1996–97 LEB season

The 1996–1997 LEB season was the inaugural season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, the new second tier of the Spanish basketball.

LEB table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Gijón Baloncesto	26	18	8	2153	2027	+126	44	Qualification to quarterfinals
2	CajaCantabria	26	18	8	2319	2136	+183	44
3	Breogán	26	17	9	2238	2196	+42	43
4	Ciudad de Huelva	26	16	10	2149	2086	+63	42
5	Viajes Aliguer	26	16	10	2346	2202	+144	42	Qualification to round of 16
6	Melilla V Centenario	26	16	10	2309	2180	+129	42
7	Lucentum Alicante	26	15	11	1941	1884	+57	41
8	Andorra	26	13	13	2061	2016	+45	39
9	Cajasur Córdoba	26	11	15	2149	2198	−49	37
10	Gráficas García Inca	26	10	16	2159	2230	−71	36
11	Bilbao Patronato	26	9	17	1989	2191	−202	35
12	Peñas Huesca	26	8	18	2060	2174	−114	34
13	Askatuak	26	8	18	1872	2135	−263	34	Relegation playoffs
14	Tenerife Canarias	26	7	19	2182	2272	−90	33

Source: LEB Oro

LEB Playoffs

The two winners of the semifinals are promoted to Liga ACB.

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Gijón Baloncesto	2
						8	BC Andorra	3
	8	BC Andorra	3
	9	Cajasur Córdoba	1
											4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	3
											8	BC Andorra	2
						4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	3
						5	Viajes Aliguer	0
	5	Viajes Aliguer	3
	12	CB Peñas Huesca	0
																2	CajaCantabria	1
																4	CB Ciudad de Huelva	2
						2	Caja Cantabria	3
						7	CB Lucentum Alicante	1
	7	CB Lucentum Alicante	3
	10	Gráficas García Inca	2
											2	CajaCantabria	3
											3	CB Breogán	2
						3	CB Breogán	3
						6	Melilla V Centenario	1
	6	Melilla V Centenario	3
	11	Bilbao Patronato	0

Relegation playoffs

	Finals
	13	Askatuak	1
	14	Tenerife Canarias	3

Relegation system

There were not directly relegations of the last qualified teams in the league. If a team is the last qualified during two consecutive years or is between the two last teams during three seasons, losses its berth.

References

• Scores and tables on Foros.acb.com

See also

• Liga Española de Baloncesto