Liga Mayor de Baloncesto

Liga Mayor de Baloncesto
Founded2017 (2017)
First season2017 Apertura
CountryEl Salvador
ConfederationFIBA Americas (Americas)
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Current championsMetapan BC
(4th title)
(2025 Apertura)
Most championshipsSanta Tecla BC
(5 titles)
2025 Apertura

The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) is a men's professional basketball league in Americas, currently composed of 9 teams. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in El Salvador. It is the top level of the El Salvador basketball league system. The league is controlled by the El Salvador Basketball Federation (in Spanish: Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto.).

History

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The league was formed in 2017, following the end of the previous iteration of the first division Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador.

Current clubs

The Liga Mayor de Baloncesto (LMB) was founded in 2017 with nine teams. Due to club expansions, reductions and relocations, many of the teams either changed or ceased to exist. There are currently eleven teams for 2025 Apertura. [2] The teams are located in San Salvador, Santa ANa, La Libertad, San Vicenete, Ahuachapan, Usulutan and Cuscatlan. The TBD are the oldest club in the competition, having participated in every season since 2017.



Future expansion

Former clubs

  • FAS-Denver (2017)
  • El Rápido La Unión (2017)
  • Halcones de Sonzacate (2017-2020)
  • Once Lobos (-2019)
  • Giants de San Salvador (2017-2018)
  • Canarios de Once Municipal (2017)
  • San Miguel BC (2017)
  • Arcense Biomedical BC (2017)
  • Tigres Voladores STGO de Maria
  • Aguila BC (-2023)
  • Quezaltepeque BC (2017-2023)
  • Nejapa B.C (2017-2023)
  • Fantasmas de San Vicente
  • CD Aguila Basquetball

Honours

List of champions

Team Titles Winning Seasons Notes
Santa Tecla BC 5 2016 Clausura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2023 Clausura Record holder of consecutive finals appearances in a major Salvadoran professional sports league.
Metapán BC 4 2023 Apertura, 2024 Clausura, 2024 Apertura, 2025 Apertura [3]
Brujos de Izalco 3 2016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 Apertura TBD.
Halcones de Sonsonate 1 2017 Clausura TBD.
San Salvador 3 2019 Clausura [4], 2021 Clausura, 2022 Clausura TBD.
C.D. Aguila 2 2015 Apertura, 2022 Apertura TBD.
FAS-Denver 1 2015 Clausura TBD.
TBD 1 2001 TBD.

Champions

Year Champion Coach Result Runners up Coach League MVP Finals MVP Notes
2017 Clausura Halcones (1) TBD 3–1 Santa Tecla BC (0) TBD Jared Ruiz Jared Ruiz [1]
2017 Apertura Brujos de Izalco (1) William Ávalos 2-0 Isidro Metapan (0) William Avalos Christopher Blake Garland Mcarthur [2]
2018 Clausura Santa Tecla BC (1) Rainel Panfet 3–1 Quezaltepeque (0) Ernesto "Colocho" Rodríguez Jared Ruiz Lisvan Valdez [3]
2018 Apertura Brujos de Izalco (2) William Ávalos 3-2 Halcones (1) TBD Christopher Blake Michaell Jackson [4]
2019 Clausura San Salvador BC (1) TBD 3–1 Quezaltepeque (0) José Luis Dámaso Marvin Cairo Michaell Jackson [5]
2019 Apertura Santa Tecla BC (2) TBD 4–1 Isidro Metapan (0) TBD Lisvan Valdez Christopher Blake [6]
2020 Clausura (Season Cancelled) (1) None None (Season Cancelled) (3) None None None [7]
2020 Apertura (Season Cancelled) (1) None None (Season Cancelled) (3) None None None [8]
2021 Clausura San Salvador BC (2) William Ávalos 4–1 Aguila BKB (0) TBD Bernardo Polanco Owen Perez [9]
2021 Apertura Santa Tecla BC (3) Adrian Paumier 4–1 San Salvador BC (1) TBD Andravious Smith Brian Vasquez [10]
2022 Clausura Aguila BC (1) Pablo Epeloa 3-0 Santa Tecla BC (3) William Avalos Christopher Blake Marquise Mosley [11]
2022 Apertura San Salvador BC (2) TBD 3-0 Isidro Metapan(3) Pablo Epeloa Marc Montavious Christopher Blake [12]
2023 Clausura Santa Tecla BC (5) Ernesto Rodriguez 3–0 Cojute BC (5) Jose Rivas Yoel Cubillas Adonis Lopez [13]
2023 Apertura Metapan BC (1) Reinaldo Corrales 3–1 Brujos de Izalco (3) Francisco Lemus Yoel Cubillas Yoel Cubillas [14]
2024 Clausura Metapan BC (2) Reinaldo Corrales 3–1 Santa Ana BC (3) Melvin Marroquin TBD TBD [15]
2024 Apertura Metapan BC (3) Reinaldo Corrales 3–2 Lobos BKB (3) Alexander Colocho Yoel Cubillas TBD [16]
2025 Apertura Metapan BC (4) Alessandro Rouco 3–2 San Salvador BC (2) José Rivas Yoel Cubillas Marvin Cairo [17]
2025 Clausura TBD () TBD – TBD () TBD TBD TBD [18]

