2026 ACB Playoffs
Spanish basketball postseason tournament
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The 2026 ACB Playoffs, also known as 2026 Liga Endesa Playoffs for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason tournament of the ACB's 2025–26 season, which began on 4 October 2025. The playoffs started on June 2 and ended on June 24.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Spain |
| Dates | 2–24 June 2026 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Real Madrid |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Valencia Basket 2nd ACB title 2nd Spanish title |
| Runners-up | Barça |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Attendance | 185,039 (8,811 per match) |
Real Madrid was the defending champion which was knocked out in quarterfinals by La Laguna Tenerife in a stunning upset led to the first trophyless season since the 2010–11 season for Los Blancos.[3][4] Valencia Basket achieved their second ACB and Spanish title after nine years of their last league title.[5]
Format
At the end of the regular season, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record.[6]
The bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. The quarterfinals are best-of-three series; the team that wins two games advances to the next round. This round is in a 1–1–1 format. From the semifinals onward, the rounds are best-of-five series; the team that wins three games advances to the next round. These rounds, including the Finals, are in a 2–2–1 format. Home court advantage in any round belong to the higher-seeded team.[2][6]
Playoff qualifying
On April 12, 2026, Real Madrid became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[7]
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | ||
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| Playoff berth | Seeded team | Top seed | |||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 26–8 | April 12[7] | May 3[8] | May 3[8] |
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 25–9 | May 2[9] | May 31[10] | – |
| 3 | Kosner Baskonia | 25–9 | May 10[11] | May 29[12] | – |
| 4 | UCAM Murcia | 25–9 | May 2[13] | May 29[14] | – |
| 5 | Barça | 24–10 | May 9[15] | – | – |
| 6 | Asisa Joventut | 22–12 | May 20[16] | – | – |
| 7 | Surne Bilbao | 19–15 | May 29[17] | – | – |
| 8 | La Laguna Tenerife | 18–16 | May 26[18] | – | – |
Bracket
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 83 | 88 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Surne Bilbao | 80 | 71 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 118 | 90 | 87 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Asisa Joventut | 117 | 76 | 75 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kosner Baskonia | 85 | 63 | 88 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Asisa Joventut | 71 | 82 | 96 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Valencia Basket | 112 | 102 | 88 | 108 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barça | 113 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCAM Murcia | 68 | 90 | 76 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barça | 91 | 87 | 100 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barça | 100 | 97 | 85 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | La Laguna Tenerife | 67 | 89 | 76 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Real Madrid | 97 | 118 | 95 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | La Laguna Tenerife | 98 | 83 | 107 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Real Madrid v La Laguna Tenerife
| 2 June 2026 | Real Madrid | 97–98 (Series: 0–1) |
La Laguna Tenerife | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 24–27, 25–23, 22–27 | |||
| Pts: Lyles 15 Rebs: Deck 7 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Feliz 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fernández, Van Beck 17 Rebs: Abromaitis 5 Asts: Huertas 9 PIR: Fernández 18 |
Arena: Movistar Arena Attendance: 7,827 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Sergio Manuel, Igor Esteve |
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| 4 June 2026 | La Laguna Tenerife | 83–118 (Series: 1–1) |
Real Madrid | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 21–30, 20–34, 18–33 | |||
| Pts: Mills 21 Rebs: Scrubb 6 Asts: Huertas 3 PIR: Mills 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hezonja 20 Rebs: Hezonja, Sissoko 7 Asts: Campazzo 8 PIR: Hezonja 30 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Óscar Perea, Alberto Sánchez Sixto, Vicente Martínez |
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| 6 June 2026 | Real Madrid | 95–107 (Series: 1–2) |
La Laguna Tenerife | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 21–26, 28–21, 22–37 | |||
| Pts: Hezonja 22 Rebs: Lyles 11 Asts: Maledon 4 PIR: Hezonja 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mills 29 Rebs: Yebo 7 Asts: Fernández 6 PIR: Yebo 28 |
Arena: Movistar Arena Attendance: 9,034 Referees: Antonio Conde, Fernando Calatrava, Joaquín García |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Real Madrid winning the previous meeting.
| Madrid leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Valencia Basket v Surne Bilbao
| 3 June 2026 | Valencia Basket | 83–80 (Series: 1–0) |
Surne Bilbao | Valencia |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–16, 20–27, 28–18 | |||
| Pts: Key, Montero 17 Rebs: Sako 10 Asts: Cárdenas, Montero 4 PIR: Montero 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Frey, Hlinason 12 Rebs: Hlinason 8 Asts: Pantzar 6 PIR: Hlinason 19 |
Arena: Roig Arena Attendance: 10,776 Referees: Jordi Aliaga, Francisco Araña, Juan de Dios Oyón |
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| 5 June 2026 | Surne Bilbao | 71–88 (Series: 0–2) |
Valencia Basket | Bilbao |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 21–25, 12–24, 22–17 | |||
| Pts: Krampelj 11 Rebs: Hlinason 10 Asts: Pantzar 4 PIR: Hlinason 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Taylor 15 Rebs: Sako 8 Asts: Montero 6 PIR: Reuvers, Sako 18 |
Arena: Bilbao Arena Attendance: 9,556 Referees: Martín Caballero, Alfonso Olivares, Andrés Fernández |
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| Valencia won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning each one out of the first two meetings.
