Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile

Chilenean basketball league

Liga DirecTV by Spalding

Sport| Basketball
Founded| 2010
First season| 2010
Motto| "Qué buena está la Liga!"
No. of teams| 12
Countries| Chile
Most recent
champion(s)| Universidad de Concepción (3rd title)
(2023)
Most titles| Español de Talca
Universidad de Concepción
(3 titles each)
TV partner(s)| CDO
Official website| LNB.cl

The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile, also known as the LNB Chile, is the top national basketball leagues in Chile, it is a professional league, organized by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. The league was created in 2010 and the old national league, Dimayor was discontinued in 2013, being the only basketball professional league in the country. The league is now referred as Liga DirecTV by Spalding for sponsorship reasons.

## History

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2010 Final between Español de Talca v Boston College

Founded in 2008 with the objective of forming strong competition from basketball at national level.

Initially there was the creation of three (League A, League B & League C) divisions, but only the latter two were played. In 2010 the League B was renamed the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, ranking as the main category of the competition, while the League C was renamed Liga Nacional Promocional.

However, that year was constituted the Liga Nacional Superior, vocational and bringing together the country's top clubs.

The inaugural season of the National League had an optimistic hosting, with 12 teams participate in this country. After eliminating Sagrados Corazones and Universidad Católica, Español de Talca met CD Boston College in the finals, winning by a marker 3-1 to become the first champion of the LNB.

In the 2011-12 edition there was a great turnout, with 18 teams, but the defending champion Español de Talca opted to return to the Dimayor. The winner this time was Deportes Castro, who defeated CD Boston College in the finals.[1]

The 2012-13 season saw Español de Talca again crowned champion against CD Boston College, who won their third consecutive sub-championship. The title completed what was nearly a perfect season with only two losses in the tournament, winning Game 4 in overtime.[2]

The 2013-14 season included 16 teams, with debutant team Tinguiririca San Fernando being champions after winning the final 3-1 to Osorno Basketball at the Monumental María Gallardo. With the win Tinguiririca San Fernando became the first team in the Northern Zone to win the championship.[3][4]

2014-15 saw CSD Colo Colo crowned champion, winning the series 3-2 against Deportes Castro in Chiloé. The championship win earns Colo Colo the honor to represent the country in the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.[5][6]

## Format

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All team from Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.

## Current teams

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Liga Uno teams for the 2023 season Team  | Location  | Arena  | Capacity  | Head coach  | Kit  | Shirt Sponsor

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Colegio Los Leones | Quilpué | Gimnasio Colegio Los Leones  | 800  |  José Ángel Samaniego  |  Playmaker  |  Knop Laboratorios
Santiago Morning Quilicura | Quilicura | Gimnasio Municipal de Quilicura  | 800  |  Gustavo Noria  |  KS7  |  Municipalidad de Quilicura
Universidad Católica | Santiago | Edificio de Deportes UC  | 1,500  |  Bernardo Murphy  |  Macron |  CMPC
Municipal Puente Alto | Puente Alto | Gimnasio Municipal de Puente Alto  | 1,500  |  Pablo Ares  |  Playoff  |  CMPC
Tinguiririca SF | San Fernando | Estadio Municipal Techado de San Fernando  | 1,500  |  Pablo Gatica  |  Zeus-Sport  |  Municipalidad de San Fernando
Español de Talca | Talca | Gimnasio Regional  | 4,500  |  Claudio Lavín  |  Zeus-Sport  |  Mayorista DyL
Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Casa del Deporte  | 2,000  |  Cipriano Núñez  |  Live PRO  |  Mundo
AB Temuco | Temuco | Olímpico UFRO/ G. Municipal B. O'Higgins  | 3,200 / 2,000  |  Diego Martínez  |  Kaif Deportes  |  Municipalidad de Temuco
Las Ánimas de Valdivia | Valdivia | Gimnasio de Las Ánimas / Coliseo Antonio Azurmendy | 1,000 / 5,000  |  Jorge Luis Alvárez  |  Spearhead  |  Aserradero El Arenal
CD Valdivia | Valdivia | Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy  | 5,000  |  Gabriel Schamberger  |  Live PRO  |  CMPC
Español de Osorno | Osorno | Gimnasio Monumental María Gallardo  | 4,500  |  Marcelo Macías  |  Playoff  |  Bonisimo
Atlético Puerto Varas | Puerto Varas | Gimnasio Fiscal de Puerto Varas  | 1,300  |  Leonardo Monsalve  |  Evensport  |  Cecinas Llanquihue
CEB Puerto Montt | Puerto Montt | Gimnasio Municipal de Puerto Montt  | 2.000  |  Johao Tapia  |  Imtex  |  Municipalidad de Puerto Montt
ABA Ancud | Ancud | Gimnasio Fiscal de Ancud  | 2,500  |  José Luis Pisani  |  A'S  |  Conservas Angelmó
Deportes Castro | Castro | Gimnasio Fiscal de Castro  | 1,500  |  Damián Gamarra  |  Playoff  |  Naviera Ulloa

