The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (abbreviated LNB) is the top professional basketball league in Ecuador. For sponsorship reasons the league is called the DirecTV Cup. The league is usually in session from June to October.
Current clubs TeamCity, ProvinceAndes BCIbarraATUC BCCuencaCalderón Tu PasiónCalderónFormativas PiratasIbarraHenkoCuencaIMP AlvaradoAmbatoMonstersQuitoSanta MariaMachalaSevilla's TeamQuitoSpartans AcademyQuito
Champions
National Basketball League era (1999–2010) + Season Champions Runners-up1999UTEESPE2000ESPELa Salle2001MavortUTE2002ESPE (2)Mavort2003ESPE (3)La Salle2004ESPE (4)Deportivo Quevedo2005ESPE (5)UTE2006ESPE (6)Espoli2007Cancelled2008BarcelonaESPE2009Mavort (2)UTE2010UTE (2)ESPE
LEB era (2011–present) Season Champions Runners-up Finals score2011Mavort (3)ESPOL2–12012Importadora AlvaradoAsociación Deportiva Naval2–12013CKTGuerreros de Nuemane3–12014UTE (3)CKT4–22015CKT (2)UTE4–12016HR PortoviejoICCAN Macas2–12017ICCAN MacasPiratas de Los Lagos4–22018Deportivo Juvenil de VincesICCAN Macas2–12019Cancelled due to logistical issues2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador2021Santa MaríaCyC Portoviejo1–02022Punto Rojo LRCaballeros2–0
LNB era (2022–present) Season Champions Runners-up Finals score2023CaballerosClub Valle2–02024Santa Maria (2)Ambato Soldiers2–12025Importadora Alvarado (2)Andes2–02026Importadora Alvarado (3)Andes2–0 References
Sources History
External links Presentation at Latinbasket.com