2019–20 LEB Oro season

The 2019–20 LEB Oro season was the 24th season of the Spanish basketball second league. It started on 25 September 2019 with the first round of the regular season and was curtailed on 25 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LEB Oro
Season2019–20
Number of games216
Number of teams18
Regular season
PromotedCarramimbre CBC Valladolid
Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket
RelegatedNone[a]
Finals
ChampionsCarramimbre CBC Valladolid
(1st title)
Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket
(3rd title)
Records
Biggest home winBreogán 97–55 Coruña
(21 December 2019)
Biggest away winMarín 65–97 Alicante
(10 January 2020)
Highest scoringAlicante 99–96 Real Canoe
(27 September 2019)
Palencia 108–87 Castelló
(3 November 2019)
Winning streak9 games
HLA Alicante
Losing streak6 games
Marín Ence PeixeGalego
ICG Força Lleida
Levitec Huesca

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2018–19 season, two relegated from the 2018–19 ACB and three promoted from the 2018–19 LEB Plata.[1]

Teams relegated from Liga ACB
Teams promoted from LEB Plata

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Afanion CB AlmansaAlmansaMunicipal1,500
B the travel brand Mallorca PalmaPalmaSon Moix3,800
Cáceres Patrimonio de la HumanidadCáceresMultiusos Ciudad de Cáceres6,500
Carramimbre CBC ValladolidValladolidPisuerga6,800
Chocolates Trapa PalenciaPalenciaPabellón Municipal5,000
Club Melilla BaloncestoMelillaPabellón Javier Imbroda Ortiz3,800
Club Ourense BaloncestoOurensePazo Paco Paz5,500
Covirán GranadaGranadaPalacio de Deportes7,242
Delteco Gipuzkoa BasketSan SebastiánJosé Antonio Gasca2,000
HLA AlicanteAlicantePedro Ferrándiz5,700
ICG Força LleidaLleidaPavelló Barris Nord6,100
Leche Río BreogánLugoPazo dos Deportes6,500
Levitec HuescaHuescaPalacio Municipal de Huesca4,900
Leyma CoruñaA CoruñaPazo dos Deportes de Riazor5,000
Liberbank OviedoOviedoPolideportivo de Pumarín1,138
Marín Ence PeixeGalegoMarínA Raña2,000
TAU CastellóCastellónPabellón Ciutat de Castelló6,000
ZTE Real Canoe NCMadridPolideportivo Pez Volador800

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Afanion CB AlmansaRubén PerellóBesten 10Afanion
B the travel brand Mallorca PalmaFélix AlonsoPentexB the travel brand
Cáceres Patrimonio de la HumanidadRoberto BlancoBesten 10Extremadura
Carramimbre CBC ValladolidHugo LópezKappaBodegas Carramimbre
Chocolates Trapa PalenciaCarles MarcoKappaChocolates Trapa
Club Melilla BaloncestoAlejandro AlcobaPentex
Club Ourense BaloncestoGonzalo García de Vitoria34ersOurense
Covirán GranadaPablo PinViveSupermercados Covirán
Delteco Gipuzkoa BasketMarcelo NicolaHummelDelteco
HLA AlicantePedro RiveroScore TechGrupo Hospitalario HLA
ICG Força LleidaGustavo AranzanaJomaICG Software
Leche Río BreogánDiego EpifanioHummelLeche Río
Levitec HuescaGuillermo ArenasBarri-BallLevitec, Aragon
Leyma CoruñaSergio GarcíaWiboLeche Leyma, Galega 100%
Liberbank OviedoNatxo LezkanoSpaldingLiberbank
Marín Ence PeixeGalegoJavi LlorenteTrezzeEnce
TAU CastellóToni TenScore TechTAU Cerámica
ZTE Real Canoe NCMiguel Ángel AranzábalSpaldingZTE

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Leyma CoruñaGustavo AranzanaEnd of contract6 May 2019[2]Pre-seasonSergio García9 June 2019[3]
Carramimbre CBC ValladolidPaco García11 June 2019[4]Hugo López13 June 2019[5]
Delteco Gipuzkoa BasketSergio Valdeolmillos12 June 2019[6]Marcelo Nicola29 June 2019[7]
Leche Río BreogánTito Díaz21 June 2019Diego Epifanio27 June 2019[8]
ICG Força LleidaJorge SernaSacked4 December 2019[9]15th (3–8)Gustavo Aranzana12 December 2019[10]
Liberbank OviedoJavi Rodríguez3 March 2020[11]16th (7–16)Natxo Lezkano5 March 2020[12]

