# Liga Mayor de Baloncesto

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

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 Nine teams. The teams are located in TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, TBD, and TBD. The TBD are the oldest club in the competition, having participated in every season since 2017.
* Santa Tecla BC
* Fantasmas de San Vicente
* Brujos de Izalco BC
* Metapan BC
* Chalchuapa United
* Club Municipal de Baloncesto de Cojutepeque
* San Salvador BC
* Santa Ana B.C.
* Santiagueno BC

### Former clubs

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

## 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. |
| Brujos de Izalco | 3 | 2016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2018 Apertura | TBD. |
| Halcones de Sonsonate | 1 | 2017 Clausura | TBD. |
| San Salvador | 3 | 2019 Clausura , 2021 Clausura, 2022 Clausura | TBD. |
| Metapán BC | 3 | 2023 Apertura, 2024 Clausura, 2024 Apertura | |
| 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 |
| 2017 Clausura | Halcones (1) | TBD | 3–1 | Santa Tecla BC (0) | TBD | Jared Ruiz | Jared Ruiz |
| 2017 Apertura | Brujos de Izalco (1) | William Ávalos | 2-0 | Isidro Metapan (0) | William Avalos | Christopher Blake | Garland Mcarthur |
| 2018 Clausura | Santa Tecla BC (1) | Rainel Panfet | 3–1 | Quezaltepeque (0) | Ernesto "Colocho" Rodríguez | Jared Ruiz | Lisvan Valdez |
| 2018 Apertura | Brujos de Izalco (2) | William Ávalos | 3-2 | Halcones (1) | TBD | Christopher Blake | Michaell Jackson |
| 2019 Clausura | San Salvador BC (1) | TBD | 3–1 | Quezaltepeque (0) | José Luis Dámaso | Marvin Cairo | Michaell Jackson |
| 2019 Apertura | Santa Tecla BC (2) | TBD | 4–1 | Isidro Metapan (0) | TBD | Lisvan Valdez | Christopher Blake |
| 2020 Clausura | (Season Cancelled) (1) | None | None | (Season Cancelled) (3) | None | None | None |
| 2020 Apertura | (Season Cancelled) (1) | None | None | (Season Cancelled) (3) | None | None | None |
| 2021 Clausura | San Salvador BC (2) | William Ávalos | 4–1 | Aguila BKB (0) | TBD | Bernardo Polanco | Owen Perez |
| 2021 Apertura | Santa Tecla BC (3) | TBD | 4–1 | San Salvador BC (1) | TBD | Andravious Smith | Brian Vasquez |
| 2022 Clausura | Aguila BC (1) | Pablo Epeloa | 3-0 | Santa Tecla BC (3) | TBD | Christopher Blake | Marquise Mosley |
| 2022 Apertura | San Salvador BC (2) | TBD | 3-0 | Isidro Metapan(3) | TBD | Marc Montavious | Christopher Blake |
| 2023 Clausura | Santa Tecla BC (5) | TBD | 3–0 | Cojute BC (5) | TBD | Yoel Cubillas | Adonis Lopez |
| 2023 Apertura | Metapan BC (1) | Reinaldo Corrales | 3–1 | Brujos de Izalco (3) | TBD | Yoel Cubillas | Yoel Cubillas |
| 2024 Clausura | Metapan BC (2) | Reinaldo Corrales | 3–1 | Santa Ana BC (3) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 Apertura | Metapan BC (3) | Reinaldo Corrales | 3-2 | Lobos BKB (3) | TBD | Yoel Cubilla | TBD |
| 2025 Clausura | TBD (1) | TBD | 4–1 | TBD (3) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 Apertura | TBD (1) | TBD | 4–1 | TBD (3) | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## 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

## 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
* Darius Daniels - Fantasmas De San Vicente