## Original league system

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Category | Division

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1º  | Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
12 Teams
2º  | Liga Deportiva Nacional
12 Teams
3º  | Liga Nacional Promocional
24 Teams

## Current system

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Category | Division

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1º  | Liga UNO
15 Teams
2º  | Liga DOS
16 Teams
3º  | Liga de Desarollo Febachile (U23)
37 Teams

## Champions

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Season | Winner | Result | Runners-up | Coach

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2010 | Español de Talca | 3–1 | Boston College | Claudio Lavín
2011-12 | Deportes Castro | 3–1 | Boston College | Warren Espinoza
2012-13 | Español de Talca | 3–1 | Boston College | Carlos Iglesias
2013-14 | Tinguiririca San Fernando | 3–1 | Osorno Básquetbol | Pablo Ares Ordenes
2014-15 | Colo-Colo | 3–2 | Deportes Castro | Gabriel Schamberger
2015-16 | CD Valdivia | 4–2 | Universidad de Concepción | Juan Manuel Córdoba
2016-17 | Español de Talca | 4–2 | Osorno Básquetbol | Gabriel Schamberger
2017-18 | Las Ánimas de Valdivia | 4–1 | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué | Jorge Luis Álvarez
2018-19 | CD Valdivia | 4–1 | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué | Juan Manuel Córdoba
2019-20 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
2021 | Universidad de Concepción | 3–1 | CD Valdivia | Cipriano Núñez
2022  | Universidad de Concepción | 4–2  | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué | Cipriano Núñez
2023  | Universidad de Concepción | 4–1  | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué |

## Championship by team

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Team  | Titles  | Runners-up

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Español de Talca | 3 | \-
Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 1
CD Valdivia | 2 | 1
Tinguiririca San Fernando | 1 | \-
Colo-Colo | 1 | \-
Deportes Castro | 1 | 1
Las Ánimas de Valdivia | 1 | \-
Osorno Básquetbol | - | 2
Colegio Los Leones | - | 3
Boston College | - | 3

## References

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1. ^ "Chilean Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - LATINBASKET". Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
2. ^ "Chilean Basketball". LatinBasket.com. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
3. ^ "Tinguririca Campeón de la LNB Movistar by Spalding". Archived from the original on 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
4. ^ "Campeón de la Liga Nacional jugará la Liga Sudamericana 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
5. ^ "Colo Colo se coronó campeón de la Liga Nacional de Básquetbol". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
6. ^ "Colo Colo vence a Castro y es el monarca de la LNB | Deportes | LA TERCERA". Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
7. ^ "LNB CHILE SUSPENDE DEFINITIVAMENTE LIGA DIRECTV by UACh – Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile".

## External links

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* Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile official website
* Official FebaChile
* Chilean league on Latinbasket.com

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