2024–25 ACB season
Spanish professional basketball season
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The 2024–25 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 42nd season of the top Spanish professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1983. It started on 28 September 2024 with the regular season and ended on 25 June 2025 with the finals.[1]
| Liga Endesa1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 | ||||||||||||
| Matches played | 325 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
| Season MVP | |||||||||||||
| Relegated | Coviran Granada Leyma Coruña | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Real Madrid 16th ACB title 38th Spanish title | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||
| Semi-finalists | La Laguna Tenerife Unicaja | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | |||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Zaragoza 111–53 Breogán (2 November 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Zaragoza 71–115 Valencia (1 March 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Valencia 125–128 Baskonia (27 April 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | Real Madrid (26 matches) | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | Leyma Coruña Coviran Granada (9 matches) | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 13,082 Baskonia 91–95 Andorra (5 October 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 2,956 Andorra 87–71 Granada (26 October 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 2,155,837 (6,633 per match) | ||||||||||||
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Endesa. | |||||||||||||
Real Madrid defended successfully the Spanish crown after winning back–to–back Liga ACB titles to achieve their 16th ACB title in a record-extending 38th Spanish title by sweeping Valencia Basket in the finals.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2023–24 season and two promoted from the 2023–24 LEB Oro. This include the top team from the LEB Oro, and the winners of the LEB Oro Final Four.
On May 10, 2024, Leyma Coruña became the first team to clinch the promotion to ACB after an 80–74 win to Melilla Ciudad del Deporte in the last round of the regular season that crowned it as LEB Oro champions.[2] It was the debut season of the Galician team in the Spanish top tier and the second participation of the city of A Coruña in the Spanish top flight after the participation of Bosco in 1968–69 season.[3] On June 9, 2024, Hiopos Lleida became the second team to achieve the promotion to ACB after winning the LEB Oro Final Four in an 85–70 proud win against Movistar Estudiantes to clinch the last spot to ACB.[4] It was the debut season of the Catalan team and it meant the return of the city of Lleida to the Spanish top flight after the previous spell of CE Lleida in the league.[3]
The first team to be relegated from ACB was Zunder Palencia, after a 94–101 loss to Baskonia on 27 April 2024, suffering immediate relegation.[5] The second team relegated to Primera FEB was Monbus Obradoiro, after a 97–71 win in the last round against Joventut Badalona on 12 May 2024 that was not enough, ending their 13-year stay in the top tier.[6]
Venues and locations
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barça | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,786[7] |
| Baskonia | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Buesa Arena | 15,504[8] |
| Bàsquet Girona | Girona | Fontajau | 5,500[9] |
| Baxi Manresa | Manresa | Nou Congost | 5,000[10] |
| Casademont Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | 10,744[11] |
| Coviran Granada | Granada | Palacio de Deportes | 8,100[12] |
| Dreamland Gran Canaria | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria Arena | 9,870[13] |
| Hiopos Lleida | Lleida | Espai Fruita Barris Nord | 6,100[14] |
| Joventut Badalona | Badalona | Palau Municipal d'Esports | 12,760[15] |
| La Laguna Tenerife | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Santiago Martín | 5,100[16] |
| Leyma Coruña | A Coruña | Coliseum da Coruña | 9,300[17] |
| MoraBanc Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Pavelló Toni Martí | 5,001[18] |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Movistar Arena | 13,109[19] |
