Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile
Chilean basketball league
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The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile, also known as the LNB Chile, is the top national basketball leagues in Chile, it is a professional league, organized by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. The league was created in 2010 and the old national league, Dimayor was discontinued in 2013, being the only basketball professional league in the country. The league is now referred as Liga Chery 2025 by Cecinas Llanquihue for sponsorship reasons.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| First season | 2010 |
| Motto | "Qué buena está la Liga!" |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Countries | Chile |
| Confederation | FIBA Americas |
| Most recent champions | Colegio Los Leones (2nd title) (T-2025) |
| Most titles | Universidad de Concepción (4 titles) |
| Broadcaster | CDO |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cups | Basketball Champions League Americas Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto |
| Official website | LNB.cl |
History
Founded in 2008 with the objective of forming strong competition from basketball at national level.
Initially there was the creation of three (League A, League B & League C) divisions, but only the latter two were played. In 2010 the League B was renamed the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, ranking as the main category of the competition, while the League C was renamed Liga Nacional Promocional.
However, that year was constituted the Liga Nacional Superior, vocational and bringing together the country's top clubs.
The inaugural season of the National League had an optimistic hosting, with 12 teams participate in this country. After eliminating Sagrados Corazones and Universidad Católica, Español de Talca met CD Boston College in the finals, winning by a marker 3–1 to become the first champion of the LNB.
In the 2011–12 edition there was a great turnout, with 18 teams, but the defending champion Español de Talca opted to return to the Dimayor. The winner this time was Deportes Castro, who defeated CD Boston College in the finals.[1]
The 2012–13 season saw Español de Talca again crowned champion against CD Boston College, who won their third consecutive sub-championship. The title completed what was nearly a perfect season with only two losses in the tournament, winning Game 4 in overtime.[2]
The 2013–14 season included 16 teams, with debutant team Tinguiririca San Fernando being champions after winning the final 3–1 to Osorno Basketball at the Monumental María Gallardo. With the win Tinguiririca San Fernando became the first team in the Northern Zone to win the championship.[3][4]
2014–15 saw CSD Colo Colo crowned champion, winning the series 3–2 against Deportes Castro in Chiloé. The championship win earns Colo Colo the honor to represent the country in the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol.[5][6]
Format
All team from Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.
Current teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Head coach | Kit | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colegio Los Leones | Quilpué | Gimnasio Colegio Los Leones | 800 |  Guillermo Frutos |
 Zeus Sport |
 Knop Laboratorios |
| Sportiva Italiana | Valparaíso | Arlegui Fortín Prat |
1,200 3,000 |
Gianluca Pozo |
Playoff |
UVM |
| Colo-Colo | Macul | Centro Entrenamiento Olímpico de Ñuñoa | 3,000 | Ernesto Menchaca |
Macron |
Clínica Meds |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago | Edificio de Deportes UC | 1,500 |  Bernardo Murphy |
Playmaker |
CMPC |
| Municipal Puente Alto | Puente Alto | Gimnasio Municipal de Puente Alto | 1,500 | Cristián Santander |
Playoff |
CMPC |
| Español de Talca | Talca | Gimnasio Regional | 4,500 | Héctor Vera Alfaro |
Masitri |
PF |
| Universidad de Concepción | Concepción | Casa del Deporte | 2,000 |  Santiago Gómez |
Macron |
 Mundo |
| Las Ánimas de Valdivia | Valdivia | Gimnasio de Las Ánimas / Coliseo Antonio Azurmendy | 1,000 / 5,000 | Carlos Zúñiga |
Playoff |
Transportes Betancourt |
| CD Valdivia | Valdivia | Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy | 5,000 | Juan Manuel Jápez |
Live PRO |
 Rojabet |
| Español de Osorno | Osorno | Gimnasio Monumental María Gallardo | 4,500 | Jorge Luis Álvarez |
Playoff |
 Coolbet |
| Atlético Puerto Varas | Puerto Varas | Gimnasio Fiscal de Puerto Varas | 1,300 | Damián Gamarra |
Evensport |
Cecinas Llanquihue |
| ABA Ancud | Ancud | Gimnasio Fiscal de Ancud | 2,500 | Cipriano Núñez |
Playoff |
Conservas Angelmó |
Original league system
| Category | Division | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | Liga Nacional de Básquetbol 12 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2º | Liga Deportiva Nacional 12 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3º | Liga Nacional Promocional 24 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
Current system
| Category | Division | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | Liga UNO 15 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2º | Liga DOS 16 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3º | Liga de Desarollo Febachile (U23) 37 Teams | ||||||||||||||||||
Champions
Championship by team
| Team | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Universidad de Concepción | 4 | 1 |
| Español de Talca | 3 | - |
| Colegio Los Leones | 2 | 5 |
| CD Valdivia | 2 | 2 |
| Deportes Castro | 1 | 1 |
| Tinguiririca San Fernando | 1 | - |
| Colo-Colo | 1 | - |
| Las Ánimas de Valdivia | 1 | - |
| Boston College | - | 3 |
| Osorno Básquetbol | - | 2 |
| Español de Osorno | - | 1 |