| Liga Española de Baloncesto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1957 | |||
| Games played | 30 | |||
| 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 → | ||||
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
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.
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 |
| 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
| 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 |
(C) Champions
Results
| 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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Individual statistics
Points
| 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
- "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
- ACB.com (in Spanish)
- 60th anniversary dossier at FEB.es (in Spanish)
- linguasport (in Spanish)
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