Venezuelan Basketball League (Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto) History
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League status
The Liga Especial de Baloncesto (LEB) is the first-tier professional basketball league in Venezuela. Liga Especial de Baloncesto was established in 1974.
The SPB sits above the Liga Superior de Baloncesto which effectively forms the second-tier of Venezuelan basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-Venezuelan players per team: 3 import players (non-Europeans), 0 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 3.
League name history
1974[+]-1992[+]: Liga Especial de Baloncesto 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
1993-2018: Liga Profesional de Baloncesto 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2019: Copa Liga Profesional de Baloncesto
League logos
 Until 2018 |  2019 |  2020-2021 |  Since 2022 |
Title holders
- 2022-23:
Gladiadores de Anzoategui - 2023-24: Gladiadores de Anzoategui
- 2024-25:
Gaiteros de Zulia - 2025-26:
Marinos de Anzoategui
- 2022-23: Gladiadores de Anzoategui
- 2023-24: Gladiadores de Anzoategui
- 2024-25: Gaiteros de Zulia
- 2025-26: Marinos de Anzoategui
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Gladiadores | 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| 1 |  Gaiteros | 2024-25 |
| 1 | Marinos | 2025-26 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-Up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Gladiadores de Anzoategui | 95-64,65-68,82-66,91-78,98-73 |  Guaros de Lara | |
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champion |
| 2023-24 | Gladiadores de Anzoategui | 100-83,73-65,74-63,85-76 |  Guaiqueries de Margarita |  Marinos de Oriente |
| 2024-25 | Gaiteros de Zulia | 4-1 |  Trotamundos de Carabobo |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Guaiqueries | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gladiadores | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Trotamundos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gaiteros | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Guaros | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marinos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaiteros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gladiadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marinos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guaiqueries | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trotamundos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pioneros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cocodrilos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Venezuelan Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Ruiz | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Jose Sojo | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
| Jhon Brito | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
Players with the most Venezuelan titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Ruiz | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
