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Basketball is the second most popular sport in Spain, directly behind association football.The top Spanish League, Liga ACB, is a member of ULEB, and the top Spanish League teams can compete in Europe, most notably in the Euroleague and Eurocup, and also under the FIBA Europe umbrella, in the FIBA Europe Cup.
The Spain men's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección Española de Baloncesto) represents Spain in international basketball competitions. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spain is the current European champion.
The Liga ACB, [a] known as Liga Endesa [b] for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system.Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Primera FEB and replaced by the top team in that division plus the winner of the promotion playoffs.
Some national team uniforms at the FIBA Hall of Fame. A basketball uniform is a type of uniform worn by basketball players. Basketball uniforms consist of a jersey that features the number and typically the last name of the player on the back, as well as shorts and athletic shoes. Within teams, players wear uniforms representing the team colors ...
While many of the basic rules are uniform throughout the world, variations do exist. Most leagues or governing bodies in North America, the most important of which are the National Basketball Association and NCAA, formulate their own rules. In addition, the Technical Commission of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) determines rules ...
Based in Madrid, it was founded on 31 July 1923 in Barcelona, Spain. [ 1 ] It organizes all the female national competitions ( Liga Femenina (1st), Liga Femenina 2 (2nd), Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España ), and three of the four male nation-wide leagues ( Primera FEB (2nd), Segunda FEB (3rd) and Tercera FEB (4th)), while oversees the ...
Sport in Spain in the second half of the 20th century has always been dominated by football. Other popular sport activities include basketball , tennis , cycling , padel , handball , rugby , rally , motorcycling , judo , Formula One , water sports , dancing , rhythmic gymnastics , bullfighting , golf , and skiing .
In the National Basketball Association and NCAA basketball, home uniforms are white or yellow, and visiting teams wear the darker colour. Home teams in some leagues and competitions may also have the option to wear away colours at certain home games, and the away team then has to wear the opposite (if applicable). At some clubs, the away kit ...