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.[13] On March 12, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation postponed all the games of the next two weeks.[14][15] On March 18, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation extended the postponement of the games until March 29 due to the state of alarm.[16] 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.[17] On April 15, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation started talks with the LEB Oro clubs to resolve the future of the league.[18] On April 23, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation agreed with the LEB Oro clubs to revoke relegations to LEB Plata and advance in the formula to define the promotions to Liga ACB.[19]

On May 8, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation finished prematurely the regular season due to force majeure with the following decisions:[20]

  • Relegations to LEB Plata were revoked.
  • Promotions to Liga ACB remained.
  • 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 could comply with approved health protocols.
  • Promotion playoffs would be as follows:
    • The two top teams as of March 8 would play a game for decide the direct promotion. For this game, the game held in the regular season between the teams involved would be taken into consideration, and the winner of the basket average of both games would promote directly to Liga ACB.
    • Three matches would be played between the next six top teams as of March 8: 3rd vs. 8th, 4th vs. 7th, and 5th vs. 6th. The three winners, together with the losing team of the direct promotion game, would play a Final Four, whose winner would promote to Liga ACB.
  • If the sanitary conditions would make it impossible to play the promotion playoffs, the two top teams as of March 8 would promote to Liga ACB.

On May 25, 2020, the Spanish Basketball Federation cancelled the promotion playoffs and approved the promotions to Liga ACB of the two top teams.[21]

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsPromotion
1Carramimbre CBC Valladolid2418619171802+11542Promotion to Liga ACB
2Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket2418618211659+16242
3Leyma Coruña2416817821783−140
4HLA Alicante2416819311786+14540
5Chocolates Trapa Palencia2415919801870+11039
6Club Melilla Baloncesto2415918271710+11739
7B the travel brand Mallorca Palma2415918391732+10739
8Leche Río Breogán2415919501813+13739
9Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad24141018371749+8838
10Club Ourense Baloncesto24101417101794−8434
11TAU Castelló24101419011961−6034
12Afanion CB Almansa24101418381951−11334
13Covirán Granada2491517341753−1933
14Levitec Huesca2491517601853−9333
15ICG Força Lleida2491517491856−10733
16Liberbank Oviedo2481616821818−13632
17ZTE Real Canoe NC2451918441942−9829
18Marín Ence PeixeGalego2442016101880−27028
Source: FEB

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.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Carramimbre Valladolid331311121111112111111111
Delteco Gipuzkoa1399522444322221222322222
Leyma Coruña17161413115855546565545443333
HLA Alicante94674657691111111010988875444
Trapa Palencia151210633213233457677788855
Club Melilla Baloncesto4101311811121181099976766667766
B the travel brand Palma1213111094332464333333234577
Leche Río Breogán11427107109775644454556688
Cáceres P. Humanidad1185812810876588998101010109999
Club Ourense Baloncesto52241013961088778810999910101010
TAU Castelló181815121312131213131313121412121212141413121111
Afanion CB Almansa141416161516161515141414141314141311111111111212
Covirán Granada673157111311111010101113131414121212131313
Levitec Huesca8689696912121212131211111113131315141414
ICG Força Lleida257141414141414151515151616161515161614151515
Liberbank Oviedo71112151617151616171616161515151616151516161616
ZTE Real Canoe NC101517171715171717161717171717171717171717171717
Marín Ence PeixeGalego161718181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Promotion to Liga ACB
Qualification to playoffs
Relegation to LEB Plata
Source: FEB

