# 2021–22 LEB Plata season

The 2021–22 LEB Plata season was the 22nd season of the Spanish basketball third league. It started on 9 October 2021 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 21 May 2022 with the promotion playoffs.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 28 teams contested the league, including 20 sides from the 2020–21 season, three relegated from the 2020–21 LEB Oro and five promoted from the 2020–21 Liga EBA.

#### Teams relegated from LEB Oro

* Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto
* ICG Força Lleida (swapped places with Barça B)
* Tizona Universidad de Burgos
* Real Canoe NC

#### Teams promoted from Liga EBA

* CB Fuenlabrada B
* Safir Fruits Alginet
* Valencia Basket B
* FC Cartagena CB
* Movistar Estudiantes B
* Recambios Gaudí CB Mollet
* Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling

#### Teams that avoided relegation to Liga EBA

* Ibersol CB Tarragona
* Hozono Global Jairis
* CB Cornellà (swapped places with Barça B)
* NCS Alcobendas
* CB Morón
* Torrons Vicens CB L'Hospitalet

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home city | Arena |
| Aquimisa Carbajosa Empresarial | Carbajosa de la Sagrada | Municipal |
| Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket | Albacete | Pabellón del Parque |
| CB Cornellà | Cornellà de Llobregat | Parc Esportiu |
| CB Marbella | Marbella | Carlos Cabezas |
| CB Morón | Morón de la Frontera | Alameda |
| Círculo Gijón | Gijón | Palacio de Deportes |
| Clínica Ponferrada CDP | Ponferrada | Pabellón Lydia Valentín |
| Damex UDEA Algeciras | Algeciras | Pabellón Ciudad de Algeciras |
| Decolor Fundación Globalcaja La Roda | La Roda | Juan José Lozano Jareño |
| El Ventero CBV | Villarrobledo | Los Pintores |
| ENERparking Basket Navarra | Pamplona | Arrosadia |
| FC Cartagena CB | Cartagena | Palacio de Deportes |
| Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT | Torrelavega | Vicente Trueba |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria B | Las Palmas | Vega de San José |
| Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto | Ourense | Pazo Paco Paz |
| Hestia Menorca | Mahón | Pavelló Menorca |
| Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler | Melilla | Guillermo García Pezzi |
| Mi Arquitecto CB Benicarló | Benicarló | Pavelló Poliesportiu Municipal |
| Real Canoe NC | Madrid | Polideportivo Pez Volador |
| Recambios Gaudí CB Mollet | Mollet del Vallès | Plana Lledó |
| Reina Yogur Clavijo CB | Logroño | Palacio de los Deportes |
| Safir Fruits Alginet | Alginet | Municipal |
| Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling | Sant Antoni de Portmany | Sa Pedrera |
| Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza | Amorebieta-Etxano | Larrea |
| Tizona Universidad de Burgos | Burgos | Polideportivo El Plantío |
| Valencia Basket B | Valencia | L'Alquería |
| Zamora Enamora | Zamora | Ángel Nieto |
| Zentro Basket Madrid | Madrid | Antonio Díaz Miguel |

## Regular season
### Group East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2058 | 1908 | +150 | 45 | Qualification to group champions' playoffs |
| 2 | Mi Arquitecto CB Benicarló | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1895 | 1823 | +72 | 42 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1971 | 1822 | +149 | 42 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 4 | FC Cartagena CB | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2019 | 1919 | +100 | 41 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 5 | Hestia Menorca | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1971 | 1803 | +168 | 41 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 6 | Valencia Basket B | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2038 | 1994 | +44 | 40 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 7 | Decolor Fundación Globalcaja La Roda | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1904 | 1865 | +39 | 40 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 8 | Recambios Gaudí CB Mollet | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2060 | 2149 | −89 | 38 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 9 | CB Cornellà | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1902 | 1923 | −21 | 38 | |
| 10 | Real Canoe NC | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2124 | 2168 | −44 | 37 | |
| 11 | Safir Fruits Alginet | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1826 | 1931 | −105 | 37 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 12 | Herbalife Gran Canaria B | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1944 | 2092 | −148 | 36 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 13 | Zentro Basket Madrid | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2054 | 2217 | −163 | 36 | Relegation to Liga EBA |
| 14 | El Ventero CBV | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1907 | 2059 | −152 | 33 | Relegation to Liga EBA |

