2019–20 ACB season
Basketball league season
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The 2019–20 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 37th season of the top Spanish professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1983. It started on 24 September 2019 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 30 June 2020 in an exceptional end-of-season tournament in Valencia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Liga Endesa1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 | |||||||||
| Games played | 238 | |||||||||
| Teams | 18 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Season MVP | ||||||||||
| Relegated | None[i] | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Kirolbet Baskonia 4th ACB title 4th Spanish title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Barça | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Valencia Basket San Pablo Burgos | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | ||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Records | ||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Gran Canaria 92–54 Bilbao (26 January 2020) | |||||||||
| Biggest away win | Burgos 62–93 Valencia (26 October 2019) | |||||||||
| Highest scoring | Joventut 104–106 Manresa (14 December 2019) Zaragoza 99–111 Tenerife (11 January 2020) | |||||||||
| Winning streak | 8 games Real Madrid | |||||||||
| Losing streak | 10 games Montakit Fuenlabrada | |||||||||
| Highest attendance | 13,165 Estudiantes 72–87 Real Madrid (12 January 2020) | |||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 3,194 Andorra 93–69 Obradoiro (19 January 2020) | |||||||||
| Attendance | 1,369,822 (6,682 per match) | |||||||||
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Endesa. | ||||||||||
Real Madrid was the defending champion which was eliminated by San Pablo Burgos which qualified to semifinals for its first time. Kirolbet Baskonia won their fourth ACB and Spanish title after 10 years of the last Spanish title.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2018–19 season and two promoted from the 2018–19 LEB Oro. This include the top team from the LEB Oro, and the winners of the LEB Oro Final Four.
- Teams promoted from LEB Oro
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barça | Nike | Assistència Sanitària | ||
| Baxi Manresa | Pentex | Baxi | ||
| Casademont Zaragoza | Mercury | Casademont | ||
| Club Joventut Badalona | Spalding | Fundación Probitas | ||
| Coosur Real Betis | Kappa | Coosur | ||
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | Spalding | Herbalife | ||
| Iberostar Tenerife | Austral | Iberostar | ||
| Kirolbet Baskonia | Kelme | Kirolbet | ||
| Monbus Obradoiro | Geff | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | ||
| Montakit Fuenlabrada | Pentex | Montakit | ||
| MoraBanc Andorra | Spalding | MoraBanc, Andorra | ||
| Movistar Estudiantes | Wibo | Movistar | ||
| Real Madrid | Adidas | Palladium Hotel Group | ||
| RETAbet Bilbao Basket | Hummel | RETAbet | ||
| San Pablo Burgos | Hummel | Inmobiliaria San Pablo, Burgos | ||
| UCAM Murcia | Nike | UCAM, Costa Cálida | ||
| Unicaja | Joma | Unicaja, Málaga | ||
| Valencia Basket | Luanvi | Cultura del Esfuerzo[ii] |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movistar Estudiantes | Sacked | 4 June 2019[21] | Pre-season | 3 July 2019[22] | ||
| San Pablo Burgos | End of contract | 20 June 2019[23] | 22 June 2019[24] | |||
| Baxi Manresa | Resigned | 21 June 2019[25] | 24 June 2019[26] | |||
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | 22 June 2019[27] | 26 June 2019[28] | ||||
| Kirolbet Baskonia | Sacked | 20 December 2019[29] | 6th (7–6) | 24 December 2019[30] | ||
| Movistar Estudiantes | 21 January 2020[31] | 18th (4–14) | 21 January 2020 | |||
| Montakit Fuenlabrada | 27 January 2020[32] | 18th (4–15) | 28 January 2020[33] |
Season summary
On March 10, 2020, the Ministry of Health of Spain decreed that all games would be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34] On March 11, 2020, ACB postponed all the games of the Rounds 24 and 25, as well as those postponed games that were planned in this period.[35] On March 16, 2020, the ACB clubs agreed unanimously on the temporary suspension of the league until April 24.[36] On April 2, 2020, ACB suspended indefinitely the league and started to work on future scenarios to restart the league.[37] On April 20, 2020, the ACB clubs agreed unanimously to finish prematurely the regular season due to force majeure and to continue the league with a 12-team format with two groups and a Final Four to decide the winner, with all games played in a single stage. Relegations to LEB Oro were revoked.[38] On May 27, 2020, ACB selected and announced Valencia to host the exceptional playoffs in the two last weeks of June.[39] The matches were played in La Fonteta and the teams trained in L'Alqueria del Basket which had 9 indoor courts, 4 outdoor courts and 15,000 square metres.
