Liga Endesa
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 ACB season
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| Formerly |
Liga Nacional (1957–1983) ACB Primera División (1983–1988) |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Inaugural season | 1983–84 |
| CEO | Francisco Roca Pérez |
| No. of teams | 17 |
| Country |
 Spain
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| Continent |
 FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Real Madrid (33th title) |
| Most titles | Real Madrid (33 titles) |
| TV partner(s) |
#0 (best match per round) Movistar Deportes (rest of the matches) |
| Level on pyramid | 1st tier |
| Relegation to | LEB Oro |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Spanish King's Cup Spanish Supercup |
| International cup(s) |
EuroLeague (1st tier) EuroCup (2nd tier) Champions League (3rd tier) |
| Official website | ACB.com (Spanish) |
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 17 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the LEB Oro and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the playoffs.
A total of 48 teams have competed in Liga ACB since its inception. Six teams have been crowned champions, with Real Madrid winning the title a record 33 times and FC Barcelona 18 times. Real Madrid dominated the championship from the 1950s through the 1970s when was organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. From the 1980s onwards when the ACB took control over the league, FC Barcelona (15 titles) and Real Madrid (11 titles) both dominated, though Liga ACB also saw other champions, including Baskonia, Joventut Badalona, Málaga, and Manresa. In more recent years, Baskonia has joined a coalition of now three teams dominating Liga ACB alongside Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
Liga ACB is one of the most popular professional indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 6,375 for league matches in the 2014–15 season. This is the tenth-highest of any domestic professional indoor sports league in the world and the fourth-highest of any professional basketball league in the world, behind the National Basketball Association, the EuroLeague, and the Philippine Basketball Association.
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