Liga Mayor de Baloncesto
Founded2017 (2017)
First season2017 Apertura
CountryEl Salvador
ConfederationFIBA Americas (Americas)
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Current championsMetapan BC
(1st title)
(2023 Apertura)
Most championshipsSanta Tecla BC
(5 titles)
2023 Clausura

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 Nine 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.



Future expansion

Former clubs

  • FAS-Denver (-2017)
  • El Rápido La Unión (-2017)
  • Halcones de Sonzacate (-2020)
  • Once Lobos (-2019)
  • Giants de San Salvador (-2018)
  • Canarios de Once Municipal (-2017)
  • San Miguel BC (2017)
  • Arcense Biomedical BC (2017)
  • Tigres Voladores STGO de Maria
  • Aguila BC (-2023)
  • Quezaltepeque BC (-2023)
  • Nejapa B.C (-2023)

Honours

List of champions

TeamTitlesWinning SeasonsNotes
Santa Tecla BC52016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2023 ClausuraRecord holder of consecutive finals appearances in a major Salvadoran professional sports league.
Brujos de Izalco32016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 AperturaTBD.
Halcones de Sonsonate12017 ClausuraTBD.
San Salvador32019 Clausura , 2021 Clausura, 2022 ClausuraTBD.
C.D. Aguila22015 Apertura, 2022 AperturaTBD.
FAS-Denver12015 ClausuraTBD.
TBD12001TBD.
Metapán BC12023 Apertura


Champions

Year Champion Coach Result Runners up Coach League MVP Finals MVP Notes
2017 ClausuraHalcones (1)TBD3–1Santa Tecla BC (0)TBDPuerto Rico Nicaragua Jared RuizPuerto Rico Nicaragua Jared Ruiz[1]
2017 AperturaBrujos de Izalco (1)TBD2-0Isidro Metapan (0)TBDUnited States Christopher BlakeUnited States Garland Mcarthur[2]
2018 ClausuraSanta Tecla BC (1)Cuba Rainel Panfet3–1Quezaltepeque (0)El Salvador Ernesto "Colocho" RodríguezPuerto Rico Nicaragua Jared RuizCuba Lisvan Valdez[3]
2018 AperturaBrujos de Izalco (2)El Salvador William Ávalos3-2Halcones (1)TBDUnited States Christopher BlakeColombia Michaell Jackson[4]
2019 ClausuraSan Salvador BC (1)TBD3–1Quezaltepeque (0)Spain El Salvador José Luis DámasoCuba Marvin CairoColombia Michaell Jackson[5]
2019 AperturaSanta Tecla BC (2)TBD4–1Isidro Metapan (0)TBDCuba Lisvan ValdezUnited States Christopher Blake[6]
2020 Clausura(Season Cancelled) (1)NoneNone(Season Cancelled) (3)NoneNoneNone[7]
2020 Apertura(Season Cancelled) (1)NoneNone(Season Cancelled) (3)NoneNoneNone[8]
2021 ClausuraSan Salvador BC (2)El Salvador William Ávalos4–1Aguila BKB (0)TBDDominican Republic Bernardo PolancoPuerto Rico Owen Perez[9]
2021 AperturaSanta Tecla BC (3)TBD4–1San Salvador BC (1)TBDUnited States Andravious SmithEl Salvador Brian Vasquez[10]
2022 ClausuraAguila BC (1)Argentina Pablo Epeloa3-0Santa Tecla BC (3)TBDUnited States Christopher BlakeUnited States Marquise Mosley[11]
2022 AperturaSan Salvador BC (2)TBD3-0Isidro Metapan(3)TBDUnited States Marc MontaviousUnited States Christopher Blake[12]
2023 ClausuraSanta Tecla BC (5)El Salvador TBD3–0Cojute BC (5)TBDCuba Yoel CubillasDominican Republic Adonis Lopez[13]
2023 AperturaMetapan BC (1)TBD3–1Brujos de Izalco (3)TBDCuba Yoel CubillasCuba Yoel Cubillas[14]
2024 ClausuraTBD (1)TBD4–1TBD (3)TBDTBDTBD[15]
2024 AperturaTBD (1)TBD4–1TBD (3)TBDTBDTBD[16]

List of coaches

  • Spain José Luis Dámaso Martinez (A.D. Isidro Metapan, Quezaltepeque Basketball Club)
  • El Salvador Ricardo Renderos - Halcones
  • El Salvador Roberto Carrillo - Santa Tecla BC
  • El Salvador William Avalos - Santa Tecla BC
  • Cuba 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

  • Canada Jose Colorado - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • Canada Jose Arajuo - Brujos de Izalco
  • Colombia Michael Hinestroza - Brujos de Izalco
  • Colombia Cristian Arboleda - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • Colombia Michael Jackson - San Salvador BC
  • Cuba Alejandro Alvarez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • Cuba Osmel Oliva - Brujos de Izalco
  • Cuba Mario Cairo - Quezaleque BC
  • Cuba Yoel Cubillas - San Salvador BC, Metapan BC
  • Cuba Oreste Torres - Quezaleque BC
  • Cuba Yunistel Molina - San Salvador BC
  • Dominican Republic Pasval Medrano - Halcones
  • Dominican Republic Leadro Cabrera - Santa Tecla BC
  • Nicaragua Barthel Lopez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • United States Ron Patten Jnr - Brujos de Izalco
  • United States Jose Ortiz - Chalchuapa Utd
  • United States Marcus Feige - Chalchuapa Utd
  • United States Dennis Miles - Chalchuapa Utd
  • United States Jacarre Crockett - Quezaleque BC
  • United States Mark Montavious - Santa Ana BC
  • United States David Hage - Santa Ana BC
  • United States Jaston Nixon - Santa Ana BC
  • United States Timonthy Jackson - Halcones
  • United States Joey Luis Baez - Halcones
  • United States Quincy Scates - CBM Cojutepeque
  • United States Shahmel Brackett - CBM Cojutepeque
  • United States Marcus Faison - Santa Tecla BC
  • United States Roberto Martinez - San Salvador BC
  • United States William Kenneth - Aguila BC
  • United States Malam Macam - Aguila BC
  • United States Eddie Isthmin - Once Lobos BC
  • Puerto Rico Lee Vasquez - Aguila BC
  • Puerto Rico Jeremy Agosto - Cojute

  • United States Darius Daniels - Fantasmas De San Vicente

References


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