Liga Mayor de Baloncesto
Founded | 2017 |
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First season | 2017 Apertura |
Country | El Salvador |
Confederation | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on | 1 |
Current champions | Cancelled (Clausura 2021) |
Most championships | Santa Tecla BC Brujos de Izalco (3 titles) |
2021 |
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 eight 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.
- Club Municipal de Baloncesto de Cojutepeque
- Chalchuapa United
- Aguila BC
- Santa Tecla BC
- Brujos de Izalco
- Santa Ana B.C.
- San Salvador BC
- Fantasmas de San Vicente
Future expansion[]
Former clubs[]
- A.D. Isidro Metapán
- FAS-Denver
- Quezaltepeque BC
- El Rápido La Unión
- Halcones de Sonzacate
Honours[]
List of champions[]
Team | Titles | Winning Seasons | Notes |
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Santa Tecla BC | 3 | 2016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 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 | 1 | 2019 Clausura [2] | TBD. |
C.D. Aguila | 1 | 2015 Apertura | TBD. |
FAS-Denver | 1 | 2015 Clausura | TBD. |
TBD | 1 | 2001 | TBD. |
List of coaches[]
- José Luis Dámaso Martinez (A.D. Isidro Metapan, Quezaltepeque Basketball Club)
- Ricardo Renderos - Halcones
- Roberto Carrillo - 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[]
- 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
- 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
External links[]
- Basketball competition stubs
- Basketball in El Salvador
- Sports leagues in El Salvador
- Basketball leagues in Central America
- Sports leagues established in 1985
- 2016 establishments in El Salvador