1959–60 Liga Española de Baloncesto

The 1959–60 season was the 4th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. R. Madrid won their title.

Liga Española de Baloncesto
Season1959–60
Teams12
Games played132
Final positions
ChampionsReal Madrid
(3rd title)
Runners-upJuventud
Statistical leaders
Points Alfonso Martínez 20.2
Records
Biggest home winReal Madrid 78–25 Estudiantes
(5 December 1959)
Biggest away winHelios 36–70 Real Madrid
(13 February 1960)
Highest scoringReal Madrid 84–70 Barcelona
(6 March 1960)
Winning streak12 games
Real Madrid

Teams

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Aismalíbar Montcada i Reixac Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Barcelona Barcelona Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Español Barcelona Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Estudiantes Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500
Helios Zaragoza Pabellón Polideportivo
Hesperia Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500
Iberia Zaragoza Frontón Aragonés
Juventud Badalona La Plana
Montgat Montgat Pabellón Municipal
Orillo Verde Sabadell Palacio de los Deportes 8,000
Real Canoe Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500
Real Madrid Madrid Fiesta Alegre 3,500

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 22 20 0 2 1497 1047 +450 40 Qualification to FIBA European Champions Cup
2 Juventud 22 16 1 5 1298 1117 +181 33
3 Orillo Verde 22 16 0 6 1235 1166 +69 32
4 Aismalíbar 22 14 1 7 1230 1065 +165 29
5 Hesperia[lower-alpha 1] (R) 22 14 1 7 1337 1226 +111 29 Withdraw
6 Barcelona 22 11 0 11 1383 1273 +110 22
7 Iberia 22 9 0 13 1096 1267 171 18
8 Montgat (O) 22 8 0 14 1132 1217 85 16 Relegation playoffs
9 Español (O) 22 7 1 14 1080 1252 172 15
10 Estudiantes[lower-alpha 2] 22 6 2 14 1146 1263 117 14
11 Helios[lower-alpha 3] (R) 22 4 1 17 1051 1355 304 9
12 Real Canoe[lower-alpha 4] 22 3 1 18 1173 1410 237 7 Relegation
Source: Linguasport
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Hesperia withdrew at the end of the season
  2. Estudiantes avoid relegation playoffs after Helios withdrawal
  3. Helios withdrew at the end of the season and Estudiantes avoid relegation playoffs
  4. Real Canoe avoid relegation after Hesperia withdrawal

Relegation playoffs

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Montgat (O) 6 5 0 1 339 259 +80 10 Remained at Liga Española de Baloncesto
2 Español (O) 6 5 0 1 352 306 +46 10
3 Mollet 6 3 0 3 295 357 62 6
4 Picadero 6 0 0 6 261 325 64 0
Source: Linguasport
(O) Play-off winner.

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1 Alfonso MartínezBarcelona1632320.2
2 Johnny BáezReal Madrid2243919.9
3 Emiliano RodríguezAismalíbar2239417.9
4 Travis MontgomeryReal Madrid2236116.4
5 Adolfo BeneytoReal Canoe2233815.4

Notes

1.^ Hesperia withdrawn, farm club of Real Madrid , and Canoe NC not relegated.
2.^ Helios withdrawn, Zaragoza was promoted.

References

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