1996–97 LEB season

The 1996–1997 LEB season was the inaugural season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, the new second tier of the Spanish basketball.

LEB table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Gijón Baloncesto	26	18	8	2153	2027	+126	44	Qualification to quarterfinals
2	CajaCantabria	26	18	8	2319	2136	+183	44
3	Breogán	26	17	9	2238	2196	+42	43
4	Ciudad de Huelva	26	16	10	2149	2086	+63	42
5	Viajes Aliguer	26	16	10	2346	2202	+144	42	Qualification to round of 16
6	Melilla V Centenario	26	16	10	2309	2180	+129	42
7	Lucentum Alicante	26	15	11	1941	1884	+57	41
8	Andorra	26	13	13	2061	2016	+45	39
9	Cajasur Córdoba	26	11	15	2149	2198	−49	37
10	Gráficas García Inca	26	10	16	2159	2230	−71	36
11	Bilbao Patronato	26	9	17	1989	2191	−202	35
12	Peñas Huesca	26	8	18	2060	2174	−114	34
13	Askatuak	26	8	18	1872	2135	−263	34	Relegation playoffs
14	Tenerife Canarias	26	7	19	2182	2272	−90	33	Relegation playoffs

Source: LEB Oro

LEB Playoffs

The two winners of the semifinals are promoted to Liga ACB.

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals




			1	Gijón Baloncesto	2

			8	BC Andorra	3
8	BC Andorra	3

9	Cajasur Córdoba	1
						4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	3

						8	BC Andorra	2



			4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	3

			5	Viajes Aliguer	0
5	Viajes Aliguer	3

12	CB Peñas Huesca	0
									2	CajaCantabria	1

									4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	2



			2	Caja Cantabria	3

			7	CB Lucentum Alicante	1
7	CB Lucentum Alicante	3

10	Gráficas García Inca	2
						2	CajaCantabria	3

						3	CB Breogán	2



			3	CB Breogán	3

			6	Melilla V Centenario	1
6	Melilla V Centenario	3

11	Bilbao Patronato	0

Relegation playoffs

Finals

13	Askatuak	1

14	Tenerife Canarias	3

Relegation system

There were not directly relegations of the last qualified teams in the league. If a team is the last qualified during two consecutive years or is between the two last teams during three seasons, losses its berth.

References

Scores and tables on Foros.acb.com

Second level Spanish basketball league seasons
2ª División	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
1ª División B	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
1ª División	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
Liga EBA	1994–95 1995–96
LEB	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
LEB Oro	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 Playoffs 2011–12 Playoffs 2012–13 Playoffs 2013–14 Playoffs 2014–15 Playoffs 2015–16 Playoffs 2016–17 Playoffs 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

LEB table

LEB Playoffs

Relegation playoffs

Relegation system

References

See also