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
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 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 eleven teams for 2025 Apertura. The teams are located in San Salvador, Santa ANa, La Libertad, San Vicenete, Ahuachapan, Usulutan and Cuscatlan. The TBD are the oldest club in the competition, having participated in every season since 2017.
Metapan BC San Salvador BC Cojute BC ( Club Municipal de Baloncesto de Cojutepeque) Santiagueno BC Brujos de Izalco BC Santa Ana B.C. Santa Tecla BC (Santa Tecla IMDELS) Chalchuapa United (Lobos) Salvadoreños BC Ahuachapán
Future expansion
Former clubs FAS-Denver (2017) El Rápido La Unión (2017) Halcones de Sonzacate (2017-2020) Once Lobos (-2019) Giants de San Salvador (2017-2018) Canarios de Once Municipal (2017) San Miguel BC (2017) Arcense Biomedical BC (2017) Tigres Voladores STGO de Maria Aguila BC (-2023) Quezaltepeque BC (2017-2023) Nejapa B.C (2017-2023) Fantasmas de San Vicente CD Aguila Basquetball
Honours
List of champions
Team Titles Winning SeasonsNotesSanta Tecla BC5 2016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2023 ClausuraRecord holder of consecutive finals appearances in a major Salvadoran professional sports league.Metapán BC52023 Apertura, 2024 Clausura, 2024 Apertura, 2025 Apertura, 2026 AperturaBrujos de Izalco32016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 AperturaTBD.San Salvador32019 Clausura , 2021 Clausura, 2022 ClausuraTBD.C.D. Aguila22015 Apertura, 2022 AperturaTBD.Halcones de Sonsonate12017 ClausuraTBD.Lobos BKB12025 ClausuraTBD.FAS-Denver12015 ClausuraTBD.TBD12001TBD.
Champions
YearChampionCoachResultRunners upCoachLeague MVPFinals MVPNotes 2017 Clausura Halcones (1) TBD3–1Santa Tecla BC (0) TBD Jared Ruiz Jared Ruiz [] 2017 Apertura ''Brujos de Izalco (1) || William Ávalos||align=center|2-0||Isidro Metapan (0) || William Avalos || Christopher Blake || Garland Mcarthur ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2018 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Santa Tecla BC (1) || Rainel Panfet||align=center|3–1||Quezaltepeque (0) || Ernesto "Colocho" Rodríguez || Jared Ruiz || Lisvan Valdez ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2018 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Brujos de Izalco (2) || William Ávalos||align=center|3-2||Halcones (1) || TBD || Christopher Blake || Michaell Jackson ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2019 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|San Salvador BC (1) || Yull Scott||align=center|3–1||Quezaltepeque (0) || José Luis Dámaso || Marvin Cairo || Michaell Jackson ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2019 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Santa Tecla BC (2) || Rainel Panfet||align=center|4–1||Isidro Metapan (0) || TBD || Lisvan Valdez || Christopher Blake ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2020 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|(Season Cancelled) (1) ||None||align=center|None||(Season Cancelled) (3) || None|| None || None ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2020 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|(Season Cancelled) (1) ||None||align=center|None||(Season Cancelled) (3) || None|| None || None ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2021 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|San Salvador BC (2) || William Ávalos||align=center|4–1||Aguila BKB (0) || TBD || Bernardo Polanco || Owen Perez ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2021 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Santa Tecla BC (3) || Adrian Paumier||align=center|4–1||San Salvador BC (1) || TBD || Andravious Smith || Brian Vasquez ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2022 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Aguila BC (1) || Pablo Epeloa ||align=center|3-0||Santa Tecla BC (3) || William Avalos || Christopher Blake || Marquise Mosley ||align="center" | |- |align="center" | 2022 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|San Salvador BC (2) ||TBD||align=center|3-0||Isidro Metapan(3) || Pablo Epeloa || Marc Montavious || Christopher Blake ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2023 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Santa Tecla BC (5) || Ernesto Rodriguez ||align=center|3–0||Cojute BC (5) || Jose Rivas || Yoel Cubillas || Adonis Lopez ||align="center" | |- |align="center" | 2023 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Metapan BC (1) || Reinaldo Corrales||align=center|3–1||Brujos de Izalco (3) || Francisco Lemus || Yoel Cubillas || Yoel Cubillas ||align="center" | |- |align="center" | 2024 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Metapan BC (2) || Reinaldo Corrales||align=center|3–1||Santa Ana BC (3) || Melvin Marroquin || TBD || TBD ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2024 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Metapan BC (3) || Reinaldo Corrales||align=center|3–2||Lobos BKB (3) || Alexander Colocho || Yoel Cubillas || TBD ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2025 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Metapan BC (4) || Alessandro Rouco ||align=center|3–2||San Salvador BC (2) || José Rivas || Yoel Cubillas || Marvin Cairo ||align="center" | |- |align="center" | 2025 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Lobos BKB (1) || Pablo Apeloa||align=center|3–1||Metapan BC (4) || Alessandro Rouco || TBD || TBD ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2026 Apertura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|Metapan BC (5) || Reinier Muñiz||align=center|3–2||Lobos BKB (4) || Pablo Epeloa || TBD || TBD ||align="center" |[] |- |align="center" | 2026 Clausura ||style="background:#FFFF99"|TBD'' () TBD–TBD () TBD TBD TBD []
List of coaches 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 Marlon Viana - (Once Lobos, AB lobos) Sergio Rouco - (Salvadoreños)
List of players 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
Darius Daniels - Fantasmas De San Vicente
References
External links 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/