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Kosner Baskonia v Asisa Joventut
| 3 June 2026 | Kosner Baskonia | 85–71 (Series: 1–0) |
Asisa Joventut | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 20–19, 21–23, 26–11 | |||
| Pts: Omoruyi 13 Rebs: Kurucs, Spagnolo 5 Asts: Forrest 4 PIR: Omoruyi 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rubio 15 Rebs: Birgander 11 Asts: Rubio 4 PIR: Birgander 18 |
Arena: Buesa Arena Attendance: 8,666 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Jorge Martínez, Fabio Fernández |
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| 5 June 2026 | Asisa Joventut | 82–63 (Series: 1–1) |
Kosner Baskonia | Badalona |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 19–17, 18–12, 20–20 | |||
| Pts: Hunt 27 Rebs: Ružić 8 Asts: Hunt 3 PIR: Hunt 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Forrest 15 Rebs: Kurucs 9 Asts: Kurucs 5 PIR: Diakite 12 |
Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports Attendance: 7,587 Referees: Carlos Cortés, Luis Castillo, Raúl Zamorano |
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| 7 June 2026 | Kosner Baskonia | 88–96 (Series: 1–2) |
Asisa Joventut | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 14–18, 25–30, 25–25 | |||
| Pts: Simmons 18 Rebs: Kurucs 10 Asts: Diakite 6 PIR: Diakite 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rubio 23 Rebs: Birgander 6 Asts: Parker, Rubio 4 PIR: Rubio 28 |
Arena: Buesa Arena Attendance: 12,247 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Martín Caballero, Alfonso Olivares |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Asisa Joventut winning three of the first four meetings.
| Joventut leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series |
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UCAM Murcia v Barça
| 2 June 2026 | UCAM Murcia | 68–91 (Series: 0–1) |
Barça | Murcia |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 16–30, 22–20, 16–25 | |||
| Pts: Martin 12 Rebs: Radebaugh 8 Asts: Radebaugh 4 PIR: Radebaugh 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brizuela 18 Rebs: Cale 7 Asts: Brizuela 5 PIR: Brizuela, Veselý 17 |
Arena: Palacio de Deportes Attendance: 5,824 Referees: Antonio Conde, Arnau Padrós, Javier Torres |
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| 4 June 2026 | Barça | 87–90 (Series: 1–1) |
UCAM Murcia | Barcelona |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 22–21, 26–24, 21–23 | |||
| Pts: Shengelia 18 Rebs: Shengelia 7 Asts: Satoranský 4 PIR: Shengelia 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: DeJulius 22 Rebs: Raieste 8 Asts: DeJulius 5 PIR: DeJulius 26 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 4,982 Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Rafael Serrano, Alberto Baena |
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| 6 June 2026 | UCAM Murcia | 76–100 (Series: 1–2) |
Barça | Murcia |
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| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 19–25, 25–27, 15–21 | |||
| Pts: Forrest 20 Rebs: Cacok 5 Asts: Radebaugh 5 PIR: Radebaugh 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Clyburn 23 Rebs: Fall 7 Asts: Shengelia 4 PIR: Clyburn 28 |
Arena: Palacio de Deportes Attendance: 7,114 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Alberto Sánchez Sixto, Óscar Perea |
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| Murcia won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between UCAM Murcia and Barça.
