Basketball in Spain is organized in a way similar to football, which is different from the system employed by the NBA in North America. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The Spanish basketball league (ACB) is divided into divisions linked by the system of promotion and relegation. The top flight is the ACB Division. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away, during the regular season. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season play in the Final Play-off competing for the title of Spanish ACB Champion. The champion and other top teams play in the various european leagues and champsionships. ACB (Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto), is the premier professional basketball league in Spain. ... In many sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions), relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the least successful team(s) of a higher division into a lower division at the end of the season. ...

The Spanish league teams compete in Europe under ULEB most notably in the Euroleague and ULEB cup and under FIBA Europe, in other competitions. World map showing the location of Europe. ... The Euroleague (EL) is a high-calibre professional basketball league with teams from thirteen different European countries. ... FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 50 national European FIBA federations. ...

The Spanish teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto. The top eight teams of the Classification (ACB) at half regular season play the Copa del Rey. The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (English: Kings Cup of Basketball) is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spains top professional league, Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. ...

Current hierarchical divisional breakdowns

• ACB (18 teams)
• LEB (18 teams)

For a list of teams, see List of basketball clubs in Spain The ACB (Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto) is the premier professional basketball league in Spain. ... Liga Española de Baloncesto is a spanish basketball championship that is the next level of the ACB. Is administered by the FEB. The LEB league was founded in 1996, which is played also under FIBA rules, currently consists of 18 teams, including ones like Tenerife Baloncesto, Plus Pujol Lleida... List of basketball clubs in Spain sorted by division: // Mens: League ACB 2005/06 season. ...

The Spain national basketball team represents the whole country, who have significant players like Pau Gasol, Jorge Garbajosa, Jose Calderon, Sergio Rodriguez, Fran Vazquez, Albert Miralles and Raul Lopez. Colours Red and Yellow Coach Pepu Hernandez FIBA Affiliation 1932 FIBA Ranking (Mens) 3 World Championships Appearances: 9 Best position: Champion (2006) Olympic Games Appearances : 9 Best position: 2nd (1984) European Championship Appearances : 16 Best position: 2nd (1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003) The Spain national basketball team is the... Pau Gasol Sáez (born July 6, 1980, in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona province,Catalonia, Spain) is a 70 (2. ... Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro Jr. ... José Manuel Calderón (born September 28, 1981) is a Spanish professional basketball player who signed with the NBAs Toronto Raptors on August 3, 2005. ... Sergio Rodríguez (born June 12, 1986 in Tenerife, Spain) is a Spanish professional basketball player. ... Fran Vázquez (born May 1, 1983 in Carballedo Lugo, Spain) is a Spanish pro basketball player. ... Raúl López Molist (born April 15, 1980) is a Spanish basketball player who plays for the NBAs Utah Jazz. ...

Current female hierarchical divisional breakdowns

• LFB (14 teams)
• LFB-2 (2 groups of 14 teams each)

For a list of teams, see List of basketball clubs in Spain. List of basketball clubs in Spain sorted by division: // Mens: League ACB 2005/06 season. ...

The Spain women's national basketball team represents the whole country.

Others Competitions

• Copa del Rey de Baloncesto

• Supercopa de España de Baloncesto

The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (English: Kings Cup of Basketball) is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spains top professional league, Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. ... The Supercopa de España is a Spanish basketball played by the winners of the Spanish ACB and the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto. ...

External links

• ACB League Official Website
• Royal Spanish Basketball Federation