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barça | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2041 | 1847 | +194 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1988 | 1758 | +230 | |
| 3 | Casademont Zaragoza | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1911 | 1810 | +101 | |
| 4 | Iberostar Tenerife | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1802 | 1736 | +66 | |
| 5 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1906 | 1908 | −2 | |
| 6 | MoraBanc Andorra | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1865 | 1814 | +51 | |
| 7 | Valencia Basket | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1950 | 1794 | +156 | |
| 8 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1926 | 1886 | +40 | |
| 9 | Unicaja | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1823 | 1798 | +25 | |
| 10 | San Pablo Burgos | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1840 | 1874 | −34 | |
| 11 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1775 | 1787 | −12 | |
| 12 | Club Joventut Badalona | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1936 | 2020 | −84 | |
| 13 | Baxi Manresa | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1843 | 1937 | −94 | |
| 14 | Monbus Obradoiro | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1832 | 1972 | −140 | |
| 15 | Coosur Real Betis | 23 | 8 | 15 | 1787 | 1890 | −103 | |
| 16 | UCAM Murcia | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1769 | 1845 | −76 | |
| 17 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1727 | 1885 | −158 | |
| 18 | Movistar Estudiantes | 23 | 5 | 18 | 1703 | 1863 | −160 |
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.
| Leader and qualification to playoffs | |
| Qualification to playoffs | |
| Relegation to LEB Oro |
Results
Playoffs
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | BAR | KBA | UNI | IBT | JOV | RBB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barça | 5 | 4 | 1 | 432 | 400 | +32 | Qualification to the semifinals | — | 81–75 | — | 86–87 | 96–92 | — | |
| 2 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 402 | 379 | +23 | — | — | 87–86 | 79–72 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Unicaja | 5 | 3 | 2 | 418 | 395 | +23 | 73–84 | — | — | — | — | 78–65 | ||
| 4 | Iberostar Tenerife | 5 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 406 | −25 | — | — | 70–83 | — | 82–80 | 70–78 | ||
| 5 | Club Joventut Badalona | 5 | 2 | 3 | 423 | 429 | −6 | — | 76–74 | 89–98 | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 5 | 1 | 4 | 359 | 406 | −47 | 73–85 | 64–87 | — | — | 79–86 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | VBC | BUR | RMB | HGC | MBA | ZGZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia Basket (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 411 | +49 | Qualification to the semifinals | — | 94–90 | — | — | — | 89–71 | |
| 2 | San Pablo Burgos | 5 | 3 | 2 | 444 | 440 | +4 | — | — | 87–83 | — | 88–86 | — | ||
| 3 | Real Madrid | 5 | 3 | 2 | 441 | 429 | +12 | 95–90 | — | — | 91–73 | — | 97–88 | ||
| 4 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 425 | 448 | −23 | 81–97 | 91–87 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | MoraBanc Andorra | 5 | 2 | 3 | 452 | 450 | +2 | 74–90 | — | 91–75 | 88–104 | — | — | ||
| 6 | Casademont Zaragoza | 5 | 1 | 4 | 423 | 467 | −44 | — | 86–92 | — | 85–76 | 93–113 | — |
Final Four
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| Barça | 98 | ||||||
| San Pablo Burgos | 84 | ||||||
| Barça | 67 | ||||||
| Kirolbet Baskonia | 69 | ||||||
| Valencia Basket | 73 | ||||||
| Kirolbet Baskonia | 75 | ||||||
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirolbet Baskonia (C) | 30 | 17 | 13 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
| 2 | Barça | 30 | 24 | 6 | |
| 3 | Valencia Basket | 29 | 16 | 13 | |
| 4 | San Pablo Burgos | 29 | 15 | 14 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 28 | 21 | 7 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
| 6 | Casademont Zaragoza | 28 | 17 | 11 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 7 | Iberostar Tenerife | 27 | 16 | 11 | |
