Liga Mayor de Baloncesto
Founded | 2017 |
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First season | 2017 Apertura |
Country | El Salvador |
Confederation | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Current champions | Metapan BC (1st title) (2023 Apertura) |
Most championships | Santa Tecla BC (5 titles) |
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The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) is a men's professional basketball league in Americas, currently composed of 9 teams. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in El Salvador. It is the top level of the El Salvador basketball league system. The league is controlled by the El Salvador Basketball Federation (in Spanish: Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto.).
History
[edit]The league was formed in 2017, following the end of the previous iteration of the first division Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador.
Current clubs
[edit]The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) was founded in 2017 with nine teams. Due to club expansions, reductions and relocations, many of the teams either changed or ceased to exist. There are currently Nine teams. The teams are located in TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, and TBD. The TBD are the oldest club in the competition, having participated in every season since 2017.
- Santa Tecla BC
- Fantasmas de San Vicente
- Brujos de Izalco BC
- Metapan BC
- Chalchuapa United
- Club Municipal de Baloncesto de Cojutepeque
- San Salvador BC
- Santa Ana B.C.
- Santiagueno BC
Future expansion
[edit]Former clubs
[edit]- FAS-Denver (-2017)
- El Rápido La Unión (-2017)
- Halcones de Sonzacate (-2020)
- Once Lobos (-2019)
- Giants de San Salvador (-2018)
- Canarios de Once Municipal (-2017)
- San Miguel BC (2017)
- Arcense Biomedical BC (2017)
- Tigres Voladores STGO de Maria
- Aguila BC (-2023)
- Quezaltepeque BC (-2023)
- Nejapa B.C (-2023)
Honours
[edit]List of champions
[edit]Team | Titles | Winning Seasons | Notes |
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Santa Tecla BC | 5 | 2016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2023 Clausura | Record holder of consecutive finals appearances in a major Salvadoran professional sports league. |
Brujos de Izalco | 3 | 2016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 Apertura | TBD. |
Halcones de Sonsonate | 1 | 2017 Clausura | TBD. |
San Salvador | 3 | 2019 Clausura [2], 2021 Clausura, 2022 Clausura | TBD. |
C.D. Aguila | 2 | 2015 Apertura, 2022 Apertura | TBD. |
FAS-Denver | 1 | 2015 Clausura | TBD. |
TBD | 1 | 2001 | TBD. |
Metapán BC | 1 | 2023 Apertura | [3] |
Champions
[edit]Year | Champion | Coach | Result | Runners up | Coach | League MVP | Finals MVP | Notes |
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2017 Clausura | Halcones (1) | TBD | 3–1 | Santa Tecla BC (0) | TBD | ![]() ![]() |
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[1] |
2017 Apertura | Brujos de Izalco (1) | TBD | 2-0 | Isidro Metapan (0) | TBD | ![]() |
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[2] |
2018 Clausura | Santa Tecla BC (1) | ![]() |
3–1 | Quezaltepeque (0) | ![]() |
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[3] |
2018 Apertura | Brujos de Izalco (2) | ![]() |
3-2 | Halcones (1) | TBD | ![]() |
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[4] |
2019 Clausura | San Salvador BC (1) | TBD | 3–1 | Quezaltepeque (0) | ![]() ![]() |
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[5] |
2019 Apertura | Santa Tecla BC (2) | TBD | 4–1 | Isidro Metapan (0) | TBD | ![]() |
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[6] |
2020 Clausura | (Season Cancelled) (1) | None | None | (Season Cancelled) (3) | None | None | None | [7] |
2020 Apertura | (Season Cancelled) (1) | None | None | (Season Cancelled) (3) | None | None | None | [8] |
2021 Clausura | San Salvador BC (2) | ![]() |
4–1 | Aguila BKB (0) | TBD | ![]() |
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[9] |
2021 Apertura | Santa Tecla BC (3) | TBD | 4–1 | San Salvador BC (1) | TBD | ![]() |
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[10] |
2022 Clausura | Aguila BC (1) | ![]() |
3-0 | Santa Tecla BC (3) | TBD | ![]() |
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[11] |
2022 Apertura | San Salvador BC (2) | TBD | 3-0 | Isidro Metapan(3) | TBD | ![]() |
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[12] |
2023 Clausura | Santa Tecla BC (5) | ![]() |
3–0 | Cojute BC (5) | TBD | ![]() |
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[13] |
2023 Apertura | Metapan BC (1) | TBD | 3–1 | Brujos de Izalco (3) | TBD | ![]() |
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[14] |
2024 Clausura | TBD (1) | TBD | 4–1 | TBD (3) | TBD | TBD | TBD | [15] |
2024 Apertura | TBD (1) | TBD | 4–1 | TBD (3) | TBD | TBD | TBD | [16] |
List of coaches
[edit]José Luis Dámaso Martinez (A.D. Isidro Metapan, Quezaltepeque Basketball Club)
Ricardo Renderos - Halcones
Roberto Carrillo - Santa Tecla BC
William Avalos - Santa Tecla BC
Adrián Paumier - Santa Tecla BC
- Joaquin Meralega - Aguila
- Ismael Ochoa - Aguila
- Cristopher Blade - Aguila
- Shannel Brackett - Cojuetepeque
- Orestes Quiroz - Once Lobos
- Patrick Davis - FASDenver
List of players
[edit]Jose Colorado - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Jose Arajuo - Brujos de Izalco
Michael Hinestroza - Brujos de Izalco
Cristian Arboleda - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Michael Jackson - San Salvador BC
Alejandro Alvarez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Osmel Oliva - Brujos de Izalco
Mario Cairo - Quezaleque BC
Yoel Cubillas - San Salvador BC, Metapan BC
Oreste Torres - Quezaleque BC
Yunistel Molina - San Salvador BC
Pasval Medrano - Halcones
Leadro Cabrera - Santa Tecla BC
Barthel Lopez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
Ron Patten Jnr - Brujos de Izalco
Jose Ortiz - Chalchuapa Utd
Marcus Feige - Chalchuapa Utd
Dennis Miles - Chalchuapa Utd
Jacarre Crockett - Quezaleque BC
Mark Montavious - Santa Ana BC
David Hage - Santa Ana BC
Jaston Nixon - Santa Ana BC
Timonthy Jackson - Halcones
Joey Luis Baez - Halcones
Quincy Scates - CBM Cojutepeque
Shahmel Brackett - CBM Cojutepeque
Marcus Faison - Santa Tecla BC
Roberto Martinez - San Salvador BC
William Kenneth - Aguila BC
Malam Macam - Aguila BC
Eddie Isthmin - Once Lobos BC
Lee Vasquez - Aguila BC
Jeremy Agosto - Cojute
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- https://www.tigosports.com.sv/liga-clubes/liga-mayor-de-baloncesto
- https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/otros-deportes/coronavirus-baloncesto-extranjeros-esperan-vuelos-para-regresar-a-casa/712165/2020/