Results

Home \ AwayALMPLMCACVLLPALMELCOBGRAGBCALIFLLBREHUECOROVIMARCASCAN
Afanion CB Almansa71–8167–6470–9567–7897–7776–8891–8186–7662–9381–6467–8579–77
B the travel brand Palma64–7587–8079–8077–5371–6263–7873–83102–8480–6499–7183–7678–7666–78
Cáceres P. Humanidad76–6862–6858–5468–6988–6763–6577–7663–7185–7395–8979–57
Carramimbre Valladolid74–6677–7686–7978–7074–7381–7780–6194–8282–6687–7989–84
Trapa Palencia106–7768–7987–8669–8187–8060–7393–8489–8790–7690–58108–87
Club Melilla Baloncesto90–7468–6571–6088–8574–6680–7571–6863–6866–8387–6272–7676–4678–67
Club Ourense Baloncesto80–8675–8774–8656–7772–8179–7468–7064–4971–6965–7282–6577–73
Covirán Granada68–6763–7073–6863–7068–5886–4783–8871–5470–7883–5672–6584–65
Delteco Gipuzkoa74–6665–7872–6470–6273–6270–6683–5868–6477–6776–6394–6686–68
HLA Alicante83–8274–7577–8165–6185–5885–6767–5583–6691–7090–5499–96
ICG Força Lleida82–8067–7278–6774–9072–10165–6992–8461–6481–5683–8982–7087–80
Leche Río Breogán85–8685–9295–7175–7488–8485–5286–6374–9787–8497–5572–5472–5687–69
Levitec Huesca83–9480–10092–8486–6771–7069–8997–7371–8765–6693–7176–9081–73
Leyma Coruña75–7188–7783–8182–7672–6588–75100–7265–8270–6478–8168–6074–67
Liberbank Oviedo70–7270–6165–7166–7381–8482–8165–7272–6674–8488–7076–8162–78
Marín Ence PeixeGalego74–7977–9064–7569–7555–6580–7264–7665–9759–6449–6353–7372–58
TAU Castelló97–8365–8582–8781–9178–8691–8791–8568–6468–9183–6883–6680–89
ZTE Real Canoe NC95–8181–9377–8085–10281–9281–8274–8489–7175–8269–5469–7676–8185–90
Source: FEB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Copa Princesa de Asturias

The Copa Princesa de Asturias was played on 5 February 2020, by the two first qualified teams after the end of the first half of the season (round 17). The champion of the cup would play the playoffs against the ninth qualified if it would finished the league between the second and the fifth qualified.

Teams qualified

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Carramimbre CBC Valladolid1714313821249+13331
2Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket1713412791156+12330
Source: FEB

Game

4 February 2020Carramimbre CBC Valladolid55–62Delteco Gipuzkoa BasketValladolid
20:30Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 18–13, 10–20, 16–12
Pts: Bartley 20
Rebs: Aboubacar 8
Asts: Federico-Azad, Leimanis 2
PIR: Bartley 14
BoxscorePts: Dee 17
Rebs: Rozītis 9
Asts: Uriz 2
PIR: Jawara 15
Arena: Pisuerga
Referees: López Herrada, Albacete Chamón, Fernández Carretero

Awards

All official awards of the 2019–20 LEB Oro season.

Copa Princesa de Asturias MVP

Pos.PlayerTeam
SG Johnny DeeDelteco Gipuzkoa Basket

Source: [22]

Player of the round

Regular season

RoundPlayerTeamEff.Ref
1 Bamba FallHLA Alicante40[23]
2 Bamba Fall (2)HLA Alicante44[24]
3 Óscar AlvaradoClub Ourense Baloncesto27[25]
David ŠkaraLevitec Huesca
4 Rolandas JakštasLiberbank Oviedo31[26][27]
5 Pedro LlompartHLA Alicante30[28]
6 Joey van ZegerenTAU Castelló38[29]
7 Taiwo BadmusMarín Ence PeixeGalego36[30]
Earl WatsonCovirán Granada
8 Brano ĐukanovićTAU Castelló43[31]
9 Caleb AgadaClub Melilla Baloncesto46[32]
10 Alexandru OlahLeche Río Breogán28[33]
11 David Škara (2)Levitec Huesca35[34]
12 Bamba Fall (3)HLA Alicante33[35]
13 Olle LundqvistZTE Real Canoe NC36[36]
14 Caleb Agada (2)Club Melilla Baloncesto38[37]
15 Shaquille CleareICG Força Lleida35[38]
16 Sergio de la FuenteCarramimbre CBC Valladolid31[39]
17 Bamba Fall (4)HLA Alicante31[40]
18 Guille RubioCovirán Granada36[41]
19 Kyle RowleyAfanion CB Almansa33[42]
20 Salva ArcoLeche Río Breogán29[43]
21 Stephen MaxwellAfanion CB Almansa33[44]
22 Joey van ZegerenTAU Castelló33[45]
23 Guille Rubio (2)Covirán Granada37[46]
24 Francis AlonsoLiberbank Oviedo36[47]

Notes

References