| Río Breogán | Lugo | Pazo dos Deportes | 5,310[20] |
| Surne Bilbao Basket | Bilbao | Bilbao Arena | 10,014[21] |
| UCAM Murcia | Murcia | Palacio de Deportes | 7,454[22] |
| Unicaja | Málaga | Martín Carpena | 10,699[23] |
| Valencia Basket | Valencia | La Fonteta | 8,500[24] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barça | Nike | Assistència Sanitària | ||
| Baskonia | Puma | Kosner | ||
| Bàsquet Girona | Puma | FIATC | ||
| Baxi Manresa | Pentex | Baxi Climatización | ||
| Casademont Zaragoza | Mercury | Casademont | ||
| Coviran Granada | Vive | Coviran | ||
| Dreamland Gran Canaria | Spalding | Dreamland, Gran Canaria | ||
| Hiopos Lleida | Pentex | Hiopos | ||
| Joventut Badalona | Joma | Fundación Probitas | ||
| La Laguna Tenerife | Austral | La Laguna, Tenerife | ||
| Leyma Coruña | Macron | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | ||
| MoraBanc Andorra | Kappa | MoraBanc, Andorra | ||
| Real Madrid | Adidas | Autohero | ||
| Río Breogán | Adidas | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | ||
| Surne Bilbao Basket | Hummel | Surne Seguros & Pensiones | ||
| UCAM Murcia | Nike | UCAM | ||
| Unicaja | Joma | Unicaja, Málaga | ||
| Valencia Basket | Luanvi | Roig Arena |
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baskonia | End of contract | 27 May 2024[25] | Pre-season | 28 June 2024[26] | ||
| Baxi Manresa | Signed by Valencia Basket | 29 May 2024[27] | 17 June 2024[28] | |||
| Valencia Basket | End of interim period | 29 May 2024[29] | 29 May 2024[30] | |||
| Barça | Sacked | 8 June 2024[31] | 14 June 2024[32] | |||
| Río Breogán | 3 December 2024[33] | 18th (2–7) | 4 December 2024[34] | |||
| Bàsquet Girona | 14 December 2024[35] | 18th (2–9) | 16 December 2024[36] | |||
| MoraBanc Andorra | 22 January 2025[37][38] | 15th (5–12) | 23 January 2025[39][40] | |||
| Casademont Zaragoza | 1 May 2025[41] | 11th (12–17) | 1 May 2025[41] |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2967 | 2641 | +326 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 34 | 25[a] | 9 | 3289 | 2910 | +379 | |
| 3 | La Laguna Tenerife | 34 | 25[a] | 9 | 2970 | 2827 | +143 | |
| 4 | Unicaja | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3057 | 2857 | +200 | |
| 5 | Barça | 34 | 21 | 13 | 3133 | 2936 | +197 | |
| 6 | Joventut Badalona | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2892 | 2828 | +64 | |
| 7 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 34 | 19[b] | 15 | 2850 | 2830 | +20 | |
| 8 | Baskonia | 34 | 19[b] | 15 | 3026 | 3015 | +11 | |
| 9 | UCAM Murcia | 34 | 17[c] | 17 | 2796 | 2779 | +17 | |
| 10 | Baxi Manresa | 34 | 17[c] | 17 | 2957 | 2884 | +73 | |
| 11 | MoraBanc Andorra | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2980 | 3093 | −113 | |
| 12 | Casademont Zaragoza | 34 | 13[d] | 21 | 3034 | 3087 | −53 | |
| 13 | Río Breogán | 34 | 13[d] | 21 | 2692 | 2949 | −257 | |
| 14 | Bàsquet Girona | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2793 | 3000 | −207 | |
| 15 | Hiopos Lleida | 34 | 11[e] | 23 | 2807 | 2993 | −186 | |
| 16 | Surne Bilbao Basket | 34 | 11[e] | 23 | 2783 | 2874 | −91 | |
| 17 | Coviran Granada | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2760 | 2969 | −209 | Relegation to Primera FEB |
| 18 | Leyma Coruña | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2938 | 3252 | −314 |
Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored (Note: Head–to–head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[42]
Notes:
- Valencia Basket finished ahead of La Laguna Tenerife on head–to–head record: Valencia Basket 96–81 La Laguna Tenerife, La Laguna Tenerife 99–102 Valencia Basket.
- Dreamland Gran Canaria finished ahead of Baskonia on head–to–head point difference: Dreamland Gran Canaria 92–86 Baskonia, Baskonia 84–80 Dreamland Gran Canaria.
- UCAM Murcia finished ahead of Baxi Manresa on head–to–head point difference: Baxi Manresa 80–74 UCAM Murcia, UCAM Murcia 81–71 Baxi Manresa.
- Casademont Zaragoza finished ahead of Río Breogán on head–to–head point difference: Casademont Zaragoza 111–53 Río Breogán, Río Breogán 90–85 Casademont Zaragoza.
- Hiopos Lleida finished ahead of Surne Bilbao Basket on head–to–head point difference: Hiopos Lleida 84–66 Surne Bilbao Basket, Surne Bilbao Basket 91–75 Hiopos Lleida.
