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Tercera FEB

Tercera FEB
FormerlyLiga EBA (1994–2024)
SportBasketball
Founded1994
CEOJorge Garbajosa
No. of teams109
CountrySpain Spain
ContinentEuropean Union Europe
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toSegunda FEB
Relegation toPrimera División
Official websitewww.feb.es (in Spanish)

The Tercera FEB, formerly known as Liga EBA (Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado), is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB, Primera FEB and Segunda FEB. It is administered by the FEB. It was previously the Spanish second tier level competition from 1994 to 1996, the third tier level from 1996 to 2000, and the fifth tier level, from 2007 to 2009.

From the 2024–25 season it will be named Tercera FEB.[1]

Competition format

The Tercera FEB is made up of five inter-regional groups.

After the regular season, sixteen teams advance to the playoffs, where only four teams are promoted to the Segunda FEB. The lowest ranked teams of each group, are relegated to the Primera División.

History

Former Liga EBA logo.

Final Eight Format

The best teams in the Final Eight were usually promoted to a higher division. Due to economic problems, sometimes the winners couldn't be promoted to higher divisions.

Year Tier Host Champion Runner-up Score Promoted
to		 Teams
promoted
1994–95 2 Gijón CB Gran Canaria Gijón Baloncesto 86–84 ACB 2
1995–96 2 Lugo CB Granada Valencia BC 104–87 None
1996–97 3 Chipiona Menorca Bàsquet CB Cornellà 73–70 LEB 1
1997–98 3 Cabra SD Bidegintza Zalla CB Galicia 74–71 2
1998–99 3 Gandía UB La Palma CB Calpe 71–62 None
1999–00 3 Guadalajara CB Cornellà UB La Palma 74–58 LEB 2 2
2000–01 4 Pamplona Gramenet CB CB Montcada 91–76
2001–02 4 La Laguna CB Aracena CB 1939 Canarias 87–79
2002–03 4 Huesca FC Barcelona B CB Montcada 72–64
2003–04 4 Montilla CB L'Hospitalet UB Sabadell 89–73 3
2004–05 4 Palencia CB Peñas Huesca CB Vic 82–69 2
2005–06 4 Guadalajara CB Prat CB Muro 83–65
2006–07 4 Murcia CB Santa Pola CB Illescas 78–71

Final groups format

The 16 qualified teams were divided in four groups of four teams. The winners of the regular season groups hosted each group. The four group winners were promoted to the disappeared LEB Bronce.

After the play-offs, the FEB set a table to determine the official champion of the Liga EBA. In this table, the four group winners were the four first qualified teams, the runners-up from 5th to 8th, third qualifiers from 9th to 12th and last teams from 13th to 16th.

Year Tier Champion Runner-up Third qualified Fourth qualified
2007–08 5 Fundación Adepal Oviedo CB CB Valls CB Villa de Valdemoro
2008–09 5 CB Olesa CB Santurtzi SK BC Andorra CB La Vila

'May madness' format

The 32 qualified teams played a two-leg play-off where four teams were promoted to the higher division. From the 2010–11 season, only 16 teams qualified for the 'May madness' format. Four teams were promoted each season to LEB Plata. For the 2012–13 season, FEB decided to return to the Final Groups format.

After the play-offs, the FEB set a table to determine the official champion of the Liga EBA.

Year Tier Champion Runner-up Third qualified Fourth qualified
2009–10 4 Oviedo CB Iraurgi SB CDB Ciudad Real CB L'Alfàs
2010–11 4 Araberri BC CB Bahía San Agustín CB Santfeliuenc Gandía BA
2011–12 4 Askatuak SBT CB Bahía San Agustín CB Santfeliuenc CE Sant Nicolau
2012–13 4 Xuventude Baloncesto Real Canoe NC CB Estudiantes B Zornotza ST

Comeback to the Final groups format

As in 2008 and 2009, the final round was played by 16 teams divided in four groups, where the winners were promoted to LEB Plata. Since the 2018–19 season, teams were divided into two stages for six promotions.

Year Champion Runner-up Third qualified Fourth qualified
2013–14 Univ. Valladolid CE Sant Nicolau CB Pla de Na Tesa AEC Collblanc-Torrassa
2014–15 CB Morón CB Deportivo Coín Fundación CB Granada CB Andratx
2015–16 CB L'Hospitalet UPB Gandia Albacete Basket Alcázar Basket
2016–17 CB Myrtia CB Martorell Real Canoe NC CP La Roda
2017–18 CB Peixefresco CB Almansa CB Menorca CB Villarrobledo
2018–19 CB Pardinyes CB Ciudad de Ponferrada CB Tizona UDEA Baloncesto
2019–20[a] No champions declared
2020–21 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada B CB Alginet Valencia Basket B Basket Cartagena
2021–22 FC Barcelona B CB Santurtzi SK Saski Baskonia B CB Tormes
2022–23 CB Joventut Llucmajor CB Tarragona UE Mataró CB Santfeliuenc
2023–24 CB Llíria Córdoba CB 2022 UB Archena UPB Gandia
  1. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Copa EBA

The Copa EBA was a competition held from 1996 to 2000 season. This cup was held after the end of the regular season and was played by the champions of the groups.

Season Champion Runner-up
1996–97 Gandía BA CB Coruña
1997–98 CB Calpe FC Barcelona B
1998–99 CB Cornellà CB Calpe
1999–00 CB Cornellà Baloncesto León B

References

  1. ^ "La primera Comisión Delegada del periodo olímpico 2024-28 trae importantes novedades" (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 24 May 2024.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercera_FEB