Spanish Wheelchair Basketball League Explained

División de Honor de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas
Sport:Wheelchair Basketball
Founded:1971
Teams:12
Champion:BSR Amiab Albacete
Most Champs:CD Ilunion
(17 titles)
Relegation:Primera División
Domestic Cup:Copa del Rey

The Spanish Wheelchair Basketball League, in Spanish called División de Honor de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas is the top-flight professional league for wheelchair basketball teams in Spain with men and women players. It is governed by the Spanish Sports Federation for People with Physical Disabilities (Spanish; Castilian: Federación Española de Deportes de Personas con Discapacidad Físicos, FEDDF).

Founded in 1971 as Primera División it changed its name to División de Honor in 1992.[1]

Competition format

Ten teams compete annually in the league, played with a double round-robin format. The Spanish league the only one of the major leagues in Europe without playoffs.

The last two teams are relegated to a lower league, the Spanish Wheelchair Basketball First División while the two top ranked teams of the lower league are promoted to the División de Honor. CD Ilunion, formerly called CD Fundosa ONCE is the most successful team.

2023-24 teams

Team Location
Vélez-Málaga
Bilbao
Albacete
Madrid
Las Palmas
Valladolid
Vigo
Getafe
Badalona
Badajoz
Burgos
Murcia

Latest winners

Despite the league was created in 1971, there are only reliable sources of results and league tables since 1989, when it started to be sponsored by ONCE.[2]

Season Winner Runner-up
1989–90 Ademi Málaga
1990–91 Ademi Málaga
1991–92 CD ONCE Andalucía
1992–93 CD ONCE Andalucía
1993–94 CD ONCE Andalucía
1994–95 CD Fundosa ONCE
1995–96 CD Fundosa ONCE
1996–97 CD Fundosa ONCE BSR Melilla
1997–98 CD Fundosa ONCE
1998–99 CD Fundosa ONCE
1999–00 CD Fundosa ONCE ADM Econy Gran Canaria
2000–01 CD Fundosa ONCE CD ONCE Andalucía
2001–02 CD Fundosa ONCE CD ONCE Andalucía
2002–03 CD ONCE Andalucía CD Fundosa ONCE
2003–04 CD ONCE Andalucía ADM Econy Gran Canaria
2004–05 CD ONCE Andalucía CP Mideba
2005–06 CD ONCE Andalucía CP Mideba
2006–07 CD Fundosa ONCE Fundación Polaris World BSR
2007–08 CD ONCE Andalucía CD Fundosa ONCE
2008–09 CD Fundosa ONCE CD ONCE Andalucía
2009–10 CD ONCE Andalucía CD Fundosa ONCE
2010–11 BSR Valladolid CD Fundosa ONCE
2011–12 CD Fundosa ONCE CID Casa Murcia Getafe
2012–13 CD Fundosa ONCE BSR Valladolid
2013–14 CD Fundosa ONCE Bilbao BSR
2014–15 CD Ilunion Amiab Albacete
2015–16 CD Ilunion Amiab Albacete
2016–17 CD Ilunion Amiab Albacete
2017–18 Amiab Albacete Bidaideak Bilbao
2018–19 CD Ilunion Amiab Albacete
2019–20 League cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2020–21 Bidaideak BilbaoAmiab Albacete
2021–22 Amiab AlbaceteCP Mideba
2022–23 Amiab AlbaceteCD Ilunion
2023–24 Amiab AlbaceteCD Ilunion

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://dacai.org/secciones.asp?valor=baloncesto CAI Deporte Adaptado History
  2. http://sevilla.eldesmarque.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15478:-sp-1008359084&catid=16&Itemid=78 Baloncesto en silla de ruedas: CD ONCE 2008/09