Results
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 82 | 112 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Baskonia | 76 | 103 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 99 | 90 | 84 | 86 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Unicaja | 81 | 75 | 86 | 79 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Unicaja | 97 | 81 | 97 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barça | 101 | 59 | 95 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 89 | 102 | 81 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 75 | 96 | 70 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 98 | 102 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 74 | 94 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 83 | 105 | 94 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | La Laguna Tenerife | 65 | 74 | 87 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | La Laguna Tenerife | 96 | 80 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Joventut Badalona | 81 | 60 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: ACB
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 43 | 38 | 5 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 42 | 30 | 12 | |
| 3 | La Laguna Tenerife | 39 | 27 | 12 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 4 | Unicaja | 41 | 26 | 15 | |
| 5 | Barça | 37 | 22 | 15 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
| 6 | Joventut Badalona | 36 | 20 | 16 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 7 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 36 | 19 | 17 | |
| 8 | Baskonia | 36 | 19 | 17 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
| 9 | UCAM Murcia | 34 | 17 | 17 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
| 10 | Baxi Manresa | 34 | 17 | 17 | Qualification to EuroCup |
| 11 | MoraBanc Andorra | 34 | 14 | 20 | |
| 12 | Casademont Zaragoza | 34 | 13 | 21 | Qualification to FIBA Europe Cup regular season |
| 13 | Río Breogán | 34 | 13 | 21 | |
| 14 | Bàsquet Girona | 34 | 12 | 22 | |
| 15 | Hiopos Lleida | 34 | 11 | 23 | |
| 16 | Surne Bilbao Basket | 34 | 11 | 23 | Qualification to FIBA Europe Cup regular season |
| 17 | Coviran Granada (R) | 34 | 9 | 25 | Relegation to Primera FEB |
| 18 | Leyma Coruña (R) | 34 | 7 | 27 |
Statistical leaders
Performance index rating
| Pos | Player | Club | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joventut Badalona | 20.6 | |
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 18.9 | |
| 3 | MoraBanc Andorra | 17.6 | |
| 4 | La Laguna Tenerife | 17.2 | |
| 5 | Coviran Granada | 17.2 |
Points
| Pos | Player | Club | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MoraBanc Andorra | 20.0 | |
| 2 | Baxi Manresa | 16.9 | |
| 3 | UCAM Murcia | 16.6 | |
| 4 | Coviran Granada | 16.1 | |
| 5 | Valencia Basket | 16.0 |
Rebounds
| Pos | Player | Club | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casademont Zaragoza | 7.2 | |
| 2 | Joventut Badalona | 7.1 | |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 6.8 | |
| 4 | Valencia Basket | 6.6 | |
| 5 | Coviran Granada | 6.5 |
Assists
| Pos | Player | Club | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Laguna Tenerife | 6.9 | |
| 2 | Leyma Coruña | 6.8 | |
| 3 | Valencia Basket | 5.1 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 4.9 | |
| 5 | Casademont Zaragoza | 4.9 |
Source: ACB
Attendances to arenas
Average attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unicaja | 208,737 | 10,681 | 8,014 | 9,940 | +0.1% |
| 2 | Baskonia | 171,826 | 13,082 | 7,072 | 9,546 | +5.5% |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 187,366 | 12,050 | 5,984 | 8,517 | −0.9% |
| 4 | Surne Bilbao Basket | 141,371 | 9,576 | 7,343 | 8,316 | −0.8% |
| 5 | Leyma Coruña | 126,742 | 9,300 | 5,025 | 7,455 | n/a1 |
| 6 | Coviran Granada | 118,799 | 7,997 | 4,189 | 6,988 | −6.6% |
| 7 | Joventut Badalona | 122,659 | 12,231 | 4,719 | 6,814 | +1.5% |
| 8 | Casademont Zaragoza | 112,487 | 10,524 | 4,115 | 6,617 | +15.7% |
| 9 | Dreamland Gran Canaria | 118,935 | 8,269 | 5,062 | 6,608 | +2.5% |
| 10 | Valencia Basket | 138,581 | 8,081 | 5,600 | 6,599 | +5.8% |
| 11 | UCAM Murcia | 105,366 | 7,262 | 4,715 | 6,198 | −3.5% |
| 12 | Barça | 101,910 | 7,334 | 4,468 | 5,662 | +0.9% |
| 13 | Hiopos Lleida | 90,407 | 6,100 | 4,598 | 5,318 | n/a1 |
| 14 | Río Breogán | 88,947 | 5,310 | 4,720 | 5,232 | +1.4% |
| 15 | La Laguna Tenerife | 94,625 | 5,156 | 4,768 | 4,980 | +0.8% |
| 16 | Bàsquet Girona | 83,983 | 5,288 | 4,278 | 4,940 | −0.8% |
| 17 | Baxi Manresa | 82,878 | 5,000 | 4,633 | 4,875 | +0.3% |
| 18 | MoraBanc Andorra | 60,218 | 4,383 | 2,956 | 3,542 | −7.4% |
| League total | 2,155,837 | 13,082 | 2,956 | 6,633 | +3.2% |
Awards
All official awards of the 2024–25 ACB season.
MVP
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | La Laguna Tenerife |
Source: [43]
Finals MVP
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Real Madrid |
Source: [44]
All-ACB Teams
Best Young Player
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Valencia Basket |
Source: [47]
Best All-Young Team
Source: [48]
Top Scorer Award
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SG | MoraBanc Andorra |
Source: [49]
Best Defender Award
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Real Madrid |
Source: [50]
Player of the round
Source: [51]
Player of the month
| Month | Rounds | Player | Team | PIR | W–L | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 1–5 | MoraBanc Andorra | 20.8 | 3–2 | [52] | |
| November | 6–8 | Joventut Badalona | 24.0 | 2–1 | [53] | |
| December | 9–13 | Casademont Zaragoza | 23.4 | 4–1 | [54] | |
| January | 14–18 | Baxi Manresa | 22.0 | 4–1 | [55] | |
| February | 19–20 | Joventut Badalona | 25.0 | 1–1 | [56] | |
| March | 21–25 | Valencia Basket | 27.5 | 5–0 | [57] | |
| April | 26–29 | Joventut Badalona | 27.5 | 2–2 | [58] | |
| May | 30–34 | Valencia Basket | 22.4 | 4–1 | [59] |
Source: [60]