Chilean Basketball League (Liga Nacional de Basquetbol) History

League status

The Liga Nacional de Basquetbol is the first-tier professional basketball league in Chile. LNB 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 
Until 2008
2008-2011
2011-2012
2012-2014
Since 2014

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
2Univ.Concepcion 2022-23, 2024-25
2Los Leones 2023-24, 2025-26

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2022-23CD Universidad de Concepcion4-1Colegio Los Leones de QuilpueCD Universidad de Concepcion
2023-24Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue104-69CD Espanol OsornoColegio Los Leones de Quilpue
2024-25CD Universidad de Concepcion4-1Colegio Los Leones de QuilpueColegio Los Leones de Quilpue

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Los Leones224
Univ.Concepcion202
Valdivia011
Espanol O.011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Los Leones2100
Univ.Concepcion1010
Espanol O.0111
Valdivia0100
Colo Colo0010
Ancud0001
Puerto Varas0001

Players with the most appearances in the Chilean Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Darrol Jones32023, 2024, 2025
Ignacio Carrion32023, 2024, 2025
Ty Jones32023, 2024, 2025
Danko Garcia32023, 2024, 2025
Nicolas Rebolledo32023, 2024, 2025
Gabriel Garcia32023, 2024, 2025
Jerry Evans22023, 2025
Eric Kibi22023, 2024
Diego Silva22023, 2025
Sebastian Carrasco22023, 2025

Players with the most Chilean titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Juan Alvarado22023, 2025
Ricardo Maass22023, 2025
Sebastian Carrasco22023, 2025
Diego Silva22023, 2025
Evandro Arteaga22023, 2025
Kevin Rubio22023, 2025
Andres Dominguez22023, 2025
Michael Rivera22023, 2025
Matias Castro22023, 2025