List of coaches

  • José Luis Dámaso Martinez (A.D. Isidro Metapan, Quezaltepeque Basketball Club)
  • Ricardo Renderos - Halcones
  • Roberto Carrillo - Santa Tecla BC
  • William Avalos - Santa Tecla BC
  • Adrián Paumier - Santa Tecla BC
  • Joaquin Meralega - Aguila
  • Ismael Ochoa - Aguila
  • Cristopher Blade - Aguila
  • Shannel Brackett - Cojuetepeque
  • Orestes Quiroz - Once Lobos
  • Patrick Davis - FASDenver
  • Marlon Viana - (Once Lobos, AB lobos)
  • Sergio Rouco - (Salvadoreños)

List of players

  • Jose Colorado - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • Jose Arajuo - Brujos de Izalco
  • Michael Hinestroza - Brujos de Izalco
  • Cristian Arboleda - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • Michael Jackson - San Salvador BC
  • Alejandro Alvarez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • Osmel Oliva - Brujos de Izalco
  • Mario Cairo - Quezaleque BC
  • Yoel Cubillas - San Salvador BC, Metapan BC
  • Oreste Torres - Quezaleque BC
  • Yunistel Molina - San Salvador BC
  • Pasval Medrano - Halcones
  • Leadro Cabrera - Santa Tecla BC
  • Barthel Lopez - AD Isidro Metapan BC
  • Ron Patten Jnr - Brujos de Izalco
  • Jose Ortiz - Chalchuapa Utd
  • Marcus Feige - Chalchuapa Utd
  • Dennis Miles - Chalchuapa Utd
  • Jacarre Crockett - Quezaleque BC
  • Mark Montavious - Santa Ana BC
  • David Hage - Santa Ana BC
  • Jaston Nixon - Santa Ana BC
  • Timonthy Jackson - Halcones
  • Joey Luis Baez - Halcones
  • Quincy Scates - CBM Cojutepeque
  • Shahmel Brackett - CBM Cojutepeque
  • Marcus Faison - Santa Tecla BC
  • Roberto Martinez - San Salvador BC
  • William Kenneth - Aguila BC
  • Malam Macam - Aguila BC
  • Eddie Isthmin - Once Lobos BC
  • Lee Vasquez - Aguila BC
  • Jeremy Agosto - Cojute

[5]

  • Darius Daniels - Fantasmas De San Vicente

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  11. ^ "¡Vuelo de campeones! Águila es el campeón de la Liga Mayor de Baloncesto".
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  13. ^ "Santa Tecla se coronó campeón de la Liga Mayor de Baloncesto".
  14. ^ "Metapán, campeón del baloncesto nacional".
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  17. ^ "Metapán BC se proclamó tetracampeón del baloncesto nacional". Noticias de El Salvador (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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