### Group West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2033 | 1814 | +219 | 45 | Qualification to group champions' playoffs |
| 2 | Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1951 | 1780 | +171 | 44 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1912 | 1805 | +107 | 43 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Tizona Universidad de Burgos | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2071 | 1964 | +107 | 42 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 5 | Zamora Enamora | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1912 | 1863 | +49 | 41 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 6 | ENERparking Basket Navarra | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2036 | 2032 | +4 | 40 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 7 | Reina Yogur Clavijo CB | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1972 | 1999 | −27 | 39 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 8 | Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2099 | 2103 | −4 | 38 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 9 | CB Morón | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1884 | 1834 | +50 | 38 | |
| 10 | Clínica Ponferrada CDP | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2042 | 1986 | +56 | 38 | |
| 11 | Círculo Gijón | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1981 | 2091 | −110 | 36 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 12 | Damex UDEA Algeciras | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1918 | 2194 | −276 | 35 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 13 | Aquimisa Carbajosa Empresarial | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1875 | 2018 | −143 | 34 | Relegation to Liga EBA |
| 14 | CB Marbella | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1763 | 1966 | −203 | 33 | Relegation to Liga EBA |

## Playoffs
### Group champions' playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT | 133–113 | Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket | 72–55 | 61–58 |
Source: FEB

### Promotion playoffs
#### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto | 180–118 | Recambios Gaudí CB Mollet | 87–59 | 93–59 |
| Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza | 147–121 | Decolor Fundación Globalcaja La Roda | 78–73 | 69–48 |
| Tizona Universidad de Burgos | 172–175 | Valencia Basket B | 89–97 | 83–78 |
| Hestia Menorca | 150–161 | Zamora Enamora | 80–91 | 70–70 |
| FC Cartagena CB | 142–144 | ENERparking Basket Navarra | 76–79 | 66–65 |
| Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling | 140–168 | Reina Yogur Clavijo CB | 61–80 | 79–88 |
| Mi Arquitecto CB Benicarló | 153–156 | Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler | 81–90 | 72–66 |
Source: FEB

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket | 161–152 | Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler | 88–79 | 73–73 |
| Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto | 144–139 | Reina Yogur Clavijo CB | 70–68 | 74–71 |
| Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza | 151–166 | ENERparking Basket Navarra | 67–74 | 84–92 |
| Zamora Enamora | 173–175 | Valencia Basket B | 76–91 | 97–84 |
Source: FEB

#### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket | 153–145 | Valencia Basket B | 70–71 | 83–74 |
| Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto | 151–146 | ENERparking Basket Navarra | 70–62 | 81–84 |
Source: FEB

### Relegation playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Círculo Gijón | 147–166 | Herbalife Gran Canaria B | 74–62 | 73–104 |
| Safir Fruits Alginet | 147–166 | Damex UDEA Algeciras | 78–87 | 69–79 |
Source: FEB

## Copa LEB Plata

The Copa LEB Plata was played by the top team of each group after the end of the first half of the season (round 13). The cup was scheduled originally on 29 January 2022 and was postponed to 12 March 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Teams qualified

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | East | Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1014 | 854 | +160 | 24 |
| 1 | West | Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza (H) | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1010 | 907 | +103 | 23 |

### Game
## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Grupo Alega Cantabria CBT (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | Promotion to LEB Oro |
| 2 | Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket (P) | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | Promotion to LEB Oro |
| 3 | Hereda Club Ourense Baloncesto (P) | 32 | 23 | 0 | 9 | Promotion to LEB Oro |
| 4 | Valencia Basket B | 32 | 17 | 0 | 15 | |
| 5 | ENERparking Basket Navarra | 32 | 18 | 0 | 14 | |
| 6 | Teknei Bizkaia Zornotza (X) | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | |
| 7 | Zamora Enamora | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | |
| 8 | Reina Yogur Clavijo CB | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| 9 | Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | |
| 10 | Mi Arquitecto CB Benicarló | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11 | Sant Antoni Ibiza Feeling | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
| 12 | Tizona Universidad de Burgos | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | |
| 13 | FC Cartagena CB | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
| 14 | Hestia Menorca | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | |
| 15 | Decolor Fundación Globalcaja La Roda | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | Recambios Gaudí CB Mollet | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | |
| 17 | CB Morón | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
| 18 | CB Cornellà | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
| 19 | Clínica Ponferrada CDP | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | |
| 20 | Real Canoe NC | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | |
| 21 | Herbalife Gran Canaria B | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
| 22 | Damex UDEA Algeciras | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
| 23 | Safir Fruits Alginet (R) | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | Relegation to Liga EBA |
| 24 | Círculo Gijón (R) | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | Relegation to Liga EBA |
| 25 | Zentro Basket Madrid (R) | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | Relegation to Liga EBA |
| 26 | Aquimisa Carbajosa Empresarial (R) | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | Relegation to Liga EBA |
| 27 | El Ventero CBV (R) | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | Relegation to Liga EBA |
| 28 | CB Marbella (R) | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | Relegation to Liga EBA |