Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (Panama)

LPB Panama
Founded3 June 2015 (2015-06-03)
First season2015
Country Panama
ConfederationFIBA Americas
Number of teams6
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)BCL Americas
Current championsCorrecaminos de Colón (5th title)
(2024)
Most championshipsCorrecaminos de Colón (5 titles)
Websitelpbpanama.com

The Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB), also known as the LPB Panama,[1] is the top professional basketball league in Panama.[2] The league was formed in 2015 by six clubs. Correcaminos de Colón has been the most successful team in the league with four won championships.

As of the 2022 season, the league consisted of six teams.

History

The league was established on June 3, 2015 by the Federación Panameña de Baloncesto (FEPABA).[3] Six newly established clubs entered the inaugural season of the league. The first game was played on October 2, 2015, between the Águilas de Río Abajo and the Caballos de Coclé. On December 15, 2015, the Correcaminos de Colón won the first-ever league title.[4]

In 2020, the league expanded to 7 teams with the entrance of Dragones de Don Bosco.

Current teams

Team City Arena Capacity Founded Joined
Atlético Nacional[a] Panama City Gimnasio de la USMA 5,500 2015
Correcaminos de Colón Colón, Panama Arena Panamá Al Brown 3,000 2015
Dragones de Don Bosco Panama City Gimnasio de la USMA 5,500 2020
Panteras Panama City Gimnasio de la USMA 5,500 2015
Scorpions de Union 2,023 2023
Toros de Chiriquí David, Chiriquí Gimnasio Escolar de David 2,015 2015
  1. ^ Known as Águilas de Río Abajo from 2015 to 2017.

Timeline

  • * – Indicates championship season

Finals

Season Champions Runners-up Score
2015 Correcaminos de Colón Toros de Chiriquí 74–71
2016 Correcaminos de Colón Caballos de Coclé 77–64
2017 Correcaminos de Colón Caballos de Coclé 71–67
2018 Universitarios del West Correcaminos de Colón 73–64
2019 Caballos de Coclé Correcaminos de Colón 139–132
2020 Not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Correcaminos de Colón Dragones de Don Bosco 3–0
2022 Atlético Nacional Caballos de Coclé 3–2
2023 Not played[5]
2024 Correcaminos de Colón Toros de Chiriquí 3–1

Performance by team

Club Wins Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runners-up
Correcaminos de Colón 5 1 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024 2018
Caballos de Coclé 1 3 2019 2016, 2017, 2022
Universitarios del West 1 – 2018 –
Atlético Nacional 1 – 2022 –
Toros de Chiriquí – 2 – 2015, 2023
Dragones de Don Bosco – 1 – 2021

In international competitions

Teams for the LPB can qualify to play in pan-American competitions organised by FIBA. The champions from each season are eligible to play in the group phase of the BCL Americas, the successor of the FIBA Americas League.

Team Competition Seasons Best result
Correcaminos de Colón FIBA Americas League 2016, 2017 Quarterfinals (2017)
Caballos de Coclé BCL Americas 2021 Quarterfinals (2021)

Individual awards

MVP

Season Player Team Ref.
2015 Isaac St. Rose Correcaminos de Colón [6]
2016 Ernesto Oglivie Halcones de Calle [7]
2017 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí [8]
2020 Josimar Ayarza Caballos de Coclé [9]
2021 Pablo Rivas Dragones de Don Bosco [10]
2024 Guillermo Navarro Toros de Chiriquí [11]

Statistical leaders

Points

Year Player Team PPG Ref.
2015 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí 22.3 [12]
2016 Antonio Bumpus Toros de Chiriquí 24.8 [13]
2017 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí 21.7 [14]
2018 Lovell Cook Atlético Nacional 19.3 [15]
2020 Will Martinez Universitarios del West 27.2 [16]
2021 Pablo Rivas Dragones de Don Bosco 20.6 [17]

Rebounds

Year Player Team RPG Ref.
2015 Antonio Garcia Caballos de Coclé 11.7 [12]
2016 Jaime Lloreda Halonces de Calle 11.7 [13]
2017 Daniel King Atlético Nacional 11.0 [14]
2018 Brayan Martinez Panteras 14.1 [15]
2020 Brayan Martinez Panteras 11.8 [16]
2021 Jaime Lloreda Correcaminos de Colón 14.8 [17]

Assists

Year Player Team APG Ref.
2015 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí 6.0 [12]
2016 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí 7.1 [13]
2017 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí 9.7 [14]
2018 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí 7.3 [15]
2020 Joel Muñoz Toros de Chiriquí 7.1 [16]
2021 Joel Muñoz Dragones de Don Bosco 7.1 [17]

References

  1. ^ "LPB Panama". Twitter. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ Baloncesto panameño tendrá su propia liga, El Siglo. 4 June 2015, retrieved 16 March 2017. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Baloncesto panameño tendrá su propia liga". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Correcaminos de Colón, campeones de la LPB | La Prensa Panamá". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "TODO LISTO PARA QUE INICIE LA LIGA PROFESIONAL DE BALONCESTO DE PANAMÁ". Portal SERTV (in European Spanish). 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  6. ^ "El MVP 2015, Isaac St. Rose, los invita a apoyar a la Liga y a su equipo". Twitter. LPB Panama. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ^ "PANAMÁ: ERNESTO OGLIVIE, MVP DE LA LPB 2016". CANCHA LATINA (in Spanish). 19 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. ^ Panamá, GESE-La Estrella de. "Joel Muñoz es el 'MVP' del baloncesto panameño". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Josimar Ayarza, de los Caballos de Coclé, elegido el Jugador Más Valioso de la temporada de la LPB | La Prensa Panamá". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Pablo Rivas MVP de la LPB 2021". Bitácora Deportiva (in Spanish). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Colón es Pentacampeón de la LPB". www.cospanama.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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