2019–20 LEB Plata season
The 2019–20 LEB Plata season was the 20th season of the Spanish basketball third league. It started on 21 September 2019 with the first round of the regular season and was curtailed on 25 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LEB Plata | |
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Season | 2019–20 |
Teams | 24 |
Games played | 300 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Murcia (1st title) |
Promoted | Real Murcia Bàsquet Girona UBU Tizona |
Relegated | None[lower-alpha 1] |
Records | |
Biggest home win | Murcia 92–49 Barça (19 October 2019) |
Biggest away win | Albacete 59–94 Girona (23 November 2019) |
Highest scoring | Zamora 107–103 ISB (18 January 2020) |
Winning streak | 9 games CB Marbella |
Losing streak | 7 games CB Benicarló Zornotza ST CB Villarrobledo |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Format changes
On 8 June 2019, the General Assembly of the Spanish Basketball Federation agreed to expand the promotion playoffs to eight teams, being these from the second to the ninth qualified of the Group A1 of the second stage and the winner of the Group A2.[1]
In addition, every team must have always playing at least one Spanish player.[1]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2018–19 season, three relegated from the 2018–19 LEB Oro and six promoted from the 2018–19 Liga EBA.[2] On July 10, 2019, Círculo Gijón swapped place with Grupo Eleyco Baskonia B, JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda swapped place with Isover Basket Azuqueca, Gran Canaria B swapped place with NCS Alcobendas, and CB Benicarló and CB Marbella achieved the vacancies of Sáenz Horeca Araberri and Movistar Estudiantes B.[3]
- Teams relegated from LEB Oro
- CB Prat
- Barça B
Sáenz Horeca Araberri(resigned)[4]
- Teams promoted from Liga EBA
- Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida
- CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP
- UBU Tizona
- Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras
NCS Alcobendas(resigned to promotion)[5]Movistar Estudiantes B(resigned to promotion)
- Teams relegated to Liga EBA
- Círculo Gijón (swapped place with Grupo Eleyco Baskonia B)[6]
- CB Extremadura Plasencia
- Ávila Auténtica Carrefour "El Bulevar"
- CB Vic Universitat de Vic
JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda(swapped place with Isover Basket Azuqueca)- Quesería La Antigua CB Tormes
- Teams that applied to participate
- CB Benicarló
- Gran Canaria B (swapped place with NCS Alcobendas)
- CB Marbella
Venues and locations
Season summary
On March 10, 2020, the Government of Spain decreed that all games would be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On March 12, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation postponed all the games of the next two weeks.[8][9] On March 18, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation extended the postponement of the games until March 29 due to the state of alarm.[10] On March 25, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation extended the postponement of the games until April 12 due to the extension of state of alarm.[11]
On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to force majeure with the following decisions:[12]
- Relegations to Liga EBA were revoked.
- Promotions to LEB Oro remained. Likewise, the promotions from Liga EBA remained, although, due to exceptional circumstances, the Spanish Basketball Federation reserved the right to expand the league to 28 teams in the next season, if necessary.
- The top team from Group A1 as of March 8 would promote directly to LEB Oro.
- Promotion playoffs would be played, as long as, on May 25, the Spanish Basketball Federation had the confirmation that it could be played before June 30, setting the health of the players as an absolute priority, and provided that it was certain that health authorities and clubs colud comply with approved health protocols.
- Promotion playoffs would be as follows:
- One game would be played between the 5th and 6th qualified teams of the Group A1 as of March 8. The winner of the game would play a game against the 2nd qualified team of the Group A1 as of March 8, and the winner of this game would promote directly to LEB Oro.
- One game would be played between the 3rd and 4th qualified teams of the Group A1 as of March 8. The winner would promote directly to LEB Oro.
- If the sanitary conditions would make it impossible to play the promotion playoffs, the three top teams from Group A1 as of March 8 would promote to LEB Oro.
