The 1957 Liga Española de Baloncesto season was the first season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. The season ended with Real Madrid winning their first championship.
| Liga Española de Baloncesto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1957 | |||
| Number of games | 30 | |||
| Number of teams | 6 | |||
| Finals | ||||
| Champions | Real Madrid (1st title) | |||
| Runners-up | Barcelona | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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| Records | ||||
| Biggest home win | Real Madrid 73–41 Aismalíbar (5 May 1957) | |||
| Biggest away win | Juventud 49–80 Real Madrid (18 May 1957) | |||
| Highest scoring | Estudiantes 78–74 Juventud (13 April 1957) | |||
| Winning streak | 7 games Barcelona | |||
| Losing streak | 4 games Juventud | |||
1958 → | ||||
Teams edit
The league was composed by 6 teams and played with a double round-robin format. The league was played in 50 days (March 31–May 19) at only two venues: Fiesta Alegre in Madrid and Palacio de los Deportes in Barcelona.[1]
Venues and locations edit
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aismalíbar | Montcada i Reixac | Palacio de los Deportes | 8,000 |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Palacio de los Deportes | 8,000 |
| Estudiantes | Madrid | Fiesta Alegre | 3,500 |
| Juventud | Badalona | Palacio de los Deportes | 8,000 |
| Orillo Verde | Sabadell | Palacio de los Deportes | 8,000 |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Fiesta Alegre | 3,500 |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 706 | 593 | +113 | 14 | Qualification to European Champions Cup |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 547 | 514 | +33 | 14 | |
| 3 | Orillo Verde | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 593 | 600 | −7 | 12 | |
| 4 | Aismalíbar | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 536 | 526 | +10 | 10 | |
| 5 | Estudiantes | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 585 | 662 | −77 | 6 | |
| 6 | Juventud | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 520 | 592 | −72 | 4 |
Results edit
Individual statistics edit
Points edit
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alfonso Martínez |
Real Madrid | 10 | 180 | 18 |
| 2 | José María Soro |
Orillo Verde | 10 | 176 | 17.6 |
| 3 | Joaquín Hernández |
Real Madrid | 10 | 162 | 16.2 |
| 4 | Jordi Bonareu |
Barcelona | 10 | 134 | 13.4 |
| 5 | Leopoldo Codina |
Estudiantes | 10 | 132 | 13.2 |
References edit
- ^ "Un paseo por la primera liga" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
External links edit
- ACB.com (in Spanish)
- 60th anniversary dossier at FEB.es (in Spanish)
- linguasport (in Spanish)