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Liga Española de Baloncesto
Season1957
Games played30
Teams6
Finals
ChampionsReal Madrid
(1st title)
  Runners-upBarcelona
Statistical leaders
Points Alfonso Martínez 18.0
Records
Biggest home winReal Madrid 73–41 Aismalíbar
(5 May 1957)
Biggest away winJuventud 49–80 Real Madrid
(18 May 1957)
Highest scoringEstudiantes 78–74 Juventud
(13 April 1957)
Winning streak7 games
Barcelona
Losing streak4 games
Juventud
1958 →

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.

Teams

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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

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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

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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
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away AIS BAR EST JOV ORI RMB
Aismalíbar — 45–43 65–46 43–47 49–56 65–58
Barcelona 59–52 — 58–53 52–39 48–55 60–50
Estudiantes 48–74 50–59 — 78–74 61–79 68–63
Juventud 40–53 38–42 62–69 — 65–50 49–80
Orillo Verde 56–49 59–71 52–51 53–45 — 73–75
Real Madrid 73–41 73–55 76–61 72–61 86–60 —
Source: Linguasport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Individual statistics

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Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1 Spain Alfonso Martínez Real Madrid 10 180 18
2 Spain José María Soro Orillo Verde 10 176 17.6
3 Spain Joaquín Hernández Real Madrid 10 162 16.2
4 Spain Jordi Bonareu Barcelona 10 134 13.4
5 Spain Leopoldo Codina Estudiantes 10 132 13.2

References

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  1. ^ "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.
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