1959–60 Liga Española de Baloncesto
{{Infobox basketball league season
| title = Liga Española de Baloncesto
| season = 1959–60
| champions = Real Madrid
(3rd title)
| runners_up = Juventud
| teams = 12
| games = 132
| top_scorer = Alfonso Martínez | ppg = 20.2
| highest_scoring = {{Nowrap|Real Madrid 84–70 Barcelona}}
(6 March 1960)
| winning_streak = 12 games
Real Madrid
| losing_streak =
| biggest_home_win = {{Nowrap|Real Madrid 78–25 Estudiantes}}
(5 December 1959)
| biggest_away_win = {{Nowrap|Helios 36–70 Real Madrid}}
(13 February 1960)
| prevseason = 1958–59
| nextseason = 1960–61
| updated =
}}
The 1959–60 season was the 4th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. R. Madrid won their title.
Teams
=Venues and locations=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
! Home city ! Arena ! Capacity |
|---|
| Aismalíbar
| style="text-align:center"|{{nts|8,000}} |
| Barcelona
| style="text-align:center"|{{nts|8,000}} |
| Español
| style="text-align:center"|{{nts|8,000}} |
| Estudiantes
| Madrid | style="text-align:center"|{{nts|3,500}} |
| Helios
| Zaragoza | style="text-align:center"|— |
| Hesperia
| Madrid | style="text-align:center"|{{nts|3,500}} |
| Iberia
| Zaragoza | style="text-align:center"|— |
| Juventud
| Badalona | La Plana | style="text-align:center"|— |
| Montgat
| Montgat | style="text-align:center"|— |
| Orillo Verde
| Sabadell | style="text-align:center"|{{nts|8,000}} |
| Real Canoe
| Madrid | style="text-align:center"|{{nts|3,500}} |
| Real Madrid
| Madrid | style="text-align:center"|{{nts|3,500}} |
League table
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090708165708/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/nacional/liga/Liga60.htm Linguasport]}}
|update=complete
|team1 =RMB |win_RMB=20|draw_RMB=0 |loss_RMB=2 |gf_RMB=1497|ga_RMB=1047|name_RMB=Real Madrid|status_RMB=C
|team2 =JOV |win_JOV=16|draw_JOV=1 |loss_JOV=5 |gf_JOV=1298|ga_JOV=1117|name_JOV=Juventud
|team3 =ORI |win_ORI=16|draw_ORI=0 |loss_ORI=6 |gf_ORI=1235|ga_ORI=1166|name_ORI=Orillo Verde
|team4 =AIS |win_AIS=14|draw_AIS=1 |loss_AIS=7 |gf_AIS=1230|ga_AIS=1065|name_AIS=Aismalíbar
|team5 =HES |win_HES=14|draw_HES=1 |loss_HES=7 |gf_HES=1337|ga_HES=1226|name_HES=Hesperia|status_HES=R
|team6 =BAR |win_BAR=11|draw_BAR=0 |loss_BAR=11|gf_BAR=1383|ga_BAR=1273|name_BAR=Barcelona
|team7 =IBE |win_IBE=9 |draw_IBE=0 |loss_IBE=13|gf_IBE=1096|ga_IBE=1267|name_IBE=Iberia
|team8 =MON |win_MON=8 |draw_MON=0 |loss_MON=14|gf_MON=1132|ga_MON=1217|name_MON=Montgat|status_MON=O
|team9 =ESP |win_ESP=7 |draw_ESP=1 |loss_ESP=14|gf_ESP=1080|ga_ESP=1252|name_ESP=Español|status_ESP=O
|team10=EST |win_EST=6 |draw_EST=2 |loss_EST=14|gf_EST=1146|ga_EST=1263|name_EST=Estudiantes
|team11=HEL |win_HEL=4 |draw_HEL=1 |loss_HEL=17|gf_HEL=1051|ga_HEL=1355|name_HEL=Helios|status_HEL=R
|team12=CAN |win_CAN=3 |draw_CAN=1 |loss_CAN=18|gf_CAN=1173|ga_CAN=1410|name_CAN=Real Canoe
|show_limit=5
|for_against_style=points
|ranking_style=points |winpoints=2
|result1=C |result5=WD |result8=RP |result9=RP |result10=RP |result11=RP |result12=R
|note_HES=Hesperia withdrew at the end of the season
|note_EST=Estudiantes avoid relegation playoffs after Helios withdrawal
|note_HEL=Helios withdrew at the end of the season and Estudiantes avoid relegation playoffs
|note_CAN=Real Canoe avoid relegation after Hesperia withdrawal
|res_col_header=QR
|col_C=green1 |text_C=Qualification to FIBA European Champions Cup
|col_RP=red2 |text_RP=Relegation playoffs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation
|col_WD=black1 |text_WD=Withdraw
}}
Relegation playoffs
=League table=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090708165708/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/nacional/liga/Liga60.htm Linguasport]}}
|update=complete
|team1 =MON |win_MON=5 |draw_MON=0 |loss_MON=1 |gf_MON=339 |ga_MON=259 |name_MON=Montgat|status_MON=O
|team2 =ESP |win_ESP=5 |draw_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=1 |gf_ESP=352 |ga_ESP=306 |name_ESP=Español|status_ESP=O
|team3 =MOL |win_MOL=3 |draw_MOL=0 |loss_MOL=3 |gf_MOL=295 |ga_MOL=357 |name_MOL=Mollet
|team4 =PIC |win_PIC=0 |draw_PIC=0 |loss_PIC=6 |gf_PIC=261 |ga_PIC=325 |name_PIC=Picadero
|result1=P |result2=P
|show_limit=5
|for_against_style=points
|ranking_style=points |winpoints=2
|res_col_header=PR
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Remained at Liga Española de Baloncesto
}}
Individual statistics
=Points=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||
| Rank
! Name ! Team ! Games ! Points ! {{abbr|PPG|Points per game}} | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Alfonso Martínez | style="text-align:left;"| Barcelona | 16 | 323 | 20.2 |
| 2 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|PUR}} Johnny Báez | style="text-align:left;"| Real Madrid | 22 | 439 | 19.9 |
| 3 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Emiliano Rodríguez | style="text-align:left;"| Aismalíbar | 22 | 394 | 17.9 |
| 4 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Travis Montgomery | style="text-align:left;"| Real Madrid | 22 | 361 | 16.4 |
| 5 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Adolfo Beneyto | style="text-align:left;"| Real Canoe | 22 | 338 | 15.4 |
Notes
:1.{{note|a}} Hesperia withdrawn, farm club of Real Madrid, and Canoe NC not relegated.
:2.{{note|b}} Helios withdrawn, Zaragoza was promoted.
References
{{reflist}}
- [http://www.acb.com ACB.com] {{in lang|es}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090708165708/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/nacional/liga/Liga60.htm linguasport]}} {{in lang|es}}
{{Liga Española de Baloncesto (1957–1983)}}
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