On May 25, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation cancelled the promotion playoffs and approved the promotions to LEB Oro of the three top teams.[13]
First phase
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Real Murcia | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1744 | 1589 | +155 | 38 | Qualification to Group A1 |
2 | Bàsquet Girona | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1748 | 1567 | +181 | 38 | |
3 | Hestia Menorca | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1723 | 1598 | +125 | 36 | |
4 | CB Prat | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1760 | 1726 | +34 | 36 | |
5 | Gran Canaria B | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1812 | 1789 | +23 | 33 | |
6 | Barça B | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1681 | 1622 | +59 | 33 | |
7 | Torrons Vicens CB L'Hospitalet | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1700 | 1712 | −12 | 33 | Qualification to Group A2 |
8 | Arcos Albacete Basket | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1741 | 1781 | −40 | 32 | |
9 | Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1660 | 1732 | −72 | 31 | |
10 | CB Villarrobledo | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1686 | 1767 | −81 | 29 | |
11 | JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1541 | 1730 | −189 | 29 | |
12 | CB Benicarló | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1536 | 1719 | −183 | 28 |
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Qualification to Group A1 | |
Qualification to Group A2 |
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | UBU Tizona | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1750 | 1735 | +15 | 37 | Qualification to Group A1 |
2 | Igualitorio Cantabria Estela | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1656 | 1625 | +31 | 35 | |
3 | Juaristi ISB | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1718 | 1624 | +94 | 35 | |
4 | Innova Chef | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1729 | 1710 | +19 | 35 | |
5 | CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1708 | 1713 | −5 | 34 | |
6 | Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1583 | 1550 | +33 | 33 | |
7 | CB Marbella | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1535 | 1556 | −21 | 33 | Qualification to Group A2 |
8 | Bodegas Rioja Vega | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1569 | 1591 | −22 | 32 | |
9 | CB Morón | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1652 | 1670 | −18 | 32 | |
10 | Basket Navarra | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1714 | 1712 | +2 | 31 | |
11 | Círculo Gijón | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1649 | 1737 | −88 | 30 | |
12 | Zornotza ST | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1605 | 1645 | −40 | 29 |
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Qualification to Group A1 | |
Qualification to Group A2 |
Results
Second phase
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Murcia | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1039 | 899 | +140 | 24 | Promotion to LEB Oro |
2 | Bàsquet Girona | 13 | 9 | 4 | 973 | 937 | +36 | 22 | |
3 | UBU Tizona | 13 | 9 | 4 | 999 | 991 | +8 | 22 | |
4 | CB Prat | 13 | 9 | 4 | 992 | 987 | +5 | 22 | |
5 | Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras | 13 | 7 | 6 | 971 | 924 | +47 | 20 | |
6 | Igualitorio Cantabria Estela | 13 | 6 | 7 | 960 | 970 | −10 | 19 | |
7 | Barça B | 13 | 5 | 8 | 946 | 952 | −6 | 18 | |
8 | Gran Canaria B | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1036 | 1068 | −32 | 18 | |
9 | Innova Chef | 13 | 5 | 8 | 998 | 1036 | −38 | 18 | |
10 | Hestia Menorca | 13 | 4 | 9 | 985 | 1015 | −30 | 17 | |
11 | Juaristi ISB | 13 | 4 | 9 | 969 | 1027 | −58 | 17 | |
12 | CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP | 13 | 4 | 9 | 967 | 1029 | −62 | 17 |
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Promotion to LEB Oro | |
Qualification to promotion playoffs |
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1060 | 977 | +83 | 23 |
2 | Basket Navarra | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1045 | 982 | +63 | 21 |
3 | Arcos Albacete Basket | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1047 | 1019 | +28 | 21 |
4 | CB Marbella | 13 | 8 | 5 | 925 | 924 | +1 | 21 |
5 | Torrons Vicens CB L'Hospitalet | 13 | 7 | 6 | 992 | 974 | +18 | 20 |
6 | CB Morón | 13 | 7 | 6 | 953 | 970 | −17 | 20 |
7 | Bodegas Rioja Vega | 13 | 6 | 7 | 884 | 881 | +3 | 19 |
8 | Zornotza ST | 13 | 6 | 7 | 958 | 973 | −15 | 19 |
9 | JAFEP Fundación Globalcaja La Roda | 13 | 6 | 7 | 909 | 948 | −39 | 19 |
10 | CB Benicarló | 13 | 5 | 8 | 906 | 965 | −59 | 18 |
11 | Círculo Gijón | 13 | 4 | 9 | 962 | 979 | −17 | 17 |
12 | CB Villarrobledo | 13 | 3 | 10 | 995 | 1044 | −49 | 16 |
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Qualification to promotion playoffs | |
Relegation to Liga EBA |
Results
Copa LEB Plata
The Copa LEB Plata was played on 28 December 2019, by the first qualified team of each group after the end of the first half of the season (round 11 of first phase). The champion of the cup would play the promotion playoffs against the worst qualified if it would finished the league between the second and the fifth qualified of the Group A1.
Teams qualified
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | East | Bàsquet Girona | 11 | 9 | 2 | 885 | 748 | +137 | 20 |
1 | West | Juaristi ISB (H) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 867 | 760 | +107 | 20 |
Game
28 December 2019 | Juaristi ISB | 74–69 | Bàsquet Girona | Azpeitia |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 10–17, 18–18, 27–14 | |||
Pts: Reaves 21 Rebs: Guridi 8 Asts: Guridi 5 Eff: Lowrance 22 |
Report | Pts: Sàbat 17 Rebs: Sevillano 10 Asts: Sàbat 4 Eff: Sàbat 15 |
Arena: Municipal Referees: Báez Batista, Ávila Zurita |
Awards
All official awards of the 2019–20 LEB Plata season.
