Wikipedia - Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (Panama)
The Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB), also known as the LPB Panama, is the top professional basketball league in Panama. 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). 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.
In 2020, the league expanded to 7 teams with the entrance of Dragones de Don Bosco.
Liga Profesional ble etablert i 1965, og het opprinnelig Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. I 2000 ble ligaen omdøpt til Liga Profesional de Baloncesto, og i 2015 fikk den sitt nåværende navn.
Noen av de mest suksessrike lagene i Liga Profesional er Club Deportivo Panteras, Club Atlético Nacional og San Miguelito. Disse lagene har hver vunnet ligaen flere ganger.
Liga Profesional er en av de mest populære sportsligaene i Panama. Kampene spilles vanligvis i Arena Roberto Durán, som har en kapasitet på 10 000 tilskuere. Ligaen har også et stort antall fans utenfor Panama, spesielt i Latin-Amerika og USA.