The Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (abbreviated LNB, and literally in English, "National Basketball League"), also commonly referred to as "La Liga de Básquet" ("The Basketball League"), is the top-tier level of the Argentine basketball league system. The league is under the auspices of the Basketball Clubs' Association (in Spanish: Asociación de Clubes de Básquetbol). The LNB's predecessor league is the now defunct Campeonato Argentino de Clubes, which was organized by the Argentine Basketball Confederation.

The league was created through the efforts of basketball coach León Najnudel, and sports journalist Osvaldo Orcasitas, in the 1980s, to make Argentine men's club basketball more competitive, through the merging of the many existing local leagues. It is designed like the NBA, with a regular season, all-star game, and playoffs. However, unlike the NBA, the LNB has a promotion and relegation system, with the La Liga Argentina (LLA), the league level that is immediately below the LNB.

A tribute to Najnudel's vision, is the string of successes of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team, culminating with the team's Summer Olympic Games gold medal won at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the international careers of many players who started in the league.

History

Creation

León Najnudel with the ball in the first LNB game ever: Argentino de Firmat v. San Lorenzo (in red uniform), 26 April 1985

Before the league was established, the regular tournament was Campeonato Argentino de Clubes where teams from all the provinces took part. The league had a regional format and playoffs.

For the 1984 edition there was 64 teams. The association decided to retire 10 teams, moving them to "Primera Nacional A". Of those teams, 4 were from city of Buenos Aires, and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Santa Fe were represented by 2 teams each.

As a result, a number of 54 teams played the Argentino de clubes. At the end of the tournament, the six best placed team would promote to Primera A, and the rest of the clubs would be relegated to Primera B (second division).

First seasons

Ferro Carril Oeste, the first champion of the LNB

The first edition of Liga Nacional was played within 1985, with 16 teams participating although Independiente de Tucumán abandoned the championship for economic reasons. The first game was played on April 26, 1985, when San Lorenzo de Almagro faced Argentino de Firmat at Estadio Obras Sanitarias.

Ferro Carril Oeste was the first LNB champion after defeating Atenas de Córdoba in 3 games. The next season (1986), Ferro Carril Oeste won its second consecutive title, beating Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in 5 games (3-1 on aggregate). The Verdolaga played its third consecutive final series in 1987, but was finally defeated by Atenas, that won the first of 9 titles, being the most winning LNB team to date.

In 1988 Atenas won a second championship beating River Plate and the next year Ferro won another title, being the only title won by León Najnudel as coach.

아르헨티나 농구 대회 "LNB"은 아르헨티나에서 개최되는 가장 중요한 농구 대회 중 하나입니다. 이 대회는 아르헨티나 농구 리그의 최상위 리그로, 국내 최고 수준의 농구 경기를 제공합니다. LNB는 매년 많은 팀들이 참가하여 열리며, 각 팀은 경기력과 실력을 겨루어 최종 우승을 차지하기 위해 경쟁합니다.

LNB는 농구 팬들에게 매우 인기 있는 대회로, 많은 관중들이 경기장에 모여 열기 넘치는 분위기를 만들어냅니다. 경기는 고도의 기술과 전략을 요구하며, 선수들은 뛰어난 신체 능력과 높은 수준의 기술을 발휘합니다. 경기는 빠른 속도와 고강도의 경쟁으로 진행되며, 스릴 넘치는 드라마틱한 순간들이 많이 발생합니다.

LNB는 아르헨티나 농구의 선수들에게는 중요한 발판이 되며, 많은 선수들이 이 대회를 통해 국제 농구 무대로 진출하게 됩니다. 또한, 대회는 아르헨티나 농구의 발전과 성장에 큰 역할을 하고 있으며, 많은 농구 팬들에게 즐거움과 흥미를 선사합니다.

LNB는 아르헨티나 농구의 역사와 전통을 대표하는 대회로, 많은 팀들이 역사적인 우승을 차지하였습니다. 이 대회는 아르헨티나 농구의 엘리트들이 모여 경기력을 겨루는 플랫폼이며, 농구 팬들에게는 놓치기 힘든 흥미로운 대회입니다. LNB는 아르헨티나 농구의 미래를 모색하고, 농구 스타들의 등장을 기대할 수 있는 대회입니다.