFundación Lucentum BaloncestoCB Zamora86–68 Álex Galán
2020AzpeitiaIraurgi SBBàsquet Girona74–69 Spencer Reaves

Final Four Editions

Since 2009, the Copa Príncipe de Asturias (renamed Copa Princesa de Asturias in 2015) is only played with the two top teams at the first half of the LEB Plata season

Stat leaders at LEB Plata
SeasonTop ratingPIRTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop AssistantAPG
2000–01 Rahshon Turner24.48 Nacho Yáñez21.83 Richard Lugo11.00 Carlos Braña4.20
2001–02 Melvin Simon24.31 Danny Moore20.60 Melvin Simon10.69 Fernando Pérez4.15
2002–03 David Schuck21.86 Duane Virgil20.12 David Schuck9.97 José Báez4.90
2003–04 Shalawn Miller25.42 Tony Smith22.69 José Manuel Coego11.31 Lino López4.96
2004–05 Thomas Terrell30.39 Thomas Terrell22.97 Antonio García13.07 Lino López5.10
2005–06 Brett Beeson22.23 Tony Smith21.03 Rammel Allen9.84 Jorge Jiménez6.03
2006–07 Jason Blair25.38 Brett Beeson19.21 Jakim Donaldson11.26 Frederic Castelló4.64
2007–08 Stevie Johnson25.39 Stevie Johnson21.39 Paulão Prestes9.40 Josep Marcos4.66
2008–09 Robert Joseph23.90 Tarick Johnson20.11 Pep Ortega8.73 Lino López4.40
2010–11 Ian O'Leary20.38 Mat Witt16.39 Ian O'Leary9.50 Mat Witt6.04
2011–12 Marko Todorović20.38 Alfredo Ott17.58 Alex Thompson8.48 Federico Bavosi5.83
2012–13 Will Hanley23.65 Will Hanley17.65 Will Hanley11.20 Fran Cárdenas6.35
2013–14 Olasumbo Atoyebi20.05 Ibon Carreto16.25 Olasumbo Atoyebi10.50 José Antonio Marco6.08
2014–15 Nick Washburn20.04 Ridge McKeither17.70 Dane Johnson9.13 José Antonio Marco7.12
2015–16 Javonte Green21.60 Gabe Rogers18.38 Jesús Fernández10.17 Javier Marín4.42
2016–17 Sergio de la Fuente19.17 Sergio de la Fuente17.13 Sergio de la Fuente10.20 Lamonte Thomas4.77
2017–18 Tyson Pérez20.57 Will Saunders17.41 Karamo Jawara9.81 Adrián Fuentes5.86
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