LEB Bronce
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| Country |
 Spain
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| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Founded | 1996 |
| First season | 1996–97 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Liga ACB |
| Relegation to | LEB Plata |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa Princesa de Asturias |
| Current champions |
Quesos Cerrato Palencia (1st title) |
| Most championships |
CB Murcia (3 titles) |
| Website | leboro.es |
 2017–18 season
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The Liga Española de Baloncesto, also known as LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories. The LEB league was founded in 1996, and is played under FIBA rules. It was renamed LEB Oro in 2007.
Each team of has to play with all the other teams of its division twice, once at home and the other at the opponent's arena.
Each victory adds two points to the team in the league ranking, while each loss adds only one. At the end of the league:
At the half of the league, the two first teams in the table play the Copa Princesa at home of the winner of the first half season. The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the 2nd and the 5th qualified.
The two first teams are promoted to ACB. Since 2007–08, is known as LEB Oro (LEB Gold) and the regular season champion promotes to ACB without playing the playoffs. The winner of the Playoffs Finals is the other promoted team.
Notes:
The All-time LEB Oro table is an overall record of all match results of every team that has played in LEB Oro since the 1996–97 season. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2015–16 season.
League or status at 2014–15 season:
Before 1996, teams promoted to Liga ACB from other second division leagues. The number of teams promoted varies each year.
The LEB Plata is the Spanish basketball third league since 2001, the second division of the leagues organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. The best teams promotes to LEB Oro and the last qualified ones are relegated to Liga EBA.
In 2007, the Spanish Basketball Federation decided to create a third LEB with 18 teams, like the other two. Since that day, renamed LEB as LEB Oro (LEB Gold) and LEB-2 as LEB Plata (LEB Silver). This new league was called LEB Bronce, three first teams were promoted each year to LEB Plata and the four last teams were relegated to Liga EBA.
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