Semifinals
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Barça v La Laguna Tenerife
| 9 June 2026 | Barça | 100–67 (Series: 1–0) |
La Laguna Tenerife | Barcelona |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 27–16, 26–21, 28–19 | |||
| Pts: Brizuela 18 Rebs: Shengelia 7 Asts: Laprovíttola 6 PIR: Shengelia 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Yebo 16 Rebs: Yebo 6 Asts: Mills 5 PIR: Yebo 12 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 4,571 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Rafael Serrano, Javier Torres |
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| 11 June 2026 | Barça | 97–89 (Series: 2–0) |
La Laguna Tenerife | Barcelona |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 23–11, 21–25, 28–26 | |||
| Pts: Veselý 19 Rebs: Fall, Shengelia 6 Asts: Brizuela, Satoranský 3 PIR: Veselý 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mills 36 Rebs: Guerra 6 Asts: Huertas 8 PIR: Mills 37 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 5,985 Referees: Carlos Cortés, Jorge Martínez, Sergio Manuel |
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| 13 June 2026 | La Laguna Tenerife | 76–85 (Series: 0–3) |
Barça | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 23–15, 16–22, 18–29 | |||
| Pts: Huertas 17 Rebs: Yebo 6 Asts: Huertas 6 PIR: Huertas 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Clyburn 19 Rebs: Clyburn 7 Asts: Laprovíttola, Satoranský 3 PIR: Clyburn 21 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Antonio Conde, Luis Castillo, Alberto Sánchez Sixto |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning the previous two meetings.
| Barça leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Valencia Basket v Asisa Joventut
| 10 June 2026 | Valencia Basket | 118–117(OT) (Series: 1–0) |
Asisa Joventut | Valencia |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 25–32, 28–24, 26–27, Overtime: 13–12 | |||
| Pts: Montero 27 Rebs: Taylor 11 Asts: Montero 8 PIR: Montero, Taylor 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rubio 22 Rebs: Ružić 7 Asts: Rubio 11 PIR: Rubio 33 |
Arena: Roig Arena Attendance: 12,910 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Jordi Aliaga, Joaquín García |
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| 12 June 2026 | Valencia Basket | 90–76 (Series: 2–0) |
Asisa Joventut | Valencia |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 26–30, 21–16, 13–17 | |||
| Pts: Badio 16 Rebs: Key 6 Asts: Montero 4 PIR: Sako 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Parker 16 Rebs: Hanga 7 Asts: six players 2 PIR: Parker 14 |
Arena: Roig Arena Attendance: 13,730 Referees: Óscar Perea, Arnau Padrós, Fabio Fernández |
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| 14 June 2026 | Asisa Joventut | 75–87 (Series: 0–3) |
Valencia Basket | Badalona |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 21–21, 16–23, 20–23 | |||
| Pts: Rubio 17 Rebs: Kraag, Ružić 6 Asts: Hunt 6 PIR: Rubio 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Montero 24 Rebs: Montero 8 Asts: Montero 7 PIR: Montero 39 |
Arena: Palau Municipal d'Esports Attendance: 10,142 Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Martín Caballero, Alfonso Olivares |
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| Tied 1–1 in the regular season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Valencia Basket winning the previous meeting.
| Valencia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Finals
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| 18 June 2026 | Valencia Basket | 112–113(OT) (Series: 0–1) |
Barça | Valencia |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 27–34, 20–28, 29–26, Overtime: 11–12 | |||
| Pts: Montero 24 Rebs: Pradilla 7 Asts: Montero 7 PIR: Montero 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Clyburn 21 Rebs: Veselý 6 Asts: Laprovíttola 7 PIR: Laprovíttola 25 |
Arena: Roig Arena Attendance: 14,423 Referees: Antonio Conde, Martín Caballero, Luis Castillo |
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| 20 June 2026 | Valencia Basket | 102–75 (Series: 1–1) |
Barça | Valencia |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 19–27, 29–14, 28–23 | |||
| Pts: Montero 19 Rebs: Pradilla 7 Asts: Montero 6 PIR: Montero 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Parra 16 Rebs: Cale, Hernangómez 6 Asts: Brizuela 5 PIR: Laprovíttola 15 |
Arena: Roig Arena Attendance: 14,865 Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Fernando Calatrava, Arnau Padrós |
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| 22 June 2026 | Barça | 80–88 (Series: 1–2) |
Valencia Basket | Barcelona |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–25, 21–31, 23–17 | |||
| Pts: Shengelia 25 Rebs: Clyburn, Shengelia 6 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Shengelia 30 |
Boxscore | Pts: Montero 29 Rebs: Key 8 Asts: Montero 6 PIR: Montero 37 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 7,190 Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Rafael Serrano |
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| 24 June 2026 | Barça | 84–108 (Series: 1–3) |
Valencia Basket | Barcelona |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 12–21, 29–35, 20–26 | |||
| Pts: Punter 26 Rebs: Veselý 8 Asts: Shengelia 5 PIR: Punter 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Montero 23 Rebs: Key, Pradilla 6 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Montero 28 |
Arena: Palau Blaugrana Attendance: 7,410 Referees: Antonio Conde, Martín Caballero, Alfonso Olivares |
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| Valencia won 2–0 in the regular season series |
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with Barça winning five of the first six meetings.
| Barça leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series |
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