First phase
Round | Player | Team | Eff. | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Kelly | Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras | 35 | [15] |
2 | Jamal Reynolds | Círculo Gijón | 44 | [16] |
3 | Antonio Hester | Bàsquet Girona | 39 | [17] |
4 | Andre Norris | Real Murcia | 45 | [18] |
5 | Eddy Polanco | Arcos Albacete Basket | 44 | [19] |
6 | Víctor Moreno | Bàsquet Girona | 33 | [20] |
7 | Spencer Reaves | Juaristi ISB | 31 | [21] |
8 | Ryan Nicholas | Innova Chef | 34 | [22] |
9 | Urko Otegi | Hestia Menorca | 39 | [23] |
10 | Ayoze Alonso | UBU Tizona | 35 | [24] |
11 | Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca | Basket Navarra | 42 | [25] |
12 | Gerard Sevillano | Bàsquet Girona | 28 | [26] |
Javi Lucas | Igualitorio Cantabria Estela | |||
13 | Javi Menéndez | Círculo Gijón | 36 | [27] |
14 | Ryan Ejim | Arcos Albacete Basket | 32 | [28] |
15 | Gerard Sevillano (2) | Bàsquet Girona | 30 | [29] |
Marcos Portález | Bodegas Rioja Vega | |||
16 | Sean McDonnell | CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP | 34 | [30] |
17 | Jeff Solarin | Real Murcia | 39 | [31] |
18 | Clint Robinson | Real Murcia | 36 | [32] |
19 | Ryan Ejim (2) | Arcos Albacete Basket | 32 | [33] |
20 | Wendell Davis | Ilerdauto Nissan Pardinyes Lleida | 34 | [34] |
21 | Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (2) | Basket Navarra | 33 | [35] |
22 | Sean McDonnell (2) | CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP | 36 | [36] |
Second phase
Round | Player | Team | Eff. | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeff Solarin (2) | Real Murcia | 37 | [37] |
Andrew Kelly (2) | Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras | |||
2 | Sean McDonnell (3) | CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP | 30 | |
Leandro Bolmaro | Barça B | |||
Alfonso Ortiz | Arcos Albacete Basket | |||
3 | Sean McDonnell (4) | CAT&REST Intragas-Clima CDP | 40 | [38] |
Notes
- Relegations to Liga EBA were revoked due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
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- "Estabilidad y solidez en las inscripciones a las Competiciones FEB 2019/20 | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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- "Saski Baskonia contará con un equipo en Liga EBA". Saski Baskonia (in Spanish). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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- "COPA: Spencer Reaves, el último gran héroe del 2019 | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "F.1 - J.1: Andrew Kelly, alimentando a un MVP con garantía ilimitada | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "F.1 - J.2: Jamal Reynolds, un triple-doble con el que cerrar el Círculo Gijón | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "F.1 - J.3: Antonio Hester, la primera gran amenaza del Básquet Girona | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "F.1 - J.4: Andre Norris y la tradicional cita del MVP imbatible | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "F.1 - J.5: Eddy Polanco, el intento fallido de un MVP con denominación manchega | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- "F.1 - J.6: Víctor Moreno, consagrando un liderazgo a golpe de MVP | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "F.1 - J.7: Spencer Reaves, dinamita de líder con un MVP como premio | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "F.1 - J.8: Ryan Nicholas, madurando el juego zamorano a golpe de MVP | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "F.1 - J.9: Urko Otegui, el reinado de la excelencia no entiende de categorías | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- "F.1 - J.10: Ayoze Alonso, el MVP que hizo posible lo imposible | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- "F.1 - J.11: El "MVP franquicia" se llama Edu Hernández-Sonseca | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "F.1 - J.12: De Gerard Sevillano a Javi Lucas, inercia de MVPs nacionales | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "F.1 - J.13: Javier Menéndez, la inercia de un MVP de la tierra sin fortuna a domicilio | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "F.1 - J.14: Ryan Ejim, aires manchegos para un reconvertido MVP | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "F.1 - J.15: Sevillano, Portález y un doblete de MVPs para el punto y seguido | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "F.1 - J.16: Sean McDonnell, la fortaleza de un MVP acunado en El Bierzo | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "F.1 - J.17: Jeff Solarin, el MVP de la sexta marcha murciana | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "F.1 - J.18: Clint Robinson, un liderato a golpe de reggae murciano | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "F.1 - J.19: Ryan Ejim, la seguridad de un cartucho con tres disparos | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "F.1 - J.20: Wendell Davis, de hacer historia a un MVP insuficiente | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "F.1 - J.21: Edu Hernández-Sonseca, la chispa de un MVP insuficiente | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "F.1 - J.22: Sean McDonnell, el motor de la comarca de El Bierzo | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- "F.2 - J.11: Jeff Solarin y Andrew Kelly, la primera dupla del nuevo camino | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "F.2 - J.13: La cuarta sinfonía de un Sean McDonnell iMVParable | Federación Española de Baloncesto". FEB (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)