| 8 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 9 | MoraBanc Andorra | 28 | 15 | 13 | Qualification to EuroCup |
| 10 | Unicaja | 28 | 15 | 13 | |
| 11 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
| 12 | Club Joventut Badalona | 28 | 11 | 17 | |
| 13 | Baxi Manresa | 23 | 9 | 14 | |
| 14 | Monbus Obradoiro | 23 | 9 | 14 | |
| 15 | Coosur Real Betis | 23 | 8 | 15 | |
| 16 | UCAM Murcia | 22 | 7 | 15 | |
| 17 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 22 | 5 | 17 | |
| 18 | Movistar Estudiantes | 23 | 5 | 18 |
Attendances
Attendances only include regular season games:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pablo Burgos | 113,258 | 9,583 | 9,214 | 9,438 | +3.1% |
| 2 | Casademont Zaragoza | 112,451 | 10,510 | 8,078 | 9,371 | +18.6% |
| 3 | Movistar Estudiantes | 99,813 | 13,165 | 7,312 | 9,074 | +5.4% |
| 4 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 107,170 | 11,589 | 7,625 | 8,931 | −2.4% |
| 5 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 93,502 | 10,001 | 7,333 | 8,500 | +28.0%1 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 97,027 | 9,852 | 6,922 | 8,086 | −7.3% |
| 7 | Unicaja | 77,683 | 10,020 | 6,805 | 7,768 | +2.6% |
| 8 | Valencia Basket | 85,157 | 7,783 | 6,678 | 7,096 | −2.4% |
| 9 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 67,342 | 7,271 | 5,364 | 6,122 | +16.3% |
| 10 | Barça | 62,619 | 7,387 | 4,005 | 5,693 | +7.0% |
| 11 | Club Joventut Badalona | 66,599 | 9,328 | 3,912 | 5,550 | +6.3% |
| 12 | UCAM Murcia | 55,096 | 6,877 | 5,014 | 5,510 | −1.7% |
| 13 | Coosur Real Betis | 58,534 | 6,824 | 3,722 | 5,321 | +139.5%1 |
| 14 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 51,788 | 5,589 | 4,896 | 5,179 | +1.3% |
| 15 | Monbus Obradoiro | 61,245 | 5,964 | 4,579 | 5,104 | +4.1% |
| 16 | Iberostar Tenerife | 58,470 | 5,211 | 4,061 | 4,873 | +6.4% |
| 17 | Baxi Manresa | 54,180 | 5,000 | 3,740 | 4,515 | −4.0% |
| 18 | MoraBanc Andorra | 47,888 | 4,523 | 3,194 | 3,991 | −1.4% |
| League total | 1,369,822 | 13,165 | 3,194 | 6,682 | +7.2% |
Awards
All official awards of the 2019–20 ACB season.
MVP
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PF | Barça |
Source: [41]
Finals MVP
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Kirolbet Baskonia |
Source: [42]
All-ACB Teams
Best Young Player Award
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Casademont Zaragoza |
Source: [45]
Defensive Player of the Year Award
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Real Madrid |
Source:[46]
Best All-Young Team
Source: [47]
Player of the round
Source: [48]
Player of the month
| Month | Rounds | Player | Team | PIR | W–L | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 1–2 | Barça | 30.0 | 2–0 | [49] | |
| October | 3–6 | Barça | 30.0 | 2–2 | [50] | |
| November | 7–10 | UCAM Murcia | 23.7 | 2–2 | [51] | |
| December | 11–15 | Iberostar Tenerife | 24.6 | 3–2 | [52] | |
| January | 16–19 | Barça | 28.7 | 2–1 | [53] | |
| February | 20–21 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 29.0 | 1–1 | [54] | |
| March | 22–23 | Kirolbet Baskonia | 30.5 | 2–0 | [55] |
Source: [56]
ACB clubs in international competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | EuroLeague | Regular season | 2nd of 18 teams (22–6) |
| Barça | Regular season | 3rd of 18 teams (22–6) | |
| Valencia Basket | Regular season | 10th of 18 teams (12–16) | |
| Kirolbet Baskonia | Regular season | 13th of 18 teams (12–16) | |
| Unicaja | EuroCup | Quarterfinals | 11–5 |
| Club Joventut Badalona | Top 16 Group H | 3rd of 4 teams (8–8) | |
| MoraBanc Andorra | Top 16 Group H | 4th of 4 teams (8–8) | |
| Team | Competition | Progress | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberostar Tenerife | Intercontinental Cup | Champions | 2–0 |
| Champions League | Final Eight | ||
| Casademont Zaragoza | Final Eight | ||
| San Pablo Burgos | Final Eight | ||
| Baxi Manresa | Regular season Group A | 5th of 8 teams (7–7) | |
Notes
- Relegations to LEB Oro were revoked due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Cultura del Esfuerzo (transl. "Culture of Effort") is the motto of the club.