Founded | 1974 (the SPB in 2022) |
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First season | 1974 |
Country | Venezuela |
Conferences | Eastern / Western |
Number of teams | 20 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | BCL Americas |
Current champions | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui (1st title) (2023) |
Most championships | Marinos de Oriente Trotamundos de Carabobo (11 titles each) |
Website | www |
The Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB, is the Venezuelan first division national professional basketball league. Founded in 1974 as the Liga Especial de Baloncesto, it adopted the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto in the 1993 season, and the name SuperLiga in 2019. Marinos are the team with most championships with 11. The winners and runners-up of each LPB season qualify for the FIBA Americas League regular season.
The 2018 season was the last played with the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto: in 2019 a new competition called Copa LPB was played. In late 2019 the president of the Venezuelan Basketball Federation Hanthony Coello announced the creation of a new league called SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto.