Ecuadorian Basketball League (Liga Nacional de Baloncesto) History

League status

The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) is the first-tier professional basketball league in Ecuador. LNB was established in 1992.
The LNB sits above the Liga Ecuabet Basquet Pro which effectively forms the second-tier of Ecuadorian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 4 teams qualify to the play-offs.

League name history

1992 until now: Liga Nacional de Baloncesto  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2011-2021: Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto 
2022 until now: Liga Nacional de Baloncesto  2022 2023 2024 2025
Until

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
1Santa Maria 2023-24
1Caballeros 2022-23
1Alvarado 2024-25

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champ
2022-23Caballeros ATE Ambato2-0Club Valle UnidoClub Valle Unido
2023-24L.D.U. Santa Maria2-1Ambato SoldiersL.D.U. Santa Maria
2024-25IMP Alvarado2-0Andes B.C. Ibarra

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Santa Maria101
Caballeros101
Andes011
Club Valle011
Alvarado101
Ambato S.011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Santa Maria1000
Alvarado1000
Ambato S.0100
Andes0100
Iccan0010
Sevillas0010
ATUC0001
Piratas0001

Players with the most appearances in the Ecuadorian Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears

Players with the most Ecuadorian titles

PlayerCountYears Won