Chilean Basketball League (Liga Nacional de Basquetbol) History
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League status
The Division Mayor del Basquetbol de Chile is the first-tier professional basketball league in Chile. Division Mayor del Basquetbol de Chile was established in 1979.
The LNB sits above the Liga Nacional de Basquetbol 2 which effectively forms the second-tier of Chilean basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 10 teams qualify to the play-offs.
League name history
1979-2011: Division Mayor del Basquetbol de Chile
2011 until now: Liga Nacional de Basquetbol 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
League logos
 Until 2008 |  2008-2011 |  2011-2012 |  2012-2014 |  Since 2014 |
Title holders
- 2022-23:
CD Universidad de Concepcion - 2023-24:
Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue
- 2024-25: CD Universidad de Concepcion
- 2025-26: Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue
- 2022-23: CD Universidad de Concepcion
- 2023-24: Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue
- 2024-25: CD Universidad de Concepcion
- 2025-26: Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Univ.Concepcion | 2022-23, 2024-25 |
| 2 | Los Leones | 2023-24, 2025-26 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | CD Universidad de Concepcion | 73-64,74-72,88-74,85-65,86-88 | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue | CD Universidad de Concepcion |
| 2023-24 | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue | 104-69 |  CD Espanol Osorno | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue |
| 2024-25 | CD Universidad de Concepcion | 4-1 | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue | Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Leones | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Univ.Concepcion | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Valdivia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Espanol O. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Leones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Univ.Concepcion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Espanol O. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Valdivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colo Colo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ancud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Puerto Varas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Chilean Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Darrol Jones | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Ignacio Carrion | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Ty Jones | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Danko Garcia | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Nicolas Rebolledo | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Gabriel Garcia | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Sergio Mijares | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Eduardo Lugo | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Joaquin Saavedra | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Eric Kibi | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
Players with the most Chilean titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Alvarado | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Ricardo Maass | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Sebastian Carrasco | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Diego Silva | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Matias Castro | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Evandro Arteaga | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Kevin Rubio | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Andres Dominguez | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Michael Rivera | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Darrol Jones | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
