Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| First season | 2010 |
| Motto | "Qué buena está la Liga!" |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Countries | Chile |
| Confederation | FIBA Americas |
| Most recent champion | Universidad de Concepción (4th title) (2024–25) |
| Most titles | Universidad de Concepción (4 titles) |
| Broadcaster | CDO |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cups | Basketball Champions League Americas Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto |
| Official website | LNB.cl |
The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile, also known as the LNB Chile, is the top national basketball leagues in Chile, it is a professional league, organized by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. The league was created in 2010 and the old national league, Dimayor was discontinued in 2013, being the only basketball professional league in the country. The league is now referred as Liga Chery 2025 by Cecinas Llanquihue for sponsorship reasons.
History
[edit | edit source]Founded in 2008 with the objective of forming strong competition from basketball at national level.
Initially there was the creation of three (League A, League B & League C) divisions, but only the latter two were played. In 2010 the League B was renamed the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, ranking as the main category of the competition, while the League C was renamed Liga Nacional Promocional.
However, that year was constituted the Liga Nacional Superior, vocational and bringing together the country's top clubs.
The inaugural season of the National League had an optimistic hosting, with 12 teams participate in this country. After eliminating Sagrados Corazones and Universidad Católica, Español de Talca met CD Boston College in the finals, winning by a marker 3–1 to become the first champion of the LNB.
In the 2011–12 edition there was a great turnout, with 18 teams, but the defending champion Español de Talca opted to return to the Dimayor. The winner this time was Deportes Castro, who defeated CD Boston College in the finals.[1]
The 2012–13 season saw Español de Talca again crowned champion against CD Boston College, who won their third consecutive sub-championship. The title completed what was nearly a perfect season with only two losses in the tournament, winning Game 4 in overtime.[2]
The 2013–14 season included 16 teams, with debutant team Tinguiririca San Fernando being champions after winning the final 3–1 to Osorno Basketball at the Monumental María Gallardo. With the win Tinguiririca San Fernando became the first team in the Northern Zone to win the championship.[3][4]
2014–15 saw CSD Colo Colo crowned champion, winning the series 3–2 against Deportes Castro in Chiloé. The championship win earns Colo Colo the honor to represent the country in the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.[5][6]
Format
[edit | edit source]All team from Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.
Current teams
[edit | edit source]| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Head coach | Kit | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colegio Los Leones | Quilpué | Gimnasio Colegio Los Leones | 800 |  José Ángel Samaniego
|
Italy Zeus Sport | Chile Knop Laboratorios |
| Sportiva Italiana | Valparaíso | Arlegui Fortín Prat |
1,200 3,000 |
Chile Gianluca Pozo | Chile Playoff | Chile UVM |
| Colo-Colo | Macul | Centro Entrenamiento Olímpico de Ñuñoa | 3,000 | Chile Ernesto Menchaca | Italy Macron | Chile Clínica Meds |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago | Edificio de Deportes UC | 1,500 | Argentina Bernardo Murphy | Chile Playmaker | Chile CMPC |
| Municipal Puente Alto | Puente Alto | Gimnasio Municipal de Puente Alto | 1,500 | Argentina Cristián Santander | Chile Playoff | Chile CMPC |
| Español de Talca | Talca | Gimnasio Regional | 4,500 | Chile Héctor Vera Alfaro | Chile Masitri | Chile PF |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Casa del Deporte | 2,000 | Uruguay Santiago Gómez | Italy Macron | United States Mundo |
| Las Ánimas de Valdivia | Valdivia | Gimnasio de Las Ánimas / Coliseo Antonio Azurmendy | 1,000 / 5,000 | Chile Carlos Zúñiga | Chile Playoff | Chile Transportes Betancourt |
| CD Valdivia | Valdivia | Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy | 5,000 | Argentina Juan Manuel Jápez | Chile Live PRO | Curaçao Rojabet |
| Español de Osorno | Osorno | Gimnasio Monumental María Gallardo | 4,500 | Argentina Jorge Luis Álvarez | Chile Playoff | Estonia Coolbet |
| Atlético Puerto Varas | Puerto Varas | Gimnasio Fiscal de Puerto Varas | 1,300 | Argentina Damián Gamarra | Chile Evensport | Chile Cecinas Llanquihue |
| ABA Ancud | Ancud | Gimnasio Fiscal de Ancud | 2,500 | Chile Cipriano Núñez | Argentina Playoff | Chile Conservas Angelmó |
Original league system
[edit | edit source]| Category | Division | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | Liga Nacional de Básquetbol 12 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2º | Liga Deportiva Nacional 12 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3º | Liga Nacional Promocional 24 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
Current system
[edit | edit source]| Category | Division | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | Liga UNO 15 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2º | Liga DOS 16 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3º | Liga de Desarollo Febachile (U23) 37 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
Champions
[edit | edit source]Championship by team
[edit | edit source]| Team | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Español de Talca | 3 | - |
| Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 1 |
| CD Valdivia | 2 | 1 |
| Colegio Los Leones | 1 | 3 |
| Tinguiririca San Fernando | 1 | - |
| Colo-Colo | 1 | - |
| Deportes Castro | 1 | 1 |
| Las Ánimas de Valdivia | 1 | - |
| Osorno Básquetbol | - | 2 |
| Boston College | - | 3 |
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